Meet the Member

Full Name
Cyndee Burchfield

Where (school and city) do you teach?
Eagle Mountain High School

How many years have you been advising publications?
First Year

How many students are involved in your media program at your school?
40

Most unusual item in/on your desk?
Picture of my dog

Favorite deadline snack?
Snickers

Favorite journalism-related website?
TAJE

Three words students use to describe you?
Energetic, involved, aspiring

Last great book you read?
“Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo”

If you could go anywhere on vacation, where would it be?
Italian Riviera

Why is journalism important?
I find it so important to document events as they occur.

What’s the biggest struggle you’ve had to overcome as a teacher?
Motivating students to complete work.

Who are your biggest influencers as a teacher?
The advisers in my district.

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