My name is Rachel Dearinger, and I’m crazy — not a lot but a little. You see, I teach high school. You have to be crazy to willingly return to high school after you’ve already graduated. My journalism story started in high school when I decided basketball really wasn’t for me. Yearbook sounded fun. It was and so much more. It helped shape who and where I am today. I’m a journalism nerd. I’ve done something related to journalism since my freshman year of high school. I even met my husband while working on the yearbook staff in college. Cheesy, I know. Like I said — nerd. I worked at a newspaper as a copy editor and page designer before becoming a teacher. I know that experience makes me a better teacher and citizen. I follow the rules, whatever they are. I guess that’s just how I was raised. I spend my days with awesome students teaching photojournalism and digital media, and helping to make Legacy Student Media the best it can be.