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.

I’m just here to take photos and graduate.