News Nerd

A dream sparked from her father's work in T.V. which then turned into a goal that she would purse for the rest of her life. She calls herself a “News Nerd” and has a very large involvement in the news. From“Interviewing” as a child to actually doing interviews, her journey has led her on an interesting path. Haynes-Moore’s father worked as a media consultant and would always travel around to meet other news reporters from all over the country. This, along with always being surrounded by the news, originally sparked Haynes-Moore’s passion for media. Her interest in writing and reading throughout elementary and middle school led her to become a student editor on her high school newspaper. 

To follow her goals, Dr.H-M went to a journalism camp in high school. She then attended the University of Missouri where her original major was TV broadcasting. Shortly after, H-M changed her major to print journalism. Once she finished University, she went into a job reporting for the Kirksville Daily Express as a redundant. There, she worked 24/7, even on holidays because of this ,after a year at the Kirksville Daily Express, she decide it was time for a change and moved to Mt. Vernon, Iowa where she became an editor for their weekly paper, the Mt. Vernon Sun . Dr.H-M later joined a small online magazine company, but was bought out by a larger company that she didn’t want to work for because of its size.

 However, her love for people and language arts pushed her to decided to go back to college to become a language arts teacher. Dr.H-M has since been a teacher for 17 years enjoying working with her students. She is also the leader of the Kennedy Torch, a student magazine that covers news, people, sports, and events. When asked if she would ever consider going back to working in broadcasting or print journalism, she responded with “ I have sort of a really great career right now. It sort of blends what I like to do, which is working with students [and] working still in media.”