Full Name
Vonda Klimaszewski
Where (school and city) do you teach?
Booker T. Washington HSPVA, Dallas, TX
How many years have you been advising publications?
3
How many students are involved in your media program at your school?
14
Most unusual item in/on your desk?
Slime, yes that slime from your childhood
Favorite deadline snack?
Kind Bars
Favorite journalism-related website?
New York Times
Three words students use to describe you?
Young at heart (cause I am not young)
Last great book you read?
“The Four Winds,” Kristin Hannah
If you could go anywhere on vacation, where would it be?
Italy
Why is journalism important?
Journalism witnesses the events of today and records the story for the future to know and learn from.
What’s the biggest struggle you’ve had to overcome as a teacher?
Bureaucracy of a large ISD and ordering basic things I need.
Who are your biggest influencers as a teacher?
My high school and college teachers.
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