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= Welcome to the Younkger High School English Department! =

==Buckeye Union High School District Website: http://www.buhsd.org ==

Our esteemed department:
(Formerly Mrs. Luevano) || Ms. Whitchurch has been teaching at Youngker since 2008. She is endorsed by the Arizona Department of Education as a Reading Specialist and runs the Reading program on campus. Previously, Ms. Whitchurch taught 7th/8th grade Science and Social Studies before making the move to high school reading instruction. She earned her B.A. in Secondary Education: History from Arizona State University. Ms. Whitchurch holds two Master’s degrees in Curriculum/Instruction: Reading and Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. || 3247 || rluevano@buhsd.org ||
 * ~ Name ||~ Professional Biography ||~ Phone Ext. ||~ Email Address ||
 * Mr. Blaisdell || Mr. Blaisdell started at YHS in the school’s inaugural year of 2007. He came to Arizona from the Detroit, Michigan area, where he student taught at Huron High School in Ann Arbor, MI, and spent two years teaching at Romulus High School in Romulus, MI. Mr. Blaisdell earned his B.A. in Language, Literature, and Writing from Eastern Michigan University in 2004. || 3223 || mblaisdell@buhsd.org ||
 * Mr. Braman || Mr. Braman started out in the district at Buckeye Union High School in 2000, and transferred to Youngker in 2007. He has also taught in New York and Payson, Arizona. He attended Houghton College, where he earned a B.A. in English Education and SUNY Buffalo, where he earned an M.Ed. in English Education in 1991. He is also a lifelong guitar student, player, and instructor. || 3235 || rbraman@buhsd.org ||
 * Ms. Candelario || Ms. Candelario started out in the district at Buckeye Union High School in 2007, and transferred to Youngker in 2008. She taught for two years at Parker High School before joining the BUHSD team. She attended Northern Arizona University, where she earned a B.S. in English Education in 2005 and Grand Canyon University, where she earned a M.A. in Teaching in 2009. || 3227 || mcandelario@buhsd.org ||
 * Ms. Cavano || Ms. Cavano has been with the Buckeye Union High School District since 2007. She attended Bowling Green State University where she earned an undergraduate degree in Secondary Language Arts Education and she has earned a Master’s degree in Teacher Leadership at Grand Canyon University. || 3224 || mcavano@buhsd.org ||
 * Ms. Holland || Youngker High School has been home for Ms. Holland since 2010. Previously, she taught English for two years at Agua Fria High School and more than twenty-five at high schools in Flagstaff. Ms. Holland has a Masters of Arts in Literature from Northern Arizona University and was a Fulbright Exchange teacher to India in 2005. || 3270 || kholland@buhsd.org ||
 * Ms. Jones || Ms. Jones came to Youngker High School in 2009 when her family moved to Arizona from New Hampshire. She earned her B.A. from Cornell University in New York and her M.A. from the University of New Haven in Connecticut. She began her teaching career in 2002. || 3225 || sjones@buhsd.org ||
 * Mr. Kinney || Mr. Kinney began his high school teaching career at Youngker in 2008. Upon teaching at Youngker; Mr. Kinney was an Academic Counselor at the University of Phoenix. His educational background consists of a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication with a minor in English from Doane College in 2006, a Master’s degree in Secondary Education from the University of Phoenix and more recently he is working on a Master’s degree in Administration from Arizona State University. || 3226 || jkinney@buhsd.org ||
 * Mrs. Lightfoot-Mayer || Mrs. Lightfoot-Mayer earned her BA English. BA Secondary Education English specialization degrees in 2006, and MA Secondary Education Reading specialization degree in 2009 from Arizona State University. She began teaching in 2007. She has taught three years at high school instruction; two of those for the Buckeye Union High School District. Prior to teaching at this district she delivered instruction for Read 180, reading, and seventh and eighth grade English and reading. Also, delivering instruction in the writing process for Maricopa Community Colleges during 2010-2011. || 3223 || rmayer@buhsd.org ||
 * Mrs. Luft || Mrs. Luft has been with the district since July 2007 at Youngker High School. Before YHS, Mrs. Luft taught in the Tolleson High School District, a Phoenix charter school, and Coolidge High School. She is originally from Huntsville, Alabama and attended Athens State University where she earned her BS in Secondary Language Arts. In 2008, she earned her master’s degree in Educational Administration and Supervision from Arizona State University. || 3231 || bluft@buhsd.org ||
 * Mrs. McDermott || Mrs. McDermott attended the State University of New York at Fredonia, where she was awarded a study abroad internship in Ireland and earned a Bachelor’s in English. She received her Master’s in education from National University and a certificate in Information and Library Science through Drexel University. She has been teaching in the Buckeye Union High School District since 2007. || 3228 || mmcdermott@buhsd.org ||
 * Ms. Romito || Ms. Romito moved to Arizona in the summer of 2008 and began teaching Freshman English at Youngker High School. Along with English, she also teaches Theatre and sponsors the Drama Club and the Choir Club. Ms. Romito graduated from Montana State University-Billings in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in English Education with an extended degree in Creative Writing. || 3230 || hromito@buhsd.org ||
 * Ms. Whitchurch
 * Ms. Wolfe || Ms. Wolfe began teaching English at Youngker High School in 2010. She graduated from Arizona State University with a BAE in Secondary Education in 2010. || 3232 || bwofle@buhsd.org ||