Introduction: John Keeffer
Hello Everyone!My name is John Keeffer and I am a Junior at Weber State University. When I first started at Weber I knew that I wanted to go into Secondary Education to teach High School, and the subject I had always wanted to teach was English. Once I started taking the English classes, I realized pretty quickly that that wasn't what I wanted. English was always my favorite submit growing up, but what I really enjoyed was the writing. Specifically writing my own thoughts and opinions. With that being the case I was encouraged to get into Communication Teaching with an emphasis in Journalism. So far, I have not regretted it.
My main dream in life would be to get into Sports Journalism. I love all things sports. Especially basketball and football. My whole life I dreamed of making it to the NBA, but like most 5'10 white guys, that plan didn't exactly pan out. While I still love playing, I found that I also love writing about sports and sharing my takes and views on certain aspects of the game. Last year I started a sports blog where I focus primarily on writing about the NBA, the Utah Jazz, and Fantasy Football.
I was born in Martinsburg, WV, because my Dad was in the Air Force, but have lived in Utah ever since I was seven when her retired. I am the youngest of eight kids and love coming from a big family. I served a two year LDS Mission in the Washington DC South Mission when I was 19, and it is one of the best decisions I have ever made. Pretty soon after returning home I might my now wife, Courtney. We were both singing in the Institute Choir and were running track for Weber State. We live in North Ogden with our nine month old puppy Sherlock, and have our first baby coming early December.
Hey John,
ReplyDeleteNice to meet another teaching major, I haven't met many in my classes this semester! Being an English Teaching Major, I have to agree with most of your points. English was always my favorite subject, but getting a degree to teach it has involved a lot more literature classes than I thought it would! The whole reason I loved English was getting to do the fun stuff like yearbook, and newspapers which is why I am minoring in Comm teaching. Sherlock looks adorable! My pup Chester is about 9 months old as well, do you ever take Sherlock to the dog parks?
It sounds like there are a few of us from this class that are also taking Comm Law, so it sounds like a great group!
Hi John,
ReplyDeleteThat is so neat that you have an interest in sports writing. When I was in D.C. this summer there were many sports journalists present, it was a really neat experience to learn from them. A blog is a great way to share your writing. Continue working on that. Have you checked out The Signpost? I know we are still accepting applications. It is a great way to increase your writing skills.
I'm excited to read your writing.