LifeChanger of the Year Nominee Profile

Blake Burns was nominated by his colleague, Amy McCampbell.

Mr. Burns has been teaching math for seven years. He taught at various schools before coming to Northwestern. He has a great reputation throughout the area as a good math teacher.

"Our math program had become confusing and difficult for our students to understand, until Blake came to our school," said McCampbell. "He takes the time to explain the steps and concepts, and he works with the students to make sure they understand, without watering the material down."

Mr. Burns would like to upgrade some classroom items in order to make them more beneficial for the students.  He has already made a positive impact on his school's atmosphere through developing the math program. This has led students to build more positive attitudes with math.

Mr. Burns has taken on another leadership role by become the track coach for the spring of 2022. He will assist with middle school track and serve as head coach for the high school track team. He has already started to encourage students to participate in the spring. Mr. Burns has inventoried the track equipment and is in the process of trying to upgrade it through grants. He has proven his committment to the students, and he holds them to a higher standard of learning than they were previously used to.