• B.A. Lit, M.A.  Lit., University of Texas at Dallas

• AP Capstone Instructor (AP Seminar and AP Research), Lovejoy High School, Lucas, TX

• College Board Advanced Placement Summer Institute (APSI) Consultant for AP Seminar

Cheryl Anderson (B.A. Lit., M.A. Lit., University of Texas at Dallas) has taught online Humanities, English, and Communication classes at University of Phoenix and Southern Arkansas University since 2006, as well as teaching at Lovejoy Independent School District (LISD) in Lucas, Texas, since 2007. She currently teaches their extraordinarily successful AP Capstone program, which she established at Lovejoy High School in 2015. During her time in LISD, Cheryl founded an Abydos-based Summer Creative Writing Institute for both intermediate and high school students and developed and led a summer enrichment program where students write and perfect their college application essays. Previous to her time at Lovejoy High School, Cheryl taught sixth-grade PreAP English at LISD’s Sloan Creek Middle School where she also designed and implemented a data-driven reading skills intervention program that identified incoming below-grade-level readers and tailored specific interventions for them, resulting in an average reading grade-level increase of 2 years during their sixth-grade year. She has served as an AP Seminar Reader and AP Seminar Table Leader. In the summer of Summer 2018, Cheryl joined the AP Summer Institute team as Presenter for the AP Seminar program. She has also contracted with National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) as a Consultant for the AP Capstone pilot program in New York City Schools. 

With over 20 years of experience in the classroom, Cyndi Anderson has spent the last five years at Lovejoy High School.  Holding a degree in Journalism from Texas A&M, her career began as a tech writer, radio reporter, and magazine writer/editor.  This diverse background in media provided her with a unique skill set that she now applies to education.  When guiding students through the college application essay, she leverages her reporting skill to help students explore their personal histories.  Her approach propels students to craft compelling and memorable essays, ensuring that their narratives stand out to admission board members.