A student named Kendall Fowler is featured on a biography card with a blue background. She is smiling and standing outdoors at a school event, wearing a navy blue Montana State University (MSU) Health Enhancement sweatshirt. The background shows a schoolyard with activity stations, colorful cones, and people participating in an event. The top of the card has decorative leaves, and below the image, her name is displayed in a large, elegant font. Additional text lists her major as Health Enhancement, her hometown as San Jose, CA, and placeholders for her phone number and email. At the bottom, two Montana State University logos, including one for the Health Enhancement department, are displayed along with more decorative leaf patterns.

My name is Kendall Fowler, and I am in my senior year at Montana State University. I am currently in the process of pursuing a degree in K-12 Health Enhancement. In 2021, I graduated from Branham High School in San Jose, California. I come from a large area where academics and athletics are the main priorities. In my years in school, I have been a part of so many extracurricular activities such as basketball, softball, track and field, student body, and on-campus clubs (Best Buddies, Aspiring Educators Club and Health Enhancement Majors Club). So far, in my teaching experience in college, I have loved all the relationships I’ve built with not only the students but their parents. I am so excited to see what the future holds for me as a Health Enhancement teacher and all the future relationships I’ll build with my students.

My goals as a teacher are to change the ways that students look at Physical Education and Health Education. I was one of the kids all throughout middle and high school who hated my physical education classes because my teachers always made us run an insane amount. I saw no purpose to it, until I met my weight training teacher in high school, and she changed my whole outlook on physical activity. She made me realize that there is a purpose for activity both physically and mentally. I want to do that for my future students. I want to be a teacher who can be there for my students in all aspects.

I chose Health Enhancement as my major for several reasons. I have had so many amazing physical education teachers and some teachers that I wish no student will ever have. I have been inspired by all types of teachers and they all are the reason why I am here today. I believe that not everyone can teach, those who teach need to be there for a purpose. My purpose is to benefit and support my students in all aspects of life and to educate the youth on physical activity and health topics.