Aaron Anderson, with his curly black hair and easy-going smile, could easily portray a rock star. In a way, he is a rock star, with an emphasis on “rock.” 

Anderson is a chemistry teacher at Canyon High with a major in geology and a minor in chemistry.  He taught a year and a half at Plainview before starting his career in the Canyon school district.  He was born and raised in Tulia, Texas and attended college at Wayland Baptist University. At first, he planned on going into the oil field with his degree of biochemistry.

“I got engaged after college and noticed I needed money,” Anderson said. “So I said, ‘Okay, I’ll just substitute and get some money for the wedding.’ I really liked substituting, so I got my teaching certification online.”

Anderson met his wife at Wayland Baptist University and has been married for more than two years.

“I played all the major sports in high school,” Anderson said. “I was going to play in college, but circumstances brought me to Wayland.”

Anderson has been to all of the states in the U.S. except for Alaska, Hawaii and the northeastern states above Pennsylvania.

“Being a geology major, I’ve traveled a lot, looked at different things, so I like to go rock hunting and look at geological structures,” Anderson said. “One of the big draws of coming to Canyon was the Palo Duro.”

Anderson said that he fits in at Canyon High and likes everything at Canyon.

“It seems like the students here are more involved in things,” Anderson said. “It’s fun to be around them and see what they’re going through. It seems like most everybody has a story and is doing something here.”