Students leave Northwestern Oklahoma State University with the knowledge to succeed in a particular field. In their final semester, 19 senior education students have received their student teaching assignments and have entered area schools to gain hands-on experience.
The students will return to campus for seminars in March and their portfolio exit interviews in May. Commencement is scheduled for May 6.
Listed below are the students, their majors, hometowns and teaching assignments.
Agriculture Education – Katherine Bauman of Nowata, Shattuck High School; Kaitlyn Elder of Salina, Kansas, Chisholm High School; Josey Myers of Anadarko, Ringwood High School; Katelyn Taylor of Elgin, Garber High School; Kaleb Townsend of Woodward, Shattuck High School; Caitlyn Wray of Okeene, Fairview High School
Early Childhood Education – Candace Brown of Blackwell, Tonkawa Elementary School; Toni Schram of Enid, Fowler Early Childhood Center (Enid); Keeli Smith of Felt, Burlington Elementary School; Jordan Villalva of Enid, Longfellow Elementary School (Alva)
Elementary Education – Nastassja Gee of Edmond, Hayes Elementary School (Enid); Destiny Jackson of Knoxville, Tennessee, Blackwell Elementary School; Anna Spears of Ponca City, Blackwell Elementary School; Natasha Stocks of Enid, Chisholm Elementary School; Summer Whitted of Arkansas City, Kansas, Newkirk Elementary School
Health and Sports Science Education – Alecia Dennis of Enid, Monroe Elementary School (Enid)
Mathematics Education – Daisy Chavez of Guymon, Hooker Public Schools
Social Science Education – Kylan Watkins of Vici, Leedey Public Schools; Jacob Webster of Deer Creek, Medford High School
For more information on Northwestern’s teacher education program, visit https://www.www.nwosu.edu/school-of-education/education or contact Dr. Jennifer Oswald, chair of the Division of Education and associate professor of education, at (580) 327-8451 or jdoswald@nwosu.edu.
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