14 Northwestern Seniors Placed in Student Teaching Assignments at Local Schools

September 15, 2025

ALVA, Okla. — Fourteen Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior education students recently began their student teaching assignments at local schools to gain critical hands-on experience.

The students will return to campus monthly to assess their progress, attend a service learning day at the Oklahoma State Capitol in October and complete their portfolio exit interviews in December. Commencement is scheduled for Dec. 7 at 2:30 p.m in Percefull Fieldhouse.

Listed below are the students, their majors, hometowns and teaching assignments.

Early Childhood Education – Brianda Diaz of Carson City, Nevada, at Liberty Elementary School in Ponca City; Mary Tyler of Alva at Burlington Elementary School

Elementary Education – Chloe Bradt of Alva at Cherokee Elementary School; Hope Ellis of Enid at Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Elementary School in Enid;

Kylee Frazee of Enid at Hoover Elementary School in Enid; Mary Lee Hainzinger of Ponca City at Newkirk Elementary School;

Bailey Humphries of Enid at Adams Elementary School in Enid; Tegan Jones of Shattuck at Reydon Public Schools;

Adele LaBombard of Ponca City at Tonkawa Elementary School; Edgar Reyes of Laredo, Texas, at Northwest Elementary School in Dodge City, Kansas

English Education – Mara Miller of Manning, Iowa, at Drummond High School; Kylee North of Erick at Freedom Public Schools

Health and Sports Science Education – Mary Kate Foster of Alva at Dodge City High School in Dodge City, Kansas

Social Science Education – James Dodson of Enid at Kremlin-Hillsdale Public Schools

For more information on Northwestern’s teacher education program, visit 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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