17 Senior Education Students Begin Student Teaching in Local Schools

September 10, 2024

Seventeen senior education students from Northwestern Oklahoma State University are taking their final step toward becoming professional educators.

In their last semester, they've been assigned to local schools, where they will gain hands-on teaching experience and put their knowledge into practice.

“This is the first class of student-teachers I’ve had the pleasure to teach,” said Dr. Jen Oswald, chair of the Northwestern Division of Education and associate professor of education. “I am excited to see what they go out and do in the world.”

The students will return to campus for seminars in October and November with their exit interviews in December. Graduation and the education pinning ceremony are scheduled for Dec. 8.

The students, their hometowns and teaching assignments are listed below by their degree path.

Photo of Trinity Soutter

Agriculture Education – Trinity Soutter of Ponca City, Fairview High School

Photo of Early Childhood Education – Kaycee Evans of Medford, Medford Elementary; Halea Locke (right); Katelynn Milam (bottom left); Kaycee Evans (top left)

Early Childhood Education – Kaycee Evans of Medford, Medford Elementary; Halea Locke of Hooker, Buffalo Elementary; Katelynn Milam of Enid, Waukomis

Photo of Kayla Carroll (left); Madalyn Halderman (top right); Regan Hacker (bottom right) Photo of Vanessa Pacheco (top left); Rylee Manning (top right); Mattie Pitts (bottom left); and Emilee Batman (bottom right)

Elementary Education – Emilee Batman of Sharon, Cedar Heights Elementary (Woodward); Kayla Carroll of Vici, Vici Elementary; Vanessa Pacheco of Enid, Adams Elementary (Enid); Regan Hacker of Tonkawa, Frontier Public Schools in Red Rock; Madalyn Halderman of Vici, Fargo-Gage Public Schools; Rylee Manning of Seiling, Mooreland Elementary; Mattie Pitts of Waynoka, Seiling Public Schools

Photo of Elizabeth Bee and Delaney Lambert

Secondary English Education – Elizabeth Bee of Enid, Chisholm High School; Delaney Lambert of Alva, Fairview High School

Photo of Emily Smith

Vocal Music Education – Emily Smith of Holdenville, Chisholm Elementary School

Photo of Elizabeth Terbush

History Education – Elizabeth Terbush of Woodward, Fargo-Gage Public Schools

Photo of Hannah Appleton and Worthy Shepherd

Health and Sports Science Education – Hannah Appleton of Drummond, South Barber (Kiowa, Kansas); Worthy Shepherd of Blackwell, Newkirk Elementary

Teacher candidates were able to find free and “new” professional outfits from the Teacher’s Closet to help transition their wardrobe to professional dress. The Teacher’s Closet is open to all Northwestern students regardless of major.

For more information on Northwestern’s teacher education program, or how to donate gently used or new clothing to benefit young professionals contact Oswald at (580) 327-8451 or jdoswald@nwosu.edu.

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