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  • September 11, 2026
  • Sean Doherty

22 Northwestern Student Teachers Placed in Oklahoma, Kansas

Emma Curry, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior agriculture education major from Carmen who is student teaching at Chickasha High School, smiles in a studio headshot. She has long curly auburn hair and wears a dark red knit sweater and a silver bead necklace with an oval stone pendant.
Emma Curry - Chickasha High School
Chase Kite, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior agriculture education major from Oxford, Wisconsin, who is student teaching at Aline-Cleo High School, smiles in a studio headshot. Kite has long wavy dark brown hair and wears a navy sweater vest over a blue-and-white striped blouse with a multi-strand silver bead necklace.
Chase Kite - Aline-Cleo High School
Kaylyn Aldrich, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior early childhood education major from Okeene who is student teaching at Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Elementary School in Enid, smiles in a studio headshot. She has long wavy dark brown hair and wears a dark red polka-dot wrap top with a thin gold chain necklace and gold hoop earrings.
Kaylyn Aldrich - Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Elementary School
Keely Hussey, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior early childhood education major from Okeene who is student teaching at Watonga Elementary School, smiles in a studio headshot. She has long wavy blonde hair and wears a black crew-neck knit top.
Keely Hussey - Watonga Elementary School
Presley Miller, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior early childhood education major from Wagoner who is student teaching at Central Elementary School in Coweta, smiles in a studio headshot. She has long straight dark brown hair and wears a green mock-neck top with a silver bead necklace and small cross pendant.
Presley Miller - Central Elementary School
Meaghan Thompson, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior early childhood education major from Newkirk who is student teaching at McCord Public Schools in Ponca City, smiles in a studio headshot. She has long straight dark brown hair and wears a white textured blouse with red apple earrings and a matching red apple pendant necklace.
Meaghan Thompson - McCord Public Schools
Zoe Walker, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior early childhood education major from Enid who is student teaching at Waynoka Elementary School, smiles in a studio headshot. She has long light brown hair and wears a red V-neck top with a gold chain-link necklace and hammered gold cross pendant.
Zoe Walker - Waynoka Elementary School
Julius Cardonita, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior elementary education major from Alva who is student teaching at South Barber Elementary School in Kiowa, Kansas, smiles broadly in a studio headshot. He has short dark hair and wears a gray turtleneck with a silver key pendant necklace and black hoop earrings.
Julius Cardonita - South Barber Elementary School
Ryann Duke, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior elementary education major from Hitchcock who is student teaching at Burlington Elementary School, smiles in a studio headshot. She has long straight dark brown hair and wears an olive green blouse with crochet trim and silver hoop earrings.
Ryann Duke - Burlington Elementary School
Jack Duquette, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior elementary education major from Altus who is student teaching at McKinley Elementary School in Enid, smiles in a studio headshot. He wears rimless glasses, a dark beard, and a red blazer with a white paint-splatter pattern over a white collared shirt.
Jack Duquette - McKinley Elementary School
Alexandria Estep, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior elementary education major from Laverne who is student teaching at Longfellow Elementary School in Alva, smiles in a studio headshot. She has long wavy light brown hair and wears a white top with two thin gold necklaces, one with a small cross pendant.
Alexandria Estep - Longfellow Elementary School
Kyanne Harviston, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior elementary education major from Ringwood who is student teaching at Hennessey Public Schools, smiles in a studio headshot. She has long wavy brown hair with lighter highlights and wears a black-and-white animal-print top with a silver double-heart necklace.
Kyanne Harviston - Hennessey Public Schools
Anna Kelly, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior elementary education major from Blackwell who is student teaching at Blackwell Elementary School, smiles in a studio headshot. She has shoulder-length highlighted hair and wears a white button-up shirt over a leopard-print top with a silver knot pendant necklace.
Anna Kelly - Blackwell Elementary School
Felecia Yoder, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior elementary education major from Woodward who is student teaching at Cedar Heights Elementary in Woodward, smiles in a studio headshot. She has long dark red hair and wears tortoiseshell-framed glasses and a lavender top.
Felecia Yoder - Cedar Heights Elementary
Brooke Perez, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior elementary education major from Alva who is student teaching at South Barber Elementary School in Kiowa, Kansas, smiles in a studio headshot. She has long dark brown hair worn down and wears a blue denim shirt.
Brooke Perez - South Barber Elementary School
Janie Rempel, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior elementary education major from Forgan who is student teaching at Turpin Elementary School, smiles in a studio headshot. She has long straight light brown hair and wears a red puff-sleeve top with a thin gold chain and small cross pendant.
Janie Rempel - Turpin Elementary School
Sarah Kai Whitfield, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior elementary education major from Boise City who is student teaching at Boise City Elementary School, smiles in a studio headshot. She has long dark brown hair and wears a black V-neck blouse with layered silver necklaces, including a heart pendant.
Sarah Kai Whitfield - Boise City Elementary School
Claire Dodds, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior health and sports science education major from Enid who is student teaching at Cherokee Elementary School, smiles in a studio headshot. She has shoulder-length curly brown hair and wears a red flutter-sleeve top.
Claire Dodds - Cherokee Elementary School
Abby Guffy, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior health and sports science education major from Byron who is student teaching at Waynoka Public Schools, smiles in a studio headshot. She has long blonde hair and wears a black blazer over a white polka-dot top with a silver bead necklace.
Abby Guffy - Waynoka Public Schools
Jade Campbell, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior instrumental music education major from Woodward who is student teaching at Vici Public Schools, smiles in a studio headshot. She has long dark brown hair and wears a black keyhole-neck top with a gold bar detail.
Jade Campbell - Vici Public Schools
Chris Perez, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior instrumental music education major from Laverne who is student teaching at Woodward Public Schools, looks at the camera in a studio headshot. He has dark wavy hair and wears a maroon polo shirt over a gray T-shirt.
Chris Perez - Woodward Public Schools
Kacie Setzer, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior instrumental music education major from Fairview who is student teaching at Pond Creek-Hunter Public Schools in Pond Creek, smiles in a studio headshot. She has long wavy brown hair and wears a bright pink blazer over a white top with a silver pendant necklace.
Kacie Setzer - Pond Creek-Hunter Public Schools

ALVA, Okla. — Twenty-two Northwestern Oklahoma State University senior education students recently began their student teaching assignments throughout Oklahoma and Kansas to gain critical hands-on experience.

The students represent five program areas: agriculture education, early childhood education, elementary education, health and sports science education, and instrumental music education.

Semester Timeline and Commencement

  • Students return to campus monthly to assess their progress.
  • A service learning day at the Oklahoma State Capitol takes place in October.
  • Portfolio exit interviews take place in December.
  • Commencement is scheduled for Dec. 6 at 2:30 p.m. in Percefull Fieldhouse in Alva, Oklahoma.

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

Agriculture Education

  • Emma Curry of Carmen at Chickasha High School
  • Chase Kite of Oxford, Wisconsin, at Aline-Cleo High School

Early Childhood Education

  • Kaylyn Aldrich of Okeene at Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Elementary School in Enid
  • Keely Hussey of Okeene at Watonga Elementary School
  • Presley Miller of Wagoner at Central Elementary School in Coweta
  • Meaghan Thompson of Newkirk at McCord Public Schools in Ponca City
  • Zoe Walker of Enid at Waynoka Elementary School

Elementary Education

  • Julius Cardonita of Alva at South Barber Elementary School in Kiowa, Kansas
  • Ryann Duke of Hitchcock at Burlington Elementary School
  • Jack Duquette of Altus at McKinley Elementary School in Enid
  • Alexandria Estep of Laverne at Longfellow Elementary School in Alva
  • Kyanne Harviston of Ringwood at Hennessey Public Schools
  • Anna Kelly of Blackwell at Blackwell Elementary School
  • Felecia Yoder of Woodward at Cedar Heights Elementary in Woodward
  • Brooke Perez of Alva at South Barber Elementary
  • Janie Rempel of Forgan at Turpin Elementary School
  • Sarah Kai Whitfield of Boise City at Boise City Elementary School

Health and Sports Science Education

  • Claire Dodds of Enid at Cherokee Elementary School
  • Abby Guffy of Byron at Waynoka Public Schools

Instrumental Music Education

  • Jade Campbell of Woodward at Vici Public Schools
  • Chris Perez of Laverne at Woodward Public Schools
  • Kacie Setzer of Fairview at Pond Creek-Hunter Public Schools in Pond Creek

About Northwestern’s Teacher Education Program

For more information on Northwestern’s teacher education program, visit Northwestern’s Division of Education webpage or contact Dr. Jen Oswald, chair of the Northwestern Division of Education and associate professor of education, at jdoswald@nwosu.edu or 580-327-8451.

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Email: sjdoherty@nwosu.edu
Phone: 580-327-8480

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