20 Northwestern Seniors Begin Student Teaching Assignments at Local Schools

February 6, 2025

Twenty 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 for seminars in March and their portfolio exit interviews in May. Commencement is scheduled for 10:30 a.m on May 10 at Ranger Field.

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

Top Row, Left to Right: Austin Bradt, Taylor Ellis; Bottom Row, Left to Right: Elizabeth (Wortham) Lawson, Abigail Meyer

Agriculture Education – Austin Bradt of Laverne at Shattuck High School; Taylor Ellis of Kremlin-Hillsdale at Shattuck High School; Elizabeth (Wortham) Lawson of Jenks at Guthrie High School; Abigail Meyer of Blue Hill, Nebraska, at Dover Public Schools

Top Row, Left to Right: Madelyn Atchley, Erica Neuenschwander; Bottom Row, Left to Right: Madeline Rankin, Shelby Bruno

Early Childhood Education – Madelyn Atchley of Enid at Hayes Elementary School in Enid; Erica Neuenschwander of Sharon at Woodward Early Childhood Center; Madeline Rankin of Gate at Washington Early Childhood Center in Alva

Top Row, Left to Right: Jasmine Gonzalez, Faith LaBlue; Bottom Row, Left to Right: Aubry Rose, Shelbi Youngblood

Elementary Education – Shelby Bruno of Tonkawa at Tonkawa Elementary School; Jasmine Gonzalez of Bartlesville at Burlington Elementary School; Faith LaBlue of Blackwell at Frontier Elementary School; Aubry Rose of Alva at Aline-Cleo Elementary School; Shelbi Youngblood of Ponca City at Newkirk Elementary School

Top Row, Left to Right: Tyler Blankenship, Tatum Booth; Bottom Row Left to Right: T.J. Parker, Jerod Payne

English Education – Tyler Blankenship of Macomb at Alva High School

Health and Sports Science Education – Tatum Booth of Texhoma at Waynoka Elementary School; T.J. Parker of Kingfisher at Dover Elementary School; Jerod Payne of Valley Center, Kansas, at Alva Middle School

Top Row, Left to Right: Morgan Cook, Noah Voth; Bottom Row, Left to Right: Stephanie Smith, Samuel Grinder

Mathematics Education – Morgan Cook of Alva at Cherokee High School

Natural Science Education – Noah Voth of Enid at Alva Middle School

Social Science Education – Stephanie Smith of Ponca City at Tonkawa Middle School

Vocal Music Education – Samuel Grinder of Sayre at Elk City Public Schools

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