For the last two months members of the Educators Rising have been preparing for their competition that occurred last Thursday and Friday.
Students competed in categories, such as Job Interview, Teacher Recruitment, Exploring Administrative Careers and more.
It was not all sunshine and rainbows the whole preparation process, there were a few things the participants struggled with, senior Sarah Goff can attest to this.
“Maintaining eye contact with the judges, and I sounded absolutely terrified when I was talking,” Goff said.
Goff may have struggled during the presentation, but she quickly found her strength after the fact.
“I was very clear and direct with questions they asked me about the project itself,” Goff said.
Junior Libbie-Kate Slay and freshman Makale Breland state that this experience brought a different light on the education system, despite working on separate projects.
“It made me realize it’s way more than just learning a lesson. You can truly be on the same level as your students,” Breland said.
“I observed Mrs. Churchwell, the counselor, and she has such an enormous workload. It’s so much more than just helping students,” Slay said.
Participants also enjoyed the challenge and exploring the campus of Mississippi College in Jackson that hosted the competition.
Thirty-six students advanced to the national competition, which will be hosted this summer in Washington D.C.
For the division I (freshman and sophomore), Sage Williams placed first in Job Interview, Lily Dawson and Jaylynn Howell placed first in Researching Learning Challenges, Alivia Stringer and Katie Fineburg placed third in Ethical Dilemma, Ashlyn Schaefer placed second in Educator Rising Moment, Andrea Bonetti and Makale Breland placed second in PSA Recruitment, Jocelyn Tee and Avery Allen-Grey placed in fourth in Teacher Created Materials, Yulissa Brewer and Autumn Moss placed third in Pre-K Children’s Literature, Mattie Taylor placed third in Exploring Non-Core Subject Area Teachers, Nicole Shell and Lauren Stringfellow placed second in Inside Our Schools, Samantha Thompson placed third in Exploring Administrative Careers, Lilee Bernard placed fourth in TED Talk, Carys Cochran placed seventh in Prepared Speech, Rikki Kervin and Braylee Fountain placed sixth in K-3 Children’s Literature, lastly Kylee Tribble and Kelsea Zhe placed fifth in Project Visualize.
In division II (junior and freshman) Taylor Brandon, Delilah Tanner and Lilykate Hubbard placed fourth in Pre-K Spanish Children’s Literature, Libbie Kate Slay placed second in Support Service Careers, Lawren Burge and Brylee Pitts placed seventh in K-3 Children’s Literature, Kaylee Mergenschroer and Grace Kasby placed eigth in Pre-K Children’s Literature, Zoe Blankenship placed third in Exploring Non-Core Area Teachers, Kaylee Bonetti and Lilykate Hubbard placed sixth in Researching Learning Challenges and Sarah Goff placed third in Exploring Administrative Careers.
Congratulations to everyone who participated!
