MSU College of Education recognizes outstanding teacher interns
Contact: Camille Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擲eventeen 大象APP College of Education graduates are being recognized for their spring semester work as outstanding teacher interns.
Nominated by their university program supervisors, the honorees were selected based on their resourcefulness, initiative and effectiveness. Award recipients have demonstrated outstanding teaching performance, professionalism and a high level of commitment to the teaching profession. The teacher interns completed their senior-year internships at various public school systems throughout Mississippi and Alabama.
MSU Outstanding Teacher Intern award recipients include (by hometown):
BESSEMER, Alabama鈥擡rin Burchfield, a kinesiology/physical education and coaching major, who completed her teaching internship in the Starkville Oktibbeha School District at Armstrong Middle School and Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School.
BOONEVILLE鈥擫ynnette McCoy, an elementary education/middle school major, who completed her teaching internship in the Choctaw County School District at Ackerman Elementary School.
CARTHAGE鈥擲ydney Ogletree, an elementary education/middle school major, who completed her teaching internship in the Starkville Oktibbeha School District at West Elementary School.
COLUMBUS鈥擭icole Kreitel, an elementary education/middle school major, who completed her teaching internship in the Starkville Oktibbeha School District at Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School.
DEKALB, Texas鈥擰uinlan Gray, a music education/instrumental major, who completed his teaching internship in the Tupelo Public School District at Milam Intermediate School, Tupelo Middle School and Tupelo High School.
FLORENCE鈥擪risten Nichols, an elementary education/middle school major, who completed her teaching internship in the West Point Consolidated School District at South Side Elementary School.
JACKSON鈥擱eagan Cothern, a secondary education/physics education major, who completed her teaching internship in the Pearl Public School District at Pearl High School.
MADISON, Alabama鈥擫eah Boyd, a music education/vocal major, who completed her teaching internship in the Hoover City School District at Trace Crossings Elementary School and Hoover High School.
MEMPHIS, Tennessee鈥擡lizabeth Williams, an elementary education/middle school major, who completed her teaching internship in the Starkville Oktibbeha School District at Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School.
MYRTLE鈥擫indsay Lauderdale, a secondary/English education major, who completed her teaching internship in the West Point Consolidated School District at West Point High School.
OLIVE BRANCH鈥擪endall Kimberlin, an elementary education/middle school major, who completed her teaching internship in the Desoto County School District at Pleasant Hill Elementary School.
PASCAGOULA鈥擬atthew Killen, a music education/instrumental major, who completed his teaching internship in the Webster County School District at Eupora High School.
PETAL鈥擝ritny Bassett, an elementary education/middle school major, who completed her teaching internship in the Starkville Oktibbeha School District at Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School.
PHILADEPHIA鈥擥abrielle Sparnecht, an elementary education/middle school major, who completed her teaching internship in the Webster County School District at East Webster Elementary School.
ROSE HILL鈥擜lexa Lewis, a Meridian campus elementary education/middle school major, who completed her teaching internship in the Meridian Public School District at Poplar Springs Elementary School.
SEBASTOPOL鈥擝rady Thrash Mitchell, a Meridian campus elementary education/middle school major, who completed her teaching internship in the Scott County School District at Lake Elementary School.
WAVELAND鈥擧eather Nieto, a Meridian campus elementary education/middle school major, who completed her teaching internship in the Bay St. Lewis-Waveland School District at Waveland Elementary School.
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