14 Northwestern Seniors Placed in Student Teaching Assignments at Local Schools
September 15, 2025
ALVA, Okla. — Fourteen Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ senior education students recently began their student teaching assignments at local schools to gain critical hands-on experience.
The students will return to campus monthly to assess their progress, attend a service learning day at the Oklahoma State Capitol in October and complete their portfolio exit interviews in December. Commencement is scheduled for Dec. 7 at 2:30 p.m in Percefull Fieldhouse.
Listed below are the students, their majors, hometowns and teaching assignments.

Early Childhood Education – Brianda Diaz of Carson City, Nevada, at Liberty Elementary School in Ponca City

Mary Tyler of Alva at Burlington Elementary School

Elementary Education – Chloe Bradt of Alva at Cherokee Elementary School

Hope Ellis of Enid at Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Elementary School in Enid

Kylee Frazee of Enid at Hoover Elementary School in Enid

Mary Lee Hainzinger of Ponca City at Newkirk Elementary School;

Bailey Humphries of Enid at Adams Elementary School in Enid

Tegan Jones of Shattuck at Reydon Public Schools;

Adele LaBombard of Ponca City at Tonkawa Elementary School

Edgar Reyes of Laredo, Texas, at Northwest Elementary School in Dodge City, Kansas

English Education – Mara Miller of Manning, Iowa, at Drummond High School

Kylee North of Erick at Freedom Public Schools

Health and Sports Science Education – Mary Kate Foster of Alva at Dodge City High School in Dodge City, Kansas

Social Science Education – James Dodson of Enid at Kremlin-Hillsdale Public Schools
For more information on Northwestern’s teacher education program, visit 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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