The Saline County Career Center Educators Rising chapter participated in the State Educators Rising competition and conference on Wednesday, March 6. Twelve members competed and will advance to the Educators Rising National Conference and Competition in Washington, D.C., to be held from June 28 through July 2.
Chapter members competed in eight different competition categories. In the Exploring Support Services/ Non-Core/ Administration Careers competitions students shadowed an educator for eight hours, interviewed them, and created a 5-7 minute presentation, which they gave to the judges. In Exploring Support Services Careers, Jayci Trelow placed first and worked with Mrs. Audrey Ming. Kylie Dillon took second place in Exploring Support Services and worked with Mrs. Sarah Otto.
Morgan Allen earned first place after competing in Exploring Non-Core Subject Teaching Careers with Mr. Michael O’Neill. Presley Duncan earned first place in Exploring Administration Careers with Mr. Kelly Callanan, and Alexus Christensen earned second place in Exploring Administration Careers with Mrs. Julie Geritz.
Students competed as a team for Researching Learning Challenges, writing a 5-7 page paper over dyscalculia and giving their recommendations on how to best help students with this learning challenge. Sophia Christy, Cheyenne Evans, and Claire Glenn placed first in Researching Learning Challenges.
The Creative Lecture competition involved delivering a speech ranging from 4-10 minutes over why teacher pay needs to improve. Trevieon Carter competed in this category and earned second place for his speech.
For the Lesson Planning and Delivery competition, students were asked to prepare a lesson, teach it to a group of students, and reflect on their lesson. Elizabeth Bennett worked with Mrs. Sara Hisle for this project. She taught a math lesson and placed second in the state competition.
The Project Visualize contest required students to create a chapter service project, follow it from start to finish, and design a bulletin board over it to present to the judges. Adraya Graham earned first place in this category, documenting the chapter’s book drive which donated gently used books to preschool students.
The final contest, Interactive Bulletin Board, had students research learning standards and create a unique bulletin board that could be used to teach a lesson. Jade Setter placed fourth in this category for her bulletin board she created that instructs students on how to read and use a map.
This is the fourth year the SCCC Educators Rising chapter competed at the state level. Educators Rising is a national organization and a community-based movement, in which students can explore career opportunities in education and showcase the skills they have gained in their education and training programs. The SCCC chapter is open to students in grades 11-12 at Marshall, Malta Bend, Slater, and Sweet Springs high schools.