On November 15th, Julianna Montez (9), Emalie Denton (11), Molina Montez (10), and Kaila Rozell (9) attended the 23/24 Future Teachers of America meeting in Columbia, MO. There were roughly 500 other students in attendance from across the state to participate in a college fair, listen to a keynote speaker: the 2017 Missour Teacher of the Year, Darbie Valenti-Huff, and then share their efforts in learning about becoming teachers.
Emalie Denton also applied for one of the four State Ambassador positions. To do so, Emalie had to submit her intent form by Nov. 1 and give a two minute speech to the attending students and their advisors. Her speech was on the topic of what a leader looked like (you can tell by their actions and activities). Votes were then cast by each school's voting delegate. Emalie was selected for one of the positions. There were eight applicants in total. Emalie will work with the other 24/25 Ambassadors to plan next year's meeting as well as develop her leadership skills and further investigate the teaching profession.