Educators Rising students head to Canaan Valley for state competitions

A group of Buckhannon-Upshur Educators Rising students is competing at Canaan Valley this week in state-level events, with the schedule running Monday through Wednesday.

Educators Rising students and their competition categories:

  • Raynah Vaughn — Job Interview
  • Tre Shackleford — Educators Rising Moment
  • Lindsey Hamner — Lesson Planning and Delivery
  • Tenaya Davis — Teacher Created Materials
  • Mya Powell — Interactive Bulletin Board
  • Cynthia Landis — Children’s Book for K-3
  • Erica Trader and Charity Talbot — Inside Our Schools
  • Braelynn Hart and Shelby Vaughan — Researching Learning Challenges
  • Taylor Bishop and Brylea Daugherty — Interactive Bulletin Board
  • Josie Day and Tre Shackleford — Teacher Created Materials

“They will compete Monday-Wednesday in various competitions that they have worked so hard on all year,” a post shared on Facebook noted ahead of the trip.

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