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Our TAFE Chapter has hit another high note (pun absolutely intended) with a stellar performance at the Area Conference held at Mary Hardin-Baylor yesterday. Drumroll, please… our students secured an incredible 26 competitive state advancements, earning their spot at the 41st Annual Texas Teach Tomorrow Summit in Galveston this February.
Many of these competitions also come with opportunities for scholarships at both the state and national levels, and we are proud to maintain our reputation as one of the area schools with the highest advancements. Our accomplishments at NYOS have even been recognized in the past by Commissioner Mike Morath and resolutions with high regard from the Texas House of Representatives. Now, our sights are set on continuing this success at the state level and advancing to nationals.
If you’re not familiar with TAFE (Texas Association of Future Educators), let me give you the scoop. It’s one of the nine Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) recognized by the Texas Education Agency. Sponsored by the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals and governed by teachers, students, and principals, TAFE competitions are rigorous and designed to prepare future educators for success and students to be leaders in service and within the community.
Please join me in congratulating our amazing TAFE students for their hard work, dedication, and academic achievements.
A special shout-out goes to my fellow CTE educator, Ms. McClellan, for serving as a judge during the competition and to Ms. Kent, Ms. Gregory, Ms. Lovas, Ms. Benoit, Ms. Garcia, Mr. Nieto, Ms. Johns, Ms. Woods, Ms. Morgan, and Ms. Jedinak for generously giving their time to serve as practice judges. Your willingness to mentor and provide feedback made a significant impact, and the students consistently shared how valuable your insights were in preparing them for success. Your contributions truly helped pave the way for these outstanding outcomes; again, thank you!
To the entire NYOS staff, thank you for your unwavering support, flexibility, and encouragement as our students prepared for their competitions. I’ve reminded them (more than a few times, and will keep doing so!) that their academic responsibilities come first.
The state competition is a three-day extravaganza in February, and students will need to stay in good standing to participate. But for now, we’re taking a moment to celebrate this win and make sure to finish out the quarter strong and start the next quarter even better. Now, onward to state!
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