PETERBOROUGH — Superintendent Kimberly Rizzo Saunders and Career and Technical Education Director Jennifer Kiley are proud to share that five students in the Region 14 Applied Technology Center at ConVal High School placed in the top five at the New Hampshire Educators Rising Competition and will head to Washington D.C. this summer to compete at Nationals.
The Region 14 Applied Technology Center (ATC) at ConVal High School serves the ConVal School District, Jaffrey-Rindge School District, and Mascenic Regional School District with aspirations to provide meaningful educational experiences through quality program content and instruction for all learners.
Five ATC students — ConVal seniors Ella Morris, Emily Casey Hughes, and Isabel Andres, Mascenic Regional High School senior Angelina McCabe, and Conant High School junior Jaedin Bryan — competed and placed in the top five at the New Hampshire Educators Rising Competition which took place at Great Bay Community College in Portsmouth, on March 15.
During the competition, students competed in various categories that challenged them to try various educational identities, lead a lecture, debate an ethical educational dilemma, and more. To learn more about the categories, click here.
McCabe and Morris wrote a K-3 children’s book for the Children’s Literature category, “Afterschool Adventures,” earning them fifth place.
Hughes and Andres wrote a Pre-K children’s book for the Children’s Literature category “Rabbit’s Day Out” – an interactive felt board story – earning them third place.
Bryan wrote and delivered a speech about when she knew she wanted to become an educator for the Educators Rising Moment category, earning her fourth place.
Students were accompanied to the event by Sarah Grossi, Careers in Education Instructor.
Due to their success at the state level, the students will travel to Washington D.C. to compete at the National Educators Rising Conference on June 28 to July 1.
At the national competition, they will have the opportunity to connect and learn from each other through more than 40 breakout sessions, network with other members from across the country, compete for national titles in competitive events designed to allow students to develop and showcase their teaching skills, and be inspired by keynote presentations from national education leaders.
Emily Casey Hughes, left, and Isabel Andres wrote a Pre-K children’s book for the Children’s Literature category “Rabbit’s Day Out” – an interactive felt board story – earning them third place. (Photo Courtesy ConVal School District) 
Ella Morris, left, and Angelina McCabe wrote a K-3 children’s book for the Children’s Literature category “Afterschool Adventures,” earning them fifth place. (Photo Courtesy ConVal School District) 
Jaedin Bryan, Conant junior, wrote and delivered a speech about when she knew she wanted to become an educator as part of the Educators Rising Moment category, earning her fourth place.