BRENHAM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SUCCEED AT TAFE’S TEACH TOMORROW SUMMIT

  

Students from Brenham High School were honored this past weekend after taking part in the Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) Teach Tomorrow Summit.

The summit, which was held in Dallas, brought together more than 3,800 students from across the state.

Nineteen Brenham High School students qualified to compete at the state level across 15 different events.

Five students—Kaylin Bogan, Alaija Johnson, Lillie Lehrmann, Alejandra Rodriguez Mejia, and Brazos Supak—qualified to advance to the Educators Rising National Competition in Portland, Oregon, this June.

Mejia, a sophomore and first-time TAFE competitor, earned national qualification in both of her events.

Meanwhile, Johnson earned a perfect score on her interactive bulletin board project, Algebra UnMasked, demonstrating exceptional innovation and instructional design.

In addition to the national qualifiers, several students earned top honors at the state level:

Gold Award Recipients:
Isabella Clover, Bridgett Orellana Martel, Norma Rodriguez Angeles, Lilly Baker, Candace Stringfellow, Audrey Schaer, and Catie Lynn Kuebler

Silver Award Recipients:
Carter Poehlmann, Victoria Dippel, Isabella Clover, Kaylin Bogan, and Rosa Jimenez

Bronze Award Recipients:
Norma Rodriguez Angeles and Emily Ibarra

The summit also featured a Senior Signing Ceremony recognizing students who have committed to pursuing careers in education.

Representing Brenham High School, six seniors—Kaylin Bogan, Isabella Clover, Victoria Dippel, Alaija Johnson, Lillie Lehrmann, and Lily Norton—signed letters of intent to attend the University of Oklahoma, the University of Texas at Austin, Baylor University, Sam Houston State University, and Texas A&M University.