November, 2021 - Educators Rising is an organization that aims to develop highly skilled educators by helping to guide high school and college students into their teaching careers. The Future Educators Academy at Olathe East attended the 8th Annual Educators Rising Regional Conference in November, 2021. Students had the opportunity to attend a variety of sessions, compete and network.

A few of the Olathe students participated in the competition. The following students placed and have qualified to compete at the state conference in February 2022:

• Payten Mayfield and Claire Heigele, 1st place (with a PERFECT SCORE) - Interactive Bulletin Board
• Annabelle Konen, 1st place - Exploring Admin Careers
• Clarissa Worley, 1st place - Lesson Planning and Delivery: CTE 
• Hannah Connelly and Cherilyn Hernandez-Vara, 1st place - Ethical Dilemma
• Katelyn Eastman, Annabelle Konen, Brooke Wetterstrom, Clarissa Worley, 2nd place - Inside Our Schools
• Cherilyn Hernandez-Vara, 1st place - Ed Rising Moment 

Senior Students in the Future Educators Academy present their senior capstone projects.