HILLSBORO, Kan.— Ten Tabor College students completed their student-teaching assignments this spring, culminating with a Year-End Celebration in the Shari Flaming Education Commons. Four students also earned scholarships as they continue their studies at Tabor.
Tabor’s Teacher Education department has made its presence felt throughout Kansas and neighboring states. With an additional 11 teachers who completed student teaching this past fall and 18 set to begin assignments in 2026-27, the program is thriving in adding excellent teachers to the field.
2026 Spring Student Teachers
Sydney Ronan (SR, Hesston, Kan.)
STUDENT TAUGHT: English/Language Arts at Moundridge High School (Moundridge, Kan.)
UPCOMING: English at Hesston High School (Hesston, Kan.)
Leilani Rios (SR, Downey, Calif.)
STUDENT TAUGHT: English/Language Arts at Hillsboro Middle/High School (Hillsboro, Kan.)
UPCOMING: English/Spanish at St. Patrick’s Cathedral School (Wichita, Kan.)
Sydnee Gardner (SR, Wichita, Kan.)
STUDENT TAUGHT: Elementary classes at USD 259-Dodge Elementary School (Wichita, Kan.)
UPCOMING: 5th Grade at USD 259-Dodge Elementary School (Wichita, Kan.)
Porsha Zweifel (SR, Lindsborg, Kan.)
STUDENT TAUGHT: Kindergarten at Hays Elementary School (Hays, Kan.)
UPCOMING: 1st Grade at Canton-Galva Elementary School (Galva, Kan.)
April Ochoa (SR, Fate, Texas)
STUDENT TAUGHT: English/Language Arts at Hillsboro Middle/High School (Hillsboro, Kan.)
UPCOMING: Substitute teaching in Texas
Torrance Gonzales (SR, Bayou Vista, Texas)
STUDENT TAUGHT: Honors Social Science at Goddard-Eisenhower High School (Goddard, Kan.)
UPCOMING: M.Ed. in Neuroscience & Trauma at Tabor and substitute teaching
Annabelle Buchanan (SR, Galt, Calif.)
STUDENT TAUGHT: Math at Hillsboro Middle/High School (Hillsboro, Kan.)
UPCOMING: Math at Solomon High School (Solomon, Kan.)
Shay (Sullivan cs) Callaway (SR, Bixby, Okla.)
STUDENT TAUGHT: 2nd Grade at Glenpool Elementary School (Glenpool, Okla.)
UPCOMING: Teaching in Oklahoma, TBD
Elise (McVay cs) Buller (SR, Florence, Kan.)
STUDENT TAUGHT: 2nd Grade at Newton-North Ridge Elementary School (Newton, Kan.)
UPCOMING: Teaching in Wichita, Kan., TBD
Brin Schneider (SR, Kiowa, Colo.)
STUDENT TAUGHT: Kindergarten at Singing Hills Elementary School (Denver, Colo.)
UPCOMING: Teaching in TBD
Shari Flaming Education Scholarship
Adrian Hazelwood (JR, McPherson, Kan.)
Addison Schmidt (SO, Fairview, Okla.)
Education Department Faculty Scholarship
Emma Hubert (SO, Belleville, Kan.)
Nash Dickinson (FR, Hillsboro, Kan.)