Holyoke School District

Internship Highlights

Katelyn spends two hours a day interning with our Agriculture Education teacher, Mrs. Strecker.

What have you learned?

"The first day of 11th grade when I watched her teach was when I know what I wanted to do. Since then I have taught class, corresponded with other ag teachers, helped Mrs. Strecker make decisions that affect everyone, and so much more. Mrs. Strecker has put me in contact with many other ag teachers.
I work with the Intro to Ag class whenever they are not in the shop. I teach about he importance of the FFA Creed and so much more. The internship program game the the opportunity early to decide to become an ag teacher because I am starting early. I have built strong relationships with people who can help take me far in life. I owe all of my thanks for these opportunities to the program and Shauna Strecker."

Career Exploration

"If you would have asked me what I was going to study in college, I would have told you two different options that were polar opposites. My number one career choice was a high school Physical Education Teacher. Scott Dilly inspired a love for athletics and health at a young age and I was sure I wanted to continue down that road. My next consideration was medicine. First, I wanted to be a doctor, then a nurse, and finally I settled on becoming a physician's assistant. 
Somewhere along the lines I told my wonderful Ag teacher, Shauna Strecker I wanted to be a teacher. She was very disappointed when I said PE teacher. Her exact words were, "We'll fix that." After that I seriously started considering it as a future profession. Sure enough here I am interning for her."