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Micah Rice has been selected as the 2024-2025 Dolores Huerta Elementary Teacher of the Year!

Micah joined the team at Dolores Huerta four years ago. She currently teaches 2nd grade. We asked Micah a few questions to learn more about her and her time at Tulsa Public Schools.

What do you look forward to most each school year?

Each school year, I look forward to getting to mold the next generation. I look forward to building relationships with my students. I love introducing them to my class and talk about all the fun that we will have together. I love setting goals for myself and my students so that we can look back on all the progress that we have made so that students are encouraged to keep making progress and being diligent with the work. 

What are you most proud of as a teacher?

I am proud that I get to be a part of so many beautiful people's lives. I love that I get to be a positive part of students' childhood like some of my teachers were for me.  

What do you love about your school?

I love how supportive my school is. We work really well with each other and that helps our students to have a calm learning environment and we see growth because of it.

What is do you enjoy outside of work?

Recently, I have been enjoying my time of doing nothing since I graduated with my master's degree in December. I love not having homework. I get to do anything with my time like baking. I love baking different things savory and sweet.