Obion County, Tenn.–In 2005, Obion County Schools began to offer its first Pre-K program. During that first year, the program was only available through Black Oak Elementary. The program expanded the next school year to also be offered at South Fulton Elementary. By 2007, the Obion County School System began its’ school year by offering the pre-k program at every elementary school in the district and has ever since.
Back in 2005, Melissa Jones was the Pre-K’s first teacher and her child, Katelin Jones, was one of the first students to be a part of the program’s first students. Melissa is still a Pre-K teacher today and her daughter is ready to follow in her mom’s footsteps.
“From the age of four years old, she told me she wanted to be like me and teach Pre-K. She has always been an excellent student and could have gone to college to become anything she wanted but chose to get her degree to teach Pre-K- 3rd grade because she loves teaching children.” -Melissa Jones
After graduating from OCCHS, Katelin began college at Univ of Martin to pursue her dreams of becoming an early education teacher, just like her mom. Katelin began her student teaching in Pre-K with Karen Goodrum and EA Beth Simmons at South Fulton Elementary at the beginning of this school year.
This is a picture of mother and daughter on their first day of school this year.