Kaitlin Liszka is Hired at Midd-West High School to Teach Ag!

We would like to congratulate Ms. Kaitlin Liszka for being hired at Midd-West High School in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. She recently began her year teaching at the two-teacher program this August. Kaitlin student taught at Bermudian Springs High School with Mrs. Diana Jarema. During her time student teaching Kaitlin gained experiences through teaching Agriculture Mechanics 1 and 2, Environmental Awareness and Animal Science. 

Kaitlin is from Jamestown, Pennsylvania where she attended Jamestown Area Jr/Sr High School. She shares that her experiences in her youth greatly impacted her choice of studying Agriculture as a career. "I grew up on a small hobby farm where we raised beef cattle and hogs. I also participated in 4-H raising market steers, hogs, and lambs." During her time at Penn State, Kaitlin was involved in the LEAD Society and was a Global Teach Ag! Intern which lead her to studying abroad in Malaysia as part of the #AgEd2Malayasia Fulbright Hayes experience.

While starting a teaching career at Midd-West High School, Kaitlin shares how excited she is to begin her first year."I am most excited to get to meet the students and become a part of the local community." She is getting her hand at teaching classes including Wildlife Science, Veterinary Science, Crop and Soil Science, Poultry Science, Landscape Design, and Agriculture Business. In the future Kaitlin is looking forward to teaching Large Animal Science, Equine Science, and Plant and Greenhouse Science. 

One piece of advice she wanted to give future Agricultural & Extension Education majors is "my advice would be to do it all, don't turn down an opportunity just because you are scared or because it will stretch you, BUT make sure that you are making time for yourself and to refuel a priority. It doesn't get any easier to do the further along in the process you get, so the earlier you start to make that habit, the easier it will be to continue later on. Being refueled is so important for you to be able to continue making a difference. You can't pour from an empty pot."

Kaitlin has prepared herself for an outstanding career ahead of her. WE ARE looking forward to following Kaitlin on her journey and wishing the best for her throughout teaching career! Midd-West High School is lucky to have you, good luck this year Kaitlin! Keep up with Kaitlin by following her on Twitter @KaitlinLiszka.

Morgan Bear

CPPD Student Worker

Agricultural & Extension Education

Class of 2023