McCarn

Katelynn McCarn Lewis was raised in Blanchard, where she graduated from high school

in 2017. She then attended college at East Central University in Ada where she earned

her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education in 2021.

The next step in Lewis’s journey was a two-year stint teaching at Sulphur before joining

the staff at Marietta Public Schools. She’s now in her second year as an Indian,

teaching seventh and eighth grade Science.

“I’m a teacher’s kid and I practically grew up in a school,” laughed Lewis, “so I have

watched great educators at work for my whole life. I feel like I have always had the

calling for education.”

Lewis also coaches softball and girls’ powerlifting.

“Coach Lewis brings support and encouragement to her players. She’s especially gifted

at helping student athletes learn to cope with challenging times,” said Athletic Director

Tanica Anderson. “We’re glad to have her on our team and excited to see her continue

building strong bonds and helping our student grow and succeed.”

Like most educators, Lewis sees rewarding aspects of her job, along with some

frustrating ones.

“A source of frustration for me is how reliant students are on technology,” she said. “We

have spent a lot of the year working on research skills and productively struggling when

completing work. Being able to search the internet for any answer needed is handy, but

I feel as though they also still need to have the problem-solving skills to form their own

answers.”

However, Lewis believes that the rewards outweigh the frustrations, relatively speaking.

“I love seeing my students succeed, whether that is academically in the classroom, at

sporting events, or with anything in life,” she explained. “I enjoy getting to see the joys of

them accomplishing a goal they have set out to achieve. I love making connections with

my students and being able to be a positive influence in their lives.”

Lewis recently married and is now the mom to a stepson. Although she stays busy with

practices, games, and meets, when she does have free time, Lewis enjoys traveling and

spending time with family.