JUNCTION CITY, Kan. - Junction City High School teacher Katie DeHoff was named the 2025 K-State College of Education Secondary Distinguished Cooperating Teacher honoree at the Kansas State University Fall Education Symposium.
The Distinguished Cooperating Teacher Award is handed out every year by the K-State Student Affairs Committee and is given for exemplary service to the profession in elementary, middle school or high school classrooms.
DeHoff, who is also the comprehensive social science curriculum department head and volleyball coach at JCHS, becomes only the second Blue Jay to win the award as Patrick Hancock was honored in 2020.
“I'm so grateful to receive an award as a Cooperating Teacher. Hosting student teachers has been an incredible opportunity for our entire learning community to grow in new ways,” said DeHoff. “Having learned from my Cooperating Teacher at Junction City High School, Ms. Jean Garvey, I know how crucial the mentoring relationship with student teachers can be. My goal has always been to be a resource as pre-service students transition into a full-time role in the teaching profession.”