Theme: We Will Win!

Our speakers will be inspiring us by addressing relevant topics concerning our global community. Topics include: Lifelong Learning, Safety, Courage, Healthy Relationships, and more!

TEDxWaller
2604 West Randolph Ave.
Enid, Oklahoma, 73703
United States

Adam Beauchamp

Waller Middle School Principal

Adam Beauchamp is the principal of Waller Middle School in Enid. He has taught and coached grades 6-12 as well as collegiately. Beauchamp has worked at the middle school level in Allen (Texas), Coalgate and Enid, OK. He has worked at the high school level in Allen (Texas), Bixby, and Enid, OK. He has worked in the collegiate level at Rice University and the University of Tennessee at Martin. Beauchamp was a scholarship football player and team captain at Northeastern Oklahoma State University and received the Honors Society Award for Scholastic Excellence as an education major. He graduated from Tahlequah, OK High School, Northeastern Oklahoma State University, and Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Amy Cinnamon

Student Speaker

Amy is an 8th Grader at Waller Middle School. She likes reading, art, and fun. Amy was homeschooled and attended Grassfield Elementary. When she grows up she thinks she might want to be a virologist.

Avery Kang

Student Speaker

Avery is a 7th grader at Waller Middle School. Avery likes art, reading, the liberal arts, and learning. Avery went to Prairie View Elementary and would like to be a doctor when he grows up.

Colby Vanhooser

Student Speaker

Colby is an 8th grader at Waller Middle School. He likes music, sports, and entertainment. Colby attended Glenwood Elementary. When he grows up he would like to have authority but also help people.

Curtis Tucker

Owner/Creator of EnidBuzz.com (Enid's alternative online media source for lifestyle news)

Curtis D. Tucker runs the popular social media company Enid Buzz and is also owner of Shaggy Duck Media & Design, a creative company that designs and builds everything from cartoon logos to full blown company websites. Curtis is a 1981 graduate of Enid High School and has attended classes at NOC-Tonkawa, OSU, UCO and NWOSU-Alva. Curtis returned to Enid in 1989 as the Advertising Director for Evans Drug and spent over 10 years in that position. Since 2003 he has worked full-time for himself using the Internet in multiple entrepreneurial ventures.

Jacob Handing

Student Speaker

Jacob is a 6th grader at Waller Middle School. He likes to play piano. Before attending Waller he attended Prairie View Elementary. When he grows ups he wants to be a detective for the FBI.

Jersey Garrett

Student Speaker

Jersey is a 6th grader at Waller Middle School. He likes playing piano and viola, acting, and singing. He attended Taft Elementary and would like to be an actor when he grows up.

Kadee Jo Ransom

Student Speaker

Kadee Jo is a 6th grader at Waller Middle School. She likes playing clarinet, acting, singing, and reading. She attended Hayes Elementary and would like to be an architect when she grows up.

Kaitlyn Miller

Student Speaker

Kaitlyn is an 8th grader at Waller Middle School. Kaitlyn likes sports and went to Hayes Elementary. When she grows up she would like to be a doctor.

Kaleigh Thompson

Student Speaker

Kaleigh is a 6th grader at Waller Middle School. She likes to craft and bake. She attended Hayes Elementary and wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up.

Nathan Cunningham

Student Speaker

Nathan is an 8th grader at Waller Middle School. He likes reptiles and collecting things. Before attending Waller he attended Chisolm and McKinley Elementary. When Nathan grows up he would like to be a Scientist or Google Tech.

Ruben Daniels

Student Speaker

Ruben is a 7th grader at Waller Middle School. He likes sports and would like to be a professional athlete when he grows up. Ruben attended Mckinley Elementary.

Steve Hayes

Head Football Coach/Boys Athletic Director at Enid High School

Steve Hayes is the head football coach at Enid High School in Enid, Oklahoma. He graduated from Doherty High School in Colorado Springs and went on to get his degree from Texas Christian University majoring in Secondary Education with certificates in Government, Psychology, Health and Physical Education. He has taught and coached for 27 years. Coach Hayes was an assistant coach at Plano East in Plano, Tx, Offensive Coordinator at Odessa High in Odessa, Texas and spent 11 years as Head Coach at Trinity Christian Academy in Addison, Texas where he compiled an 89-44 record. During that time he made the playoffs all 11 years, making the semifinals 7 times and the finals four times, most recently in 2012. Steve speaks on a regular basis to various community groups.