Welcome Sunny Smart at OKU MS/HS Counselor
Launch the media gallery 1 playerOklahoma Union High School Principal Rusty Sellars announces the hire of Sunny Smart as the new middle school and high school counselor.
Smart, a 2012 graduate of Oklahoma Union, joins the staff after most recently serving as a fifth grade teacher at Lagway Elementary School in Conroe, Texas.
She returns to Oklahoma Union, because “it is the place that made me who I am today.”
“I love OKU with all my heart and I wanted a place where I could raise my daughter and not worry about her getting lost in the shuffle,” Smart said. “My Dad [Dale Niemeyer] works at OKU and I truly love it with all my heart.
“One day, I plan to give back by coaching and helping out as much as I can. I love OKU and I am excited to be back to my roots.”
Sellars said administrators are thrilled to have Smart return to join the middle and high school faculty.
“It's inspiring to see her journey come full circle—from learning in our classrooms to now leading our students with passion and purpose,” Sellars said. “I look forward to the energy and experience she will bring to Oklahoma Union.”
As the middle and high school counselor, Smart takes over for Karen Auer, who is retiring after 16 years at OKU.
More About Smart
Smart has one daughter, Everlee, 2, and four fur babies.
Smart has an associates of science degree from Coffeyville Community College; a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Mcpherson College and a master’s degree in sociology from American Public University.
Her teaching experience includes serving in special education at McCandless Elementary in Hutchinson, Kansas; teaching fifth and sixth grade, as well as pre-k to sixth grade physical education at Turkey Ford Elementary in Wyandotte; and fifth and sixth grade special education at Bozman Intermediate in Conroe, Texas.
“I am looking forward to being able to work with older students,” Smart said. “I have been in the classroom at the elementary school for nine years and I am ready and excited for the change.
“I am also looking forward to helping students get ready to move on to what happens after high school.”