KYLIE ANDREA FUJII, ABC NEWS, NEW YORK. WELL, IT WAS EDUCATORS NIGHT AT THE OKLAHOMA CITY SPARK GAME AND ONE LUCKY TEACHER WAS NOT ONLY RECOGNIZED FOR HER HARD WORK, BUT SHE ALSO DROVE OFF WITH A NEW SET OF WHEELS. CHECK IT OUT. BECAUSE OF HER COMMITMENTS AND DEDICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY, THE OKLAHOMA CHEVY TEEN DEALERS ARE PROUD TO PRESENT HER WITH THE KEYS TO A BRAND NEW CHEVY BLAZER FOR WOW. SO FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, RHONDA LAWSON HAS WORKED AS AN EARLY EDUCATION. PE AND HEALTH TEACHER IN EDMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SHE GOT TO THROW OUT THE FIRST PITCH AT THE SPARK SOFTBALL GAME, AND AFTER THAT SHE WAS SURPRISED WITH A BRAND NEW CAR FROM OKLAHOMA CHEVY TEAM DEALERS. SHE TOLD US WHAT SHE THINKS IS MOST IMPORTANT ABOUT BEING A TEACHER AND A COACH, TRULY SHOWING THEM. I CARE THAT I THINK THAT’S NUMBER ONE. YOU HAVE TO DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP WITH WITH EACH AND EVERY CHILD THAT YOU CAN. THAT’S YOUR GOAL. AND THE SAME THING COMES TRUE WITH SOFTBALL. YOU KNOW, YOU JUST SHOW THEM YOU CARE AND YOU JUST TRY TO MEET EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEIR NEEDS TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY. AND THIS IS AMAZING. THE NEW CAR IS 100% PAYMENT FREE. IN 2019, LAWSON WA
OKC Spark surprise teacher and softball coach with payment-free car
Rhonda Lawson has worked for more than 30 years as an early education PE health teacher in Edmond Public Schools
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Updated: 10:52 AM CDT Aug 3, 2023
A lucky teacher was surprised with a payment-free car while being celebrated for her work inside the classroom at Wednesday night's Oklahoma City Spark game.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Rhonda Lawson has worked for more than 30 years as an early education PE health teacher in Edmond Public Schools. She threw out the first pitch at the Spark game on Educator's Night. Afterward, she was surprised with a brand-new car from Oklahoma Chevy Team Dealers.Lawson told KOCO 5 what she thinks is most important about being a teacher and a coach.>> Download the KOCO 5 App"Truly showing them I care. I think that's No. 1. You have to develop a relationship with every child that you can. That's our goal," she said. "And the same thing is true with softball. You just show them you care and you try to meet their needs to the best of their ability."The new Chevrolet is 100% payment-free.Lawson was inducted into the Oklahoma High School Fastpitch Coaches Hall of Fame in 2019.Top Headlines Video: Real estate agent fined after being caught chugging milk from seller's fridge ‘Reservation Dogs,’ which was filmed in Oklahoma, returns for third, final season Woman dies after being struck by motorcycle in southeast Oklahoma City, police say Suspect arrested after deadly hit-and-run collision in southwest Oklahoma City, police say Edmond woman warns shoppers to keep heads on swivel after incident at Target
OKLAHOMA CITY — A lucky teacher was surprised with a payment-free car while being celebrated for her work inside the classroom at Wednesday night's Oklahoma City Spark game.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
Rhonda Lawson has worked for more than 30 years as an early education PE health teacher in Edmond Public Schools.
She threw out the first pitch at the Spark game on Educator's Night. Afterward, she was surprised with a brand-new car from Oklahoma Chevy Team Dealers.
Lawson told KOCO 5 what she thinks is most important about being a teacher and a coach.
>> Download the KOCO 5 App
"Truly showing them I care. I think that's No. 1. You have to develop a relationship with every child that you can. That's our goal," she said. "And the same thing is true with softball. You just show them you care and you try to meet their needs to the best of their ability."
The new Chevrolet is 100% payment-free.
Lawson was inducted into the Oklahoma High School Fastpitch Coaches Hall of Fame in 2019.
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