Aubrey Allen: Assistant Activities Director and Teacher, Capital City High School
t Capital City High School, Aubrey Allen is the assistant activities director and an engineering teacher. In this hybrid role, she seamlessly transitions between leadership in academics, athletics, and student activities.
In the classroom, she teaches engineering courses through Project Lead the Way – a national program with a hands-on and project-focused curriculum. Aubrey’s ninth through twelfth grade students, many of whom are seeking college credit and real-world experience in the STEM field, receive hands-on experience in areas such as robotics, materials testing, and computer coding. From restoring an old gumball machine for a fellow teacher to building functioning prototypes, Aubrey helps instill not only technical knowledge but also values like restoration, service, and creative problem-solving. wellness bonuses through its medical insurance program.
A former athlete, Aubrey pitched for Jefferson City High School, played college softball at Lindenwood University, and was inducted into the Lindenwood Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017. At one point in her life, Aubrey thought she’d only work in athletics, but she is grateful that her career path took her in a slightly different direction.
“I’m a hands-on person, and I think it’s important for students to see things in all aspects of engineering,” Aubrey says. During the 2024-25 school year, she arranged on-site visits for her students at Modine Manufacturing Co. in Jefferson City and community facilities.
Beyond the classroom, Aubrey shifts into her role as Assistant Activities Director, overseeing programs governed by the Missouri State High School Activities Association. Aubrey oversees student activities ranging from sports to music programs, as well as speech and debate, and the scholar bowl.
Aubrey’s dedication doesn’t end with students; throughout her seven years at the school, she has worked to make improvements for staff as well. She serves as the school’s wellness liaison and has helped school staff members earn
“I can see how both education and softball impacted me,” she reflects. “In this role, I get to oversee both aspects for kids. How beautiful is that?”
Originally aspiring to coach collegiate athletics, she found her calling in education when coaching opened the door to the classroom. Since then, her impact has only grown.
That impact extended beyond school walls recently, after Aubrey and her children survived a head-on auto collision in April 2025. Grateful to have walked away, she used the experience to advocate for community safety, working with local officials and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT) to address traffic light timing and visibility at the U.S. Highway 54 overpass, where Highway 179 and Route B meet, as this intersection that has been the site of multiple car accidents.
Her efforts garnered hundreds of signatures in support of necessary changes, turning what could have been a devastating accident into proactive change. Within a few months of the accident, and due in large part to her activism, MODOT officials informed Aubrey of their plans to convert the light at the intersection from a flashing arrow to a solid arrow.
“I could be saving someone’s life,” she says.