BLOG ARCHIVE: SCHOOLS

We are proud to feature the finest educators and teaching talent in our Louisiana schools.

DeSoto Parish
North DeSoto High School
2023 High School Principal of the Year

TAMRA PHILLIPS

MARCH 2023

Orleans Parish – NOEEN
Wilcox’s Academy of Early Learning, Wilcox Academy Too, Wilcox Academy Central City and Wilcox Academy at SUNO
2023 Louisiana Early Childhood Leader of the Year

ROCHELLE WILCOX

FEBRUARY 2023

Principal, Lowery Middle School
2023 Middle School Principal of the Year

MICHAEL HILTON

JANUARY 2023

2023 Louisiana State High School Teacher of the Year
English IV, AP English Literature and Composition, and Duel Enrollment Composition II
Chalmette High School/ St. Bernard Parish

JUSTIN TEMPLET

DECEMBER 2022

2023 Louisiana Elementary School State Principal of the Year
Haynesville Elementary School, Principal/Claiborne Parish

HEATHER BROOKS

NOVEMBER 2022

2023 Louisiana State Principal of the Year
Harry Hurst Middle School,
Principal/St. Charles Parish Public Schools

DR. DAVID SCHEXNAYDRE, JR.

OCTOBER 2022

2023 Louisiana State Teacher of the Year
St. Charles Parish – Hahnville High School
Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry

BRITTANY BONNAFFONS

SEPTEMBER 2022

Teacher, 11th and 12th Grade
Caddo Parish
C.E. Byrd High School
AP European History, AP Research & AP Psychology

JOHN LARY

AUGUST 2022

2022 Louisiana Public Interest Fellow
St. Charles Parish
Lulling Elementary School, Assistant Principal

BRIAN GOUGH

JULY 2022

2022 Louisiana Exemplary Educator
St. Tammany Parish
Carolyn Park Middle and
Mayfield Elementary Instructional Coach

DANIELLE TROULLIER

JUNE 2022

2021-22 Milken Educator Award recipient
East Feliciana Public Schools
Slaughter Elementary School
English Language Arts
3rd Grade Teacher

LAURA LAICHE

MAY 2022

Teacher, 9th and 10th Grade
Orleans Parish
Benjamin Franklin High School
Geometry and Algebra I
2021-22 Milken Educator Award recipient

JAY WEISMAN

APRIL 2022

Richland Parish
Holly Ridge Elementary School

ERNEST HILL

MARCH 2022

2021 State Teacher of the Year Finalist
5th Grade Teacher at Stem Magnet Academy of Pointe Coupee
Pointe Coupee Parish Schools

BRIDGET BERRY

FEBRUARY 2022

Lake Elementary
in Ascension Parish
2022 Louisiana Middle School Principal of the Year

DR. JEREMY MUSE

JANUARY 2022

Beauregard Parish
South Beauregard Elementary
2022 Louisiana Elementary School State Teacher of the Year

KAITLYN RICHARD

DECEMBER 2021

Calcasieu Parish
Washington Marion Magnet High School
2022 Louisiana High School State Principal of the Year

PRINCIPAL RONNIE W. HARVEY, JR.

NOVEMBER 2021

West Leesville Elementary,
Principal Vernon Parish
2022 Louisiana State Elementary
Principal of the Year

KAREN ROBERTSON

OCTOBER 2021

2022 Louisiana state Principal of the Year
Queensborough Leadership Academy,
Caddo Parrish Schools

MARCO D. FRENCH

AUGUST 2021

2022 LA Teacher of the Year Semifinalist
9-12 ELA/Social Studies Curriculum Specialist
Evangeline Parish School District

KAYLA JOSEPH

JULY 2021

Green T. Lindon Elementary School,
Lafayette Parish, Principal
2022 Principal of the Year Semifinalist

GINGER RICHARD

JUNE 2021

Jefferson Parish
John Q. Adams Middle School
2021 State Principal of the Year Finalist

JASON BEBER

MAY 2021

Rosepine Elementary, Vernon Parish
5th grade/Science & Social Studies Teacher
2021 State Teacher of the Year Semifinalist
JESSICA DEON

APRIL 2021

Principal at Good Hope Middle School, Ouachita Parish
2018 Louisiana State Principal of the Year Finalist

TWAINNA CALHOUN

MARCH 2021

Alice Boucher Elementary, Lafayette Parish
Assistant Principal and Certified Special Education Teacher
2018 Louisiana State Teacher of the Year Finalist
SARAH GROS

FEBRUARY 2021

Glasgow Middle School, East Baton Rouge Parish
Teacher of Roman Technology, Classical Mythology, and Latin
2021 Louisiana State Teacher of the Year
NATHALIE ROY

JANUARY 2021

Vernon Parish
Parkway Elementary School, Principal
2021 Louisiana State Principal of the Year
ALNATA DIONE BRADFORD

DECEMBER 2020

Orleans Parish
Benjamin Franklin High School
English Language Arts Teacher
2021 Louisiana High School State Teacher of the Year
KATE YOUNGBLOOD