Aswell recognized as teacher of the year state semi-finalist

By News Staff on Monday, March 28, 2022
  • Ville Platte High School teacher Emee Aswell was named Louisiana Department of Education high school teacher of the year semifinalists. From left are Ville Platte Mayor Jennifer Vidrine, Assistant Superintendent Mike Lombas, Special Education Supervisor Kelli LaFleur, Aswell, Superintendent Darwan Lazard, Teacher of the Year Coordinator Grace Sibley, and VPHS Principal Chenile Tezeno. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    Ville Platte High School teacher Emee Aswell was named Louisiana Department of Education high school teacher of the year semifinalists. From left are Ville Platte Mayor Jennifer Vidrine, Assistant Superintendent Mike Lombas, Special Education Supervisor Kelli LaFleur, Aswell, Superintendent Darwan Lazard, Teacher of the Year Coordinator Grace Sibley, and VPHS Principal Chenile Tezeno. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

    By: TONY MARKS Editor In order for teachers to connect with students for them to succeed, they have to break through many different barriers. For one teacher in particular at Ville Platte High School, she had to break through culture and language barriers as well being that she came from the Philippines. In the process, she has developed her heart to be in the right place. “My heart just belo…