Elementary Teacher of the Year candidates from left are Olivia Guillory (WW Stewart Elementary); Eric Fontenot (Ville Platte Elementary School); Josie Guillory (Vidrine Elementary School); Faith Ducote (Pine Prairie High School); Amber Aymond (Mamou Elementary School); Lauren Thidodeaux (James Stephens Montessori School); Beth Brown (Chataignier Elementary School); and Kassidy Sanders (Bayou Chicot Elementary School). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)
Middle School Teacher of the Year candidates from left are Jessica Capseta (Ville Platte Elementary School); Lisa Smith (Vidrine Elementary School); Kristen Ardoin (Mamou Jr. High School); Kimberly Guidry (James Stephens Montessori); Stephen Lacaze (Evangeline Reimagine Academy); Christiana Fontenot (Evangeline Central); Jessica Reed (Bayou Chicot Elementary School); and Miranda Young (Basile High School). Not pictured is Mia Brignac (Chataignier Elementary School). (Photo courtesy of Grace Sibley)
High School Teacher of the Year candidates from left are Jennifer Fontenot (Pine Prairie High School) and Hari Krishna Prasad Oruganti (Mamou High School). Missing from the photo are Ben Bertrand (Basile High School) and Natalie Guillory (Ville Platte High School). (Photo courtesy of Grace Sibley)
Coordinator Grace Sibley (seated center in the back row) poses with the judges. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)
By: HEATHER BOGARD
Associate Editor
Evangeline Parish Teacher of the Year School winners competed before judges throughout the day on Friday, September 29. Grace Sibley, Evangeline Parish School District Teacher of the Year Coordinator, said members of the judging panel, calculators consisted of numerous agencies, parents, grandparents, a curriculum coach, an instructional strategist, a distri...
