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For the 61st year in a row – with a minor historical exception – local American Legion posts will select a teenager of the year from nominations submitted by their schools.
But this year there is a new twist. Educators have also been nominated for a new Educator of the Year award, through a cooperative endeavor with the Terrebonne Foundation for Academic Excellence.
When the Teenager of the Year award is given Saturday night the Educator of the Year award will be given as well.
Gilberto Burbante, the Director of the Veterans Affairs Office at Nicholls State University, will be the keynote speaker at the dinner, which will be held at American Legion Post 31 in Houma.
Tickets are still available for $20 each as well as corporate sponsorships. Representatives of the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce, South Central Industrial Association, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government and the Terrebonne Parish School Board are also expected to attend.
In addition to a student from one of Terrebonne’s high schools being named, a home-schooled Teenager of the Year will also be chosen.
Selection of the outstanding Teenager and Educator are made through a blind review process by a committee of veterans, past American Legion commanders and educators from TFAE, said Lee Shaffer, the program’s chairman.
This American Legion recognition of the Teenager of the Year began in 1957. The first winner was Leo Hebert, Jr., who became a doctor. The winners from this year will also be announced at next Wednesday’s annual Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce banquet.
Information on sponsorship or tickets can be obtained from Lee Shaffer at (985) 804-2265.
TEENAGER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
(By school)
Home School
Shelby K. Trahan
HL Bourgeois
Erin Marie Rogers
Hayley Marie Porche
Paige Lee Washington
Stratton Joseph Mills
South Terrebonne
Elizabeth Gilmore
Alexander Neil
Hannah Michelle Porche
Adeline Martin
Terrebonne High
Caleb Boudreaux
Carlie Ann Clement
Covenant Christian
Matthew Lajaunie
Paige Renee Kimball
Lexi Paige Robichaux
Joshua Troy Jackson
Vandebilt Catholic
Morgan Alston
Anna Lynn Haydel
Brooke Haydel
Gabe Hohensee
Ellender Memorial
Jaylin Renea Poe
Kassie Renah Bourg
Lauren Ann Louviere
Orieon Trenice James
Houma Christian
Amanda Thompson
Bethany Ekiss
Tyler Voisin
Madelyn Grace Carlos
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Name, then School
Melanie Poret, Ellender Memorial
Allen Gary Phillips, Vandebilt
Terese McCormick, HL Bourgeois
Monique McKemie-Funk, Oakshire
Elizabeth Billiot, Point-Aux-Chenes
Denise Hebert Falgout, Upper Little Caillou Elementary
Ashley Boudreaux, Dularge Elementary
Katie Boquet Scott, Bayou Black Elementary
Sherry Ford Lirette, HL Bourgeois
Kim Portier Guidry, Terrebonne High
Trisha Authement, Bayou Black Elementary
Valerie Scott, Ellender Memorial
Marty C. Collins, Terrebonne High
Tony Bergeron, HL Bourgeois
Ginny Prejean, Ellender Memorial
Tamara Scott, Houma Christian
Katherine Duthu, Houma Christian
Christi Triche, Coteau Bayou Blue
Deanna Billiot, Grand Caillou
