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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ alumna named world language Teacher of the Year

Published January 30, 2015

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ alumna Bonnie Baxter (B.A. ’02, M.A.T ’04) was honored as the 2015 World Language Teacher of the Year by the Louisiana Foreign Language Teachers’ Association (LFLTA).

Baxter, a Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ Spanish and English graduate, received the award during the LFLTA conference in Kenner.

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Baxter with Teacher of the Year Award

Baxter has served as a Spanish teacher at West Ouachita High School since 2002, and was named West Ouachita’s Teacher of the Year in 2008.

During her time at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥, Baxter received a scholarship from the Embassy of Spain to study in Salamanca in 2011, and she also participated in study abroad programs with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ in Mexico, Peru, and Costa Rica.

Baxter has a passion for teaching and for learning more about Spanish and Hispanic culture.

Her success in the classroom includes her selection as a dual enrollment Spanish teacher for West Ouachita and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥.

She is also a very enthusiastic member of the planning team for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥â€™s Festival of World Languages.

The LFLTA is a teacher-led organization working to promote and improve world language learning in Louisiana.

Baxter served as a regional representative for the LFLTA from 2010-2012.

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