Published January 30, 2015
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ 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 Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Spanish and English graduate, received the award during the LFLTA conference
in Kenner.
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 Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½, Baxter received a scholarship from the Embassy of Spain to
study in Salamanca in 2011, and she also participated in study abroad programs with
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ 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 Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½.
She is also a very enthusiastic member of the planning team for Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½â€™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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