THROUGH THE CHEVRON/SAINTS TEACHER OF THE WEEK PROGRAM, TWO OUTSTANDING TEACHERS FROM VARYING PARISHES THROUGHOUT THE STATE WILL BE HONORED FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF OUR STUDENTS AT EACH SAINTS HOME GAME DURING THE 2011 SEASON.  

THE FIRST TWO INDIVIDUALS TO BE RECOGNIZED DURING THE REGULAR SEASON IN THIS SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF THE CHEVRON/SAINTS TEACHER OF THE WEEK PROGRAM ARE MRS. JENNIFER MILES AND MRS. ANGELA BENCNEL.

MRS. JENNIFER MILES, A MARRERO NATIVE, IS CURRENTLY IN HER 6TH YEAR OF TEACHING KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS AT ESTELLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.  RECENTLY NAMED AS THE MARRERO SCHOOL'S TEACHER OF THE YEAR, SHE WAS ALSO SELECTED AS THE JEFFERSON PARISH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR.  JENNIFER EARNED HER BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FROM SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY AND IS CURRENTLY PURSUING A MASTERS DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS.  SHE IS ALSO THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN OF THE ACADEMIC BEHAVIOR AND INTERVENTION TEAM AT ESTELLE, A PROGRAM THAT STARTS 3-WEEKS PRIOR TO THE NORMAL SCHOOL'S OPENING TO ASSIST KIDS WHO ARE STRUGLING READERS.  

MRS. ANGELA BECNEL HAS BEEN TEACHING FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS AND FOR THE PAST 7, SHE HAS TAUGHT ADVANCED MATHEMATICS TO 9TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS AT JOHN EHRET HIGH SCHOOL IN HER HOMETOWN OF MARRERO.  SHE EARNED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN EDUCATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND A MASTERS DEGREE IN MATH FROM LOYOLA.  ANGELA WAS RECENTLY VOTED AS BOTH THE EHRET TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND THE JEFFERSON PARISH HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR.  AMONG OTHER DUTIES, SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE COORDINATOR FOR THE I-B PROGRAM AT EHRET, WHERE STUDENTS CAN EARN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMAS, FOCUSING ON ENGLISH, MATH, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND BUSINESS.

BOTH TEACHERS WERE HONORED AT THE SAINTS VS. BEARS REGULAR SEASON HOME OPENER ON SEPTEMBER 18TH DURING AN ON-FIELD PRESENTATION WHERE EACH OF THEM RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION AND A TEAM LITHOGRAPH FOOTBALL PRESENTED BY SAINTS OWNER/EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, RITA BENSON LeBLANC, AND CHEVRON'S PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVE, KAREN RAWLS.

BOTH THE SAINTS AND CHEVRON ARE QUITE FORTUNATE TO HAVE THESE TWO INDIVIUDALS AS A PART OF OUR COMMNITY AND APPLAUD THE EFFORTS OF BOTH TEACHERS AS THEY CONTINUE TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO MRS. JENNIFER MILES AND MRS. ANGELA BECNEL, CHEVRON/SAINTS TEACHERS OF THE WEEK!