L’Observateur / November 4, 2000

HAHNVILLE – A reading teacher at Eual J. Landry Middle School in Hahnvillehas been named Louisiana’s Middle School Teacher of the Year.

Barbara Forshag, a 22-year veteran teacher, received the award at a Department of Education Banquet Wednesday evening in Baton Rouge. Shewill receive $3,000 as part of the award.

Forshag has taught mostly in St. Charles Parish and beat out threeteachers from Evangeline, Iberia and Iberville parishes in the year-long process that included interviews and classroom observation.

Forshag runs a language laboratory for about 350 students in grades six through eight at Landry School.

The St. Charles School Board announced that a pep rally honoring Forshagwill be held Monday at Landry Middle School at 1:45 p.m.

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