Ascension Parish’s Michael Hilton, Jordyn Vicknair commemorated at academics gala in New Orleans

Ascension Parish’s Jordyn Vicknair and Michael Hilton III had been a few of the schooling pros commemorated on the Dream Academics Gala in New Orleans.

The Louisiana Division of Schooling known the trainer and predominant of the yr finalists on July 30.

Hilton was once named the 2023 Louisiana Heart College Foremost of the Yr, whilst Vicknair was once the brand new trainer of the yr.

A local of Montz, Vicknair is these days in her first yr of educating geometry at East Ascension Top College. Enthusiastic about her material, she graduated from Louisiana State College in Would possibly 2021 with a Bachelor of Science level in arithmetic together with her secondary educating certification earned via LSU’s GeauxTeach program. On this program, she was once ready to earn a point in arithmetic whilst taking schooling classes and finishing box enjoy on the basic, center, and highschool ranges.

An 18-year educator, Hilton began his profession in Baton Rouge the place he served as a trainer, trainer, trainer for tutorial reinforce, and administrative dean of scholars. In Ascension Parish, he served as a commencement trainer, mentor trainer, and assistant predominant at Donaldsonville Top College earlier than being named Foremost of Lowery Heart College in 2020.

Amongst his many tasks at DHS, Hilton oversaw intervention reinforce, led skilled construction, and supported the improvement of an annual college growth plan. As Foremost of Lowery Heart College, his precedence center of attention has been recruiting, preserving, and creating academics in order that they may be able to develop pupil studying.