Elissa Pensa Cerros--Distinguished Lasallian Educator
La Salle teacher receives DENA recognition.
On Tuesday, 29 September, Maryann Donohue-Lynch, Associate Director of the Mission and Ministry Office of the District of Eastern North America (DENA), announced that Elissa Pensa Cerros had been selected as one of three Distinguished Lasallian Educators for the District.
Ms. Cerros had been nominated by the administration and Lasallian Ministry Team of La Salle Academy as its school Distinguished Lasallian Educator for the academic year 2015-2016. At a recent meeting of the DENA Mission Council Ms. Cerros was chosen to represent the District at the Awards Ceremony during the Huether Lasallian Conference to be held in Chicago in mid-November. The theme of the Conference is: Lasallian Educational Community—Hands and Hearts Associated for Mission.
Ms. Cerros is a member of the Arts Department, Technical Director for the theater program (La Salle Players), and Director of the Arts Alive! and Summer Theater Program at La Salle. The announcement of her award was made at the start of one of her classes so that her students could share in the proud moment.
The school community will celebrate her selection as the La Salle Academy and District Distinguished Lasallian Educator in late January during Catholic School and Founder’s Week.
La Salle Academy is a high school rich in history and grounded in the person and teachings of Jesus and the Catholic faith, which are core to the school's life and culture. The De La Salle Middle School provides a strong holistic foundation for students to transition into high school. The high school and middle school provide students of diverse ethnic, economic, and religious backgrounds, a community to foster growth in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle’s ideals of faith, service, and community.
