Jim Monteil Receives Lasallian Teacher of the Year Award

Jim Monteil, head of the Archbishop O'Hara High School mathematics department, has been name the O'Hara Lasallian Teacher of the Year. _____ Reflecting the educational and religious characteristics (the spirit of faith and of zeal) of Saint John Baptist de La Salle, Patron of all teachers, Jim walks in the footsteps of his father Paul Monteil who not only taught history at O'Hara before retiring, but is an affiliated member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. ______ As head of the mathematics department, Jim has math teams represent O'Hara in math contests and sponsors an annual grade school math contest held at O'Hara every Spring. _____ Jim has been an assistant coach for the O'Hara football team working as the offensive co-ordinator. _____ His schoolwide prayers to start the schoolday have been very well received as sincere and meaningful.