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Linda Schillace Owens
4th Grade Teacher – Holy Ghost School
Linda S. Owens became a 4th grade teacher at Holy Ghost School in August 1994. She started in a self-contained classroom to presently teaching Math, Reading, English, Spelling, and Religion.
Owens is a native of Hammond, LA and a graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education (1-8) in 1993 and a master’s degree in Elementary Education in 1996.
Prior to working at Holy Ghost School, Linda was a student worker at Hammond Area Vocational School where she earned certification in Accounting. She then became a Proof Operator at Community State Bank where she worked full time from 1983 to 1990 while attending Southeastern Louisiana University part time. In order to complete the necessary hours at SLU, she accepted a part time Paraprofessional position at Hammond High School. She earned her Bachelors degree in December 1993 and accepted a semester position in January 1994 at Independence Middle School teaching 6th grade Science, English, and Spelling. In August 1994 Linda became the 4th grade teacher at Holy Ghost School.
Linda is a member of Kappa Delta Pi, Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary (Kaycee Ladies), Catholic Daughters of the Americas, and Holy Ghost Catholic Church. Linda served as Treasurer of the Kaycee Ladies from 1983-1986, Community Chair Person for Catholic Daughters of the Americas from 1983-1988, President of the Kaycee Ladies from 1986-1989, Kaycee Ladies Liaison Officer, Scout Den Leader for Pack 170 1995-2000 and from 2006 to the present, and Holy Ghost School Liturgy Committee.
Linda has received several awards/recognition such as the Dean’s List, Kaycee Lady of the Year in 1985, Wilson Wells Award in 2005 and Teacher of the Year in 2007/2008.
Linda has been trained in several programs including Boys Town, Thinking Maps, Write from the Beginning, Write from the Beginning Trainer of Trainees, Kagan Cooperative Learning, Kagan Win Win Discipline, Tangi Tech, Harry Wong Classroom Management Workshop, Lee Canter’s Assertive Discipline, Accelerated Reading, Shurley English Method, Project Read Workshop, Child Protection, and Religion Education Certification.
Linda is married to Kenneth Owens and has two wonderful sons; Travis and Tyler.
Thoughts from Linda:
Holy Ghost School is very special to me. My brother, sisters, and I attended Holy Ghost School from first grade through eighth grade. I feel the teachers prepared us for high school as well as enriched our lives with Christian values. There was never a question of where my own children would attend school. In fact, my older son and I started Holy Ghost School together. He started Kindergarten and I started teaching fourth grade. I feel that I was called to teach at Holy Ghost School. There are many benefits to teaching in a Catholic School. The most important of all is the ability to practice our school motto: Loving, Learning, Living in Christ.