During the more than 20 years Ali Cantrell spent as a classroom teacher, she realized her favorite part was the relationships she built with students.
With that realization, Cantrell obtained her master’s degree, which she called the “greatest gift I gave myself.” Her first interview after graduation was for a counselor position at Milton Elementary-Middle. She put her name out there with “a hope and a prayer” and has been at the school for the last four years.
While working in her office earlier this month, Cantrell was surprised by district staff, school administrators and Love Our Schools representatives announcing she was one of three Lafayette Parish School System support staff finalists for the Education All-Star awards…