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Yale honors Cd'A Charter's Lynda LeBlanc

| September 15, 2018 1:00 AM

COEUR d’ALENE — Lynda LeBlanc of Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy has been recognized by the Yale Office of Undergraduate Admissions as a recipient of the 2018 Yale Educator Award.

The Yale Educator Recognition Program recognizes outstanding educators from around the world who support and inspire their students to perform at high levels and achieve excellence. Of this year’s 371 nominees representing 42 states and 12 countries, 59 teachers and 28 counselors were selected.

Students entering the Yale Class of 2022 were asked to nominate outstanding educators who have deeply impacted their lives. Dr. LeBlanc, who teaches French, was nominated for the award by Sydney Morrison. A committee of Yale admissions officers reviews each nomination and designates recipients. The winners were sent engraved desk sets and congratulatory letters, and administrators of the high schools were notified of their achievement.

Yale is a top research university with an emphasis on undergraduate liberal arts education. All 5,800 undergraduate students enroll in Yale College, which offers more than 80 majors and hundreds of opportunities to conduct groundbreaking research. The 1,578 members of the Yale Class of 2022 who began their first semester in August 2018 graduated from more than 1,100 different high schools, 65 percent of which are public schools.