Monique Letendre
Franco-American of the Year 2008
Lowell, Massachusetts

 Mrs. Monique Letendre

This year’s honor of Franco-American of the Year was awarded to Mrs. Monique (née Marchand) Letendre, a French-speaking native of Lowell and former French/Spanish teacher at Groton-Dunstable High School. She is currently, and has been for many years, on the staff of Ste-Jeanne D’Arc School in Lowell where she is Assistant Principal and 7th and 8th grades French teacher. Her attachment to Ste-Jeanne d’Arc, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2010, is quite strong as it is not only her own Alma Mater, but also that of her children as well as her mother’s. About 10 years ago, at the invitation of the Rotary International, she represented the United States in an academic exchange in France. Her zeal into the promotion of French is not limited to the classroom. Her active membership in the Cercle Jeanne Mance provides her with additional opportunities to foster the French language and Franco-American culture and traditions outside the classroom in a more social environment.