Shirley Newman
Teacher, St. Thomas More School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Future City Competition Teacher

2000: St. Thomas More School, Baton Rouge, LA
Winner of Louisiana regional competition

2001: St. Thomas More School, Baton Rouge, LA
Winner of Houston regional competition

2002: St. Thomas More School, Baton Rouge, LA
Winner of Texas-Dallas/Fort Worth regional competition

2003: St. Thomas More School, Baton Rouge, LA
Winner of Louisiana regional competition
Second Place, National Finals

2004: St. Thomas More School, Baton Rouge, LA
Winner of Louisiana regional competition

2005: St. Thomas More School, Baton Rouge, LA
Winner of Louisiana regional competition
Future City National Champions

2006: St. Thomas More School, Baton Rouge, LA
Winner of Louisiana regional competition
Fifth Place, National Finals

2007: St. Thomas More School, Baton Rouge, LA
Winner of Louisiana regional competition

Shirley Newman teaches English and French and serves as Level Chair at St. Thomas More School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and is a technical writer for the Baton Rouge Police Force.  In her career she has taught middle school, high school, and college in Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana.  She holds a B.A. in English and French and a Masters in Education from the University of Southern Mississippi.  Among her career honors are Phi Theta Kappa, the National Scholastic Fraternity, Lambda Iota Tau, the National Literary Society, Phi Delta Phi, the National French Honor Society, and inclusion in Who's Who in America, Who’s Who of American Women, and Who’s Who of American Educators.  In her free time she enjoys off-shore fishing with her family on the Mississippi Coast.