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Lily Navarra

English Education Grades 6-12, BA

Inspired by a lifelong love for reading and her English teacher mom, Lily Navarra is on her way to helping kids find confidence in reading and writing.

Southeastern Louisiana University

April 18, 2023

Lily Navarra

As a small child, Lily Navarra began exploring the English papers and materials her teacher mom brought home. By age seven—already pouring through Robert Frost and having a book with her wherever she went—she was determined to follow in her mom’s footsteps and become a high school English teacher.

Now she is well on her way to helping youngsters develop their own love for reading and writing—building in them confidence and skills they can use daily for the rest of their lives.

Action Plan

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Join the ranks of the Thirteen Club, Southeastern’s first honors society founded in 1928.

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Become a leader as a member of the Collegiate Panhellenic Council.

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Help promote the power of education by participating in a video for the National Institute of Excellence in Teaching.

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Be named to the Future Educator Honor Roll.

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Take home the College of Education’s Outstanding Service Award.

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