Menn named as Teacher of the Year

TEACHER OF THE YEAR–Red Bud High School teacher Bill Menn, center, was recently recognized as a VFW District 14 Teacher of the Year. Pictured presenting him the award are Red Bud VFW Post Quartermaster Larry Ehlers, at left, and Post Commander Clarence Nail, at right.

VFW District 14 Teacher of the Year Chair Mick Cohagan recently announced Bill Menn as this year’s district Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher of the Year for the high school category.

Menn is a special eduction teacher at Red Bud High School.

He received a specially engraved plaque and check from VFW District 14. And the district has sent his teaching package to the Illinois VFW Department for judging at the state level.

For more on Menn, please see this week’s print edition.