
Leah Lechleiter-Luke with State Superintendent Tony Evers. Courtesy Dept. of Public InstructionMAUSTON, Wisconsin (WXOW) - A Mauston High School teacher will represent the state in the national Teacher of the Year competition.
Leah Lechleiter-Luke teaches Spanish at the school. Last month, she was named Wisconsin Teacher of the Year.
In honor of her selection, the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation awarded Lechleiter-Luke $6,000. She'd been awarded $3,000 for her state achievement.