Every year we award a teacher that embodies an outstanding Catholic educator at our annual Celebration of Catholic Schools.
They must be a role model; An outstanding human being; have a major influence in the lives of students; show concern with the faith development as well as the physical, mental and emotional development of students; and encourage students to improve their abilities and talents
2025-2026 Outstanding Educator of the Year.
Kiley Leonard, middle school language arts teacher at St. Joseph Catholic School in Bowling Green, smiles with superintendent David Kessler after Leonard received the 2025 Outstanding Catholic School Educator of the Year Award on July 25 at Celebration of Catholic Schools in Madisonville. Read more
We strive to teach students how to integrate their faith into daily life and cultivate a caring attitude towards their community and all of God’s creation. We want to express our heartfelt gratitude to our teachers and staff for their unwavering dedication to this mission and ministry. May God bless each of you, and may the Holy Spirit continue to guide us in fulfilling our mission.
The mission of the Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Owensboro is to share in the Church’s mission: to proclaim the message of Jesus Christ as lived out in the Catholic Church, which creates a worshiping community of believers whose service is a witness of their Christian love. Catholic School educators have a commitment to students, to the ministry of teaching, and to the community. The Catholic school educator makes the well-being of students the foundation of all decisions and actions, performs teaching responsibilities with diligence and integrity, and believes the Catholic school community is both an agent of appropriate change and a preserver of basic tradition.
Diocese of Owensboro Catholic Schools Office
David Kessler, Superintendent Leah Mullins, Administrative Assistant
Contact any one of our Catholic schools, or call the Catholic Schools Office at 270-683-1545 to learn more.