Trent named Teacher of the Year at Eunice High

Coach Robert Trent is the 2016 Teacher of the Year at Eunice High School.
Trent is in his 40th year of teaching with over 30 years coaching.
He established the first chapter charter of Fellowships of Christian Athletes at Eunice High School and was “Huddle Coach of the Year” as well as FCS Huddle of Distinction.
He is the director for FCA for over 20 years at EHS.
Coach Trent has also established the following: back to school supply drives; school wide food drives; FCA service projects; Faith House Christmas projects; Mentoring Men (St. Landry’s first).
Over the years, he has also won the following awards: JK Haynes Coach of the Year Award; Several District Coach of the Year Awards; St. Landry Parish Coach of the Year Award; and LHSAA 25 Year Service Award.
Trent is an active member in his community. He serves at the St. Paul United Methodist Church as a church lay servant; Youth Challenged Program; Camp Beauregard mentor; St. Paul Community Health Fair coordinator; St. Paul Community Men Fellowship Program; mentor for the Action vs Word Community Group; committee member for the Acadiana District Ministry Team and Agape Love Feast director for St. Paul United Methodist Church.
Principal Mitch Fontenot says, “Coach Trent has spent 40 plus years mentoring and shaping the lives of students at Eunice High School.
“Always looking for a challenge, Coach Trent would often focus on those hard to reach students struggling with life, school, or many other issues.
“He has made the difference in so many students’ lives over the years in which many of these students would have gone down the wrong path in life otherwise.
“Out of my many years of nominating Teacher of the Year, Coach Trent is the most deserving through a lifetime of giving of himself to his students and to Eunice High School.
“I am proud to announce Coach Robert Trent as Eunice High School’s Teacher of the Year.”
Coach Trent is pleased to learn of this honor. “I’m honored to receive this recognition, and to represent Eunice High. I like to think I’m representing this community and my home community and friends also.”
Coach Trent will now advance to parish competition later this year.