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Senior Genesis Rodas (French, 2016) has received the Escadrille Louisiane program's Teaching Assistantship in France for 2016-2017. This Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF), sponsored by the French Ministry of Education, for the 2016-2017 academic year, will place Genesis in Rennes, France, at the Académie de Rennes. In addition, she is sponsored through CODOFIL, the Council on the Development of French in Louisiana, to attend classes at the Université de Rennes, to begin her Masters in Teaching degree in French. Upon return, Genesis will teach French in southern Louisiana while continuing her studies for the Masters. This is a prestigious award through both local government and the French Ministry of Education. Félicitation, Genesis!