Faculty and Staff

VIRGINIA BERTHELOT. ART TEACHER.
MASTER'S DEGREES: ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY AND NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY.

Virginia Berthelot is the Middle and Upper School art teacher. A professional artist and educator, Virginia has taught kindergarten through twelfth grade art for nearly two decades. She was the art teacher at Denham Springs High School for many years, teaching AP Art History, AP Art & Design, Drawing and Painting. In addition to teaching at LSU Laboratory School and Walker High School, she also taught virtually with University View Academy. Most recently, she worked with kindergarten artists at Northwestern Elementary School. Virginia earned a bachelor’s degree in visual arts from Southeastern Louisiana University. She also earned a master’s degree in gifted, talented and creative education from Arkansas State University and a Master of Arts in Art at Northwestern State University. She is currently pursuing a painting certificate from Rhode Island School of Design. Virginia is a member of the Louisiana and National Art Education Association, the Baton Rouge Arts Council and a past board member of the Louisiana State Arts Council.