One teacher from each of the 23 Catholic schools in the diocese received an award for Excellence in Catholic Education. The diocesan Office of Catholic Schools hosted the awards dinner April 25 at St. Michael the Archangel, Glen Allen. Bishop Barry C. Knestout celebrated Mass at 4:15 p.m., and the awards ceremony was preceded by a happy hour and dinner for award winners and guests. Four teachers were selected for special awards. Kristin Baxley, of Roanoke Catholic School; Jenni Gray, of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School; and Kristin Patterson, of Catholic High School, all received diocesan awards. Emily Pauler, of Portsmouth Catholic School, was awarded the top honor, the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award. “Catholic schoolteachers are not…