December 2016
Around the hallways she’s known as “Miss P,” but
Petersen is more than just a French teacher. She’s
a wife, a mother to three, and, more recently, a
grandmother. Petersen enjoys spending time with
her family. Her husband, Chuck Petersen,
otherwise known as Coach P, is the OLu football
coach. She has three kids: Chase, Brady, and
Natalie. Her eldest son, Chase, lives in Texas with
his wife and baby boy, Chance. Brady is a
sophomore at the Naval Academy, and Natalie is
a freshman at Orange Coast College.
way she makes French intriguing and engaging.
“Mrs. Petersen adds a fun element to learning,
specifically when she teaches us a new concept
through visual learning,” Coustaut said. Petersen
adds flavor to the world of French and works
hard so her students can walk out having learned
French with a smile.
Petersen’s legacy at Orange Lutheran has only
just begun. In her five years at Orange Lutheran,
she’s already influenced and inspired so many
students and other teachers in the way that she
teaches and in her investment in her students.
In my experience as her student, Petersen’s class
is engaging and fun. Kaley Coustaut, junior
who was in Petersen’s French 3 class, likes the
In her free time when she’s not teaching French, Petersen enjoys spending time with her family. Pictured
(Left to Right): Brady Petersen (‘13), Roya Petersen, Natalie Petersen (‘16), Chance Petersen, Chuck
Petersen, Chase Petersen
Photo Courtesy of Roya Petersen
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