A JUNIOR HIGH TEACHER from Manteca Unified School District will be honored during the San Francisco 49ers preseason football game Saturday at Levi’s Stadium for his dedication to students. 

Joseph Rasmussen, a teacher at Lathrop Elementary School, which serves students through eighth grade, was nominated by the vice principal at Walter Woodward Elementary School to be named as a “San Francisco 49ers’ Teacher of the Game.”

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Victoria Franco is a Stockton-based reporter covering the diverse news around the Central Valley as part of the Report for America program. As a Stockton native, Franco is proud to cover stories within her community and report a variety of coverage. She is a San Jose State University alumna with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism. In her collegiate years she was Managing Editor for the Spartan Daily. From her time at the Spartan Daily she helped lead her staff to California College Media Awards and a General Excellence first place. Victoria encourages readers to email her story tips and ideas at victoria.franco@baycitynews.com.