RICHMOND — Shane O’Brien has been named August Teacher of the Month at Edison High School. Coach O’Brien has roots in Edison as a 2012 graduate and continued his football career at Mount Union University. He graduated from West Liberty University in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology and currently teaches weightlifting and serves as head football coach at EHS. This is his third season at the helm for the Wildcats after serving as an assistant coach for four years under coaches Derrick Stickles and Nate Moses. He managed to lead the Wildcats to a 31-29 victory over Toronto during this year’s season opener and has also coached track and wrestling while at Edison.

He is the son of Dave and Jenney O’Brien and is currently dating head cheerleading coach Madison Brown. O’Brien also enjoys health and fitness.