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Call me Sergeant
RESERVE – Soldiers of the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 1084th Transportation Company in Reserve, were promoted by the 165th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion during September drill.
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Riverside Academy brought home the trophies
Riverside Academy was well represented at 4-H Achievement day. They placed first in T-shirt design, scrapbook, song, yell and outstanding meetings. They also placed second in the penny drive. Riverside was awarded trophies for participating in at least five projects and one project with a special theme. Members are (first row, left to right) Maegan Hymel, Robbie Duhe, Kolbi Johnson, Tanner Louque, (second row, left to right) Cody Hoffpauir, Samantha Falgoust, Paige Bivona, Heath Harvey, Ali Vicknair, Leila Ahmad and Annie Kennedy.
Local crowned in Natchitoches
LaPlace native Ron’eeka Allyce Hill was crowned as the 2009 Miss Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival Queen.
Locals artists show off their talent
Louisiana Artist Association held a Member’s exhibit recently, at Mocha Latte Restaurant in Destrehan. The winners were first place under glass, Claire Olivier, first place not under glass, William Crowell, second place under glass, Myrle Van, second place not under glass, Pat Caraccioli, third place under glass, Diane Rucci, third place not under glass, Sandy Hartigan, first honorable mention under glass, Rachel Mayeur, first honorable mention not under glass, Joyce Laporte, second honorable mention under glass, Olga Bannister, and second honorable mention not under glass,Audrey Giardina. The art show will remain hanging at the restaurant until October 3.
Ory’s students of the month for September
John L. Ory Communication and Magnet Elementary School announces its PBS students of the month for September 2009 in kindergarten through eighth-grade.
Local is crowned Miss Pre-Teen Baton Rouge
Macy Badeaux, daughter of Helen Badeaux and the late Timothy Badeaux of Garyville was crowned Miss Pre-Teen Baton Rouge. Upon winning this year’s nationals’ preliminary pageant, she received a trip to Orlando, Fla., to compete in the 2009 Cities of America National Pageant competition. She was also crowned Junior Miss Gonzales at this year’s Jambalaya festival. Macy now resides in Gonzales and attends St. Theresa of Avial School.
A ‘Star’ student at DHS
Taylor Wyble, a junior at Destrehan High School, was chosen over hundreds of students to attend “STAR.” STAR is a free, educational summer camp sponsored by the Academics Division of Ochsner Health System. It provides qualified high school students with a unique opportunity to learn about the latest advancements in medicine and healthcare from Oschner’s physicians, nurses and administrators.
St. Charles Parish Library offering Brainfuse’s HelpNow for live online homework help
With a new school year just beginning, the St. Charles Parish Library is proud to offer its patrons online access to expert tutors through the HelpNow program from Brainfuse, Inc., one of the nation’s leading providers of online tutoring services. Students in grades 3 through 12, as well as those taking introductory college courses, are able to interact one-to-one with a trained tutor for academic assistance in math, science, English, and social studies through HelpNow.
St. Peter Chanel kindergarteners hit the ground running
The Kindergarteners in Mrs. Andrea’s and new teacher Mrs. Karlie’s classes.
Hahnville High presents ‘Miss Nelson is Missing’
The Hahnville High School Drama Club will present “Miss Nelson is Missing” by Jeffrey Hatcher, based on the popular children’s book by Harry Allard, starring St. Charles Parish teacher of the year Eugenie Smith as Miss Nelson, the too nice teacher who can’t control her crazy classroom until the evil Miss Swamp arrives.
‘We’re off to see the wizard’
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Celebrating 60 years
Walter and Shirley Brown celebrated their 60th anniversary on Aug. 14. They were married Aug. 14, 1949, in Linchburg, Va. They have three children, Pamela Sue Brown, Sherry Rae Thomptson and George.
2009 Miss and Teen Andouille Queen contestants
The 2009 Miss Andouille Queen and Teen Miss Andouille Queen pageant will be at 7 p.m. tonight at the St. John Theatre in Reserve. Tickets are $8 can be purchased today before the Pageant starting at 6:30 p.m.
Keep Louisiana Beautiful announces poster design contest for students
Baton Rouge – Keep Louisiana Beautiful is sponsoring its first poster design contest for students statewide. The contest will kick off on Monday, Sept. 28, with a call for entries. Middle and high school students (grades 7-12) are eligible to enter through Friday, Oct. 16.
Auditions for ‘Toy Camp’
St John Theatre will hold auditions for their upcoming musical, “Toy Camp.”
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