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Mardi Gras in the River Parishes
Cathy Cartozza’s kindergarten class at St. Peter School in Reserve, was visited by King Du Monde XXXI, Charles Duhon. Duhon brought the students a King Cake, a Mardi Gras basketball throw and beads. He talked about what it felt like to be a King, and they got a first hand look at his crown and scepter. Pictured along with King Du Monde are (front row, left to right) Jacob Landry, Jules Dormain, Bryce Rodgers, Dani Aucoin (page and granddaughter to the King), Zachary Waguespack, Michaelah Roussel and Jenna Hickman; and (back row, left to right) Hannah Brady, Sophie Mason, Gabrielle Stoker, Sid Steib, Mallory Waguespack, Cathy Cartozza, King Duhon, Kaitlyn Reed, Lexi St. Pierre, Tiffany Williams and Sebastian Nguyen.
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Time for the next step
The St John Council on Aging in Reserve along with Director Cheryl Parquet (back right) recently celebrated the retirement of three of their employees (front row, left to right) Joyce Champagne - 30 years , Dolores Bossier - 29 years and (back left) Cecile McKinney - 30 years.
A simple reminder in your pocket
As I entered Wal-Mart early Thursday morning, the greeter, Mrs. Virginia Ursick, one of my favorite people, welcomed me with her usual pleasant “Good Morning” and friendly smile. I always stop to chat with her a few minutes.
Untie one another’s knotted shoelaces
The students that have passed through my classroom over the years have taught me many lessons. Allow me to share one of my favorite parables from my classroom.
SCB fights abortion in the nation’s capital
St. Charles Borromeo Fountain of Youth members carried this banner as they joined over 300,000 people from around the country in Washington D.C. for the 37th Annual March For Life. Thirty-seven years ago the Supreme Court voted in favor of the Roe v. Wade Bill to legalize abortion. The trip included participating in the Mass For Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception where more than 1,200 clergy processed in the church for over 45 minutes.
A lucky day all around
Siblings (left to right) Charo Bossier-Holden, Alfred “Peter” Bossier and Raquel Bossier-Cage met in Miami for the big game. While they had accomodations, they had no tickets, but luck was smiling on the St. John Parish natives as they found some tickets to the show on the last day. The smiling trio is pictured here in the stadium during the Super Bowl.
Far from a blank slate
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St. Joan of Arc students of the year
St. Joan of Arc Catholic School proudly presents the 2009-2010 Students of the Year. Eighth-grader Monica Guillot and fifth-grader Emily Eymard were selected based on academic excellence, extracurricular involvement and Christian conduct. Posing for a picture are (left to right) Principal Larry J. Bourgeois Jr., Monica Guillot, Emily Eymard and Fr. John Tran, Pastor of St. Joan of Arc Parish.
Keep yourself out of the box
Did I ever tell you about the 28 days that I spent in isolation? I was 33 years old, 350 miles away from home and undergoing treatment for acute leukemia.
Smokey Bear in St. John Parish
Smokey Bear visited Fifth Ward Elementary, LaPlace Elementary, East St. John Elementary, Emily C. Watkins Elementary, Lake Ponchartrain Elementary and John L. Ory Magnet to encourage students to practice fire safety. Patti Rodrigue, the local Agriculture in the Classroom coordinator, worked with the Louisiana Department of Forestry to bring Smokey Bear to St. John Parish. Malhon Doucet (right), an educational programs coordinator for LDAF, tells Smokey Bear’s (played by Bennett Waylan) story to the students of East St. John Elementary School. During a forest fire, Smokey climbed to the top of a tree; he was rescued by veterinarians and taken to the National Zoo in Washington D.C. He became an American Hero and the spokesperson for forest fire safety.
HMS capture four district awards in Young Authors Contest
Hurst Young Author’s winners competed with all middle schools in St. Charles Parish and earned the following awards, (front row, left to right) Ashley Frahm - first place in poetry, Elena Marino - second place in fiction and third place in non-fiction, (back row, left to right) Wil Gilmore - first place in non-fiction, Keston Blackman - third place in poetry, and Caleb Hempel - first place in fiction.
Ory students receive a lesson in being a gentlemen
Monica Brown, master teacher at John L. Ory Magnet School, takes on the persona of Luella Bates Washington Jones as she shares the lesson that Roger learns in Langston Hughes’s short story, “Thank You, M’am” with the sixth-graders in the JLO Gentlemen’s Club. During their weekly lunchtime meeting, the students ultimately tell Brown the story’s moral, people do not just see each of them as sixt-graders, but as the men they’re one day going to become.
Parades roll on in St. John
Krewe du Monde court float rolls down Greenwood in LaPlace.
ESJHS Krewe des Extraordinaires
LAPLACE – East St. John High School celebrated its second annual carnival ball at the St. John Civic Center Saturday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. Reigning over the ball, themed “Jazzing the Night Away,” was King Devell Fluence and Queen Tyleisha Bowser.
Harry Hurst students take a closer look
As part of the National Youth Leadership Council’s Generator Go Green Initiative Grant, 34 Hurst Middle eighthgraders participated in a Student Energy Auditor Training workshop presented by the Alliance to Save Energy from Washington DC. According to the United States Department of Energy, most school districts across the nation spend more on utilities than anything except for teacher salaries. Utilities are the largest single manageable item of a school budget. About 25 percent of the energy used in a typical school is wasted because of energy inefficiency in its systems and operations. Having the students trained as energy auditors and performing an audit on our school could lead to a monetary savings, but more importantly lead to using our natural resources more efficiently. During the training, students gained first-hand experience analyzing how energy is used at their school. Students learned about many aspects of energy efficiency and energy auditing and conducted real audits of selected areas in the school.
Working together
Students in Jannica Schmill's second grade class at Mimosa Park Elementary learn about sequencing. Pictured here (left to right) Dylan Naylor and Torie Cojoe work together to sequence pictures of events from a story read.
St. John Animal Shelter adoption day
Beginning this Saturday, Feb. 27, the St. John Animal Shelter will have a Special Adoption Day the last Saturday of every month from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
Follow what you learned in the first grade
A few years ago, I read that everything you need to know about life you learn in the first grade. It was a long list of do’s and don’ts.
A background on marbles
Remember when you were a child and played with marbles? How about when you see a marble, have you ever stopped to think about where they came from?
Baseball is in the air
“Take me out to the ball game; Take me out with the crowd.” It’s that time again. Baseball, the once great American pastime, is in the air. The major league teams are in spring training preparing for the season’s opening. College and high school teams start playing games next week and little league baseball, still a couple of months away, are organizing for another season.
AOL receive high marks at ‘District Day’
All 31 members of Ascension of Our Lord’s Jr. Beta Club participated in the Group Talent Competition at District Day. They were awarded a runner-up plaque. The theme of their performance was “Be a Clown.” The students danced, sang and performed tumbling acts and stunts. The students are (front row, left to right) Emily Bergeron and Jared James; (second row, left to right) Tyra Watkins, Paige Williams, Christopher Caldarera, Zachary Bell, Michael Roberts and Cameron Torres; (third row, left to right) Bailey Palmature, Katie Schloz, Kaitlyn Lowry, Hailey Naquin, Heather Rayneri, Robyn Caire, Angelie Matar and Kristen Trichell; and (back row, left to right) Fritzel Senauth, Charles LeDuff, Jordan Davis, Tyler Forsythe, Austin Douroux, Jeffrey Millet, Albert Hane, Michael Morton, Mario Young, Aaliyah Chopin, Nicholas Tamplain, Julianna Wagoner, Brittney Jacob, Eian Mitchell and Tia Giles.
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