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EHS gift baskets senior project

Myra Miller
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Eunice High seniors Jaslyn Randall, left, La’dayshea Senegal, and Andrelyn Morrison donated gift baskets as their senior project to a family in need in the community. They completed their project on March 8. (Submitted photo)

East students recite poem at program

Myra Miller
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
McKenzie and McKinley Douglas, second grade students at East Elementary in Merline Bollich’s class, recited a poem to start off the school’s Black History Program. The students are with Principal Gina LaGrange. (Submitted photo)

Class Act Student of the Week

Myra Miller
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
This week’s Student of the Week is Luke Andrepont, a senior at Eunice High School. His parents are Donna and Lloyd Andrepont. If you had to live in another part of the world, where would you want to live and why? I would like to live in Florida because of the beautiful weather.

Attention all graduating seniors

Myra Miller
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Graduation is approaching soon and much is needed ahead of time for the newspaper’s special graduation edition. Eunice High and St. Edmund seniors are to email their senior bios.

Cormier at Liberty Saturday

Myra Miller
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
The “Rendez-vous des Cajuns” Cajun Music Radio & TV show Saturday at the Liberty Center at 6 p.m. will have a performance by Sheryl Cormier & Cajun Sound. Admission is $5 at the door. Show starts at 6 p.m. The Liberty opens at 4 p.m. Starting at 10 a.m.

Don’t mistake a shamrock for a clover

Myra Miller
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
St. Patrick’s Day celebration is Sunday. Did you know? All shamrocks are clovers, but not all clovers are shamrocks. The home and garden resource The Spruce indicates that the term “shamrock” comes from the Gaelic word seamrog, meaning “little clover.

Ash Wednesday fish dinners at St. Mathilda

Myra Miller
Saturday, March 9, 2019
The Knights and Ladies Auxiliary of St. Peter Claver at St. Mathilda Church held Ash Wednesday Fish Dinner plate lunches from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. with pickup at the Bishop Ceaser Center. A donation of $8 included a lunch of fish courbouillon, fried fillet fish, sweet peas and a dessert.

St. Ed students named winners at VFW event

Myra Miller
Saturday, March 9, 2019
St. Edmund Catholic School students participated in the VFW Post 8971 annual essay contest. The theme for the essay was “How I Honor Veterans,” for three fifth-grade students.