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St. Edmund students and faculty celebrated Christmas with a Christmas spirit dress day recently.

Deanna Poullard was selected selected first-place winner on the door decorating contest at Goodhope Place Apartments. Also recognized were Barbara Leday, second place, and Maire Scott, third place.

“Tis the season to be jolly,” but Louisiana, like the rest of the nation, produces more waste in December than any other month.

Live fresh Christmas trees are beautiful and the smell or aroma of a fresh pine, or any other variety tree is nice.

The Eunice Fire Department held a coloring contest for Glendale Elementary students to participate. The Golden Ticket winners were Alyslynn McQuirter, left, and Harley Miller.

Heidi Istre, a first grader at Highland Elementary was named a golden ticket winner of the Eunice Fire Department sponsored coloring contest. Her ticket gets her a ride on the fire truck during Eunice Christmas parade.

Highland Elementary participated in a coloring contest sponsored by the Eunice Fire Department. The two top winners were Heidi Istre and Jordan Reed.

Students at East Elementary recently participated in a Fire Prevention coloring contest sponsored by the Eunice Police Department. Winners will have the pleasure of riding on the fire truck with Santa Claus during the Kiwanis Christmas Parade.

Parents of students at East Elementary were invited to participate in Parents Night recently. During the event, teachers demonstrated for the parents strategies that they teach students in order for them to be more successful in the classroom.

St. Edmund students were inducted into the St. Ed National Honor Society on Nov. 16. On Nov. 16, students were inducted into St. Edmund National Honor Society.