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Student of the Year named at Eunice High

Caroline T. Mire is Student of the Year at Eunice High School. Mire, a senior, at the high school campus, has a long list of school honors, academic awards and achievements, and extra curricular activities, she has accomplished. Mire has competed at St.

Eat turkey year round

Turkey is much more than just a Thanksgiving staple. Did you know that turkey is lower in calories and fat and higher in protein than chicken? Turkey also is versatile, as it can be baked, boiled, stir-fried, grilled, ground, chopped for salads and sliced for sandwiches.

Angel Tree at Sacred Heart

Amanda Guidry of Church Point selects an angel off of an Angel Tree at Chris’ Sacred Heart Christian Book Store & Gifts Saturday. The Angel Tree is accented with different colored paper angels with residents’ names from OakLane and their Christmas wish lists. One can go by the gift store, at 1701 W.

A shopper at Noel On Prairie

Holding a handful of selected items during Noel On The Prairie is Victoria Fontenot of Basile. Fontenot found deals at Cinderella’s Cottage & Gifts.

Noel On The Prairie in Eunice

The 18th annual Noel On The Prairie shopping spree in Eunice was held Saturday and some stores were opened on Sunday. Shoppers browsed at 31 participating merchants for gift ideas and more. At Maple Avenue Pharmacy & Gifts, from left, are Renee Melder, Heather Melder and Jan Pullin.

Book Character Day celebrated at Eunice Elementary

Book Character Day was celebrated at Eunice Elementary on Oct. 31. The school’s staff dressed as a favorite book character. From left, are Jennifer Perkins, Special education paraprofessional, as Olaf, and Kim Gaspard, Special education teacher, as Thing 1 from Dr. Suess. (Submitted Photo)

Physical science project at St. Edmund High

During the week of Oct. 30, students in St. Edmund physical science classes were to research or design and conduct activities demonstrating physical and chemical changes. From left, are Anna Belle Fontenot, Pierson Brown, Drayson Laughlin, Lauren Andrepont, Matthew Berzas and Hannah Boudreaux.

Central Middle School students say no to bullying

Central Middle School students recently participated in an Anti-Bullying Art contest. In the front row, from left, are Kaylee Gaspard, Daisjdrion Hill, Caleeah Fontenot, Madison Mitchell, Adria Guillory, Caleb Arceneaux, Gabbie Miller, Jayde Andrepont and Paige Freeman.

Class Act Student of the Week

This week’s Student of the Week is Angelle Ortego, a senior at Eunice High School. Her parents are Joey and Amanda Ortego. If you had to live in another part of the world, where would you want to live and why?

Birth Announcements

Kynadi Davis Blaiklyn Paige DuPont and Ronald Michael Wayne Davis of Basile announce the birth of their daughter, Kynadi Alyse Davis, born at Acadian Medical Center on Nov. 9 weighing 6 pounds and 14 ounces.