After reading the following article, courtesy of Newspaper Metro, it got me thinking about age.
I’m blessed that my parents are still living and physically healthy. Dad is 86 and mom is 87. I hope and pray that I follow suit.
Tina Thomas, left, and Ronnie Lee, volunteer servers at St. Mathilda Catholic Church’s Bishop Ceaser Center, prepared plate lunches of fried catfish, fish courtbouillon, sweet peas, and a dessert on Ash Wednesday.
East Elementary held its Black History Month celebration with a guest speaker Ladonte Murphy, right, an attorney from Opelousas. He spoke about the contributions made to American history by African-Americans.
Eunice High School seniors Kaitlyn LaFleur, left, Le’Hya Bellard and Aryanna Guillory did a car wash on Feb. 11 in Eunice as their senior project. All donations collected the team bought hygiene products and canned goods to the Welcome Home.
Kindergarten classes at Highland Elementary celebrated 100 days of school with activities focusing on the number 100 and by dressing as 100-year-old people. From left are Joseph Thibodeaux and Jordan Reed. (Photo Submited)
Joshua Simien, left, and Caleb Arceneaux, both students at Central Middle School placed at a Black History Quiz Bowl held Feb. 25. Simien placed first and Arceneaux placed second. The event was sponsored by the St.
March
Andrea Charlier, Caleb Plunkett, March 25, 6 p.m., Le Barn Rouge, Lafayette.
May
Aungelle Fontenot, Trent Vidrine, May 26, 7 p.m., St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Eunice.
St. Edmund High School students competed at the District Rally at LSU Eunice and placed first in their designated event.
St. Edmund Catholic School honored its Christians of the Month for the fourth term of the school year. In front, from left are Hunter Wordsworth, Stella Aucoin, Carter Kelly, Molly Manuel and Liam Oliver.
Sixth grade (All A's)
Joshua Boudreaux, Alice Brown, Helen Brown, Madison Comeau, Ethan Daigle, Anna Fruge, Kaidynce Manuel, Laura-Kate Manuel, Julia Zaunbrecher
Sixth grade (A & B Honor Roll)