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Homecoming court named at St. Edmund High School

St. Edmund Catholic High School named its homecoming court. Senior maids include, seated, from left, Mary Beth LaFleur, Savannah DeVillier, freshmen maids; Olivia Moreau, Ashley Bertrand, sophomore maids; and CynClaire Trahan and Aubriana York, junior maids.

Grandparents Day at St. Ed

St. Edmund students celebrated grandparents on Sept. 13. Grandparents attended Mass with elementary students and student body, and following Mass, grandparents had the opportunity to visit their grandchildren’s classrooms. Dr. Ben Miller, left, and his grandson Ben Miller, who is in second-grade.

DARE program at Central Middle

Central Middle School kicked off its 2017-2018 DARE program for fifth-graders on Sept. 11. Central Middle School has the largest DARE participation for fifth-graders in the St. Landry Parish School District.

AgCenter program helps seniors, children move more

By Karol Osborne at kosborne@agcenter.lsu.edu OAK GROVE — From babies to boomers, the West Carroll Parish community is embracing healthy living through active lifestyles and healthful eating as part of the LSU AgCenter-sponsored Healthy Communities initiative.

LSU AgCenter horticulturist suggests propagate bromeliads with pups

By Dan Gill LSU AgCenter Horticulturist Bromeliads are a beautiful family of tropical plants, many of which possess colorful foliage, beautiful flowers or both. With their many shapes and colors and ease of culture, once you have one bromeliad you are likely to want more.

Eunice High announces homecoming court

Eunice High School announces its homecoming court senior maids. Eunice High School will celebrate Homecoming on Oct. 6 with a game against the Port Barre Red Devils. The Eunice High homecoming parade is set for Oct. 5 at 5 p.m.

International Literacy Day at Highland

Highland Elementary students participated and recognized International Literacy Day on Sept. 8. First graders in Caroline Thomas’ class studied the different world countries.

Highland receives literacy grant

Viola Bellard, a computer lab facilitator at Highland Elementary, was chosen to receive the Dollar General literacy grant. The $2,500 grant was written by Bellard and the funds will be used to help promote literacy at the school. (Submitted Photo)

EHS senior Johnson assists in Harvey rescue

Eunice High School senior Caleb Johnson as his senior project helped a St. Mary Fire Department crew to help rescue Harvey affected families on Aug. 26. Johnson was part of the boat team crew and rescued those in need. (Submitted Photo)

Class Act Student of the Week

This week’s Student of the Week is Lindsey Gaspard, a sixth grader at Central Middle School. Her parents are Robert and Kim Gaspard. If you had to live in another part of the world, where would you want to live and why?