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Eunice High Blood drive senior project

Eunice High School seniors Daijah Bushnell, left, Jessie Folse, Kathleen Richardson, Jessica Porter, Jercinder Reed, and Damian Comeaux held a blood drive Feb. 18 at the Eunice Walmart parking lot with all blood donations given to help Anais Alleman, a junior student at Notre Dame High School.

A barbecue Eunice High senior project

Eunice High seniors Rance Broussard, left, Lesslie Edwards, Johnathan Brown, their mentor Glenda Adkins and Jason Bellard held a barbecue plate lunches fundraiser on March 4 from 10:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Word Ministries parking lot. Donations of $10 each were accepted. All proceeds went to St.

Stacking a cup competition at St. Francis

During Catholic Schools Week at St. Francis stuents celebrated by having an afternoon of games for every age group. Cookies and lemonade was also served. Stacking a cup competors were, from left, Drake Hardy, Tanner Savoie and Giffin Hebert, all eighth-graders. (Submitted Photo)

A Financial Literacy speaker at St. Edmund

Brandi Morrison with the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance presented a Financial Literacy to St. Edmund High seniors. The topics included money management, budgeting, credit, credit cards, identity theft, banking, student loans and interest.

Attention all graduating seniors

Graduation is right around the corner 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.

Birth Announcements

Sawyer Israel Melaina Reed and Jacob Israel of Mamou announce the birth of their son, Sawyer Knox Israel, born at Acadian Medical Center on Feb. 28 weighing 7 pounds and 12 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Melissa and Manny Dunlap and Byron and Nina Reed of Mamou.

Golden Mouse awards at East Elementary

These East Elementary students earned February’s Operation Greatness’ Golden Mouse Awards in the computer lab. Seated, in front, from left, are Lily Osburn, Kierstan Hinds, Waler Duhon, Chance Ortego, Nathan Clark and Noah Lejeune.

East Elementary students earn attendance awards

East Elementary students were rewarded February’s Operation Greatness’ Awesome Attendance awards. From left, are Cullen Babineaux, Kamille Bergeron, De’Mari Johnson, Brayston Ballew and Zayden Manuel. (Submitted Photo)

Big Bang Behavior award given to East Elementary students

East Elementary held its February Operation Greatness event with different awards presented to students. Above are students who earned a Big Bang Behavior award.

The Kings of Cajun Accordion Liberty Saturday

The “Rendez-vous des Cajuns” Cajun Music Radio & TV show Saturday at the Liberty Center at 6 p.m. will feature performances by The Kings of Cajun Accodions, featuring Joel Sonnier, Walter Mouton, Andrew Cormier and Wayne Toups. Show starts at 6 p.m. The Liberty opens at 4 p.m. Tickets are $5.