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Class Act Student of the Week

This week’s Student of the Week is Gabby Fontenot, a junior at St. Edmund Catholic High School. Her parents are Mitch and Julie Fontenot. If you had to live in another part of the world, where would you want to live and why?

‘Souperbowl’ Friday at Eunice High School

On Feb. 3 Eunice High School students generously donated for “Souperbowl” Friday. Students “paid” to wear football jerseys or football tops with jeans by donating cans of soup. All donations were given to the Eunice Food Bank.

Eunice High senior project at Welcome House

Eunice High School senior Shamara Ricketts performed her senior project at the Welcome House in Maxie. Ricketts volunteered and assisted the director, Stacy Miller, left, with the children’s Christmas Eve event. Ricketts, center, handed out gifts and organized children’s games. (Photo Submitted)

Hebert at Liberty Saturday

The “Rendez-vous des Cajuns” Cajun Music Radio & TV show Saturday at the Liberty Center at 6 p.m. will feature a performance by J R Hebert and The Maurice Playboys. Show starts at 6 p.m. The Liberty opens at 4 p.m. Tickets are $5. Starting at 10 a.m.

Chocolates and Valentine’s Day

I will eat chocolate next week because it’s Valentine’s Day Tuesday. I will buy myself a small box of chocolates and plan to enjoy every last bite! Did you ever wonder how chocolates came about and why they are a traditional gift on Valentine’s Day?

Students of the Year, Teachers of Year at St. Edmund Catholic School

St. Edmund Catholic School honored its 2016-2017 Students of the Year, fifth-grader, eighth-grader, and twelfth-grader student were chosen. Each year, St. Edmund Catholic School participates in the Louisiana Department of Education’s Student of the Year Program.

Super Spellers at East Elementary

East Elementary named its January Operation Greatness Super Speller Awardees. Students include, seated, from left, Kristen Semien, Saigen Johnson, Adilee Dupre, Isaac Guillory, Collin Fontenot and Taven Vanzant.

St. Edmund students welcome guest speaker

Brett Manuel, father of two St. Edmund students, Davis, a second grader; and Molly, a pre-k student, was a guest speaker in Ali Cormier and Mary Joubert’s classroom during Catholic School’s Week, celebrated the week of Jan. 30. Manuel is an alumni of St. Edmund Catholic School.

Hard As Nails missionary team at St. Edmund

On Jan. 26, Hard As Nails missionary team visited with St. Edmund’s fifth through twelfth grade students. The missionary team’s theme was “Win It All”. As part of the demonstration are St. Edmund students Jacques Richard and Noah Russell. (Photo Submitted)

Camellia Garden Stroll scheduled Feb. 19

By: Johnny Morgan, jmorgan@agcenter.lsu.edu HAMMOND – The annual Camellia Garden Stroll at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station will be held on Feb. 19 from 1 to 4 p.m.