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connect / e d u c at i o n southern university makes south
african
connection southern university?s newly formed nelson mandela college of government and social sciences recently introduced a new curriculum, programs, and international opportunities. ?our goal is to become more expansive and create additional opportunities for our student body and faculty,? says damien ejigiri, dean of the new program. ?the curriculum now extends beyond foreign government relationships and presents recruitment and academic connections with
african
countries.? dean ejigiri has established a relationship with the south
african
ambassador to the united states, mninwa j. mahlangu, who has openly declared the forging of a connection between the college and south
african
government. pbs cheerleaders win at camp parkview baptist middle
school
cheerleaders recently participated in a camp at crowne plaza in baton rouge. the girls spent a week learning new routines and skills for this
school
year. they walked away with a first place trophy and the recognition of being a gold superior team based on their evaluations at camp, and three girls were selected as all american cheerleaders. teaching cursive handwriting in
school
s louisiana's public
school
classrooms will be required to teach cursive writing to students when the new
school
year begins. this requires public
school
s and charter
school
s to introduce cursive writing instruction by the third grade, and instruction will continue through 12th grade. students selected to volunteer at woman?s hospital the ?ahec of a summer? volunteer program at woman's hospital provides students with the opportunity to participate in health-related volunteer work and explore career interests in the medical field. they are able to obtain knowledge and experience from healthcare professional mentors, field trips, workshops, and guest lecturers. the following students were selected for the summer of 2017: destinee nguyen and laiba iqbal of lee magnet
high
school
; lauren haywood, paulina bourgeois, kaitlyn landry, and trey parker of st. michael the archangel
high
school
; tori davis, kailey martin, and stella wilson of dutchtown
high
school
; kari stephens, ateshi bhatt, and reshma soundharrajan of baton rouge magnet
high
school
; annie mcrae and alex gardiner of lsu laboratory
school
; and cassidy boutte of east ascension
high
school
. smhs announces college guards four seniors on the st. michael
high
school
flag team will be on college color guard teams next year. congratulations to meagan luquette who will attend ull, alexandra freeman and bridget gaudin who will attend lsu, and lydia varisco who will attend northwestern. 3 4 b r p a r e n t s . c o m | a u g u s t 2 0 1 7
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