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connect education catholic high
students
compete for national merit schol arship eleven catholic high
school
(chs) seniors are 2019 national merit scholarship semifinalists, and six have been recognized as commended
students
in the national merit program. about 1.6 million
students
entered the 2019 competition, and about 16,000 seniors nationwide are semifinalists, including the highest scorers in each state. chs semifinalists are grant alumbaugh, eli barbin, everett bonner, isaak dawson, allen duggar, jack fuselier, reece lantz, jacob limbocker, carson mack, joseph mengis and nicholas robert. chs commended
students
are hunter antie, kyle becnel, hunter doiron, sean kennedy jr., caleb sanders and philip tullier. ascension outreach to english learners communit y a new effort is under way at ascension public
school
s to better connect with parents of english as a second language
students
and community members. the system?s english learners staff have created a bilingual facebook page in spanish and english, established weekly parent and community classes, and are organizing special parent meetings to make information more accessible and improve two-way communication. about 500 ascension
students
, or two percent, are in the el program, most speaking spanish as their first language. about 10 percent speak other languages including vietnamese, chinese, arabic, romanian, turkish, russian and mayan. ? facebook.com/apsbelcommunity two denham springs campuses to be demolished
students
, parents, past and present educators, and community leaders gathered on the campuses of southside elementary and southside junior high to say farewell to the denham springs campuses, which are being demolished after being heavily damaged during the august 2016 flood. the federal emergency management agency recently approved a funding plan for the
school
district to rebuild both
school
s, which is expected to take three years. the
school
s will be rebuilt on the junior high?s 27-acre site and will share some facilities. ebr sophomores learn about technology careers the east baton rouge career & technical education center (ctec) hosted 10th graders at its inaugural career & tech day, giving
students
the chance to learn from industry professionals about technology-based college and career opportunities. careers explored included operations, automotive, electrical, heating and air conditioning, cybersecurity, programming, networking, emergency medicine, nursing and carpentry.
students
participated in stem activities and toured ctec and the baton rouge community college automotive training center. ctec is a new, state-of-the-art
school
offering hands-on learning opportunities and courses to train high
school
students
in technology and the crafts. ? ebrctec.com ebr
gifted
& talented extravaganza families from across east baton rouge parish were able to experience the extraordinary found in the
gifted
and talented programs offered by the
school
system at its
gifted
and talented extravaganza event. interactive activities, art, theater and musical experiences were on display as parents and
students
learned about
gifted
and talented teaching methods and techniques and how they differ from magnet and traditional classes. staff answered questions about how to best prepare for
gifted
identification screening and testing. the
gifted
program has services for children from three years through 12th grade. ? ebr
school
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