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connect education friendship
bench
added to st. george pl ayground st. george
school
has a new piece of equipment on its playground, a friendship
bench
. donated by mike and karen leblanc, grandparents of six st. george
students
, jack, lee and jude dirks and annabelle, addison and amelia leblanc, the
bench
is a place for
students
who need a friend to play with to sit. when
students
see other kids sitting on the
bench
, they know to go invite them to play. the
bench
is decorated with student handprints and was completed by jenn prochaska?s art activity class. parkview baptist l aunches alternative education program parkview flex, providing a different type of learning at parkview baptist
school
, was launched as a pilot program after years of research and planning. built on an online curriculum with the same rigor of the
school
?s traditional program, flex has 14
students
testing this new way to do
school
. flex
students
work in rooms without desks; have more control over their lessons, readings and activities; and choose the order in which they complete assignments.
students
are developing stronger independent work ethics and have more ownership of their education. runnels
students
named national merit schol arship semifinalists four runnels high
school
seniors are semifinalists for the 2019 national merit scholarship. kayla evans, anna kadi, daniel mayeaux, and emma tooraen are among the top one percent of u.s. high
school
students
competing for scholarships worth more than $31 million. senior alex morgan qualified as a commended student and was recognized for outstanding academic promise but is not part of the competition going forward. finalists will be notified in february, and scholarship recipients are chosen from the finalists. creating college and career pathways east baton rouge public
school
students
can have guaranteed admission to a local college or technical
school
thanks to the new capital area promise, which was announced by the leaders of baton rouge?s four largest education institutions. lsu president f. king alexander, southern university president ray l. belton, baton rouge community college president larissa littleton-steib, ebr
school
s superintendent warren drake and mayor-president sharon weston broome all signed the promise, which also promotes early childhood education and will provide summer youth internships and college tours for all middle
school
students
. parents and
students
will make and fulfill a pledge as part of the promise. ? lsu.edu/capitalareapromise writing award competition expands to include visual arts the scholastic art & writing awards of south louisiana has added visual art categories to its writing award program for creative teens. the awards, part of the national scholastic art & writing awards, are open to 7th through 12th grade writers and artists in south louisiana. submissions are judged on originality, technical skill and emergence of a personal vision or voice. the deadline to apply is december 17. ? artandwriting.org 2 2 b r p a r e n t s . c o m | n o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8
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