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connect education festival honors
chinese
culture & traditions the baton rouge international
school
hosted its first
chinese
festival in honor of the
chinese
new year. this year is the year of the pig in the
chinese
zodiac. attendees were able to embrace
chinese
culture through live student performances, a traditional dragon dance, games, authentic
chinese
food and drink, and other activities. the festival allowed the
school
to highlight
chinese
culture, and it invited the community to engage with
chinese
traditions for the new year. ascension high
school
career fair draws 600+ more than 600 juniors and seniors from four ascension parish
school
s attended the district?s third annual high
school
career fair.
students
from donaldsonville, dutchtown, east ascension, and st. amant high
school
s explored a variety of career options presented by 134 different businesses and potential employers. the fair gives
students
real-world knowledge of the variety of professional opportunities available to them after graduation or college. professionals encouraged
students
and explained in detail the careers represented and education and experiences needed to be successful in their field. green space growing at parkview baptist there?s a new garden growing on the campus of parkview baptist
school
.
students
in the advanced placement environmental science high
school
class have constructed a ?green space? garden as they learn about sustainable agriculture. the
students
were inspired by a project at kennesaw state university that grows vegetables for the cafeteria using compost from kitchen food waste. lesley meaux, high
school
science department chair, teaches the class, which spends fridays unloading soil, researching plants, and creating garden design. ctec student volunteers help local couple the home of an elderly baton rouge couple displaced after the 2016 flood will soon be ready for occupancy thanks in part to an east baton rouge career and technical education center service project. lufti abuhajah, broadmoor high
school
senior, and sean mccants, glen oaks high
school
senior, worked with the cajun navy and jeff maruschak, heating ventilation air conditioning and refrigeration (hvacr) instructor at the center, to install a/c ducts, thermostat wiring and make other hvacr improvements in the home. the
students
earned 50 bonus points for their volunteer work. runnels fifth graders honored for essays three fifth graders at runnels elementary
school
were honored for their d.a.r.e. (drug abuse resistance education) essays at a recent ceremony. the winning essays by alex griffin, henry frederic, and lexie maten reflected on how they used the d.a.r.e. decision-making model in their lives and what they learned in the 18-week d.a.r.e. course. after reading their essays aloud, the
students
received certificates and ?best essay? pins from capt. randy aguillard of the east baton rouge sheriff ?s office, the d.a.r.e. instructor at runnels for 24 years. 2 4 b r p a r e n t s . c o m | m a r c h 2 0 1 9
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