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from the editor growing up in the east baton rouge parish
school
system
, my favorite years were spent at southeast middle
school
. sometimes, i wish i could go back to those fun, stress-free days. i remember being so involved with sports and clubs then. my favorite activity? dance team! at the time, i was so eager to graduate and move on in my life, that now, looking back, those years are sometimes a blur. since i graduated,
school
s have changed a lot in the past 20 years. from the moment i found out i was going to be a parent, choosing the right
school
environment became an important decision, as i am sure it has for most parents. do we home
school
? do we
need
to move? where do we
need
to live? should we choose private? can we get them into a charter
school
? is magnet even an option? however, as we put this book together, i realized that my questions were premature. i wish i would have had all of this information to help us make a decision about our children?s education then. our
school
system
is really thriving, and great things are happening. unfortunately, all we ever see is the negative. every
school
system
has their bad days, but why don?t we focus on all the good in our
school
system
? you would think our students would thrive more by being spotlighted for the good things accomplished, not the bad. during our photo shoot for the cover, i met several students from kindergarten through 12th grade. i was blown away at the incredible manners these young children have. while watching the older girls show off some dance moves, i pictured my daughter right there with them. is our
school
system
perfect? no, but whose is? superintendent warren drake has done so many great things for our community, and we all
need
to rally behind him and our students. ebr is a great
school
system
, and i?m confident that once you explore ebr
school
s , you will also see all of the wonderful things we have in our
school
system
. we have highlighted each
school
in the
system
, showing the incredible programs they offer, even after the bell rings. help me show everyone who ebr really is. we
need
to flood social media with positive pictures of our students out and about in the community, helping one another. #weareebr sincerely, amy l. foreman editor-in-chief p u b l i s h e d b y f a m i l y r e s o u r c e g r o u p , i n c . | e b r s c h o o l s . o r g | e a s t b a t o n r o u g e p a r i s h s c h o o l s y s t e m 5
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