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connect education brookstown middle honored as green ribbon
school
aquaman would be impressed by the efforts of brookstown middle
school
, which has been named a 2019 u.s. department of education green ribbon
school
. the
school
?s student- led aquaponics program provides fresh, nutritious lettuce via hands-on stem learning, producing more than 260 pounds of leafy greens in the last two years. brookstown has also reduced its energy consumption by 29 percent and its greenhouse gas emissions by 27 percent. three other
school
s in the ebr
school
system also have the designation: mayfair lab, baton rouge magnet high and westdale heights academic magnet. walker high
school
l aunches asl program american sign language is being offered at walker high
school
to help address the state?s need for certified interpreters. principal jason st. pierre says the idea originated when he learned asl is considered a foreign language credit for tops. the inaugural class filled up immediately, and the
school
started a club to allow more
students
to participate. club members meet with
students
from the louisiana
school
for the deaf, allowing them to practice sign language and make new friends. episcopal third graders connect with cursive third graders at the episcopal
school
brought back the art of letter writing through a pen pal program started with st. james place residents. while making meaningful personal connections, the
students
also brushed up on their cursive writing and reading skills. ?learning cursive is sort of a rite of passage for our
students
,? says teacher lauren bilskie, who created the program after seeing a story about
students
and senior living residents. the program?s first year was successful, and the
students
will keep writing to their pen pals over the summer and beyond. silver
steppers
& junior
steppers
reveal part y the silver
steppers
and junior
steppers
of parkview baptist
school
hosted a big/little reveal party. the party allows the silver
steppers
to surprise their new ?little? sisters from the junior stepper team. the silver
steppers
were each given a junior stepper?s name and information about her, and from this, the silver
steppers
had bags of goodies and gifts for their littles after the reveal. throughout the year, the girls will be supporting one another at performances and events and gifting their littles with cards and treats. high
school
entrepreneurs compete for schol arships an enterprising spirit was evident at scotlandville high
school
?s first mogul matchup, a business pitch competition designed to connect aspiring young entrepreneurs with local business professionals. four teams of
students
from scotlandville, woodlawn, and belaire high
school
s presented their business ideas, spoke with potential investors, and learned the best practices while networking. the winning concept was ?be?gan,? a vegan baby food company from a team of four scotlandville senior girls. they received scholarships to southern university?s college of business, which sponsored the event with louisiana?s small business and development center, and capital city collision. ?we?re preparing them for life after high
school
. the biggest takeaway was that they had the opportunity to work with business owners and see what goes in the real world,? says cynthia weber, phd., scotlandville magnet coordinator. 2 2 b r p a r e n t s . c o m | j u l y 2 0 1 9
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