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SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
DATE: February 9, 2012
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
Ouachita Parish School Board will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting. All public is invited to attend. The location will be Ouachita Parish School Board Room - 100 Bry Street, Monroe. For more information: 318-432-5000.
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Ouachita Parish Alternative Center School Choice Information
Federal law requires school districts to offer families in schools that have been identified as in need of improvement the chance to transfer their children to other public schools in the same district. Ouachita Parish Alternative Center is the only school deemed in need of improvement in Ouachita Parish. School choice at OPAC is only available for eligible students. Contact the principal of OPAC for student eligibility requirements.
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Online Payments for School Meals Available
Child Nutrition Services announces that money can now be added to student school cafeteria accounts via the Internet using SchoolPaymentSolutions.com . The site accepts credit and debit cards as payment for school meals.
Parents can stay up-to-date with their child’s spending. In addition, parents may also receive notification regarding their child’s account balance, taking the worry out of not knowing when to send money to school for meals. The goal is to offer an efficient, convenient, and secure method of payments for parents and school cafeterias. The service offers to ease the process of gathering and managing funds for parents, school staff, and the school cafeteria.
With this service, a parent no longer needs to send a check with their child. Once an online payment is made, money is added to a child’s account within 24 hours. The payment amount and a small transaction fee are charged to their credit or debit card.
Parents: Getting started is easy. Go to www.schoolpaymentsolutions.com and create an account. (You can also find the link to School Payment Solutions on the Child Nutrition Department webpage.) Then easily add your child (children) to your account for payments. The following information will be needed to add a child to your account:
-- US State (Louisiana)
-- School District (Ouachita Parish)
-- Child’s School
-- Child’s Student ID number
-- Street Address
-- Child’s Birth Date
-- A valid email address for your account
The Child Nutrition Services office will be happy to help you with any information you need in setting up your online account. You can contact Alisa Reed directly at 318/398-1990 or reed@opsb.net.
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Congratulations to the winners of the Good Hope Middle School 2011-2012 Geography Bee. Thirty students were selelcted from a school-wide qualifying test and these students participated in the January Bee. Winners are:
1st Place - Hannah Monk
2nd Place - Kody Cage
3rd Place - Alex Crigler
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Posted by aline on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 @ 12:51:09 CST (34 reads)
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| SHS Student Becomes Finalist in State Art Competition |
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Sterlington High School is proud to announce that Richie Smith, a Senior Art IV Student in Mrs. Reitzell's Art Class, is now a Finalist in the George Rodrigue Foundation For The Arts 2012 Art Contest. Ten seniors and five juniors from more than 120 cities in Louisiana were juried by a panel of nine judges for over 500 artworks. Richie's artwork will be awarded a prize depending on his final placing to be announced at the Awards Reception scheduled in February in New Orleans. Tenth through first place winners will receive cash scholarships ranging from 1,000 to 6,000 dollars. Also, a winner from this group will be chosen by the Louisiana Bicentennial Committee as part of design work for Louisiana's Bicentennial Celebration, and will be awarded personally by our Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne. We are so very proud of you at SHS Richie, as you receive this top honor for the second year in a row, ranking Fourth Place in the state last year as a Junior.
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Posted by aline on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 @ 12:49:13 CST (25 reads)
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| WOHS Students Selected to Honor Band |
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Congratulations to the 24 West Ouachita High School band members who were recently selected to a District One Honor Band.
Begay Aaron, Bennett Hunter, Bingham Marshal,
Bourg Mason,
Boutin Kyle, Britton Andre', Brown Robert, Dickson Delton, Diel Cristen, Duchesne Kayla, Frazier Summer, Green Phillip, Harrell Destinee, Hodnett V.J., King Haley, Mennier Derrick, Mobley Krista, Posey Jonathan, Prince Kateland, Schweinefus Tyler, Simms Ethan, Swanner Krystin,
Vallery Shanna, and Walker Brittney
Band Directors:
Clif Liner and Dale Liner
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Posted by aline on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 @ 11:21:06 CST (28 reads)
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| WOHS Athletes Selected for All-State Team |
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West Ouachita High School seniors Heather Howard and Logan Trisler have been named to the 2012 Louisiana High School Athletic Association Academic All-State Soccer Composite Team. The girls and boys teams are each composed of the 31 student-athletes from all classifications who are the top performers in the classroom as well as the athletic field. Upon graduation, both Heather and Logan plan to major in pharmacy at ULM.
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Posted by aline on Friday, January 20, 2012 @ 15:35:25 CST (56 reads)
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| WRMS Band Members to Take Part in Honor Band |
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Congratulations to the 46 band members of West Ridge Middle School who successfully auditioned for the District I Honor Bands!
They are: Les Cherries Bajana, Madison Gammel, Britniann Kaufmann, Matthew Young, Macie McCoy, Sarah Wheeler, Hannah Brinkmeier, Matthew White, Weston Moore, Morgan Ford, Caleb Snyder, Sarah Blanton, Austin Anderson, Tauryn Taylor, Gabriel Fletcher, Ashby Brown, James Joiner, Cameron Ott, Cameron Stewart, Victor Bowler, Richard Young III, Holden Zugger, Danny Jones, Chase Bartley, Nickolas Winkler, Parker Rogers, Zackary Sullivan, Zak Keene, Jacque Trainer, Alexi Wiley, Christopher Wynn, Blake Ross, Joel Boyett, Arthur Le, Brandon Russell, Seth Cannon, Catherine Calhoun, Landon Meador, Grace Beebe, Mary Spillers, Jacob Hibbard, Cole Chambless, Nicholas Norris, Tyler Myers, John Salvato, and John Hawkins.
The West Ridge band director is Jarmaine Caldwell.
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Posted by aline on Friday, January 20, 2012 @ 13:57:32 CST (51 reads)
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| OJHS Band Members Excel at Honor Band Auditions |
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Congratulations to these Ouachita Junior High School band members who were recently selected to a District 1 Honor Band. Of the 57 students who auditioned from OJHS, these 30 were chosen. They will perform a free public concert at Brown Auditorium on the ULM campus on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 1:30 p.m.
7th grade - Nathan McCarty, Philippians Brown, Ro'Derrious Butler, Xin Chen, Abigail Benefield. Zach Smith, Brady Mock, Chuncy Mason, Logan Lively, Cameron Tripp, Nicholas Williams, Scotlyn Pierce, Jaylon Daniel, Jacob Hennington, Scott Young, William Healey, Ben Thomas, J. Q. Marshall and Alex Walton
8th grade - Brishauna Scurfield, Ana Alford, Summer Harper, Brian Coleman, Paige Price, Chandler Rowland, Quentin Wafer, Ben Hargrove, Ron Price, Ka'ron Tucker and Jordan Parker.
The principal of OJHS is Marsha Baker and band directors are Ernie Moran and Michael Holdiness.
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Posted by aline on Friday, January 20, 2012 @ 13:56:02 CST (50 reads)
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| WOHS Mu Alpha Theta Competes in Math Contest |
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West Ouachita High School Mu Alpha Theta (National Mathematics honor society) recently competed in a math contest at Riverside Academy in Reserve, Louisiana. In the team contest, the team consisting of Aaron Begay, Blade Lary, Ethan Hodge, and Bradley Milstead won first place in the Potpourri test. Three individuals also placed in the individual category; BreAnna Breaden placed seventh in Geometry, Aaron Begay placed seventh in Advanced Math, and Sarah Gresh placed eighth in Advanced Math. During lunch a riddle contest was conducted and West Ouachita High School also placed fourth in the riddle contest. Congratulations to all who competed!
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Posted by aline on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 @ 14:19:06 CST (193 reads)
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| It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year |
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December 16, Swartz 5th graders treated our school’s entire staff to a festival of joyous Christmas songs. Teachers, support staff, and families of 5th grade students who had lead roles came to see the Christmas Musical which was masterfully conducted by Mrs. Kim Nielsen. A medley of traditional and contemporary songs streamed from the stage and the cafeteria seats from where 3rd and 4th graders sang. Solos revealed even more talent!
The children were fabulous. In turn, they made us laugh with their sense of humor and also they made us a bit emotional… All in all, they delighted us with their creativity and forte. Once the Musical was over, Mrs. Skelton, Principal, and Mrs. Beezley, Assistant Principal, each performed. Each song reminded us of how talented they are but also of the true meaning of Christmas.
We all thank Swartz students for such a special and entertaining gift! Special thanks go to Mrs. Nielsen who has been tirelessly working with all the children. Also, thanks go to Mrs. Tannehill, our music & choir teacher, who helmed the sound system and, finally, thanks to everyone involved!
From our family to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy, Safe Holidays!
 
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Posted by aline on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 @ 14:12:33 CST (208 reads)
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| Sterlington Student is Headed to Washington |
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Andrew Tan, senior at Sterlington High School has been selected as one of two delegates to represent the State of Louisiana in the 2012 United States Senate Youth Program in Washington, D.C.
The William Randolph Hearst Foundation will present Andrew with a $5,000 college scholarship and an all-expenses paid week for delegates in Washington, D.C. in March 2012.
Congratulations Andrew!!
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Posted by aline on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 @ 13:48:17 CST (181 reads)
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| WOHS Spanish Students Participate in Stuff-A-Bus |
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Posted by aline on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 @ 13:44:22 CST (183 reads)
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