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EDUCATION UPDATES
BESE will participate in a retreat on Monday, August 11, 2014. The BESE committee meetings are scheduled on Tuesday, August 12, 2014. The formal meeting of BESE is scheduled on Wednesday, August 13, 2014. For agenda details, please click here.
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Mrs. Christine Foster, SMPSB Supervisor of Computer Programming, Mr. Todd Meche, IT Manager, and IT Staff are the recipients of the July, 2014 Employee of the Month award. The Technology team was nominated for their exemplary work performance and work ethic. The move into the new administrative facility went smoothly because of their knowledge and expertise. All members of the IT Team take their responsibilities seriously and perform to high expectations in providing outstanding technology services within the school district. Congratulations to each for their efforts to make the St. Martin Parish School System a viable and competitive system.
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Summer Programs Provided Students with Future Career Opportunities
The St. Martin Parish School System provided students the opportunity to experience fields that they are interested in for their future.
AHEC
The AHEC (Area Health Education Center) Program was provided for students who have an interest in the medical field. Seven students from our three high schools were accepted into the two week program. They had to complete 90 hours of work. The students went to St. Agnes Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Heart of Hospice, and Lafayette General Hospital. St. Martin Hospital hosted the program. Ms. Tyranny Taylor, sponsor, teaches at St. Martinville High. Participating students, Lyndsy Callier, Tayler Gary, Amy Ho (BBHS); Heather Constatine, Dasha Noel, Kazi Rahman (CHS); and Samantha Zeno (SMSH) earned a ½ credit for completing the program.
Welding
Students interested in welding were given the opportunity to attend a two week extended welding program at St. Martinville High. Mr. Johnny Leday was the instructor. Lawrence Leday and Lester Thomas, two of Mr. Leday’s students who attended classes during the 2013-14 school year, had the opportunity to be employed by a local welding company.
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St. Martin Parish
Staff Development Day
August 11, 2014
Professional Development Sessions will be held at the following locations:
PreK-2: Report to Cecilia High School
- Grades 3-5: Report to St. Martinville High School
- Grades 6-8: Report to Breaux Bridge High School
- High School personnel are to report as follows:
- Math, ELA, Connections, T9 Teachers and High School Librarians: Report to BBHS
- Science and Social Studies Teachers: Report to CHS
- Business, PE, Career and Technical, Elective Teachers and High School Counselors: Report to SMSH
- Special Education Pupil Appraisal & Speech Therapists: Report to Cecilia High School in the morning and Special Services Lab in the afternoon
- Principals and Assistant Principals: Report to BBHS in the morning and Grade Band locations in the afternoon
All personnel shall report to their assigned location by 7:50 A.M.
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Vanel Porter
When the bell rings on August 13th, Vanel Porter will be a senior at St. Martinville Senior High. Vanel is a product of St. Martin Parish schools, attending the public schools in St. Martinville her entire educational life. She is a student who comes from a background of poverty, who has achieved exceptional academic and personal accomplishments. She took the ACT for the first time in December of 2013 and scored a 27 composite. She retook the ACT in March of 2014 and improved her composite score to 34. Vanel has maintained a GPA of 4.0 while also being a member of the school’s Academic Decathlon team, as well as National Honor Society, Key Club, Beta Club, Interact Club, Dead Poets Society, Student Council, YACA, Freshmen Mentor, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters Bigs in School Program. This past spring, she traveled to Washington D.C. to represent St. Martin Parish and St. Martinville High at the Child Advocacy Summit. Vanel is an outstanding student, person, and representative of our public schools!
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Neighborhood Book Club
Ms. Wanda Johnson, ELC-STC Literacy Coordinator/Tutor is being spotlighted for her efforts to promote literacy among our students. For five weeks over the summer break, Ms. Johnson, her two children, a student from St. Martinville High School, and her pastor, Pastor Rob, donated their time to the children of St. Martinville. They served students in grades Pre-K to 8. The activities stretched across all subject areas, including art and cursive handwriting. Students read, explored, and wrote books. The students were also treated to a visit from Lorena Bellow, Lafayette's youngest author. She read to them and allowed an opportunity for questions. Kudos to Ms. Johnson. Thank you for investing in the students of St. Martin Parish.
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| BREAUX BRIDGE AREA |
| Breaux Bridge Primary |
August 12th – 5:30-6:30 |
| Breaux Bridge Elementary |
August 19th – 6:00 |
| Breaux Bridge Junior High |
August 28th – 6:00 – 7:00 |
| Breaux Bridge High School |
August 26th – 6:00 |
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| CECILIA AREA |
| Cecilia Primary |
K – August 13th – 6:30
1-2 – August 19th – 6:00 – 7:00 |
| Teche Elementary |
August 11th – 4:30 – 5:30 |
| Cecilia Junior High |
TBD |
| Cecilia High School |
August 20th – 5:00 |
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| ST. MARTINVILLE AREA |
| Early Learning Center |
August 21st – 6:00 -7:00 |
| St. Martinville Primary |
August 28th – 6:00 |
| St. Martinville Junior High |
August 27th – 6:00 – 7:00 |
| St. Martinville High School |
September 3rd – 6:00 – 7:00 |
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| PARKS, CATAHOULA, & STEPHENSVILLE |
| Catahoula Elementary |
TBD |
| Parks Primary |
August 11th – 5:30 – 6:30 |
| Parks Middle |
August 20th – 5:30 – 6:30 |
| Stephensville Elementary |
TBD |
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Cecilia High School
Cecilia High made the list of the top 10 performing schools in Acadiana for AP Tests, ranked alongside Lafayette High, Comeaux High, and New Iberia Senior High. Fifty-seven Cecilia High students took the Advanced Placement Exam--including 28 sophomores who completed the school’s first offering ever of AP U.S. Government. Of the students who took the test, 18.8% of them scored 3 or higher, outscoring Comeaux (18.2%), Carencro (17.0%), and Beau Chene (17.6%).
We are proud of CHS students who scored well on these difficult exams and especially proud of the AP Teachers who prepared them: Manda Choate, English; April Laneaux, Calculus; Claudia Nickens, World History & U.S. Government; and Rainie Hebert, World History.
Breaux Bridge Primary
Breaux Bridge Primary is hosting a "Meet and Greet" on August 12, 2014 from 5:30-6:30
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