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Two BRMHS Students Named Presidential Scholars Candidates
Three EBR Schools Earn High Performing, High Poverty Distinction
Middle School Girls Targeted for Careers in Engineering, Math and Science
Hundreds Turn Out for Pre-School Palooza
Several EBRPSS Students Add a Winning Color to Their Palette Participating in the 2011 LSBA District Art Contest
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| Calendar of Events |
February 7-11
School Counseling Week
February 10 9 a.m., Debose Elementary Schools Fine Arts Showcase
McKinley Middle Magnet School
February 11
Rescheduled Kickoff of Give Kids a Smile Day
February 17
5 p.m., Regular School Board Meeting, Central Office Board Room
February 23
Parent Conference Day and Inservice Day, Students Do Not Attend School
February 24
9 a.m., Debose Middle Schools Fine Arts Showcase
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The East Baton Rouge Parish School System has thousands of outstanding students who are involved in everything from the arts to philanthropy and who have gone above and beyond on test scores and their grade point averages. Seventy-four school sites' Students of the Year were nominated for the district-wide awards, and the three who walked away winners are representative of the best and brightest in our School System.
The three district winners, one for each level, received plaques plus a $50 cash prize from the event's co-sponsor, Neighbors Federal Credit Union. They next go to the regional competition. The state contest follows.
The district's winners are: Rosemary Johnson, Westdale Heights Academic Magnet; Anjana Nair, Woodlawn Middle School; and David Holmes, Baton Rouge Magnet High School.
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Two BRMHS Students Named Presidential Scholars Candidates
East Baton Rouge Parish School System has two candidates for this year's United States Presidential Scholars Program, Justin J. Moore and Paxton M. Turner. Both are students of Baton Rouge Magnet High School.
The students were selected for their exceptional performance on either the College Board SAT or the ACT Assessment exams. Further consideration is based on students' essays, self-assessments, description of activities, school recommendations and school transcripts.
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| Middle School Girls Targeted for Careers in Engineering, Math and Science
On Friday, January 7, Scotlandville Magnet High School's Academy of Engineering gave young ladies interested in engineering, math and science the awesome opportunity to explore their topics of interest with hands-on activities and professional engineers. Groups of anxious middle school students crowded into the high school library to participate in the Girls in Engineering, Math and Science (GEMS) workshop, which also served as recruitment for the Academy. Students represented private and public schools from across East Baton Rouge Parish.
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Hundreds Turn Out for Pre-School Palooza
On Saturday, January 22, the promenade was crowded at Cortana Mall, and not all the people there came for the great shopping deals alone. Hundreds of people also were there to participate in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System's Pre-School Palooza.
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| Several EBRPSS Students Add a Winning Color to Their Palette Participating in the 2011 LSBA District Art Contest
 With about 89 entries from the East Baton Rouge Parish School System (EBRPSS), three public school students walked away first-place winners, four second-place winners, three third-place winners and seven honorable mention winners in the 2011 Louisiana School Boards Association's (LSBA) District Level Art Contest held in January.
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Awards
EBR Lab Coach Jackson Wins Sports Equipment for School
East Baton Rouge Lab Academy coach Paul Jackson, the school's dean of students and athletic director, is the recipient of a Good Sports Equipment Grant. The award package, valued at more than $9,382, includes six basketballs, four track-and-field discuses, 10 golf balls, two ball pumps, 73 team basketball warm-up suits and 15 golf clubs.
FLAIM Elementary School Receives Funds for Environmental Garden The Louisiana Section of Air and Waste Management has granted a special award to the Baton Rouge Foreign Language Academic Immersion Magnet (FLAIM) School. The school is receiving a $1,500 grant for the construction of an environmental garden on campus. A formal presentation was made by the organization at a January 20 dinner in Metairie.
Volunteers
Baton Rouge Lawyer Mentors High School Student
Don Morgan, an attorney with Kizer, Hood & Morgan, LLP, has discovered you get back what you give to schools and students as a mentor volunteer. Morgan mentors a McKinley High School student through Volunteers In Public Schools' (VIPS) Voyage Program.
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John Dilworth, Superintendent of Schools
Chris Trahan, Director for Communications & Community Engagement
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