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Industry Professionals Offer Advice, Insight to Cuillier Career Center Students
Students at Cuillier Career Center met with professionals from a wide range of fields recently during the school’s Career Awareness Day. Experts spoke to the students about careers in dental, health...
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Generous Donation Leaves Johnson Gretna Park Students “Walking on Clouds”
Students at Johnson Gretna Park Elementary School received an early Christmas present thanks to a very generous community organization. Ecclesia Family Church (2131 Huey P. Long in Gretna) made a...
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Community Assist Helps Grace King High Develop a Green Culture
Grace King High students play a recycling game during a recent campus rally. Thanks to a grant, the school has recycling bins in all its classrooms. Along with being one of the school colors for Grace...
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ASA Testing Change: West Bank Testing Location for Saturday, Nov. 21 Moved to...
Advanced Study Academies admissions testing will take place at Terrytown Elementary on Saturday, November 21, NOT AT BOUDREAUX ELEMENTARY. The address is 550 E. Forest Lawn Drive, Terrytown, 70056. If...
View ArticleGeraldine Boudreaux Elementary will be Closed Friday, November 20, 2015
Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School, 950 Behrman Highway in Terrytown, will be closed tomorrow, Friday, November 20, 2015. This morning, a heater strip malfunction in the school’s ventilation system...
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Teacher-Student Bond Enhances Classroom Libraries for Two JPPSS Schools
The relationship between teacher and student led to thousands of books being added to the libraries of two schools in the Jefferson Parish Public School System. Katy Graves is the current...
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Tickets Now Available for Ehret High’s Class 5A State Semi-final Game vs....
Come cheer on the John Ehret High School Patriots as they take on the Mandeville High School Skippers in the LHSAA football semi-finals! The game will be played on Friday, December 4, 2015, 7 p.m. at...
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Collins Montessori Students Create Holiday Gifts of Hope
Pictured are (first row, left to right) Johnathan, Richard, Skye, Mariah, Ja’Myre, Austin, Anastacia, (second row) Alyriah, Benicia, Maggie, Phat, Laila, Damaya, Chadsidy, (third row) Sebastian, and...
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JPPSS Students Deliver Meals, Well-Wishes Door-to-Door on Thanksgiving
A number of student from the Jefferson Parish Public School System volunteered part of their Thanksgiving to make the holiday more enjoyable for community members. Key Club members from West Jefferson...
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Ehret High Playing for Class 5A Crown on December 12 at the Superdome
John Ehret High will celebrate the thirtieth year since its last state title with a chance to repeat history. The Patriots defeated Mandeville High 7-6 Friday night in the LHSAA Class 5A state...
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Community, Civic Leaders Celebrate Success at St. Ville Elementary
School and community leaders celebrated the reopening of St. Ville Elementary recently during the school’s inaugural “Parade for Success.” The event served to build on the relationship between the...
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“The Bayou Bee” offered to Students in Grades K-4
The Center and the Ross and Doris Blanche Educational and Resource Lab are holding community-wide spelling bees for elementary students. The Bayou Bee will take place in February. It is for students in...
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Haynes Academy Ices the Competition, Earns Sucre Party & School “Dough”
Haynes Academy Principal Karla Russo accepts her school’s Sucre Cupcake Challenge donation from Joel Dondis (left) and Tariq Hanna (right) of Sucre. Sitting on one end of the Haynes Academy for...
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JPPSS Remembers Beloved Principal, Teacher, and Friend Dr. Scott Steckler
Photo Courtesy of NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Long-time George Cox Elementary Principal Dr. Scott Steckler, 68, died Friday, December 11. A beloved teacher and administrator during his over 45 years...
View ArticleJPPSS High School Basketball Media Night Tips Off a New Season
High school basketball teams from across the Jefferson Parish Public School System gathered at the Ochsner Sports Medicine Center to be interviewed by area media about the upcoming season. Go behind...
View ArticleButler Elementary’s Annual BBQ Cook-off Grows in Support and Fun
“Wow, how far we have come,” said Butler Elementary Principal Denise Rehm about this year’s installment of the school’s annual BBQ contest. Along with competing for grand BBQ champion, members of the...
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A Day in Pictures: Ehret Visits Superdome for Class 5A Championship
The Ehret High School football team celebrated the thirtieth year since its last trip to the state title game with a return trip to the LHSAA Class 5A state championship. The Patriots played...
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JPPSS Students Explore Google’s Latest Virtual Reality Program
The sights at Schneckenburger Elementary would’ve made any teacher smile. Students literally “oohing” and “ahhing” as new topics were introduced….Every young person engaged in the lesson at hand…And as...
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Cherbonnier-Rillieux Elementary Rallies Around Healthy Student Choices
The students at Cherbonnier-Rillieux Elementary held a festive rally to celebrate the school’s focus on remaining a drug free zone. Watch the video above or click through the gallery below to see the...
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JPPSS Awards District’s Top Young i-Ready Achievers
JPPSS staff drop by Roosevelt Middle to surprise Tyrone Fortenberry for having the highest Overall Pass Rate on the i-Ready program. i-Ready is an online reading and math program used by elementary and...
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