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First Lady To Visit Brock Elementary Wednesday ::..
First Lady Michelle Obama will visit Brock Elementary School in Slidell on Wednesday, September 8, as part of her Let’s Move! Campaign to combat childhood obesity.
During her visit, she will highlight the steps schools and communities can take to reduce childhood obesity, and she is scheduled to commend School Food Service Programs which participate in the USDA’s HealthierUS Schools Challenge program.
The St. Tammany Parish Public Schools Food Service Program has been nationally recognized for providing outstanding educational efforts in nutritional instruction, and in 2005 Cypress Cove Elementary in Slidell was given the very first USDA Gold Award in the HealthierUS Schools Challenge program. Within a year, every elementary school in the parish was recognized for having achieved ... - Continue
Public Schools To Close For Labor Day Holiday ::..
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools and support offices will close on Monday, September 6, in observance of the Labor Day Holiday.
Support offices reopen and classes resume on Tuesday, September 7.
Summer Programs Serve Thousands of Students ::..
When the school year ends across St. Tammany Parish, a whole new world of possibilities opens for many students. A growing number of students are taking advantage of the many interesting and educational summer programs offered by the School System, whether for catching up with school work, getting ahead in certain subject areas, or just plain having fun.
Technology Supervisor Julie Matte reported to the School Board at its August 19 meeting about this past summer’s programs and participation, saying the large variety of summer program learning opportunities, both traditional and “not so traditional,” had been enjoyed by the very young to the “not so young.”
The traditional programs include regular summer school sessions, one for elementary and middle grade ... - Continue
College and Career Fair Set for September 29 ::..
The 2010-11 College & Career Fair will be held Wednesday, September 29, 2010, at Castine Center, Pelican Park, in Mandeville. The free annual event is held by the St. Tammany Parish Public School System and begins at 6:00 p.m.
All students from 9th grade through 12th grade in public, private, or home-school programs are invited to attend along with their families.
Last year more than 125 representatives from universities, art institutes, apprenticeship programs, community and technical colleges, and military academies were present. Financial aid information will also be available on TOPS, participating lending institutions, and scholarships.
Salmen High Holds Ribbon Cutting For New Campus ::..
A large number of area dignitaries, city and parish public officials, and School System administrators took part in ribbon cutting ceremonies for the new Salmen High School campus Wednesday morning, almost five years after the school was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
Superintendent W. L. “Trey” Folse, III welcomed those present to the “brand new state-of-the-art Salmen High” school. He said he started his teaching career at Salmen High and when he saw the devastation left by Katrina, it was heart-breaking. “But it was clear from the beginning that this school is critical to our St. Tammany community, and due to the leadership of our School System administrators and local, parish and national officials, we have been able to open the ... - Continue
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