Schools

As students return from the Louisiana Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) 2023 State Leadership Conference, one Vermilion Parish student is coming back to Kaplan High School with a new role to fill for the next year. John Roberts, son of Johnny and Kathy Roberts, was elected to serve as the Louisiana Association of FCCLA State President.

The third graders at Seventh Ward Elementary School recently competed in a world wide AND state level 4 week reading competition called READBowl. READBowl along with “Share the Magic Foundation” was created by former NFL Patriots player Malcolm Mitchell to encourage children to read. Teams from all 50 states and 7 countries competed to read for the most minutes per week. The 3rd grade team, led by school librarian Mrs. Nicole Duhon, was called “Mrs. Nicole’s Ragin’ Cajun Readers”. The team ranked in the top 25 teams 3 weeks in a row in the global Big 3 Conference.

The NV Dreams returned Monday from national competition held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, FL this past weekend ranking Top 10 in Hip Hop and Top 5 in Game Day. This is the 3rd consecutive year that the Dreams return home as finalist in the largest national competition in the nation.