High schools have been participating in either industry tours or industry has been visiting high schools to speak to our students. Buckeye High School Pictured: Guest Speakers:
October is Manufacturing (MFG) Month
Welding Program - Senior Class
Welding Instructor - Donald Sanders
UTLX Representatives
Kelli Haygood
Craig Bartley
Andrew Winkler 
Ball Elementary Kindergarten
teachers are ready to lead their Zoologist into their new ARC unit! College Application Day at Plainview High SchoolCongratulations
to Heather Warner for being selected as a 2018 Louisiana finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching. Great Job!!
D. F. Huddle Kindergartners Alphabet Fashion ShowKINDNESS WORKS!Oak Hill High School Basketball.
Dressed for success! First home scrimmage game.
Message from our Superintendent
Welcome back to the start of the 2018-2019 school year. Our district’s vision and the reason that our school system exists is to prepare our students for success. For the vast majority of those students, that success will ultimately be defined in the workplace. So, we must create learning environments that provide opportunities for students to develop the skills that they are going to need to be successful.
Recent studies found that besides being proficient in core academic areas there is and will be a greater demand for employees with a different set of work skills in the emerging 21st century workplace. The ability to communicate effectively, to work collaboratively as part of a team, being creative and innovative, the ability to think critically, and the ability to solve complex problems are the key skills that will be needed for students to be successful in the workplace.
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**CUSTODIAN OF PUBLIC RECORDS FOR RAPIDES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD IS SUPT. NASON AUTHEMENT.
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Special Board Meeing 10-16-18 4:59 PM
Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching Finalist
Congratulations to Heather Warner for being selected as a 2018 Louisiana finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching. Heather is the junior high school science teacher at Caroline Dormon in Woodworth.The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) are the highest honors bestowed by the United States government. Each Presidential Awardee receives a certificate signed by
the President of the United States and a $10,000 award from NSF. Awardees also are honored during recognition events that take place in Washington, D.C. These events include an award ceremony, professional development opportunities, and discussions with policy-makers on how to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education.
Art instruction added to 10 elementary schools this year
Miranda Klein, , (318) 487-6354
"It has been amazing to see the engagement of students across the school," Principal Erin Stokes said. "It's affected everything in a good way.
"It's beautiful to see students blossom and succeed in something that hasn't been offered before, and I really think it's going to affect them across the board in every subject," she added. Pineville Elementary is one of 10 schools able to offer art for the first time in years. Under a reorganization plan approved by the Rapides Parish School Board earlier this year, each of the schools added a full-time art teacher. - Read entire article @The TownTalk
