News
St. Charles educators sweep state awards for first time
For the first time, St. Charles Parish swept the state’s highest education awards by having local educators win both “Teacher of the Year” and “Principal of the Year.” […]
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Book Review
Book review: “Matched”
In Ally Condie’s Matched, sixteen-year-old Cassia Reyes is anxious about one of the most important days of her life: her Match Banquet. In this society, officials decide who you are destined to fall in love with, what your profession will be, and when you will die. […]
Lifestyles
Norco Elementary art award
Dalton Baglio, a fifth grade student at Norco Elementary, won the American Wetlands Foundations art contest. […]
News
Gomez-Walker named new superintendent
The St. Charles Parish School Board did not have to look far to find the successor to Dr. Rodney Lafon when they named assistant superintendent Felecia Gomez-Walker as the new superintendent of St. Charles Parish Public Schools. […]
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Schools expect sales taxes to decline in ‘14 budget
St. Charles Parish Public Schools has released its interim 2014 annual budget projection and the school system anticipates running a small deficit for the year. […]
News
Defense plans to call 4 alibis in murder case
The alleged shooter in the May 2012 murder of Jared Mealey has been granted a request for a speedy trial that is set to begin on Aug. 6. […]
Book Review
Book review: “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
In the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, a young teenage boy writes letters to a stranger to share his life through his first year of high school. […]
News
Superintendent search centers on 3 finalists
The St. Charles Parish School Board has named three finalists in their search for a new superintendent. […]
Book Review
Book Review: “Monster”
Monster, written by Walter Dean Myers, takes place in present day Manhattan, New York. Monster is a suspenseful fiction book about a teenage boy convicted for a crime he did not commit. […]