Lifestyles
Motivation rules at R.K. Smith Middle
LULING – Raymond K. Smith student representatives presented the guidelines and rules for the 2008-2009 school year to the student body during a school pep rally. […]
School
Lifestyles
Minds bubble in R.J. Vial science classes
PARADIS – Bill Edmondson and Michael Cavalier, sixth graders at R.J. Vial Elementary, discover how many drops of water a penny can hold, using plain tap water and soapy dishwater. […]
Lifestyles
Playground surprise
It ate a cricket and a worm whole and didn’t wiggle once. And the staff and children at Four Stars Child Care Center in Paradis just want to know what it is. […]
Book Review
Student Book Reviews 8-27-2008
Atonement, written by Ian McEwan, begins in 1935 England. Through the struggles of three main characters Briony and Cecilia Tallis and Robbie Turner, the novel moves through events such as World War II and an incident that could break the Tallis family apart. […]
News
Turf fields ready for debut
Staring out at the new turf football fields at Destrehan and Hahnville gives one the feeling of looking at a mirage. […]
Lifestyles
Parish ACT scores drop
Louisiana’s class of 2008 is more college ready than any of the state’s previous graduating classes, but while the state as a whole may have excelled in the ACT, St. Charles Parish took a step backwards. […]
Our View
Schools can’t roll back too far
While rolling up the St. Charles Parish Public Schools state constitutional tax would only cost resident anywhere from 25 cents to $2.93 a year, the high cost of everything from gas to food makes even that amount hard for residents to part with. […]
Book Review
Summer Book Reviews 8-13-2008
The literary-fiction classic Persuasion was written by British novelist Jane Austen. […]
Book Review
Summer Book Reviews 7-31-2008
In his exciting mystery novel, Tell No One, Harlan Coben tells of the dynamic life of his main character, Dr. David Beck. […]