Lifestyles
Auxillary scholarship winner
The River Parishes Hospital Auxiliary recently awarded a scholarship to Kenyetta Smith in the amount of $1,000. […]
School
Lifestyles
Local man earns master’s degree from Harvard
Michael Dwight Sanders Jr., a 2004 graduate of Destrehan High School, earned his master’s degree in government from Harvard University on Thursday, May 29. […]
Lifestyles
St. Charles Parish Hospital hosts school-to-career internships
Three teacher interns recently went through the school-to-career program at St. Charles Parish Hospital. […]
News
Jindal wants Common Core out of state, but school system has praised program
Gov. Bobby Jindal has recently backtracked on his earlier support for Louisiana’s participation in the Common Core State Standard program that aims to improve critical thinking skills for students while toughening up standardized tests. […]
Book Review
Book review: “The Boy on the Wooden Box”
The Boy on the Wooden Box is a story about young Jewish boy forced to work in a factory during WWII. […]
News
$7.9 million DHS wing in jeopardy of not being ready when teachers report
A long-awaited addition to Destrehan High School appears to be at least three and a half months behind its initially schedule completion date and is in danger of not being ready when faculty return from summer break in early August. […]
Lifestyles
Teachers roar into summer
Mimosa Park Elementary teachers celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week just before school let out for the summer. […]
Lifestyles
River Parishes students receive scholarships
Six River Parishes high school seniors received academic scholarships at the recent annual River Parishes Education Foundation (RPEF) scholarship dinner in LaPlace. […]
Lifestyles
Students wave goodbye for the summer
Mimosa Park Students waved goodbye to the 2013-2014 school year last week as they boarded the buses one last time until next school year. […]