The reopening of public schools this month has reportedly led representatives from public school districts across the state to warn parents that the grades they’re used to seeing for their children’s school may drop under […]
River Parishes Community Development Corp. (RPCDC) awarded St. Charles Parish Public Schools with a $15,000 grant for its Industrial Soft-Craft Training Program. The funding will enable Apache Industrial Services to partner with the school system […]
Hailed as the “king of instruments,” the Steinway concert grand piano will be one of the features at the $34 million Dr. Rodney R. Lafon Performing Arts Center in Luling. The $125,000, concert-quality instrument is […]
Gathered outside the St. Charles Parish Professional Learning Center, children were having a snowball break and discussing what they had learned in the School District’s first youth leadership program for middle school students. “I learned […]
Homecoming won’t come until the fall at Destrehan High School, but for Jason Madere, it’s arrived early. An alumni of the school who was assistant principal there as recently as two years ago, Madere now […]
St. Charles Parish Public Schools ranked fourth highest for “mastery” of the basic subjects in 2017-18 LEAP tests in Louisiana. In St. Charles Parish, 49 percent of students scored in mastery and above, as well […]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, a fiction book, was written by J.K. Rowling. This is the final book in a seven part series, which is set in the present and takes place in the United Kingdom. However, most scenes take place at the school of Hogwarts. […]
Impasse is a well-written novel by Royce Scott Buckingham. This legal thriller follows Stu, a lawyer who manages to end up in modern-day Alaska on a little “trip” and overcomes the threats he finds in the wild, learns to adapt, and even manages to start something bigger of his own. […]
In Mockingjay, the final novel of the Hunger Games trilogy, the protagonist Katniss Everdeen continues to lead the thirteen districts in a rebellion against the overbearing, restrictive, and controlling Capitol. This book brings past conflicts to a conclusion that is delivered in an exciting, unexpected manner. […]
Gone Girl, a modern classic penned by Gillian Flynn, is a mystery with some thriller aspects (or vice versa). […]
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl is a nonfiction, Southern gothic with a hint of fantasy and romance. It is a page-turner for all types of readers. […]
Do you want the ultimate high? One week with nothing to lose, but there is one catch. After the amazing week, the victim dies a slow painful death. That is the great adventure that Adam and Lizzie take. With all of that comes the ups and downs of young love with a few bizarre twists in between. […]
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