News
$125K piano purchased for new Lafon arts center
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. […]
St. Charles Parish Public Schools
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Learn and then lead: School District holds first leadership seminar for middle school students
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. […]
News
New DHS principal returns home
Homecoming won’t come until the fall at Destrehan High School, but for Jason Madere, it’s arrived early. […]
News
St. Charles Parish school children take a leap
St. Charles Parish Public Schools ranked fourth highest for “mastery” of the basic subjects in 2017-18 LEAP tests in Louisiana. […]
Lifestyles
Public school test scores rank 5th in state
St. Charles Parish Public Schools ranked fifth in Louisiana for the number of younger students scoring in English, math and science on the spring LEAP test results. […]
Lifestyles
Dressing for success for school
With five children to dress for school, Christina Moore of Boutte eagerly picked out uniforms Saturday at St. Charles Parish’s first Back To School Uniform Giveaway. […]
Book Review
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” Reviewed by Michael Duvoisin
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. […]
Book Review
“Impasse” reviewed by Kirolos Abdelmalek
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. […]
Book Review
“Mockingjay” Reviewed by Carissa Lavin
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. […]