This week in Lincoln Parish Schools
The Lincoln Parish Journal is providing our local schools with an opportunity to submit nuggets from what’s going on at their respective schools in order to get more information out on their students, faculty and staff. The information below comes directly from those schools. Any school wishing to provide content each week can email to flynnhl@warhawks.ulm.edu
High Schools
Ruston High School
The Ruston High Bearcats took on the Longview Lobos September 17.
Friday and Saturday, our Varsity Bearcat Volleyball has Bearcat Brawl at the Ruston Sports Complex!
The 18th, the Ruston High Swim team met at the Lambright. Saturday and the cross-country team competed in the RHS Invitational.
Tuesday, our freshman, JV, and varsity volleyball teams will play West Monroe on West Monroe campus.
Thursday, the JV and Varsity volleyball girls will play Ouachita at home; JV will play at 4:00, and Varsity at 5:00. Come support our Bearcat athletes!
The Teacher of the Week this week is Mrs. Bell! Mrs. Bell is in her 15th year of teaching, with 8 of those at RHS. She teaches Honors English IV, as well as AP English Literature! We appreciate you Mrs. Bell!
Ruston Jr. High School
This week Ruston Junior High School celebrated their Homecoming week with dress up days and the first pep rally of the year! At the pep rally, we had amazing performances from our Bearkit Band, Danceline, and Cheer Squad to pump the students up for the game.
On Tuesday, the Bearkit football team played the Homecoming football game against Neville, with both the 7th grade (26-0) and 8th grade (22-14) teams being victorious over the Tigers! The students and the faculty love this week because it allows them to show their school spirit while also having fun each day.
Elementary Schools
Choudrant
Last week was a busy week at Choudrant Elementary. We hosted our annual Scholastic Book Fair, Open House and Grandparent’s Day. We were so glad to see all the parents and grandparents that came to Open House and Grandparents Day.
Preschool – 2nd grade students welcomed their grandparents to their classroom for an activity and a quick shopping trip at the book fair. Thank you to all the parents and grandparents that joined us. We hope you enjoy reading those newly bought books with your children or grandchildren. Happy Reading!
Mrs. Tatum would like to say special thank you to our parent volunteers who helped set up and assist customers. Our book fair was a Huge Success!
A.E. Phillips
Student Council
Last week we held Middle School Student Council Office Elections. The members who ran for office did a phenomenal job on their posters that were hung along the sidewalks to bolster their campaigns. Each candidate shared fantastic speeches with the 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, sharing why they would be the best person for the job. The student body voted after the speeches and they selected the following students as their officers: Nolan Hogan, 8th grade, President; Preston Whitman, 8th grade, Vice President; John Henry Nugent, 7th grade, Secretary. We are proud of every Student Council member who bravely stood before their peers to recite their speeches!
Other members of the Student Council include Caleb Barber (8th), Emerson Caraway (8th), Cate Davison (7th), Savannah Foster (7th), Jude Falting (7th), Ava Good (8th), Ella Morse (7th), Cooper Lee (8th), Hannah Walker (7th), and Makalyn Walker (8th).
On Monday, September 16th, our Student Council were given the opportunity to visit with the Dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences, Dr. Pichon. She gave our students a tour of Woodard Hall and spoke to them about how she rose to leadership, who she looks to for guidance, and “What makes a good leader?”.
Basketball Teams
Basketball tryouts were held last week and the new teams have been announced:
Boys Roster:
6th Grade: Landry Gibbons, Brayden Mitchell, Cooper Stoehr, Camden White
7th Grade: Gavin Mollette, Hayden Horvath, John Henry Nugent, Willie Williams III
8th Grade: B.J. Kent, Caleb Barber, Elijah Roberson, Kade Cripps, Preston Whitman
Manager; J.D. Poe
Coaches: Brandon Mitchell & Casey Blalock
Girls Roster:
6th Grade: Audrey Stone, Parkes Smith, Charlotte Hanchey, Sadie Jackson, Kaylee Kyzar, Olivia Good, Aspen Kary, Camille Mhire
7th Grade: Emma Sue Kavalir
8th Grade: Nyah Metoyer, McKenna Brown, Anna Kate Poe, Mariyam Wasi, Millie Marie McGehee
Coaches: Kristen Poe and Quintina Broadnax
They will kick off the season on October 24th with a home game against Cedar Creek.
Cross Country:
Our Elementary Cross-Country runners participated in the Chieftain Invitational at Calhoun Middle School on September 14th. We are so proud of their hard work and successes:
K-2 Boys 1st place
3-4 Boys 1st place
5-6 Girls 1st place
Top 10 finishers
K-2 boys:
Smith Gillum 4th place
Kade Johnson 5th place
Liam Newsom 6th place
James Cotton 8th place
3-4 boys:
Sam Stone 8th place
Jack McGehee 9th place
5-6 girls:
Collins Reigelman 7th place
Audrey Stone 8th place
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