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 at hannalsingh@gmail.com
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High Schools
Cedar Creek
Dollars and Sense
Cedar Creek sophomores attended the United Way of Northeast Louisiana Dollars & $ense Reality Fair, which simulates the financial decisions students will have to make in the real world. Our Cougars gained valuable education and perspective on budgeting, spending, giving, and saving.
Playoffs
We are so proud of our Cougars! Cedar Creek Lady Cougars and Cougars both made the playoffs in basketball!
New Tuition Assistance Options Are Available:
Cedar Creek School now offers several different tuition assistance options. These include our non-profit partners, ACE and ARETE, campus-based tuition assistance through FACTS, and we are proud to partner with the state of Louisiana through the new LA GATOR program. Through LA GATOR, all Louisiana residents will be eligible for tuition assistance by Phase 3. In Phase 1, any student entering Kindergarten or any student currently attending a public school is eligible to apply, regardless of income. More information on these programs is available on our website: cedarcreekschool.org/tuition-assistance.
Ruston
It’s a busy week in Bearcat Nation!
Today through Sunday (2/28 – 3/01) softball will travel to compete in a tournament at Sterlington!
Today (2/28), varsity baseball will travel to play Dutchtown at 6:30pm!
Tomorrow (3/01), varsity baseball will travel to East Ascension to play East Ascension at 10:00 am, followed by Archbishop Shaw at 12:00 pm!
Monday (3/03), JV and varsity baseball will play Tioga at home; JV at 4:00 pm, and varsity at 6:00 pm!
Also, softball will play D’Arbonne Woods at home for teacher appreciation night; JV at 4:30 pm, varsity at 6:00pm!
The golf team will compete in a 9 hole tournament at Bayou DeSiard Country Club, starting at 3:00 pm!
Tuesday (3/04), varsity baseball will travel to play Parkway at 6:00 pm! The softball team will travel to play Quitman at 5:30 pm!
Wednesday (3/05), JV and varsity baseball will travel to play West Ouachita; JV at 5:00 pm, and varsity at 6:30!
Also, the golf team will compete in a 9 hole tournament at Black Bear, starting at 3:00 pm!
Thursday (3/06), softball will play Lakeside at home; JV at 4:30 pm, varsity at 6:00 pm!
Congrats to our teacher of the week, Mrs. Stroud has been teaching for 6 years, with this being her 2nd at RHS! She teaches Biology I, and sponsors our Peppette squad! Thank you for all you do Mrs. Stroud!
Simsboro
The Simsboro FBLA Community Service Project Team set a goal this year of focusing on mental health awareness and support. After seeing how much their teenage peers struggle with anxiety, depression, stress, etc., they were concerned that many people do not open up and discuss their mental health struggles. As a group of Future Business Leaders, they knew that they wanted to develop a project that would shine a light on this issue and make an impact on those in their community.
This Community Service Project team came up with the theme “Be Bright. You ARE the Light!” for their project. The meaning behind this theme was that everyone is a light in someone else’s life, at school, or out in the world. The project leaders decided to kick off their project by teaching all Simsboro students in grades K – 12 the importance of being honest about one’s mental health struggles (or even successes). They did this by reading a story to the elementary students, having an interactive lesson with them, then having them identify one way they could “be the light” and write that on a paper light bulb. The paper light bulbs that the elementary, junior high, and high school students all made were then displayed around the school leading up to the “big event” – a Color Run at Madden Park in Simsboro. With the help of Simsboro FBLA chapter, the Color Run on February 8 was a major success. Many students and community members came together to discuss why it is so important to take time to focus on our mental state and were able to have a bright, colorful day throwing colored powder at each other, interacting with activity booths, and enjoying the sunshine with others.
Project lead, Jakayla Scott said, “A lot of people struggle with things mentally and try to hide it. As a group, it was on us to let people know it’s okay to not be okay. Hosting a Color Run as a Community Service Project event allowed people to freely express their emotions and feelings and there was actually a great turnout for the kids and adults of the community.”
The Color Run event raised $450, and the FBLA club decided to use those proceeds to purchase snacks for the Youth Summit hosted by the Northeast Delta Human Services Authority. The FBLA club chose to support this organization because of their mission to “serve as a catalyst for individuals with mental health, developmental disabilities, and addictive disorders to help realize their full human potential by offering quality, excellent care with greater accessibility.”
Elementary Schools
Choudrant
STEM News
Our 5th grade STEM students have partnered up with Edge of Space Missions to send experiments into the stratosphere. The experiments will launch on March 22nd in Colorado Springs, CO. The students are doing pre-observations of their experiments and after their mission they will be returned to the students for post-observations. This experience is OUT OF THIS WORLD for our CES 5th grade students!
Read Across America
Read Across America is a nationwide celebration of reading, focusing around Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2nd. Our school will be hosting various activities to encourage a love of reading among students. We would love to have you participate by reading your favorite childhood book to your child at home and potentially even volunteering to read to classes during the week.
March 3rd-7th – Read Across America Events at School:
Monday- I can READ in my Socks – wear Crazy Socks
Tuesday- I can Read with a Fox – bring Stuffed Animal
Wednesday – I can READ in the Dark – bring a Flashlight
Thursday- I can READ here, there, anywhere! – Lunch on the Lawn – bring a blanket or beach towel
Friday- I can READ in a HAT! – wear a Hat
Upcoming Events
Feb. 21 2nd Grade Love Our Learning 8:30-9:30 *Experience ELA & Math class with your child
Feb. 26 Kindergarten Love Our Learning 9:30-10:15 *Experience ELA w/your child
Feb. 27 Class & Club Picture Day
Feb. 28 Book Character Parade Prek-2nd, 2nd grade Love Your Learning following
March 3-7 Read Across America Week
March 7 Girls in Stem Event 5:30-7pm (Preregistration required)
March 14 Aggie Mile
March 14 PreK Roundup/Enrollment begins @ STEM Center
March 17-21 Spring Break/No School
Cypress Springs
The Cypress Springs Wildcats have had a FANTASTIC FEBRUARY!! At the beginning of the month, students who exhibited C.A.T.S. (Courageous, Accountable, Thoughtful, and Supportive) qualities participated in a silent disco. They had a wonderful time doing this!
Next, we had our annual Valentine’s Dance. This year it was a western theme-Valentrails Dance. Students, parents, and faculty had a delightful time together.
The honor roll students for the second nine weeks enjoyed a field trip to Grambling State University’s new digital library on their campus. To end the month, we celebrated the wildcats that were chosen for
Student Leader of the month: Evan Troquille, Deandre Jasmin, Davin Pierre, Maleah Evans, Roderick Joe, Hannah Peters, Ian Davis, Ki Theriot, Noah Hunter, J’Zyre Wiley, Julian Semien, Lilith Theriot, Carson Meek, Mary Andrews, Jakoda Thompson, Georgiuna Scott, Reijon Rhone, Khaliyah Underwood, Demeatre Casey, Alayna Smith, Diego Castro, Zoriah Hopkins, Kamden Myree, Kassi Gray, Issac Love, Renderricka Kimble, Joshua Johnson, Lallie Black, Jayce Curry, Elaina Wallace, carson Holbrook, Ibraheem Saleh, Makenzie Bazar, and Larrius Robinson.
Lincoln Parish Early Childhood Center
Last week our LPECC cubs helped celebrate kindness week by wearing red or pink. We have also started preparing for kindergarten by learning to sit in the gym for morning assembly. The children have loved learning how to get ready to be kindergarteners! Some classes have also been learning all about Louisiana, and we will celebrate with a school-wide Mardi Gras parade this Friday. Dudes at the Door continues to be a BIG hit with our students every Friday. Thank you to all of our “dudes” who take time out to help greet our students on Fridays!
