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Jared Peters, winner of the Council for Exceptional Children’s 2026 National “Yes I Can” Self-Advocacy Award
Livingston Parish High School Student Receives National “Yes I Can” Award
04/16/2026
Jared Peters, winner of the Council for Exceptional Children’s 2026 National “Yes I Can” Self-Advocacy Award
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Pike Peak Regional Champs – Pictured is the Denham Venom Colorado Travel Team, from bottom left: Dominic Esposito, Evan Durbin, Jacob Duke, Nicholas Carpenter, Nathan Engles, Avery Gann, Gabriel Johnston, Baileigh O'Neal, Adam Goslinga, Nathan Thompson, Juan Rendon, Adrian Robinson, and Sophia Echegoyen.
Denham Springs High School Robotics Team Wins Pike Peak Regional, Earns Spot at FIRST World Championship
03/20/2026
Pike Peak Regional Champs – Pictured is the Denham Venom Colorado Travel Team, from bottom left: Dominic Esposito, Evan Durbin, Jacob Duke, Nicholas Carpenter, Nathan Engles, Avery Gann, Gabriel Johnston, Baileigh O'Neal, Adam Goslinga, Nathan Thompson, Juan Rendon, Adrian Robinson, and Sophia Echegoyen.
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Pictured left to right are Talyn Robertson, Jaden Bibbins and Bryan Augillard. They worked together this week in a Collaborative Build Day between Denham Springs High School and Scotlandville Magnet High School to learn more about competitive robotics.
Denham Venom Hosts Scotlandville Robotics for Collaborative Build Day
02/13/2026
Pictured left to right are Talyn Robertson, Jaden Bibbins and Bryan Augillard. They worked together this week in a Collaborative Build Day between Denham Springs High School and Scotlandville Magnet High School to learn more about competitive robotics.
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Livingston Parish Students of the Year are, left to right, Middle School Student of the Year Johnnie Chamberlain, Live Oak Junior High; High School Student of the Year Rachel Henry, Live Oak High; and Elementary Student of the Year Addyson Glorioso, Gray’s Creek Elementary.
Livingston Parish Schools Celebrates Excellence Across the District
02/11/2026
Livingston Parish Students of the Year are, left to right, Middle School Student of the Year Johnnie Chamberlain, Live Oak Junior High; High School Student of the Year Rachel Henry, Live Oak High; and Elementary Student of the Year Addyson Glorioso, Gray’s Creek Elementary.
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Held for New Albany Elementary Cafeteria & Classroom Building
01/22/2026
Livingston Parish School Board President Steve Link cut the ceremonial ribbon for the new cafeteria and classroom building at the Albany Elementary campus. The news facility accommodates the Upper Elementary and Lower Elementary sections of the campus. Pictured from left to right, are: (back row) Chris Bankston, architect, GGB Architects; Michelle Wilson Juneau, interior designer, GGB Architects; Patricia Mayeux, assistant principal, Albany Upper Elementary; Monica Perez, director of architectural production, GGB Architects; Devin Gregoire, Ph.D., former school board member; Bruce Chaffin, assistant superintendent; Melyssa DePaula, principal, Albany Upper Elementary; Jerry Glascock, maintenance supervisor; Jodie Wilson, maintenance supervisor; (front row) Lynsey Frechette, cafeteria technician; Fay Anthony, cafeteria technician; Rachell Moriarity, cafeteria technician; Tandra Arbour, cafeteria technician; Robin Stewart, principal, Albany Lower Elementary; Cam Mikel, student, Albany Lower Elementary; Chief Mikel, student, Albany Lower Elementary; Jody Purvis, superintendent; Sommer Purvis, supervisor of Child Nutrition Programs; Sandra Caldwel, cafeteria technician; Steve Link, school board member; Crystal Stewart, cafeteria manager; Jodie Clark, cafeteria technician; and Laura Litolff, assistant principal, Albany Lower Elementary.
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Denham Venom Among Red Stick Rumble’s Winning Alliance
09/25/2025
Members of the Denham Venom robotics team proudly display their winning banner following an undefeated playoff competition finish at the 12th Annual Dow Red Stick Rumble. Pictured from left to right are Drive Team Members Kerven Lindor, Jacob Duke, Evan Durbin and Adam Goslinga.
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Denham Venom Makes Louisiana Robotics History
04/22/2025
The Denham Venom students stand alongside other global division winners on the Einstein Fields in Houston, Texas, at the 2025 FIRST Robotic World Championships. The Denham Venom Drive Team included Jacob Duke, Evan Durbin, Nicholas Carpenter, and Sebastian Cupit, led by Drive Coach Rohit Gondi. Their efforts reflected the work of 45 team members.
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Four High School Students Recognized for Good Character
04/22/2025
Members of the Albany Masonic Lodge recently presented the 2025 Honesty and Integrity Awards to four high school students. Pictured, from left to right, are Lodge leaders Byron Wild and Jeremy Dickerson; Iris Stilley, who accepted the award for her grandson, Albany High School Junior Jonah Grob; Award Winner Albany High School Junior Abigail McAlister; Award Winners Springfield High School Juniors Logan Milton and Olivia Arne; Lodge leaders Coty Harty and Ronald Stilley, and guest speaker Livingston Parish Assessor Jeff Taylor.
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Livingston Parish Public Schools Teachers of the Year, pictured left to right: New Teacher of the Year: Noelle Robinson, Live Oak High School; Elementary School Teacher of the Year: William Hibbard, South Walker Elementary; Middle School Teacher of the Year: Leslie Patin, Doyle Junior High School; and High School Teacher of the Year: Daniel Eiland, Denham Springs High School.
Livingston Schools Recognize Excellence Across the District
04/04/2025
Livingston Parish Public Schools Teachers of the Year, pictured left to right: New Teacher of the Year: Noelle Robinson, Live Oak High School; Elementary School Teacher of the Year: William Hibbard, South Walker Elementary; Middle School Teacher of the Year: Leslie Patin, Doyle Junior High School; and High School Teacher of the Year: Daniel Eiland, Denham Springs High School.
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Air Products Foundation Awards $60,000 for Learning and Improvements at Three Livingston Parish Schools
04/01/2025
Air Products recently presented a $60,000 donation to Livingston Parish Public Schools to fund beautification improvements and science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) curriculum opportunities at Doyle High School, French Settlement High School and Springfield Elementary School. Pictured, from left to right, are Doyle High School Principal Ashley Sharp, Air Products Senior Communications Specialist Christina Stephens, Commercial Executive Director of Air Products’ Louisiana Clean Energy Complex Danna LeBlanc, French Settlement High School Principal John Chewning, Springfield Elementary Principal Michelle Brown, and Livingston Parish Schools Superintendent Jody Purvis.
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Those participating in the Springfield Elementary School’s Breakfast Awareness Celebration are, pictured at the bottom, Cheryl Quamme (as Creepy Chef); standing front row, left to right, Fire Department Lt. Bruce Woodson, Christy Graves (as Fred), Mayor Tommy Abels, Town Hall Clerk Marie Kreutzer, SES Asst. Principal Miracle Aucoin, Tracey Quamme (as Daphne), Asst. Fire Chief Tommy Caves; standing back row, left to right, Cindy Yuhasz (as Scooby Doo), Kayla Authement (as Velma), Fire Department volunteer Stephen Hambrick, SES Principal Michelle Brown, Fire Department volunteers Austin Hambrick, Justin Hartley and Dakota Guitreau.
Livingston Parish Schools Celebrate National School Breakfast Week
03/05/2025
Those participating in the Springfield Elementary School’s Breakfast Awareness Celebration are, pictured at the bottom, Cheryl Quamme (as Creepy Chef); standing front row, left to right, Fire Department Lt. Bruce Woodson, Christy Graves (as Fred), Mayor Tommy Abels, Town Hall Clerk Marie Kreutzer, SES Asst. Principal Miracle Aucoin, Tracey Quamme (as Daphne), Asst. Fire Chief Tommy Caves; standing back row, left to right, Cindy Yuhasz (as Scooby Doo), Kayla Authement (as Velma), Fire Department volunteer Stephen Hambrick, SES Principal Michelle Brown, Fire Department volunteers Austin Hambrick, Justin Hartley and Dakota Guitreau.
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Local Students Receive Yes I Can! Awards
02/21/2025
Pictured are Livingston Parish Public Schools’ winners of the “Yes I Can!” Award. The award is sponsored by the National Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), which honors children and youth with disabilities who have excelled in their selected category. Pictured, left to right, with Superintendent Jody Purvis (left) and Director of Special Education Eric Penalber (right) are Roman Diaz (Academics), Carson Aucoin (Art), Blayson Miller (School/Community), Jared Peters (Self Advocacy), Alex Parrish (Technology), and Brent Gardiner (Transition).
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Livingston Parish Announces Students of Year
12/13/2024
The Elementary Student of the Year is Piper Howes, a fifth grader at Holden School; the Middle School Student of the Year is Christopher Godso, III, an eighth grader at North Corbin Junior High; and the High School Student of the Year is Zachary McMenis, a senior at Live Oak High School.
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Livingston Parish Announces Top Principals of the Year
11/19/2024
French Settlement High School Principal John Chewning, LPPS High School Principal of the Year; Denham Springs Junior High Principal Justin Wax, LPPS Middle School Principal of the Year; and French Settlement Elementary Principal Josh Martin, LPPS Elementary Principal of the Year.
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Livingston Parish Culinary Teams Compete in Cook-Off
11/19/2024
The Live Oak High School culinary team won a $500 gift card and individual prizes for receiving first place in the 2024 LPPS ProStart Culinary Cook-Off for its pork taquitos recipe. Pictured from left to right are Melissa Campbell, Management Analyst for USDA Food & Nutrition Service, Southwest Regional Office; Angell Beswetherick, LOHS culinary instructor; culinary students Andrew Stansbury, Addison Zaunbrecher, Bella Culmone, and Jacob Cowart; Sommer Purvis, LPPS Supervisor of Child Nutrition Programs; Misty Woods, Director of School Food Service, Nutrition Support for the Louisiana Department of Education; and David Ratner, Assistant Administrator of Food Distribution for the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
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Local Students Win Yes I Can! Awards
11/19/2024
Pictured are Livingston Parish Public School’s Yes I Can winners Jacob Draper, front left, and Joseph Brignac, front right, being recognized at a district awards event. They are pictured with LPPS Director of Special Education Eric Penalber, left, and Superintendent Jody Purvis, right.
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Robots to Take Over Denham Springs: Red Stick Rumble Returns for Another Year of High-Tech Competition
09/25/2024
Pictured are robots that have been built for competition in the annual Dow Red Stick Rumble Robotic Competition. The robots are remotely controlled by students who maneuver the equipment to perform required tasks indicated by the competition.
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Livingston Parish Students Training to be Firefighters
09/10/2024
Pictured are those Livingston Parish students enrolled in the Louisiana Fire and Emergency Training Academy sponsored by Livingston Parish Fire Protection District 4. They are, from left to right: Tamara Fonseca from Walker High School, Kloie Wheat from Doyle High School, and Robby Vavasseur and Brayden Duncan from Denham Springs High School.
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Two Livingston Parish Students Earn Honors in Weightlifting Competitions
09/06/2024
Pictured are Live Oak High School’s Brynn Catalano and Juban Parc Junior High School’s Cameron Comeaux following their national award-winning performances at the 2024 USA Weightlifting Nationals in Pittsburgh, Penn. Catalano also recently competed as a member of Team USA at the 2024 Pan American Youth Championships in Ecuador.
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Seventh Ward Elementary Receives New Playground Equipment from Pilot Club
09/06/2024
School officials and members of the Denham Springs Pilot Club recently dedicated new playground equipment at Seventh Ward Elementary School. Pictured from left to right are: (front row) Therese Cavin, Superintendent Jody Purvis, Dianna Schenk, Sybil Wallendal, Gail Langridge, Bobbie Sceroler, Susan Ricks, Brenda Dungan, Stella Corley, Laurie Barnett, Ashley Slaughter, Nina Huffstetler, Seventh Ward Elementary Principal Laura Dunlap, (second row) Jamie Deal, Tiffany Batistella, LPPS Curriculum Director Beth Jones, Polly Normand, Charla Fletcher, Terri Borde, Jenny Fore, Donna Spillman, Lisa Lentz, (third row) LPPS Curriculum Supervisor Shanna Steed, LPPS Curriculum Director Stacey Milton, LPPS Human Resources Director Kelly Jones, LPPS Asst. Supt. Bruce Chaffin, Sandy LeBlanc, Michelle Civello, Amanda McMorris and Rachel Baio. Seventh Ward Elementary students are in the background.
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Classroom at Seventh Ward Elementary Damaged by Fire
09/06/2024
Red caution tape surrounds the Seventh Ward Elementary temporary building that suffered damage from an Aug. 31 fire incident. The building housed a special education classroom and school nurse’s station. Space has been created in the school’s main building to house both.
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Pictured are Suzanne Fekete-Stilley, culinary instructor at Albany High School, (second from left) and representatives of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, (from the left) Director Amy Saltzman, Program Coordinator Alex Diachok, and Senior Manager Erica Garner.
Albany High School Receives $5,000 Rachael Ray Foundation ProStart Grow Grant to Expand its Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management Program
07/16/2024
Pictured are Suzanne Fekete-Stilley, culinary instructor at Albany High School, (second from left) and representatives of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, (from the left) Director Amy Saltzman, Program Coordinator Alex Diachok, and Senior Manager Erica Garner.
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Pictured from left to right areLandon Watts, Morgan Crane, Elise Fischer and Tyler Kinchen, recipients of this year’s Albany Masonic Lodge Honesty and Integrity Award.
Students Receive Honesty and Integrity Award
04/08/2024
Pictured from left to right are Landon Watts, Morgan Crane, Elise Fischer and Tyler Kinchen, recipients of this year’s Albany Masonic Lodge Honesty and Integrity Award.
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Livingston Parish student Ryan Verrett, left, and Bailee Silas recently participated in the Pre-Educator Gala hosted on Feb. 22 by the district.
Livingston Schools Hosts Pre-Educator Gala
03/06/2024
Livingston Parish student Ryan Verrett, left, and Bailee Silas recently participated in the Pre-Educator Gala hosted on Feb. 22 by the district.
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School Leaders Celebrate New Cafeteria and Classroom Addition at Springfield High School
02/20/2024
School officials recently celebrated the completion of a new cafeteria and classroom at Springfield High School with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Those pictured, from left to right, are (front row) Former State Legislator Clay Schexnayder, School Administrator Spencer Harris, Assistant Superintendent Jody Purvis, Town of Springfield Mayor Tommy Abels, SHS Principal Jillian Dupuy, (back row) Maintenance Supervisor Jerry Glascock, Former School Board Member Norman Picou, School Board Member Ron McMorris, Assistant Superintendent Bruce Chaffin, Former Assistant Superintendent Stephen Parrill, and Superintendent Joe Murphy.
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Top Students of the Year Announced in Livingston Parish
12/18/2023
Walker High School Senior Caszandra Joy Dante is the 2023-2024 Livingston Parish High School Student of the Year. She is also a National Merit Scholar Semifinalist.
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Juban Parc Elementary Celebrates Designation as National Blue Ribbon School
12/12/2023
Juban Parc Elementary fifth graders, pictured left to right, Tatum Burns, Emma Kruszynsky, Thomas Ewing and Ezra Bourg carry the school’s Blue Ribbon banner during the school parade as parents, school leaders and community guests lined along the hallway.
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Springfield High School Hosts AVID Showcase
12/01/2023
– Pictured are Springfield High School students enrolled in this year’s AVID elective course who attended a field trip to Nicholls State University. Pictured from left to right are (front row) SHS Teacher Ashley Ledet, Logan Milton, SHS Teacher Aimee Freeman, (2nd row) Bonnie Price, Hunter Stagg, Ainsleigh Smith, Sarah Olson, Kali O’Rourke, (3rd row) Blake Tanner, (4th row) Braylon Jones, Ethan Lipscomb, Charlee Davis, Brynna Pinion, Olivia Aime, Maddison Groce, (5th row) Emma Thornton, Kaitlyn Lambert, Mi’ya Fletcher, Tishonna Nichols, Tiffany Baygents, Kaylee Wall, (standing) SHS Senior Tutors Peyton Ellis and Jade Cowsar.
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Denham Springs Elementary Hosts STEM Day
11/24/2023
Denham Springs Junior High’s Dusti Mayers, a member of the DSJH STEM Club, pictured left, assists elementary students Annabelle Canada and Xavier Bejeaux work on a project that demonstrates how vibrations create sounds.
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Livingston Schools Compete in Culinary Cook-Off
11/13/2023
Brad Sharp, a school board member & owner of Porky’s Boudin & Meats, collects a sampling of the dishes prepared for the LPPS Culinary Cook-Off Competition. He is pictured with Springfield High School Junior Antonio Gimnick.
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Albany High Student Becomes School’s First to Receive National Rural and Small-Town Award
10/30/2023
– Albany High School Student Michael Kober is his school’s first-ever recipient of the National Rural and Small-Town Award.
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Springfield High Hosts Girl Powered STEM Workshop
10/24/2023
Members of the Springfield High School’s Bulldog Bytes Team recently sponsored their school’s first Girl Powered Workshop. Pictured, from left to right, are (front row) Sarah Barton, Sophie Hill, Garrett Miller, Landry Ferrara, (back row) Tyler Kinchen, Seth Spiers, Kenney Mclean, Adan Betancourt, Jolina Schuele, Lily Effler, Riler Viator, Ryan Alexander, Kaidyn Mclean, Seven Antisan, Joshua Freeman, and Lukas Alexander.
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Albany High School Honors “Voice of the Hornets” for Years of Service
10/23/2023
The press box at the Albany High School football stadium has been named for Former Town of Albany Police Chief and “Voice of the Hornets” Russell D. Hutchinson.
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The school nutrition staff members at Holden School wore their favorite video game shirts and accessories on Oct. 10 in recognition of their campaign “Level-Up with a Healthy Lunch,” to celebrate National School Lunch Week. Pictured from left to right are (front) Brittney Cox, Cheryl Quamme, (middle) Cindy Adams, Connie Ritch, Brittney Queen, (back) Amber Huffman and Melissa Rushing.
Holden Celebrates National School Lunch Week with Level-Up Theme
10/17/2023
The school nutrition staff members at Holden School wore their favorite video game shirts and accessories on Oct. 10 in recognition of their campaign “Level-Up with a Healthy Lunch,” to celebrate National School Lunch Week. Pictured from left to right are (front) Brittney Cox, Cheryl Quamme, (middle) Cindy Adams, Connie Ritch, Brittney Queen, (back) Amber Huffman and Melissa Rushing.
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Nine Livingston Parish Teachers Awarded Grants
09/11/2023
Kristina Dunlap, a teacher at North Live Oak Elementary, is presented with a $3,144 grant by Deborah Rochelle. Also pictured are Dunlap’s students and Katy Pacelli, executive director of Kelly Gene Cook, Sr., Charitable Foundation, left, and NLOE Principal Michelle Stone, right.
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Live Oak & Albany High School CTE Instructors Receive Workforce Development Awards
09/06/2023
Albany High School CTE Instructor Hoyt Ponder received the GBRIA Workforce Development Award of Excellence for his leadership role in the school’s performance at its many FFA contests and ABC Craft Olympics. Pictured from left to right are Mary Triche of SNF; EXCEL Director of Recruiting Boo Raegan, Ponder, EXCEL Manager of Training and Workforce Development Chad Pierce, and EXCEL Maintenance Manager Allen Myers.
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10th Annual Dow Red Stick Rumble Lights Up Denham Springs with 'Charged Up'
09/06/2023
Members of the Denham Venom team operate their robot, FRC 8044, during the 10th Annual Red Stick Rumble competition. Pictured, from left to right, are Nathan Duke, Rohit Gondi, Joseph Thomson, and Greg Field.
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Walker Elementary Implements Greater Carpool Safety Procedures
09/05/2023
The Walker Elementary School Carpool Team includes: pictured left to right, Amber Johnson, paraprofessional; Ashley Cook, instructional coach; Courtney LeMarie, paraprofessional; and Brenda Ballard, special education teacher.
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Two giant robots await the start of their battle inside a competition pit. These robots are like some that will be at the 10th Annual Dow Red Stick Rumble Robotics Competition at Denham Springs High School on Aug. 26.
Giant Robots to Battle at Denham Springs High School
08/17/2023
Two giant robots await the start of their battle inside a competition pit. These robots are like some that will be at the 10th Annual Dow Red Stick Rumble Robotics Competition at Denham Springs High School on Aug. 26.
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Albany Middle School’s Phoenix Morel LeBlanc has been named the Louisiana New Teacher of the Year winner.
Albany Teacher Named Louisiana’s New Teacher of the Year
08/17/2023
Albany Middle School’s Phoenix Morel LeBlanc has been named the Louisiana New Teacher of the Year winner.
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Livingston Parish Teachers Join Effort to Enhance STEM Curriculum for Elementary Students
08/01/2023
This cohort of Livingston Parish teachers is dedicated to finding new and effective ways to implement STEM learning into the students’ daily classroom curriculum. They are, from left to right (front row) Helena Olson, Kristy Pope, Lori Joiner, Rebecca Daigle (computer), Becki Waguespack, Gabbie Pizzuto, Corley McDaniel, Angie Elkins, Jennifer Rodriguez, Kayla Jarrell, Bri Sutton, Stephanie Fernon, Rachel Baio, (middle row) Jennifer Johnson, Kim Thames, Tammy Harvin, Elizabeth Abbott, Jordan Guidry, Karleigh Severio, Karen Parrino, Kristina Dunlap, Shyla Cohran, Alyssa McMorris, Dawn Kleinpeter, Shannon Dyer, (back row) Madelyne Rabalais, Jessica Edwards, Candace Shaidaee, Jennifer Bennett, Whittany Starns, Haley McDermitt, Bette Jo Sibley, Kristi Smith, Kelli Lowery, Beryl Britt, and Jaime Winter.
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Louisiana Department of Education Leaders Share New Math and ELA Initiatives with Local High School Educators
05/05/2023
Those attending the Teacher Advisory Spotlight Session at French Settlement High School on May 1 included, from left to right, Livingston Schools Curriculum Coordinator Jennifer Vicknair, Livingston Schools Assistant Superintendents Jody Purvis and Bruce Chaffin, Livingston Schools Superintendent Joe Murphy, French Settlement High School Math & STEM Teacher and LDOE Teacher Advisory Council Member Erik Willie, French Settlement High School Principal John Chewning, LDOE Math Director Jamie Hebert, LDOE ELA Manager Shantell Lee, and LDOE Education Technology Director Bonnie Chelette, and Joni Landry Executive Assistant to State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley.
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Albany Middle School Teacher Phoenix LeBlanc, left, and Albany Lower Elementary Teacher Payton O’Nellion, right, have been named finalists for the Louisiana New Teacher of the Year Award. They are pictured with Livingston Parish School Superintendent Joe Murphy, receiving their district awards.
Livingston Parish Principal and New Teachers Competing for Louisiana’s Top Educator Awards
04/24/2023
Albany Middle School Teacher Phoenix LeBlanc, left, and Albany Lower Elementary Teacher Payton O’Nellion, right, have been named finalists for the Louisiana New Teacher of the Year Award. They are pictured with Livingston Parish School Superintendent Joe Murphy, receiving their district awards.
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Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks Supports 1-Cent Tax Proposition
03/10/2023
Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks, supports the 1-cent sales tax proposition to give school employees a salary increase.
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Nearly 300 high schoolers and their family members attended the College and Career Fair event at the Doyle High School gymnasium on Oct. 18.
High Schoolers from Doyle and Holden Learn About Post-Graduate Opportunities
10/31/2022
Nearly 300 high schoolers and their family members attended the College and Career Fair event at the Doyle High School gymnasium on Oct. 18.
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Livingston Schools Hold Groundbreaking & “Brick Breaking” on New Construction Projects
10/18/2022
Those participating in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new LOHS Institute of Medicine, Aviation & The Arts were, pictured, left to right, Assistant Superintendents Bruce Chaffin, Assistant Superintendent Jody Purvis, Chris Bankston of Gasaway, Gasaway, Bankston Architects, Duane Mizell of Stuart & Company General Contractors, Superintendent Joe Murphy, LOHS Principal Beth Jones, LOHS Student Sylvia White, School Board Member Kellee Hennessy Dickerson, State Rep. Valarie Hodges, and Monica Perez of Gasaway, Gasaway, Bankston Architects.
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Livingston Parish School Board Names EFID Members
10/09/2022
Nine Community Members Selected to Assist School System in Finding Best Way to Fund Salary Needs
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J. Rogers Pope
School Board Names Southside Courtyard in Honor of Long-time Educator and Legislator
10/07/2022
J. Rogers Pope was honored Thursday night for his contributions to the Livingston Parish Public School System. The interior courtyard of the new K-8 Southside Campus will be named in his honor.
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Denham Springs High School 2022 Homecoming Court, pictured on the Front Row (Ground - L to R): Olivia Landry (Soph), Aspen Ware, (Jr), Brianna Octave (Jr), Rebecca David (Jr), Arleth Hernandez-Tovar (Jr), Destiny Alexander (Soph); and on the Back Row (On Sign – L to R): SENIOR MAIDS - Braleigh Zeigler, Jordyn Taylor, Kathryn Beatty, Kiarra Ratliff, Madalyn Harris, Sabrina Bishop.
Denham Springs High Homecoming Game and Festivities Moved to Walker High’s Field
10/03/2022
Denham Springs High School 2022 Homecoming Court, pictured on the Front Row (Ground - L to R): Olivia Landry (Soph), Aspen Ware, (Jr), Brianna Octave (Jr), Rebecca David (Jr), Arleth Hernandez-Tovar (Jr), Destiny Alexander (Soph); and on the Back Row (On Sign – L to R): SENIOR MAIDS - Braleigh Zeigler, Jordyn Taylor, Kathryn Beatty, Kiarra Ratliff, Madalyn Harris, Sabrina Bishop.
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Livingston Parish Schools to Assist With Kindergarten Registration
02/22/2022
Livingston Parish Public Schools announced it will hold “Registration Assistance Days” in March and April for parents of children who will attend Kindergarten classes for the 2022-2023 school year.
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Livingston Parish School Leaders Prepare to Put “True Grit” into New School Year
08/03/2021
Livingston Parish’s school principals and central office administrators recently gathered at the Solomon Episcopal Center in Loranger, Louisiana, to hear from some of the nation’s top educational authors and speakers during a two-day conference. This picture shows the attendees listening to Superintendent Joe Murphy who also spoke to the group about maintaining their passion and perseverance for the jobs they do.
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Parish and State Leaders Attend the 2021 LPPS Legislative Breakfast
Livingston Schools Hosts Legislative Breakfast
03/15/2021
Those parish and state leaders attending the 2021 Livingston Parish Public Schools Legislative Breakfast included, from left to right, Livingston Schools Superintendent Joe Murphy, School Board Members Cecil Harris, Devin Gregoire and Bo Graham, Livingston Parish Assessor Jeff Taylor, Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard, State Rep. Buddy Mincey, Jr., State Sen. J. Rogers Pope, and Denham Springs Mayor Gerard Landry.
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Livingston Schools Announce Virtual Program
07/06/2020
New Program Not a Response to COVID-19, But Alternative for Current Home School, Charter and Private Students
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Livingston Parish Student and Parent Win Awards
12/19/2019
School officials support this year’s winners of the Council for Exceptional Children’s 2019 Parent Advocate Award, Tessa Walters, and 2019 “Yes I Can” Award of Self-Advocacy, Camilla Rios. Walters is a paraprofessional at Seventh Ward Elementary, where 9-year-old Rios attends school. Pictured, left to right, are: (back row) Freshwater Elementary Principal Julie Dugas, Seventh Ward Elementary Principal Laura Dunlap, Livingston Parish Special Education Department Director Eric Penalber, Livingston Parish Superintendent Joe Murphy, Seventh Ward Elementary SRO Burley McCarter, Seventh Ward Elementary Assistant Principal Bridget Castille, Freshwater Elementary Assistant Principal Amy Cheney, (front row) Walters, Rios and Freshwater Elementary Adapted Physical Education Teacher Sarah Lambert.
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Freshwater is State’s Most Improved School
12/18/2019
Freshwater Elementary third-grade teacher Sarah Hodges, left, reviews the completed projects of her students Preslee Zimmerle and Jimmy Burton, as Principal Julie Dugas asks them questions about their work.
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PE Teacher Awarded Grant to Develop Sensory Room for Students at Juban Parc Elementary
09/11/2019
Members of Cox Charities presented Juban Parc Elementary with a $500 grant to create a sensory room at the school. Pictured with those representatives are: (standing) Adapted PE Teacher Lisa Dugas, Principal Lauren Kennedy, and Assistant Principal Pam Masters; (seated) Brock Galloway, Breanna Meche, Carson Tullier, Raimi Boudreaux, and Landon Chung.
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LPPS Recognizes Top Students of the Year
07/08/2019
Top 3 Students – Those students selected to represent Livingston Parish in the 2019 Student of the Year competition include, left to right, Elementary Student of the Year Collin Sprouse, a fifth-grader at South Walker Elementary; High School Student of the Year Cade Canepa, a senior at Live Oak High School; and Middle School Student of the Year John Bergeron, an eighth-grader at North Corbin Junior High. All three competed at the regional level, and Sprouse advanced to be a state finalist in the state’s elementary division.
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Livingston Schools Show Appreciation to Bus Drivers and Mechanics
05/30/2019
More than 200 school bus drivers, mechanics and other transportation employees attended the first-ever transportation department appreciation luncheon by Livingston Parish Public Schools. The event was held in the transportation building behind the central administration building in Livingston.
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Principals of Year – Pictured are the Livingston Parish 2019 Principal of the Year Winners, left to right: Elementary Principal of the Year Gail DeLee, Denham Springs Elementary; Middle School Principal of the Year Grey Hayden, Juban Parc Junior High; and High School Principal of the Year Kim Albin, Literacy & Technology Center. Hayden was recently named a top finalist for the Louisiana Principal of the Year, which will be announce in July.
Top Teachers and Principals Recognized
05/23/2019
Principals of Year – Pictured are the Livingston Parish 2019 Principal of the Year Winners, left to right: Elementary Principal of the Year Gail DeLee, Denham Springs Elementary; Middle School Principal of the Year Grey Hayden, Juban Parc Junior High; and High School Principal of the Year Kim Albin, Literacy & Technology Center. Hayden was recently named a top finalist for the Louisiana Principal of the Year, which will be announce in July.
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Livingston School Leaders Share Priorities With Local Legislative Delegation in Anticipation of Session
03/21/2019
School Board President Buddy Mincey, Jr., addresses a room full of state legislators and school leaders during a Legislative Breakfast meeting at the Walk On’s Conference Center at Walker High School on March 18 to discuss priorities and funding needs of the district in anticipation of legislation to be considered during the 2019 General Session.
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Livingston Parish Schools Take Learning to Local Community
03/13/2019
The STEAM Express sounded its air horn in route to the community outreach event that was held in the Eastover Estates residential area to alert local families to come out for the event
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Community STEM Café Offers Fun, Educational Outing for Local Families
01/29/2019
Soaud Henni and her son, Wascom Henni, learn how to create an electrical charge from a banana during Saturday’s STEM Café, which was held at the Livingston Parish Literacy & Technology Center in Walker. Wascom Henni is a pre-kindergarten student at Juban Parc Elementary.
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Maurepas Pre-K students receive six new tricycles donated by the 'Amite River Christmas on the Bayou' Organization
01/23/2019
The Pre-K students at Maurepas school are enjoying six new tricycles donated by the ‘Amite River Christmas on the Bayou’ Organization. Pre-K students will be able to enjoy these generous gifts for years to come. We are very thankful for all this organization does for our community.
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Four Livingston Parish Students Receive Louisiana’s "Yes I Can" Awards
01/21/2019
Freshwater Elementary teachers and staff and central office administrators recognized 4th grader Timothy Bell and 3rd grader Heaven Barker for receiving the state’s “Yes I Can” award. Pictured with Bell and Barker are, from left, Dr. Eric Penalber, Director of Special Education; April Morgan, IEP Facilitator; Karen Pouricau, Teacher; Crystal Jones, Teacher; Rosilyn McNeely, IEP Facilitator; Melissa Anderson, Physical Therapist and Jessica Gill, Special Education Assistive Technologist.
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Teachers Learning to Use STEAM Express To Teach Students and Parents
01/18/2019
Doyle High School Acting Principal Lisette Manuel and Southside Junior High Instructional Coach Ashton Bordelon learn how to set up learning activity that is electronically powered with a banana.
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Juban Parc Elementary Student Wins “Yes I Can” Award
01/09/2019
Juban Parc Elementary Student Carson Tullier expresses his excitement as he is greeted by Adapted Physical Education Instructor Lisa Dugas during the surprise announcement celebration that Tullier was named a winner of the Louisiana Council for Exceptional Children’s “Yes I Can” Award in the category of self-advocacy.
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Lewis Vincent Elementary Celebrates National Blue Ribbon Award
11/27/2018
Students and school administrators participated in a ceremony to celebration Lewis Vincent Elementary being named a 2018 National Blue Ribbon School. Pictured from left to right are (front row) Lewis Vincent Elementary fifth graders Parker Mitchell, Clair McGovern, Tanner Carlson, Sa’Maya Jones, Sara Hamilton and Ashlyn Bonette, (middle row) District Administrators Shanna Steed, Debbie Tate, and Dawn Rush; LVE Principal Lynette Wheat, LVE Asst. Principal Kerma Sibley, (back row) Superintendent Rick Wentzel and Asst. Superintendent Joe Murphy.
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Two Livingston Parish Schools Honored for High Performance in Early Childhood Programs
11/07/2018
Northside Elementary Teacher Elizabeth Jordan and her students are using their five senses to investigate Thanksgiving related items during small groups. Those students, pictured clockwise from top left are: Elizabeth Jordan, Breelyn Seals, River Louque, Harper Land, Cali McFee, Jesley Reed
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Assess the Need
Assess The Need
04/30/2013
Parish Assessor Sponsors 13th Year of School Supply Drive
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Financial Plan
2013 School Financial Plan Available Now
02/25/2013
The Live Oak Secondary School has released its Financial Plan for this year
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Robot Team Wins
Robotics Team Wins “Best in Show” At State Exhibit
02/15/2013
The LOSS Robotics Team were winners at the Minnesota Technology Fair this past weekend where their robot
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