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It’s time! Mark your calendar for East Baton Rouge Parish’s Back to School Bash, happening Saturday, August 3 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This iconic event will be happening at none other than the Raising Cane’s River Center in downtown Baton Rouge. School’s almost back in session. Make sure to save the date! ■ ebrschools.org EAST BATON ROUGE BACK TO SCHOOL BASH 2024
Parkview Baptist School was invited to participate in the ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International) Art Festival in Slidell, La. on March 19, 2024 at the First Baptist School of Slidell. Three middle school and seven elementary students participated. All of the PBS students received ribbons for their efforts. Fourth grader, Ella Cheng, won Best of Show in the Elementary Division. Ella used water colors to paint a bee visiting various flowers. PARKVIEW BAPTIST SCHOOL STUDENT WINS BEST OF SHOW AT ART FESTIVAL
Gardere Community Christian School has launched a $2.6M capital campaign for phase one of “Living the Vision–Building Bright Futures. This phase includes a permanent multi-purpose building with a new kitchen and dining area, a large common room for gatherings and outdoor play, academic intervention rooms for individual and small group instruction, and dedicated art and music classrooms. In 2011, former Principal and Founder, Nancy Zito, began the school with 10 students and the following vision: To build a Christian elementary school in the Gardere community, providing the necessary education for children and their families to overcome obstacles and develop their God-given talents, strengths, and abilities. Thirteen years later, the school is bursting with 150 bright, happy children who are outperforming neighboring schools by nearly 300% on state standardized tests. GARDERE ANNOUNCES PUBLIC PHASE OF ITS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Thanks to the American Heart Association (AHA) and sponsor Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Capitol Middle School now has a brand new CPR kit. These kits, valued at $750, include 10 blowup mannequins called “Mini Annies.” So far, 20 schools have received new CPR Kits, courtesy of the AHA and Baton Rouge General Medical Center. BATON ROUGE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER DONATES CPR KIT TO CAPITOL MIDDLE SCHOOL
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