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Jeff Tageant, Franklinton High School Baseball Coach, recognized for achieving his 500th victory in 2019.
Varnado High School student, LaDerrick Smith, was awarded the highest honor given to youth by Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) at the national conference in Washington D.C. CADCA is a national program purposing to reduce drug use one community at a time. Smith received the National Outstanding Youth Leader of the Year award. This award recognizes leaders that have gone above the call of duty to work diligently in their coalitions, demonstrate a passion from making an impact on their community and have a lasting effect on the NYLI (National Youth Leadership Initiative.)
Three Washington Parish School System students attended the conference: LaDerrick Smith, Khaled Waliagha and Emma Williams. Congratulations LaDerrick!
Darci Lourigan, MHS and District Student of the Year
Mari Anna Stogner, PHS
Bret Dunn, VHS
Khaled Waliagha, Jr., FJHS
Kaniya Dillion, FHS
Austin Maples, MHS
Not pictured: Madison Ledet, PHS and District Student of the Year
Destiny Keys, VHS
Aleria Dillon, FHS - Deaf Focus Art
Meggan Fountain, MHS - LSBA Elementary Winner
Ava Holloway, FHS - LSBA High School Winner
Brandon Jenkins, PHS - LSBA Middle School Winner
Washington Parish College & Career Fair -
This joint effort among WPSS high schools brings WPSS juniors and seniors from all high schools in contact with colleges, industry, and business. Students had the opportunity to gather information about many post-secondary opportunities available in and around our area. This year's event was held at Pine High School on September 11th.
Kewanda August, Wesley Ray Elementary School Principal, was recently recognized for completing the Louisiana Principal Fellowship Program.
The Louisiana Principal Fellowship Program partners with the National Institute for School Leaders (NISL) to offer a year-long leadership development program for school and school system leaders. The Principal Fellowship builds participants’ skills to:
Lead and sustain transformational change
Implement high-quality curriculum aligned to state standards
Strategically build a cadre of talented educators by maximizing the efforts of Content Leaders, Mentor Teachers, and other staff members
Create equitable opportunities and facilitate high expectations for all students
Continuously improve using multiple sources of data to make decisions about instruction and workforce talent
Thank you Ms. August for your hard work and dedication to the students of Washington Parish.
WPSS Welcomes new employees
Student of the year 2019
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ALL students receive quality instruction in a rigorous and relevant curriculum to prepare them to graduate college or career ready.
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We Prepare Students for Success
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2019 Teacher of the Year
2019 Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education President's Award of Excellence for Outstanding Civics Teacher
Amanda Hall, Franklinton High School
