The time-honored tradition of “capping and pinning” nursing students was held recently at Nunez Community College with 24 students completing the Practical Nursing Diploma program. The students who successfully completed the program are: Christopher Atkinson of Violet, Julie Bissel of Slidell, Krystle Braden of Kenner, Andreka Brooks of New Orleans, Shantelle Butler of [...]
Violet native Jared Brewer recently earned his bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology with a 3.01 GPA.
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Dorothy Hills and Elizabeth Ellison-Frost, public and government affairs representatives, assist the Kiwanis Club in presenting bicycles to Terrific Kids and Teens.
Third grade students partnered with kindergarteners at Gauthier to celebrate Earth Day. Third grade students assisted their younger buddies by helping them plant trees and making bird feeders. Pictured is third grader Jaheim Miller digging a hole for a tree while being watched by several kindergarten and third grade students.
Chalmette High School has a new batch of Charmers for the upcoming school year.
St. Bernard residents Collin Guerra, 13, and Christian Guerra, 7, recently competed in the Ascension Titans USA Wrestling Tournament in Baton Rouge. Collin, left, won second place and Christian, right, won third place. Collin is a student at Holy Cross School and Christian attends OLPS.
Jim Bickford Contributing Writer trackmic@juno.com Chalmette High athletes were honored by being named to all-district teams in boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball as well as boys’ and girls’ soccer and Haley Smith added an all-metro basketball honor to her résumé, announced CHS Athletic Director David Brossette. Junior guard Bryant Griffin was selected to the boys’ all-District [...]
By Jim Bickford Contributing Writer trackmic@juno.com Led by Most Valuable Performers Melanie Benit on the track and Keondra Lafrance in the field, Chalmette High’s Lady Owl track and field team captured the championship of the High Flying Owls Invitational last Thursday at Bobby Nuss Stadium. Even though they won only three of 18 events, the [...]
By Jim Bickford Contributing Writer trackmic@juno.com Melanie Benit broke the Chalmette High girls’ 300-meter hurdles record, while her teammates in the field events – both boys and girls – turned in the top performances at the Northshore Invitational track and field meet last Thursday in Slidell. The best performance on the track came from senior [...]
