In August, 18-year-old Arabi resident Brittaney Smith’s future was anything but certain. After several years of rebellion and fights at school and at home, Smith was expelled less than a month into her Senior year at Chalmette High School. Her parents were fed up and exhausted. “Brittaney had a track record of behavioral problems, that [...]

The St. Bernard Library Club recently held its annual Book Drive. Students brought in over 600 paperback and hardback books ranging in reading levels from early childhood to adult. All donations went to benefit the Community Center of St. Bernard. Pictured above, St. Bernard Middle Library Club Members count books and prepare them for delivery. [...]

Our Lady of Prompt Succor School recently held their Annual Mardi Gras Parade. The parade was lead by Kindergarten students Queen Olivia Pohlmann and King Jack Armstrong. Pohlmann and Armstrong were followed by Dukes Connor Micheu and Auggie Lay. Micheu and Lay escorted Maids Sydnee Meyer and Chloe Krey. The OLPS School Royalty issued their [...]

    Students in grades Pre K, Kindergarten and First at Our Lady of Prompt Succor School enjoyed a day of Polar Express activities— based on characters and events in the treasured holiday classic by Chris Van Allsburg. In the tale of one Christmas Eve many years ago, a boy lying in bed listening hard [...]

Congratulations to Cole Nicosia who was chosen as St. Bernard Middle School’s Student of the Year.  Cole is a well-rounded and involved student at St. Bernard Middle School.  He has been a member of the Eagle football team and baseball team.  He has also been involved in various clubs and other organizations at SBM such as the [...]

Chalmette High School Junior Brittany Jacob is enrolled in English IV Honors and had the opportunity to take on a semester-long activity called Senior Project. The Senior project consisted of a physical project, a research paper, a portfolio and a presentation. For Brittany’s project she chose the topic of recycling. For her physical project, Brittany [...]

During the week of October 15, St. Bernard Middle School along with libraries across the world, celebrated Teen Read Week. Teen Read Week is an initiative of the Young Adult Library Service Association (YALSA) which began in 1998. The purpose is to encourage teens to read for pleasure and to visit their libraries for free [...]

The Art Club at Davies Elementary created Pinwheels for Peace in celebration of International Day of Peace. The club designed pinwheels, which illustrated the students’ personal version of peace, and then planted the pinwheels on school grounds. The pinwheel project allowed the students to work cooperatively, while brainstorming ways to solve conflicts peacefully. Members which [...]

Fifth grade students Jy’Jay Johnson, Kiara Pendleton, and Travis Umfrey working in one of Chalmette Elementary’s many computer labs. District C councilman Richie Lewis and District D councilman Casey Hunnicutt see what it’s like to sit at the Chalmette Elementary news desk. *** Superintendent of St. Bernard Public Schools Doris Voitier and Chalmette Elementary principal [...]