Students in the News

Juan H. earned more that 800 points in the Accelerated Reader Program.
Wesley B. and Brittany S. were selected to participate in the Baton Rouge Junior�s Choir program.
We had schoolwide participation in the PTA Cultural Arts Competition. Students competed in Visual Arts, Literature and Photography categories.
Carter S., our Student of the Year, was named as the East Baton Rouge Parish Elementary Student of the Year. In addition, he was a regional finalist.
Thirty-two of our students participated in a Recorder Ensemble.
Talent Show Grand Prize winners were Catherine H., Hannah B., Alison A. and Makaley H.. The Talent Show is an annual event.
Anna C., Kayla C. and Jasmine H.represented Shenandoah Elementary at the Second Annual Honors Music Camp.
Fourteen fifth graders were selected as winners of the National 2005 Creative Communication Essay Contest.

Special Student Activities and Incentives

We again recognized fifth grade students for earning the President�s Education Award. Nine of our students were recipients of this scholastic honor this school year.
We hosted our third Academic Olympics to allow students to compete in the areas of language arts, math, science and social studies.
Students continued their participation in Campfire and Junior Achievement activities through instructional programs.
The Cajun Village came alive as an outdoor Social Studies workshop depicting life in an early Acadian setting. This annual effort involved Kindergarten and Third Grade students.
The Accelerated Reader Program continued to be an important part of individualized reading skill development.
Honor Roll recognition was given each nine weeks period to applaud academic and behavioral achievements.
Our Kindergarten children sold fruits, vegetables, and flowers from their garden. This was their twelfth year to market their products through the Kinder Vender program.
This was our fifth year for our 5^th grade students to participate in the Eagles Pride Bank and Trust Savings Program sponsored by Citizens Bank.
The PTA sponsored Recess Treat Day festivities during the year.
The PTA sponsored School wide Skating Events throughout the school year.

Staff Recognition

Amy Butler served on a committee to select the new elementary Math program for our parish school system.
Kathrin Mundinger was awarded a grant from a professional society to purchase a CD player for her classroom.
Cindy Wall served as our Teacher of the Year.
Kimberly Brewington worked on meeting requirements related to National Board Certification.
Kathrin Mundinger, Lauren Bunch, Aimee LaValley and Anne Creighton participated in an eight week program designed to improve writing skills of our students.
Andrea Moore participated in a Language/Professional Development Course.
Brandie Tuttle and Kathrin Mundinger participated in a parish program to advance literacy efforts.
Beverly Hymel and Franchesca Williams participated in regional training sessions to promote phoneme sequencing.
Kathrin Mundinger was awarded a grant from the Academic Distinction Fund to support math instruction.
Kim DiPalma was awarded a grant from the Academic Distinction Fund to support reading efforts.
Kathrin Mundinger participated with teachers from other parish schools to promote stronger mathematics instruction.
Kim DiPalma and Nicole Montgomery served as mentors to new teachers in our parish.

Parental/Community Involvement

For the third year, local attorneys from the Kean Miller Law Firm gave every third grader a new dictionary for home reference use.
Efforts of the PTA purchased a ProActive Board and a color laser jet printer for our school. Parent Dwight Pousson spearheaded the effort. In addition, Mr. Pousson donated many hours and his expertise to schoolwide technology efforts.
A portable computer lab with 30 laptop computers was placed on our campus.
Special Invitation Lunch Days were held.
The SHARE Reading Program was continued and encouraged family reading activities and reading for pleasure.
Joni Brignac was named as our Volunteer of the Year and was recognized by Volunteers in Public Schools.
Sponsors and adopters continued to support our school through service and funding allocations. Citizens Bank and Trust, the Darnell Browning State Farm Insurance Agency, Delmont Pastries and Subway provided sponsorship.
Our PTA continued to provide a high level of involvement and support of the instructional and learning aspects of our school.
Kindergarten parents put in hours and energy repairing environmental areas and tilling garden beds in the La Petit Village area.
The PTA purchased a new television for our auditorium to be used during inside recesses and grade level collaborative lessons.

Our support was extensive as we collected items for the Food Drive effort that was held on behalf of the Baton Rouge Food Bank.
The tradition of contributing funds to St. Jude Hospital, in lieu of exchanging Christmas gifts, was again honored. This was our fifteenth year of participation. Our donation was $2017.34.
The Eighth Annual Footsteps for Friends effort raised $1649.46 in donations for the Candlelighters group of the Baton Rouge Cancer Services.
For the third consecutive year, we participated in Jump Rope for Heart. We earned $3114.61 for the worthy cause.
We collected new, originally packaged toys for the Toys for Tots Campaign at Christmas. This was our fifth year of participation in this effort.
We collected aluminum tabs off soda cans to profit the Ronald McDonald House in Memphis, Tennessee.