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Zachary School District teachers, principals and employees attended the annual back-to-school assembly held at Fellowship Church Aug. 8. Teachers of the Year for the upcoming 2012-13 term, selected at the end of last school year, were recognized. From left: School Board President Jannie Rogers and State Superintendent John White with 2012-13 Teachers of the Year Chasity Jones, Port Hudson Career Academy; Pam Broussard, Zachary High; Shanita Betheley, Copper Mill; Julie Johnson, Northwestern Middle; Gwen Savario, Northwestern Elementary; Charissa Renee Dennis, Zachary Early Learning Center; and Superintendent Warren Drake. Karen Roebuck, of Zachary Elementary, has moved and no longer works for the ZCSD. (PHOTOS/Stacy Gill)
Zachary school district has great expectations for upcoming term
For the tenth year now, Zachary teachers, principals, administrators, para-professionals, janitors and all district employees have gathered to celebrate the beginning of another successful school y...
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Locals named to Southeastern's Summer Honors list
Southeastern Louisiana University has named 1,358 students to its honors list for the summer 2012 semester. The honors list is divided into three academic levels. To be named to the President’s Li...
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The Zachary Rotary Club meeting, held Aug. 2 at noon, featured guest speaker Eric Engemann, right, Vice President of the Baton Rouge Area Sports Foundation. Engemann was the guest of Rotarian James Castello. (PHOTO/Stacy Gill)
Baton Rouge Area Sports Foundation is recruiting athletes, sporting events
In 1993, Baton Rouge hosted the Women's International Bowling Congress, the U.S. National Senior Sports Classic IV and the USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships. Mayor Tom Ed McHugh saw ...
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Kelly Ripa, Monica Dunn and Chris Harrison, from left, on the set of Live! With Kelly. Dunn was chosen as a Top 5 teacher in the show's national search. (PHOTO/Submitted)
Northeast High's Monica Dunn voted Top Teacher on Live! With Kelly
In May, the Live! With Kelly show, starring television personality Kelly Ripa, filmed at Northeast High School in Pride to profile Top Teacher Search finalist Monica Dunn. Dunn, an East Baton Rouge...
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Graduation Day at Louisiana Tech in Ruston. (PHOTO/Submitted)
Newsweek, The Daily Beast rank Louisiana Tech in Top 25 of most affordable colleges
Tech lands at #13 in nation for in-state student costs, #25 in nation for out-of-state students
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Oklahoma U., Northwestern, names local grads, honor students
Students from 46 states and the District of Columbia are among candidates for degrees this spring on the University of Oklahoma Norman campus. Area graduates inlcude: Zachary Frank Arthur Alex...
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The Northeast Jr. Vikings 13-15 year-olds are standing, from left: Quinshaw Kelly, Mario Smith, Darryl Adams, Head Coach Manzie “Pop” Williams, Coach Henry Keller, Darryl Matthews, Manzie Williams, Jr. and Christopher Knighten. Kneeling, from left: Ralph Holmes, Korian Franklin, Jakalon Keller, Carven Young, Chris Chaney and Ramon Parker. Unavailable for photo due to injury: Dillon Wicker. (PHOTO/Red Stick Sports Photography)
Northeast Jr. Vikings defeat Hornets for La. Youth Baseball Championship
Congratulations, to the Northeast Jr. Vikings 13-15-year-old baseball team for winning the 2012 Louisiana Youth Baseball League Championship game. On Saturday, July 28, the Northeast Jr. Vikings de...
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MLK committee members handed out backpacks to the children who attended the back-to school event. (PHOTO/Submitted)
Zachary MLK Committee's Back to School event was a day of celebration
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Zachary Committee once again hosted its annual Back-to- School Supply Give-Away and Health Fair recently. The event was held Saturday, Aug. 4, on the grounds of the ...
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Baker School Board approves Thinking Maps program
The Baker School Board approved contracts at its July 31 meeting with Thinking Maps Inc., Cary, N.C., to provide training and follow-up for teachers on how to implement the Thinking Maps program in...
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ZHS Bronco football players lent a hand Monday, July 30, painting the Zachary Depot. Zachary City Councilman Dan Wallis, District 4, and Victoria Jones, Miss Teen Zachary, stopped by to check in on the sophomores performing their community service work. (PHOTO/Stacy Gill)
Bronco players team up for community service
Zachary High School Varsity Baseball and Football players teamed up to assist with two beautification projects in the City of Zachary on Monday, July 30. Despite the heat, Sophomore football player...
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Kelsey Brumley of Zachary (PHOTO/Submitted)
Kelsey Brumley earns academic honors at Purdue University
Kelsey Brumley of Zachary has earned academic honors at Purdue University for the spring 2012 semester. Brumley, a 2010 Zachary High School graduate, is the daughter of Kenny and Corki Brumley of Z...
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TOMS in Purple in Gold
TOMS Shoes with LSU Pride!
Kick off this school year with TOMS Campus Classics collection available in Louisiana State University school colors giving college students, fans and alumni a fun new way to show their school spir...
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