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3 high school football state champs in Baton Rouge Three Baton Rouge football teams won state championships Friday. Parkview Baptist captured the Division II title by beating St. Thomas More 2421 in the Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Prep Classic in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Catholic High won the Division I state title over Rummel 31-28, and Southern Lab picked up the Division IV title with a 36-2 win over St. Mary’s.
The Parkview Baptist Eagles defeat the St. Thomas More Cougars 24-21 in the LHSAA select division II championship game in the Mercedes-Benz Super Dome on Friday. Advocate photo by BUDDY DELAHOUSSAYE
Advocate staff photo by RUSTY COSTANZA
Advocate staff photo by RUSTY COSTANZA
Southern Lab’s Curtlan Williams celebrates with teammates after being named MVP in Catholic High players celebrate with fans after beating Rummel 31-28 the Division IV AllState Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Prep Classic at the Mercedes-Benz Superto win the Division I state title Friday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. dome in New Orleans on Friday.
Breakfast with Santa brings joy to guests, volunteers
Darlene Denstorff AROUND THE SOUTHEAST
BY C.J. FUTCH
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‘Charlie Brown’ at Reilly Theatre From Friday through Dec. 20, Playmakers of Baton Rouge will present its stage adaptation of the classic animated TV special “A Charlie Brown Christmas” at the LSU Reilly Theatre. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for children ages 2-11 and can be purchased online at playmakersbr.org. Call (225) 578-6996 for information.
Family-friendly concerts The Cornerstone Har-
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Episcopal School students Pavan Adhvaryu, left, and Abram Johnston use Google cardboard 3-D viewers Dec. 2 during a Google Expeditions program at the school.
Episcopal students explore 3-D environments with Google tech BY C.J. FUTCH
cfutch@theadvocate.com Google Expeditions brought its 3-D magic to Episcopal School on Dec. 2, said Jason Hubbard, associate head of schools. Expeditions consists of Google cardboard view finders paired with a smartphone app that presents visual media stereoscopically, allowing the user to step into a new world and look around – literally – exploring environments like a volcano, a coral reef and a Ha-
waiian atoll, by turning their heads. Teachers instructed the fourth- and second-grade students to hold their viewfinders carefully, “with one hand on each side,” before starting the program, which began with an island off the coast of Florida. When they got the signal to look, they gasped, then sat, mouths agape, turning their heads in every direction, and sometimes jumping when they äSee 3-D, page 2G
Bessie Carter Jackson helped two other adults, a daughter and granddaughter, corral the 11 children in her large family through the lines at Capitol Middle School’s lobby on Saturday. The family was the 36th in line for Breakfast with Santa, an event put on every year by the Jack and Jill of America’s Baton Rouge Chapter. It’s been an ongoing tradition for the club for more than 30 years, said Vanessa Lafleur, president of the chapter, and a favorite for both patrons and chapter members alike, she said. The event begins with a hot breakfast for all those in attendance, then moves to a photo with Santa Claus, then the line for bikes — which go to the first 300 or so children in line, and toys for the rest, Lafleur said. While the families wait in line, tables keep everyone entertained with crafts, face painting and other good-
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Faine Brooks, left, and Fantasia Brooks, right, take a photo with Santa at the breakfast with Santa event hosted by the Baton Rouge chapter of Jack and Jill at Capitol Middle School on Saturday. ies, said Katara Williams, spokesperson for the group. “We’ve been doing this for a while, so we’ve learned some lessons over the years,” she said. Williams’ son, Christian, 11, was also at the event volunteering, and he said
it was, by far, his favorite event for Jack and Jill. “I like seeing how happy the kids are,” he said. It’s one of many volunteerism opportunities the club provides for members. äSee BREAKFAST, page 2G