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Share your holiday celebrations with us
The holidays are family time for many in our area. Bountiful family dinners, festive gathering and gala parties take up much of our time until the end of the year. The Advocate family extends holiday greetings to our readers. As you get together in the next few weeks, don’t forget to share a few photos with The Advocate. It’s easy to send photos and information to us. Simply email photos — cellphone photos are fine — to southeast@theadvocate. com. Include the names of the people in the photo and a brief explanation of what’s going on in the photo. Whether it’s a reunion of five generations or a visit from an out-of-state relative, please share your holiday memories.
CATS holiday hours
The Capital Area Transit System (CATS) will run an abbreviated schedule on Thursday, with service ending at 8 p.m. CATS will be closed Friday and return to its normal schedule Saturday.
Advocate staff photo by HILARY SCHEINUK
Audrey Levins, 13, sticks her tongue out to sample the snow as it falls during Santa Rocks the Rowe on Saturday at Perkins Rowe. ä More photos, 2G.
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Parkview Baptist collects 1,246 Christmas boxes
LSU Lab School turns 100, raises over $10K
Advocate staff report
BY C.J. FUTCH
cfutch@theadvocate.com Philanthropy and service to community has long been a part of the LSU Laboratory School’s internal culture, said Adrienne Gale, project manager of the school’s Centennial Celebration. Gale has documented service projects as far back as the 1940s, she said, and it’s a component the school tries to incorporate early on in the education process. This year, LSU Lab School celebrated 100 years since its founding and, as part of the centennial year, asked the student body to raise at least äSee SCHOOL, page 4G
Photo provided by DIANNE MADDEN
Episcopal School of Baton Rouge third-grader Ella Stephens, center, presents a check from Lard Oil Company to the school’s performing arts director, Paige Gagliano, left, as Stephens’ parents, Jennifer and Wade Stephens, look on at right.
Lard Oil donates $300 to Episcopal for artwork pany donated $100 to each child’s school for every picture Episcopal School of Baton submitted by employees’ chilRouge third-grader Ella Ste- dren. Stephens had three winning phens recently presented a $300 check from Lard Oil Co. to entries and chose to designate the school’s visual and perform- the $300 donation to Episcopal’s ing arts chairwoman Shawn performing arts program. The Halliday and performing arts school honored her during a weekly service in the school’s director Paige Gagliano. The money was raised Lewis Family Memorial Chathrough Lard Oil, which incor- pel of the Good Shepherd on porated children’s artwork on Dec. 11. Stephens’ parents are Jenniits Facebook page and Christmas cards this year. The com- fer and Wade Stephens. Advocate staff report
Parkview Baptist Church and School collected 1,246 Operation Christmas Child boxes this holiday season, an increase of 306 more boxes than last year’s total. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has given out 113 million shoe boxes in 150 countries to children who would otherwise not receive a Christmas gift, a news release said. The boxes include a language-friendly Bible in each box so the child can learn and study God’s word. Each box is packed with faith and prayer, the release said.
Anna Claire Ricks-Boyd, front, and Haigan Hancock help load Operation Christmas Child boxes at Parkview Baptist School. Photos provided by JESSICA PROVINCE
Parkview Baptist School students Callie Hardy, left, and Alyssa Pentas carry boxes for donation to Operation Christmas Child.