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schools SCHOOL BRIEFS NOCCA AUDITION INFORMATION: Audition information sessions for students interested in the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts will be held Dec. 5 at NOCCA, 2800 Chartres St., New Orleans. Audition information sessions provide students the opportunity to learn directly from faculty about audition expectations and requirements. This event is not the formal student audition, but a resource for students considering applying and auditioning for NOCCA’s programs. Students may reserve a ticket for only one arts discipline. Parents may attend a parent orientation session with RSVP. The first sessions will begin at 9:15 a.m. They are for classical instrumental; classical vocal; creative writing; culinary arts; dance, grades six and seven; drama; jazz; eighth-grade media arts; musical theater; theater design; and visual arts, grades eight through 11. The second sessions will begin at 10:45 a.m. They are for dance, grades eight through 11; media arts, grades nine through 11; and visual arts, grades eight through 11. For information, call (504) 940.2854. QUIDDITCH TEAM AT ST. PAUL’S: The quidditch team formed
recently at St. Paul’s School in Covington has been selected as the only recipient of a national grant given by the United States Quidditch Organization. The team is moderated by Andrew Dart, with the assistance of Barrett Baumgartner and Jeff Ramon. The grant provided the group with equipment needed to hold matches including Peterson hoops, Badon matchpoint quaffle, three champion bludgers, a snitch, headbands, practice pinnies, practice cones and a first aid kit. The Gulf Coast Gumbeaux and Louisiana State University’s quidditch teams have offered to instruct the students from St. Paul’s in the complexities of the game. For information, email quidditch@ stpauls.com. Members and moderators of the quidditch team are Andrew Aceves, Spencer Albright, Silas Anthony, John Baglow, Barrett Baumgartner, Jack Blossman, Greyson Buras, Evan Carse, Julian Contreas, Marc Costa, Hayden Coutrado, Johnny Crouere, Gabe Daigle, Callan Dallenhower, Andrew Dart, Clayton Dunavant, Christian Flick, Avery Frey, Austin Grashoff, Reagan Hill, Colin Hoy, Grant Hughes, Samuel Kenney, Andrew Lambert, Jackson Lohmeyer, Louis
Marion, Forge Mathes, Patrick Napier, Addison Nick, Michael Oubre, Christopher Pennison, Jeffrey Ramon, Joshua Roviria, Charles Rowbatham, Stephen Schlotman, Zach Serpas, Oliver Sibley, Julian Siliba, Charles Sinclair, Tristan Smith, Patrick Stewart, Zachary Taylor, Christopher Wallace and Matthew Wallace. LEE ROAD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL: The October students of the month at Lee Road Junior High School in Covington are Paisley Akers, Jennifer Anthony, Bryce Blackwell, Jenna Blau, Mykensie Bryant, Kassidy Cantrelle, Bella Crawford, Brennan Crockett, Toby Cuevas, Macey Frosch, Ansley Frost, Alex Gallaher, Victoria Gallaher, Sean Garlick, Emma Gaude, Blake Glass, Miley Hebert, Amelia Hill, Bella Hillbun, Jenna Hollis, Taylor Hoskins, John Parker Hughes, Lydia Jarrell, Landyn King, Abbiegail Lewis, Braiden McCardle, Katie Michel, Theresa Miller, Bella Mizell, Caroline Norton, Robin O’Donnell, Chase Oliver, Hailey Poche, Ava Rathe, Connor Reinwald, Madison Schofield, Kaelyn Sharp, Andrew Shoultz, Mikayla Shubert, Brooke Sonier, MaryGrace Travers, Hernan Vargas, Chenoa Vegas and Cassidy Vessier.
Folsom Junior High School students thank bus drivers
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Families join Lee Road School kindergartners for breakfast
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Asher Claycomb, Braidyn Couvillion, Catalina Camardelle and Kelsey Cantrelle, from left, prepare for a performance for their families at the Lee Road School kindergarten family breakfast.
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Youth Service Bureau delivers Tools for Schools to Abney pupils Advocate staff report
Students at Folsom Junior High School thanked bus drivers for their dedication by presenting them with goodie bags during National Bus Safety Week. Seen with bus drivers Marie Brink and Fred Wichers are students Rosi Sandoval, Maryann Leblanc and Gage Kish.
Michael and Terrie DeSandro.
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From left are Patrick Pilie, director of the Truancy Assessment and Services Center of the Youth Service Bureau; Evan Conravey; Denis Schexnaydre, YSB CEO; Malinda BrumfieldWhite, Louisiana House Rep.-elect; Kewanda August-Bickham, Wesley Ray Elementary principal; Deanne Conravey; Darrell Fairburn, Washington Parish Schools superintendent; and Julie Beets, seated, an officer with the Truancy Assessment and Services Center.
From left, Josie Rider, Isaac Snyder and Ethan Sonier
Macy Williamson and her dad, Lacey Vessier and her mom, Silas Hill and his grandmother Jesse Williamson Crystal Drum Cindy Bordes
Abney Elementary School in Slidell recently received hundreds of dollars of school supplies through the Tools for Schools program of the Youth Service Bureau. Representatives of Subterranean Construction of Mandeville participated in the delivery of the supplies Oct. 27, having bid the most for the privilege during the Youth Service Bureau’s annual ExtravaGala. Proceeds from the ExtravaGala support Youth Service Bureau’s mission to provide advocacy, counseling, education and intervention for at-risk youths and their families, helping them reach their full potential. A similar load of school supplies was delivered to Wesley Ray Elementary School in Angie, in Washington Parish. Evan
Youth Service Bureau employees Ken Luhning and Monica Washington and honorary board member Bobbie Calandro deliver supplies to Abney Elementary. and Deanne Conravey are the owners of Subterranean Construction, which specializes in underground water, sewer-
age and drainage projects for municipalities, public works departments and subdivision developments.