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Election Results Are In 3 Races Headed to December 6th Runoff
Election results are from the Louisiana Secretary of State website. For more detailed election results, visit www.sos.la.gov.
Each of the three incumbents running for the Central Community School Board kept their seats for another four years. District 4’s Will Easley won his race with 58.66% of the vote. District 6’s Ruby Foil received 53.19%, and District 7’s Sharon Browning got 72.38% of the vote. The races for U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative are both headed to a runoff on December 6th. In the Senate race, Bill Cassidy (R), who received 40.96% of Tuesday’s vote, will face Mary Landrieu (D), who got 42.08%. Representative candidates for the 6th Congressional District who made it to the runoff are Edwin Edwards (D), with 30.12% of Tuesday’s vote, and Garret Graves (R), with 27.36%. Only one of the District Judge races for the 19th Judicial District Court will be decided the
December 6th runoff. Cleveland Coon (D), who got 42.71% of the vote, will face Beau Higginbotham (R), who received 28.97% in Division M. The other District Court races were won outright by Todd Hernandez (R) in Division A with 52.91% of the vote, Richard Anderson (R) in Division G with 54.32%, and Mike Erwin (D) in Division L with 57.02%. Juvenile Court Judge in Elec. Sect. 1A will be Adam Haney (R), who won with 50.38% of Tuesday’s vote. The PW Metro Council 1.00 Mill 10 year renewal passed with 56.87% of the vote. The following amendments to the Louisiana Constitution also passed: CA 1 (56.16%), CA 2 (56.21%), CA 6 (51.16%), CA 7 (74.39%), CA 8 (57.16%), and CA 10 (54.26%). Amendments 3 (35.77%), 4 (32.48%), 5 (41.84%), 9 (46.9%), 11 (29.85%), 12 (41.13%), 13 (40.54%), and 14 (41.44%) all failed.
CCF Coffee Hour next Thursday, November 13th will feature the Central Community Theatre performing samples of their upcoming show, Disney’s “Peter Pan, Jr.” Join them at Me’Pa’s Diner at 7 PM for this fun, free community event. The full show of Peter Pan, Jr. will run November 20-22 at the BRCC Magnolia Theatre. Purchase your tickets now by visiting www.CentralCommunityTheatre.org.
Groundbreaking Held for Central Veterans Memorial Photo by Dave Freneaux
A groundbreaking was held this week for the Central Veterans Memorial near the corner of Hooper and Sullivan. Construction is now under way for the memorial that has been in the planning and fundraising stages for the past two years. Veterans present for the groundbreaking pictured above are Gerald Reid, Charles Lee Hinton, and Louis Deshotel.
Wildcats Hosting Volleyball Regional This Monday After a winning regular season, the CHS Lady Wildcats Volleyball Team will be competing in the regional round of the LHSAA Volleyball Playoffs. The Wildcats’ record has earned them hosting privileges in the Regional round, so join volleyball fans this Monday, November 10th at Central High School when the Wildcats take on the winner of tonight’s game featuring Cabrini vs Landry/Walker. The game time has not yet been announced, so check CentralSpeaks.com over the next few days for an update.
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Thursday, November 6, 2014 • CentralSpeaks.com Print Edition
Three Political-Free Years?
The signs should be coming down this week, except for a few runoffs, and the local Central elections are all gone for a full four years. I have a suggestion: three years with no politics. With Central’s next City and School Board elections all happening at the same time, (fall of 2018), I expect that year to be full to the brim with election-style politics, and I expect our city to be inundated with about 10,000 political signs. In the meantime, how about three years of politicsfree governing of our city and school system, and healthy citizen participation in that process?
By definition, “politics” is simply the activity of governing, but the term has been transformed over the years into the activity of getting people elected and keeping them in office. In my opinion, it’s “politicking” that gets in the way of good governing. But “politicking” cannot be blamed solely on those in office. There is a shared burden between citizens and elected officials to keep the political process from becoming a problem. Citizens, if you hope an elected official makes bad decisions, and celebrate when they do, so you can vote them out of office in four years, you are not being an “informed citizen”, you are politicking. Elected officials, if you avoid making tough decisions that you know are right, because they would be unpopular, you are not governing, you are politicking. Citizens, if you tolerate bad decisions by those in office simply because you want them
to stay there, you are not being supportive of your elected officials, you are politicking. Elected officials, if you only support the efforts and programs of those that you know will support your re-election, you are not building a community, you are politicking. I could go on, but I think the point is made. If you are familiar with this column, you know that I would never promote anyone compromising their beliefs or remaining silent just to get along. So, elected officials, lead in the way you feel is best, and citizens, speak out honestly and loudly whenever you need to, but let’s all do that in the interest of good government and not for political gain. No matter who you are or who you supported in an election, we have a window of three years to simply do what is best for Central and not what is politically expedient. That would be Good News for a Great City.
Help Local Scouts with a Jambalaya Fundraiser
Cub Scout Pack 13 is a nonprofit organization out of Blackwater Methodist Church in Central. Several boys in the organization are financially unable to participate in the Scouts’ monthly activities and camping trips. Additionally, one of the Assistant Cub Masters, who has dedicated lots of his time and resources to the Pack, recently found out that he has six months to live if the doctors cannot figure out why his health continues to deteriorate. With these two things in mind, a group of parents and assistants in the Pack got together recently and came up with an idea to do a jambalaya fundraiser to help both the needy Scouts and the Assistant Cub Master. The jambalaya sale will be November 15th from 10AM to 2PM at Blackwater Methodist Church’s Gym. The cost per plate is $8. Any support or donations from community members would be very much appreciated.
City Center Committee Meeting Tonight
There is a City Center Selection Committee Meeting tonight, November 6th at City Hall on Hooper Road beginning at 6 PM. The public is invited. The agenda is below. 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of minutes from the February 20, 2014 meeting 3. New Business a) Submittal of new School Board proposal to committee members b) Consideration of next steps in the process. 4. Public Comments (time limit of 3 minutes per speaker) 5. Adjourn
Submitted by Michelle Vince
For Halloween, Central Police Department’s Gene Hebert gave treats to Madison Johnston and Karlie Chapman (pictured above with pup Abbie) while showing the new Central Police mobile command trailer.
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CFD Reminds Central: Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives! From the Central Fire Department
Working smoke alarms can make a life-saving difference in a fire. That’s the message behind this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, "Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month!" Along with firefighters and safety advocates nationwide, Central Fire Department is joining forces with the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) during Fire Prevention Week, October 5-11, to remind local residents about the importance of having working smoke alarms in the home and testing them monthly. According to the latest NFPA research, working smoke alarms cut the chance of dying in a fire in half. Meanwhile, almost two-thirds of home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms. "In a fire, seconds count," said Captain Derek Glover. "Roughly half of home fire deaths result from fires reported at night between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. when most people are asleep. Home smoke alarms can alert people to a fire before it spreads, giving everyone enough time to get out." This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign
includes the following smoke alarm messages: • Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area and on every level of the home. • Interconnect all smoke alarms throughout the home. This way, when one sounds, they all do. • Test alarms at least monthly by pushing the test button. • Replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old or sooner if they don’t respond properly. • Make sure everyone in the home knows the sound of the smoke alarm and understands what to do when they hear it. The Central Fire Department will be hosting activities going to schools and daycares during Fire Prevention Week to promote "Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives!" Through these educational, family-oriented activities, residents can learn more about the importance of working smoke alarms and testing them monthly. To find out more about Fire Prevention Week programs and activities in Central, please contact the Central Fire Department at 225-261-2000. To learn more about smoke alarms and "Working Smoke Alarms Saves Lives", visit NFPA’s website at www.firepreventionweek. org and our web site at www.centralfd.org
Central Fire Dept. Explains Funding Need
Letter from the Central Fire Department
The Central Fire Department was established in 1972 and currently operates from five fire stations. These stations cover over 60 square miles, responds to 2500 calls for service per year, protecting 35,000 people and 10,800 homes and businesses, with a value over 1.5 billion dollars. Fire stations are staffed by a total of eight firefighters on duty during each 24 hour shift. Three of the stations have two firefighters on duty and two of the stations each have one fire fighter on duty. The current staffing level for the Central Fire Department is drastically below the national standard of four firefighters per engine company. For most of its history, Central has depended heavily on volunteer staffing. Unfortunately, as times change, more demands are placed on those who would normally volunteer. Additionally, the national fire service has placed more stringent training requirements, which has led to a shortage of volunteer firefighters. Highlighting this problem, the Central Fire Department has conducted four volunteer academies over a ten year period, with a net gain of two firefighters to the department. Following national trends, the Central Fire Department now depends more on full time staffing than volunteers. Having exhausted all available options to increase staffing, the Central Fire Department is proposing a 4.25 millage increase for the December 6, 2014, ballot. The funds generated by this millage would allow Central Fire Department to increase its staffing to minimum levels and eliminate single staffed stations. While having two firefighters on each engine company is well below the acceptable staffing per national standards, having two firefighters would greatly increase the safety factor for the firefighters as well as the public. Firefighting is a labor intensive, hazardous profession and having trained, well- equipped personnel on scene creates a safer environment for citizens and for fire fighters. The additional staffing goes well beyond fighting fires and has dramatic effects on all requests for assistance from the public. For
instance, a routine medical call in Central that a one man engine company responds to, now requires a second Central station to respond just to get sufficient personnel on scene, creating a huge gap for coverage in the fire district. Central Fire Department’s two one man engine companies routinely are relocated to cover empty stations that are on other emergency calls, thereby distributing the hazards of a one man engine company to all citizens in the fire district. Recently, a one man engine company from Central responded to a cardiac arrest and another one man engine company responded to a working house fire. These single firefighters were alone on the call for some time, waiting on additional personnel to arrive and assist. While these firefighters immediately performed their duties, attempting to save life and property, there is only so much one firefighter can accomplish. That places the public and firefighters in unacceptable situations. While paying taxes is not something anyone wants to do, the Central Fire Department directly saves each home or business owner significant amounts of money each year in fire insurance premiums. Citizens of the Central Fire Department pay less than 2.5 million dollars in taxes and service fees to the fire district each year. In contrast, Central Fire Department home and business owners save over 14 million dollars on their fire insurance premiums each year. The additional personnel this millage will allow us to employ will assist us to keep our Class 3 fire rating, thereby keeping fire insurance premiums low. The cost to the average home owner, with a home assessed at $200,000, will be $4.42 a month. Citizens of the Central Fire Department depend on the fire department in emergency situations. The fire department depends on citizens to provide the equipment and staffing to respond as professionals. We have exhausted all options to increase staffing, and we would like to thank you in advance for considering this proposal.
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Crime Stoppers: Have You Seen These Fugitives?
www.crimestoppersbr.com Call Toll Free at 1-877-723-7867 Crime Stoppers will pay cash reward for information leading to the arrest of these WANTED FUGITIVES:
For Sale: REDUCED $99,900 12448 Yard Sale: Fri & Sat 8AM-4PM. Country Estates Dr. 3/2 with den, owner Christmas decorations, gifts, jewelry, financing. 225-261-2672/ 413-0685. furniture. 7423 Prairie Dr in Comite Hills Garage Sale: 10241 Woodland View Dr. For Sale: Queen sz pillow top Restonic 11-7 & 8, 7am-3pm, Christmas items, mattress set from Olindes, smoke free gift items, other good merchandise. home, great condition, $275. 907-4957 Email classifieds@centralspeaks.com. Deadline Tuesday at NOON. Real estate & professional ads $10 for 3 lines, plus $3 per extra line. Other ads are free for 3 lines (35 characters per line).
Central Chamber of Commerce C4 Report Tell Our Story!
The saying goes, if you don’t tell your story – no one else will! If we haven’t learned anything else over the last year of endless campaigns, we’ve learned that if you don’t tell your story, someone else will. Even if you do tell your story, others will still make one up! Over the last couple of years, as I travel around, I keep running into two common scenarios. First goes something like this: “Hi, I’m from the City of Central.” “Oh, do you live in Alexandria?” “No, I live in THE CITY OF CENTRAL.” “Where is the City of Central?” “In the northeast part of East Baton Rouge Parish.” “Really? I’ve never heard of your city.” Nothing against Alexandria but hello, we are about to celebrate 10 years as a City! Far more troubling is the second scenario that goes something like this: “Hi, I’m from the City of Central.” “Oh, I’ve heard about your city. You are the people that….” Off they go to make some ludicrous statement that they’ve heard from someone somewhere that most likely was upset about the way some issue was handled. What is even more disturbing is when they have been turned off by one of us. Do we have some issues to be dealt with? Yes, you’d have to be an ostrich with your head stuck in the sand to not come to that realization. We are still wrestling with economic development, smart growth, permits, signage, codes and enforcement, zoning etc. etc. the list goes on. Again, give me a break! We are only ten years old! These things will work themselves out but it is not a reason to hang our heads, throw in the towel and let others tell us how rotten we are. For siblings to argue and fight with each other, however undesirable that might be, is common. However, if you are not a family member you better leave
the sibling alone! Siblings stand up for each other. Now that politics are aside for a while, it is time for the siblings to take care of each other! Believe it or not the future growth, sustainability, and quality of life in and of our city depends on it! So if someone is tempted to spin a tale to you, consider this. Watched or read the news lately? We don’t have a local congressman getting caught kissing someone they shouldn’t. Crime, gangs and drugs are not about to take over our city. Our mayor and police chief aren’t being arrested for inappropriate actions. Our mayor and city council members aren’t involved in a recall petition. We are not going bankrupt but instead have millions in budget surplus. Our schools are not being closed down or taken over by the state but instead they continually pull top rankings in our state. We don’t have hundreds of homes and apartments abandoned but instead have people wanting to move here. We citizens continually support “Shop Central” efforts and to top it all off, we raise millions of dollars for charitable efforts, through our many civic organizations, every single year! Really, how bad can we be?! How bad are we? Citizens of the City of Central, I challenge us all to be ambassadors for our city. We have a great story to tell! Let’s get out there and tell it, before some else does! We are moving towards our ten year anniversary, so if you have any ideas on how we can do a better job of telling our story, drop me a line at broron@cityofcentralchamber. com. I would appreciate hearing from you and remember to Shop Central and TELL OUR STORY! Ron Erickson Sr. President, Central Chamber of Commerce
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY 11/6:
Central Speaks Hits the Streets Intro to Excel, Central Library, 11AM Crafting for a Cause, Pride Chaneyville Library, 1PM Paint-In, Magnolia Methodist Church, 1:30-5PM Intro to Microsoft Word 2007, Greenwell Springs Library, 3PM Sports Central Radio Show, 910 AM & Live from Coaches Grill City Center Committee Meeting, City Hall, 6PM Live Music with Cory Landry, Caliente, 6-9PM
FRIDAY 11/7:
Paint-In, Magnolia Methodist Church, 9:30AM-12:30PM CHS Varsity Football at Live Oak, 7PM
SATURDAY 11/8:
Magnolia Methodist Community Market, 8AM-2PM Computer Tutoring, Pride Chaneyville Library, 11AM Veteran’s Day Story/Craft, Greenwell Springs Library, 11AM Teddy Bear Tea Party Story/Craft, Central Library, 11:30AM Women Veterans of LA Meeting, Jones Creek Library, 11:30AM Dump Truck Bookmark Story/Craft, Pride Library, 3PM Teen Scrapbook Craft, Greenwell Springs Library, 3PM
SUNDAY 11/9:
See you at church! Bruce Prestridge Music at Zoar, 6PM
MONDAY 11/10:
CCSS School Board Meeting, 6-7:30PM
TUESDAY 11/11:
Diabetes Support Group, Lane RMC, 2PM Kid’s Story/Craft, Central Library, 4:30PM Face Painting with Pinky the Clown, Caliente, 6-8PM City Council Meeting, CHS Auditorium, 6PM
Central Veterans Celebration, Central Intermediate, 6:30PM
WEDNESDAY 11/12:
Toddler & Preschool Storytime, Central & Pride Libraries, 10:30AM Chamber of Commerce Meeting, Kristenwood, 11:30AM Hand Quilting for Beginners, Central Library, 6PM Tribute to Louisiana Veterans, Greenwell Springs Library, 6PM
THURSDAY 11/13:
Central Speaks Hits the Streets Crafting for a Cause, Pride Chaneyville Library, 1PM Paint-In, Magnolia Methodist Church, 1:30-5PM Intro to Excel 2007, Greenwell Springs Library, 3PM Otaku Club, Central Library, 4PM Sports Central Radio Show, 910 AM & Live from Coaches Grill Live Music with Christina Ocmand, Caliente, 6-9PM New Mom’s Hope, Lane RMC, 6:30PM CCF Coffee Hour, Me’Pa’s Diner, 7PM
FRIDAY 11/14:
Paint-In, Magnolia Methodist Church, 9:30AM-12:30PM
SATURDAY 11/15:
Magnolia Methodist Community Market, 8AM-2PM Code Red Chili Cookoff, Americana Development, 10AM-3PM Prenatal and Newborn Baby Care Class, Lane RMC, 10AM Computer Tutoring, Pride Chaneyville Library, 11AM Learn to Play Chess, Greenwell Springs Library, 11AM Native American Story/Craft, Greenwell Springs Library, 11AM Natural Wreath Workshop, Pride Chaneyville Library, 11AM Quilters’ Corner, Pride Chaneyville Library, 2PM Poetry with Antoine Mitchell, Greenwell Springs Library, 3PM
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Bruce Prestridge Bringing Music & Testimony to Zoar This Sunday
of my life when I was seriously thinking about giving up, when I was sick of myself and of my sin, God gave me the precious gift of music. I had never thought about writing a song. I couldn’t play the piano or the guitar. It was, and is, all God. My prayer is to be faithful with this precious gift, maybe to sing or speak something I’ve learned in a way that you might not have heard to help us all grow richer in God’s love. I found the answer in God’s word, spoken by His son Jesus and given the power to deal with all of the adversity by the Holy Spirit that “Rescue Me” is God’s story lives inside of me - the power to to me through song and testimony walk through the adversity of life of God’s faithfulness, in good times and not around it. and bad, pain and suffering that I’ve If you can, come out and experienced and that I have caused. hear some of the story this Sunday, Some issues I had control over, and November 9th at Zoar Baptist some I had no control over. The Church beginning at 6:00 PM. Tell death of a child, a neurological someone you know who struggles issue, broken relationships, divorce, with their faith or someone who and sickness. It has been a ride. might not have any. I really have The miracle of music in my experienced God in my life, and I life is just that: a miracle. At the age want to share it. God bless. of 39, at probably the lowest point
CAPA Corner
Thirteen years ago tragedy struck our nation. Planes flew into buildings and thousands perished. Our nation was overcome with fear and grief and countless people flew into the church buildings, many entering the house of prayer for the first time in a long time. Thousands were on their knees calling and crying out to God. In 2005 another tragedy hit even closer to home, Hurricane Katrina. Leaving nothing but devastation in her path; homes and property were destroyed and lives taken by the flood waters that filled the city of New Orleans and surrounding parishes. Families were separated and dispersed to other cities and states. Thousands who were overcome with fear and grief flooded into the churches. Another great tragedy bringing people to their knees in prayer before the Almighty God. We have all witnessed friends and family, even ourselves, go through some tragedy and the thing that followed was prayer. Whether it was a divorce or separation, news of an illness, loss of a loved one, loss of a job, or property damage; whatever the tragedy was, more than likely, a calling and crying out to our Lord Jesus followed. The flip side to that is when tragedy is absent in our lives we also see an absence in prayer. Of course, this does not apply to everybody, but generally
speaking. For some people, if everything is going good in their life the prayer lines are dead and this grieves God. Beloved of Christ, what about the things that are tragic to God and deserve unceasing prayer? What is a tragedy to our heavenly Father? Here are some to consider: a separation and divorce from Him, the news of a sick church, a loss of work for His Kingdom, God’s property (his people) flooded by the world or stolen by the enemy, and perhaps one of the worst tragedies would be people not knowing his son, Jesus Christ. Those who are sensitive to the Holy Spirit are aware of what is tragic to God and pray about these things without ceasing. The word of God continually encourages us to watch and pray. Let us not be selfish and only come to God when the tragedy involves us. If we are more sensitive to what is tragic to God and pray, then in the times of our tragedy God will give us his word to comfort, encourage, and strengthen us. John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” In Christ’s Love, Kenny Kepper Pastor Berean Ministries
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Thursday, November 6, 2014 • CentralSpeaks.com ANNOUNCEMENTS Print Edition11
Alanna Coward Crowned 2015 St. Alphonsus Kindergartners Hold Sock Drive Louisiana Universal Beauty Queen Submitted by Jacqueline Coward
Alanna Coward was crowned 2015 Louisiana Universal Beauty Queen in the 13 - 17 age division at the Louisiana Our Little Miss Pageant held October 25-26, 2014, in Jennings, LA. Alanna is the daughter of William and Jacqueline Coward of Central, granddaughter of Paul and Katherine Thibodeaux of Central, and Donald Coward of Baton Rouge. She has an older sister, Amy, and a younger brother, Andrew. She is in the eighth grade at Central Middle School where she is a member of the Service Club, Talented Music, and the CMS Girls’ Basketball team. Alanna bowls competitively throughout the country as a member of the United States Bowling Congress and she is an active youth member at Journey Church. As part of her duties, she will be travelling to compete in the Our Little Miss World Beauty Pageant in Dallas in January.
Jambalaya Fundraiser November 29
There will be a Jambalaya Fundraiser held at the Whitney Bank Parking Lot at the corner of Hooper Road and Sullivan Road on November 29, 2014 from 11:00am to 2:00pm. This fundraiser is being held to raise money for the Jr. Beta Club Trip to Washington D.C for Autumn Vessier who attends school at the Central Intermediate School. Advance tickets are being sold. If you are interested please contact Celeste Buhler @ 225 588-9691. You may also purchase the dinners the day of the fundraiser. Delivery can be made if you purchase more than 10 dinners.
St. Alphonsus students in Mrs. Michelle Martone's and Mrs. Paula Blanchard's Kindergarten class show off their crazy socks for "Crazy Sock Day." Students collected socks for Baton Rouge Parents Magazine's "Sock it to Me" sock drive. The socks will be delivered to local organizations to help the needy. Submitted by Joanie Battle
Two young fans of different teams enjoyed the LSU-Ole Miss game last week. On the left, in the LSU cheerleader outfit, is 4 year old Ainsley Glynn Battle. Her dad, Michael Battle, in the white shirt, is a CHS and an LSU graduate. Ainsley is purple and gold through and through and is on the LSU junior gymnastics team. She was very pleased with the outcome of the game, as you can see in the picture. She is so proud of her Tigers and the smile on her face shows it! On the right side is 4 year old Hampton Avery, who is a big Ole Miss fan, as you can see in the picture. His mom, Missy Battle, pictured in the back, is also a CHS and an LSU graduate. We all bleed purple and gold, but Hampton is a Rebel fan, by choice, and with no history behind his decision. He was not too upset with the outcome of the game because he said that Ole Miss has won more games than LSU this year anyway, and that is why he is sporting such a big smile!
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Rebel Yell
Celebrating 47 Years ~ November 2014
The official newspaper of Central Private School, Inc.
CPPC Raffle Winners Announced
CPPC has had a wonderful school year so far - with our fundraising efforts reaching record highs. Thank you to all who have joined and those who are able to support the club in so many different ways. Our Innisbrook Fall Wrapping Paper and World’s Finest Chocolate Fundraisers ended with amazing profits. There will be many beautifully wrapped presents under Christmas trees this year, and we truly appreciate the support. Our Annual $10,000 Dinner/Raffle & Live Auction, held Saturday, November 1, was another example of what a dedicated club, along with the support of the school families and many friends in the community, are able to accomplish when we all work as a team. CONGRATULATIONS to this year’s prize winners. We would like to thank Mr. Gary Price, our amazing auctioneer, for helping us again this year and Bubba’s Grill and Catering for the wonderful steak dinners. Thank you to all of the following families and businesses that donated items to our auction: CPS Board of Directors; Mr. Chuck Hoots, our fantastic principal; and our PreK through 12th Grade Classes.
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Congratulations to Our Winners $10,000 Grand Prize Lisa James $1,000 Second Prize Katy Harris $100 Ticket Refund Dale Sterling Jimmy Alexander Abel Leonard Bill Bragg Rose Marie Fife $100 Drawing for $5 Ticket Attendees Celeste Farris Congratulations to Jack & Lisa James, winners of the 2014 CPPC $10,000 raffle
50/50 Buy-In Winner Tracey Reily
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November Happenings
From the Principal’s Pen...
My column this month is going to focus on the generosity and caring attitude shown by the Central Private School Families both past and present. I want to note two specific areas that demonstrate these wonderful traits. I will begin by talking about how the CPS community has reached out to pray for and to assist Cole Browning and his family during his recent medical issues. Cole, a CPS 8th grader and member of the football team, has been struggling recently with some medical issues that have required him and his family to seek medical consultation and treatment at one of the St. Jude’s hospitals located in Tennessee. Students and staff from the school, as well as parents and members of the community, gathered to support Cole during this difficult time through the organizing of a prayer service and a gathering of support for Cole on the Central Private campus shortly before Cole and his family had to leave for Tennessee for medical consultation. Many of Cole’s classmates and other CPS students cut their hair short to mirror the hair cut they knew Cole would eventually have to sport as part of his medical treatment. Participants willingly submitted to the barber’s clippers in order to show Cole they would be thinking about him and be with him during this very trying time so he would realize that he had many friends who were there to offer their support, good wishes, and prayers during his difficult ordeal. Tee shirts appeared with the message “Pray For Cole,” and car window decals were printed with the same message, and Cole’s situation was noted in many of our students’ prayers within the opening moments of their daily classroom activities. This display of support for Cole is a wonderful example of how the family atmosphere is prevalent on our campus and gives meaning to the slogan on the back of many tee shirts that says words to the effect, “When you mess with one Rebel, you mess with us all!” A second and final example I want to cite is the auction and annual dinner that took place Saturday night, November 1. For many years the CPS Parents’ Club has used this event as their major fundraiser for the many dollars the organization annually puts into the CPS
academic program. The parents’ organization provides services that range from the purchase of technology, to providing money for professional development of the faculty, to the purchase classroom materials and equipment that is not part of the regular school budget. At the dinner and auction, nearly 300 unique and creative items were auctioned off for the public to purchase at both the silent and the active auctions that night. I was overwhelmed by the generosity of the multi-generational participants of this group. Please note that this was a community event with parents, grandparents, alums and many community members willing attending and demonstrating their financial support for Central Private School. It was particularly impressive to meet senior citizens who attended this event because their children had attended CPS some time ago and to find out these folks returned year after year to lend their financial support as a result of what these folks referred to as “the superior education that their children had received at CPS.” This event took hours of preparation time, and I am especially appreciative to the many people from the Parents’ Club who worked all day Friday and all day Saturday to make this event the stunning success that it was. There is not enough space to individually thank the many people involved, so I will not attempt to do so. In closing, I need to acknowledge the passing in October of one of CPS’ original founders, long time supporter, great friend, and mentor, Mr. Gerald “Cooter” Sides. Mr. Sides recently passed away, and CPS will sincerely miss this friend, mentor, and passionate supporter. Mr. Sides’ entire family attended CPS, and his daughter Mrs. Kay Greely is our current comptroller and board treasurer. Mr. “Cooter’s” support, wisdom, and inspiration will be greatly missed. Please remember Mr. Sides and his family in your thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time. Thank you, Mr. “Cooter,” for helping to create CPS and for all you have done for the school since the mid 1960’s. Your guiding hand will be missed. Charles W. Hoots Superintendent /Principal
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Special Thank You’s
Third graders would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to the ladies from the Republican Women of Central for their brand new dictionaries. Mrs. Maudell Hill, former CPS teacher, and Mrs. Betsy Barnes were on hand to deliver the books to students.
Coach Michele Yawn would like to thank everyone for the tremendous support of this year’s 3 v 3 basketball tournament fundraiser. This year’s tournament was held in memory of CPS alum Michael Fornea, Class of 2001. Thank you to everyone who played or came out to enjoy the games on October 29 & 30.
Raffle, from page 7 We would also like to thank Kaye Wallace, Salon FX; Faux Posh; Janai Sharkey; Wanda Battle; Lancaster House; Cajun Froggy; The Thornhill Family; Once and Again; Dr. Chad Prather; Dr. Walter Vaughan; Marriott Hotel in New Orleans; Oak Point; Haylie Dufour; Central Perk; Soiree; Mrs. Shirley Keel; The Griscom Family; LuLu Handmade; Stephanie Lynn; Inka’s; Onsite Audio; The Interactive Realtour; Courtney Browning; Bombshell Boutique; Trade Construction; Todd Daniel; CCA of Louisiana; In Its Place; Andrea Davis; Morgan Rioux; Darryl & Amy Varnado; and the Central Fire Department. Additional thanks to The Pinion Family; Sullivan’s Hardware; Montalbano Seafood; DeAngelo’s; Carlton’s; MePa’s; Nagoya; Menchie’s; Café Phoenicia Central; Caliente’s Mexican Craving; Las Palmas; Smoothie King; Mike Anderson’s; Stab’s; Coach’s Grill; Central Private Athletic Club; Mrs. Billie Jean Sandifer; Coach Shelley Cothell; Coach Jason Kinchen; The Stone Family; Rut’n and Strut’n; North Point Spa; Ivy Kinchen; Active Entertainment – Ashley Fabre; Mr. & Mrs. Spike James;
Gil & Michelle Matherne; Joe & Pam Romero; Waterworks - Mark Blanchard; and Jimmy & Mikki Santangelo We would also like to thank all of our supporters who not only purchased raffle tickets but bought items at our auction. Additional thanks to all of the student and parent volunteers who helped through the entire process. The majority of the funds raised from this auction will help with our technology upgrade spanning from Pk3 to 12th grade. Now it is time to move forward with additional projects. As a club, CPPC will be making decisions on teacher request at the next regular monthly meeting. CPPC’s regular monthly meeting is Tuesday, November 11, 2014, and will be held in the Elementary Library at 5:30 p.m. Thank you to all who have been willing and able to donate your time and talents. As a club, we have done a great job in supporting our school. I hope to see all of you at our November meeting! Sincerely, Amy Varnado CPPC President
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Around Campus. . .
Members of the Central Fire Department came out to Central Private on October 9 as part of their annual Fire Prevention Week. Firemen visited with lower elementary students to teach them about fire safety. Students crawled through the Smoke House in order to learn what to do if they happen to wake up and their bedrooms are full of smoke. Students also got a crawlthrough tour of the fire truck and a chance to spray the fire hose. Thank you to the members of the fire department for helping to keep our students safe! (Photos by Lauren Bihm)
Things got VERY real for members of the senior class and their families on October 20 when students sat down with the area representative for Graduate Supply to pick out and order their graduation supplies. Students were able to order their cap & gown and graduation invitations as well as multiple “Class of 2015” items like sweatshirts, keychains, and jumbo tassels. (Photos by Lauren Bihm)
Annual Halloween Festival
On Friday, October 31, members of the National Honor Society and the Beta Club spent a little time with some of the smaller members of CPS student body. Students assisted the PreK and Kindergarten teachers
and families with their annual Halloween Festival. Students assisted by running carnival games and by painting faces for the eager students. (Photos by Emily Bernard)
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Central Early Learning Center & VOA Unveil Project PlaySmart Playground
Above: Robin and Bob Lansing, owners of Central Early Learning Center, in front of the new playground; Below: Students perform songs for the ribbon cutting.
Photos by Beth Fussell Last week, Central Early Learning Center on Joor Road, with the help of Volunteers of America, cut the ribbon for their new playground that they won through Project PlaySmart. Turn to page 12 for details.
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Central Early Learning Center Receives New Playground through VOA Project PlaySmart
Photos by Beth Fussell
Project PlaySmart began in February when 20 early learning centers in the Greater Baton Rouge area submitted applications and photos of their existing playgrounds in the hopes of winning Volunteers of America’s first ever Project PlaySmart playground makeover. A blind panel of community volunteers helped determine the top 3 finalists, who were then part of a voting contest on the Volunteers of America Facebook page. After 2 weeks of voting, Central Early Learning Center on Joor Road was chosen as the winner of the $25,000 grand prize. The two runnersup each received $3,000 in playground equipment. Over the next several months, Volunteers of America worked closely with Mr. Bob Lansing and his staff at Central Early Learning Center to design and oversee construction on the new playground. The playground was originally set to receive a $25,000 makeover, but thanks to additional school readiness tax credit donations raised last year, the amount was increased to $30,000. Mr. Lansing contributed some funds as well to help make the playground everything they wanted it to be. Along with the equipment, the playground design includes soft surfacing under the play system, a hill mounted slide, and a bike path for tricycles. A garden was also added that the kids can continue to enjoy as they watch it grow. Project PlaySmart is possible thanks to donations from businesses in the Greater Baton Rouge Community raised through the Louisiana
School Readiness Tax Credit Program. This program allows Louisiana businesses to make a donation up to $5,000 yearly to Volunteers of America’s early childhood program, Partnerships In Child Care, and receive a 100% refundable state tax credit for doing so. This means that businesses are reimbursed by the state dollar for dollar on their state income taxes, making it beneficial for both the businesses and the community. Part of the goal of Project PlaySmart is to encourage outdoor play for preschoolers. The young students can improve emerging physical skills and prevent childhood obesity and other health problems. Outdoor play has also been shown to increase children’s cognitive and social/emotional development as kids learn and invent new games, play together, and learn to cooperate with one another. Speakers present from Volunteers of America are pictured at right, including Jane F. Shank (VOA Greater Baton Rouge President and CEO), Karen Powell (Director of Partnerships in Child Care), and Shannon Abney (Tax Coordinator). The children helped make the ribbon cutting ceremony special by leading the Pledge of Allegiance, performing songs, and creating artwork to show their excitement and gratitude for their new playground. The ceremony came to a close with the kids getting to play on their new playground for the first time. For more information about Project PlaySmart, visit www.GetSmartGBR.org.
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Rebounding from a tough District schedule the Wildcats put it all together Friday night and cruised to a 33-0 halftime lead and a big scoring night with ten touchdowns, seven running and three in the air. Leo Brownfield had another highlight performance with 204 yards on 14 carries, one for 82 yards, and two scores. Lewis, Johnson and Sansone each rushed for over 60 yards for a
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caravan across the Amite to face Live Oak (4-5, 2-3 in District) Friday night at 7PM. Central, (36, 1-4 in District), looks to end the season with a pair of wins after defeating Walker last Friday 68-26. Central, winner of six consecutive District titles, won’t have a playoff appearance this year, but is grooming many young players for 2015. Come out and support the Wildcats in the final game of 2014. If you can’t make the trip, tune in to FM 91.9 or the TuneIn Radio smartphone App at 6:45 for the Central Stat Care broadcast of the game.
team total of 432 on the ground. Sansone completed 15 of 25 passes for 202 yards with Terrell Chatman accounting for 11 catches and 164 yards and all three receiving touchdowns. The Wildcat defense held Walker scoreless into the second half and limited Walker’s run game to 14 yards for the game. Falling behind early, Walker resorted to an air attack that did result in 350 passing yards. Central special teams also stepped up, executing an early on-sides kick perfectly, and swarming the punter on two kicks, blocking one entirely. Central travels to Live Oak Friday for the final game of the 2014 season.
Season Summary
Sep 5 Kipp Ren. Home W34-6 Sep 12 Morgan City Home W57-27 Sep 19 Jesuit Away L6-35 Sep 26 McKinley Home L14-34 Oct 3 Scotlandville Home L8-22 Oct 10 Denham Home L6-28 Oct 17 Zachary Away L21-22 Oct 24 Broadmoor Home L22-34 Oct 31 Walker Away W68-26 Nov 7 Live Oak Away
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Central 68. Walker 26 Photos by Expressions Photography
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Wildcats Save Fastest for Last
By Coach Osborne
After struggling a bit in the preliminaries on Saturday, the Central swim team swam its best in the finals on Sunday. As was the case all season, Matthew Arnold led the way. Matthew finished 2nd in the city in the 100 butterfly with a time of 56.45 seconds. Then, in the 500 freestyle Matthew finished 3rd with a time of 5:14.15. Matthew Usher was the other Wildcat to score in invisible events. Matthew finished 8th in the 200 freestyle in 2:08.54 and 14th in the 100 backstroke in 1:07.74. All four relays swam season best times on Sunday as well. The girls 200 freestyle relay swam three seconds faster and the 400 freestyle relay swam 7 seconds faster. Those relays consisted of Tejah Scott, Acacia Porch, Lyndee Debetaz, and Emily Holier. The boys 200 freestyle relay of Jack Way, Geremy Porch, Matthew Arnold, and Matthew Usher swam three seconds faster. Then the 400 freestyle relay of
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As Central prepares for the final game of the 2014 season, tune in Thursday at 5PM for Sports Central on 910 AM and the TuneIn Radio App, broadcast live from Coaches Grill. Join coaches Sid Edwards and Steve Johnson as they team up to interview CHS players Kevin Henry, Anthony Johnson, Jace Johnson, and Blake Lansing. Get the post-game on last Friday's win and the scoop on this week's game against Live Oak. As always, if you can't make the trip Friday, tune in to the Central Stat Care broadcast of the game on 91.9 FM or Radio Amor on the TuneIn Radio App.
Devin Avery, Geremy Porch, Matthew Arnold, and Matthew Usher swam 6 seconds faster. The Wildcats' final meet of the season will be the State Meet in Sulphur, November 21-22.
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CHS Classes of 1948-49 Canvas Paille and Dillon Celebrate 65th and 66th Reunion Guerin to Wed November 15
Submitted by Elva Jo Crawford
A luncheon was held recently for the 66th and 65th class reunions for the Central High School classes of 1948 and 1949, respectively. These two classes always have their reunions together since the class of 1949 was a transition class of students who were originally in the class of 1948 until the 11 years of high school was mandated to increase to 12 years for the class of 1950. Only 14 students of the class of 1948 elected to do the extra year voluntarily, completing 12 years of school and graduating a year later in 1949. 11 of the 14 were men and most of them stayed to play an extra year of sports. The Central High Classes of 1948 and 1949 were the last 2 classes to graduate on the porch of the Old Auditorium. The Central High Class of 1950 graduated in the then newly built concrete block gym on campus(which was demolished this year.) The thirteen graduates in the group photo are those is attendance for the reunion luncheon, front row: Ethel Marie Buhler Gremillion, Nancy Rae McDaniel Travelstead, Jimmy Kennard, Thelma Keowen, Bourke, Norma Rae Alford Garner, Inez Lee Campanella, and Billy Joe Lewis, back row: Dot Sullivan Rogillio, W.J. William McLaughlin, Jodie Mae Fridge Crawford, Mary Rawlins Chauff, Annie Ruth Parker Dedon, and Ray Parker.
Canvas Monique Paille of Killian and Dillon Ray Guerin of Central will marry in a 1:00 pm ceremony on November 15, 2014, at Forrest Grove Plantation in Denham Springs. Canvas is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Watkins of Killian. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Juanita Linton and the late Mr. Jim Linton of Eunice and the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watkins Sr. of Seattle WA. The bride-elect is a graduate of Springfield High School and Delta College. She is a dental assistant at Dental Care Associates in Hammond. Dillon is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Guerin of Central. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs Glenn C. Richards of Central and Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Guerin of Plaquemine, and the greatgrandson of Mrs. Ella B. Poche of Plaquemine. The groom is a graduate of Central High School and attended LSU and BRCC. He is a NDT technician at Capitol Ultrasonics in Baton Rouge.
Jason and Christen Teed Welcome Daughter Aubree Marie
Jason and Christen (Blanchard) Teed, along with big brothers Jacob and Matthew, are proud to announce the birth of Aubree Marie. She was born August 8, 2014 at 6:25 p.m. at Woman's Hospital. She weighed 6 lbs 1 oz and was 20 inches long. Proud grandparents are Wade & Corlis Blanchard of Central, Tom & Sheryle Teed of Central, and Steve & Cheryl Krieg. Special thanks to Dr. Ryan Dickerson and the Labor & Delivery staff.
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