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Scouts Create Quilt Block Camp Salmen Nature Park now has a quilt block on the Louisiana Northshore Quilt Trail, thanks to three Boy Scouts from Slidell. Philip Hardouin, Michael Hardouin, Kyle Stewart, their artist advisor Susan Needom and an anonymous donor worked together to make it happen. Parish officials, members of the Louisiana Quilt Trail, Friends of Camp Salmen and members of the Camellia Quilters attended a dedication ceremony in May.
MES Students Examine Sharks Brett Falterman with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recently visited with Mandeville Elementary School first graders. Pictured is Heather Cutrer’s first grade class investigating distinctive features on the black-tip shark.
Four STPPS Students Honored Four St. Tammany Parish Public School System seniors were honored during a meeting of the Exchange Club of West St. Tammany Student of the Year Breakfast. Students honored include Matthew Fritscher, Covington High School, Olivia Myrtue, Fontainebleau High School, Foster Willie, Lakeshore High School and Grace Dragna, Mandeville High School.
Lake Harbor Student Named Doodle 4 Google Winner Lake Harbor Middle fourth grader Bailor Wells has been named the Louisiana winner in the annual Doodle 4 Google contest. She is Lake Harbor’s fourth winner in the contest and the fifth St. Tammany Parish Public Schools student to receive the honor. Representatives from Google surprised her with the news at an assembly at her school where her artwork was unveiled. Bailor’s art, titled “It’s a Whale’s Life,” was inspired by her favorite family vacation – going to the beach.
36 Sophisticated Woman | June 2018