As we prepare to enter 2025, let’s take a moment and reflect on the many blessings we have to be thankful for in 2024. We hope that you get the rest, rejuvenation, and relaxation you need to take #HomegrownPride to new heights in the new year!
🍲❄️ The temps are dropping, and yesterday marked the start of gumbo season in East Feliciana Public Schools! Warm up with our Chicken & Sausage Gumbo, served with steamed rice, glazed sweet potatoes, tossed green salad, saltine crackers, fresh fruit, and ice-cold milk. A true southern classic to keep you cozy and fueled! ❤️ #GumboSeason #ComfortFood #EastFelicianaEats
Santa, Mrs. Claus, and a group of holiday helpers from the North Pole and our central office team visited our Pre-K and kindergarten classrooms today to spread some holiday cheer!
Meet Delta Dawn, a calf from Mauthe Farms, LLC of McComb, Mississippi. Members of the Clinton Elementary School 4-H Club have adopted Delta Dawn through the Discover Dairy Adopt a Cow program. The program is a virtual experience designed to connect students to a local farm!
GETTING PARTICULAR AT EFMS: 7th grade science students at East Feliciana Middle School investigated the difference between hot and cold liquids at the particle scale using food coloring.
Our cafeteria staff was filled with holiday cheer today, excited to serve our annual Christmas lunch made with love! Celebrate the season with us as we serve up oven-baked turkey roast, rice dressing, candied yams, seasoned lima beans, fresh fruit, and cold milk. We’re proud to nourish young minds and bring our community together, one meal at a time. ❤️ #FuelingSuccess #HolidayJoy #EastFelicianaEats 🎄🍴
CREATIVITY AND COLLABORATION IN ENGINEERING AT EFHS: Introduction to Engineering students at East Feliciana High School in action! Students investigated, designed and constructed the tallest free-standing marshmallow tower using selected materials.
ILLUMINATING LEARNING AT SES: Sixth grade science students at Slaughter Elementary School model how the sun illuminates the moon. Across Louisiana’s science standards, students develop and interpret models of real-life scenarios to develop questions, predictions and explanations; analyze and identify flaws in systems; and communicate ideas.
TURKEYS IN DISGUISE AT JES: Last month, kindergarten students in Ms. Adams’s class at Jackson Elementary School completed a fun family project disguising their turkey so he wouldn’t become a Thanksgiving feast!
Congratulations to Mrs. Mallory Courtney from Slaughter Elementary School, our East Feliciana Public Schools December Employee of the Month!
EXPLORING NUTRITION AT CES: Pre-K students at Clinton Elementary School participated in a food group party, where they learned about and tasted items from the various food groups that are part of a balanced diet.
Last night at the monthly meeting of the East Feliciana Parish School Board, we celebrated our secondary schools for their significant achievements in their 2024 Louisiana Department of Education School Performance Scores. Congratulations to the students, staff, and school communities of East Feliciana Middle School, East Feliciana STEAM Academy, East Feliciana High School, and Slaughter Community Charter School!
Congratulations to our district-level Students of the Year: Kelsey Washington from Jackson Elementary School, Camille Jones from Slaughter Community Charter School, Khanye' M. Ferguson from East Feliciana STEAM Academy, Ricayla Jackson from Slaughter Community Charter School, and Samaya Williams from East Feliciana High School. Learn more about these students' leadership, scholarship, and service: Congratulations to our school-level Students of the Year, who were recognized at tonight's meeting of the East Feliciana Parish School Board! Learn more about these inspiring young leaders: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGYJ_sis0Y/b6XoyxlurVE63vBsRxFbGQ/watch?utm_content=DAGYJ_sis0Y&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor
Congratulations to our school-level Students of the Year, who were recognized at tonight's meeting of the East Feliciana Parish School Board! Learn more about these inspiring young leaders: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGYJ_sis0Y/b6XoyxlurVE63vBsRxFbGQ/watch?utm_content=DAGYJ_sis0Y&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor
HENRY FORD SCHOLARS EXPLORE INNOVATION IN DETROIT: Thanks to the generous support of the Harvey Foundation, a cohort of ninth grade students at East Feliciana High School spent a portion of their Thanksgiving holiday in Detroit, Michigan exploring the Henry Ford Museum and other important landmarks of innovation. They will use their findings from the trip to plan an innovation for their school community.
EFHS DUAL ENROLLMENT STUDENTS GIVE BACK FOR THANKSGIVING: Dual Enrollment students at East Feliciana High School celebrated Turkey Day by surprising Jackson Elementary students with “Gobble Gobble Treats”!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM EAST FELICIANA PUBLIC SCHOOLS! Ms. Cavin’s 1st grade students at Slaughter Elementary School created their own Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade after reading Balloons Over Broadway.
Jackson Elementary School 4th grade students had the opportunity to participate in the “JA in a Day” program led by volunteers from Junior Achievement of Baton Rouge. The students learned financial literacy and entrepreneurship skills through engaging, hands on activities!
STUDENT LEADERSHIP AT CES: A student at Clinton Elementary School leads a fluency discussion in 2nd grade math! The goal of our math classrooms is for students to take the lead in talking about and practicing mathematical concepts.
We're taking #HomegrownPride to new heights! For the first time in the history of Louisiana's letter grade accountability system, East Feliciana Public Schools has earned a district letter grade of a B!
