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Cameron Parish
School
Board
I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Newsletter
Greetings on behalf of the Cameron
Parish School System. As we begin
the last half of the 2015-2016 school
year, we are excited to report that
our parish-wide enrollment is up
58 students over this same time
period last year! Grand Lake has
an enrollment of 743 students (up
10 from last year), Hackberry has
223 students, (up 12 from last year)
Johnson Bayou has 100 students
(up 14 from last year) and South
Cameron has 287 students (up 22
from last year). We certainly hope
that our enrollment continues to rise!
Since our last newsletter, we received
District and School Performance
Scores. Cameron Parish Schools
continues to be a B District with a
Performance Score of 89.1. Our goal
is to be an A District! Individually, all
of our schools scored at the same
level as the previous year. Grand
Lake and Hackberry earned B letter
grades, while Johnson Bayou and
South Cameron earned C letter
grades. Grand Lake was one point
from being an A school! More details
about these scores can be found
on our system’s website at www.
camsch.org
At the January Board meeting,
the Board called for a special
election to be held on April 9, 2016
to renew two existing 10.5 mil ad
valorem taxes for the operation of
schools. Community meetings will
be scheduled to provide you more
details about this election and the
call to renew the existing taxes.
Winter
2016
Cameron Parish
Student of the Year
teachers from throughout
the parish. The Students of
the Year Awards Program is
designed to recognize outstanding elementary, middle/junior high, and high
school students. These students are recognized for
demonstrating
excellent
academic
achievement,
leadership ability, and citizenship. This Program is
sponsored by the Louisiana State Superintendent
through the State Department of Education and the
State Board of Elementary
The students were selected and Secondary Education.
by a committee of community representatives and
Cameron Parish announces the 2015-2016 Students
of the Year for grade 5, 8
and 12. Proudly representing Cameron Schools are
Makala Snyder, Grade
5, Johnson Bayou High
School; Gabrielle Gay,
Grade 8, Grand Lake High
School; Abby Trahan,
Grade 12, Hackberry High
School. These students will
compete at the Regional
Louisiana Students of the
Year Competition later this
semester.
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GRAND LAKE has once again
risen to the challenge of excellence.
School Report Card Data was distributed in December, and Grand Lake
School earned a score of 99.0 which
is an increase over the 2013-2014
school year score of 98.7. The score
earned Grand Lake the letter grade of
“B” (100 and higher is an “A” school).
Star Math and Reading results show
that, on average, students in elementary have improved 0.9 grade level in
math and 0.8 grade level in reading
since the beginning of the year.
Parental involvement in school activities continue to impress. The Veterans Day Program included many special guests from the community and
special musical demonstrations by
the Grand Lake Elementary students.
In addition, the annual Christmas
Program filled the gymnasium to
capacity while our Pre-Kindergarten
through third grade students sang
traditional Christmas favorites. Several parents attended parent night
where they learned more information regarding the PARCC results.
The Grand Lake School Students of
the Year were selected in December.
The winners are as follows: Zoe Cox –
5th grade, Gabrielle Gay – 8th grade,
and Laura McFatter – 12th grade.
Students have been very busy during
the fall semester. Several students
participated in the Talent Show that is
held before the Thanksgiving Break.
The winners included 1st place – Macie Conner (9th grade) singing “All
I Want”, 2nd place – Elise LeBlanc
(10th grade) singing “Travelin Band”,
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and 3rd place – Emily Poole (10th
grade) and Alexis Reeves (11th grade)
singing “Style” and “Blank Space”. The
2015 District Senior Beta Convention
Winners include: 1st place Taylor
Aguillard (9th grade) for Sewing, 2nd
place – Teala Schiele (9th grade) for
Sculpting, 3rd place – Laura McFatter (12th) for Photography, and 3rd
place – Madisen Conner (12th grade)
for Pencil Art.
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Hackberry
is PROUD to be a
Mustang: Positive, Respectful, Outstanding, Understanding, Dedicated.
HHS is PROUD of the academic success our students have achieved.
Our school continues to be a “B”
school. Our overall ACT scores have
continued to increase.
We are PROUD of our student organizations on campus and their service
to the community and the surrounding areas. The 4-H Club at Hackberry
has participated in several community service activities during the first
semester. We donated and delivered
over 200 pounds of rice and canned
goods to Abraham’s Tent during the
month of September. Members also
worked at the Beach Sweep and
Beach Revitalization here on the
Cameron coastline. In October we
donated snack goods to those service men and women that protect
our homeland. And in November and
December, we worked with the US
Marine Corps and supported Toys
for Tots. Several members attended
the McNeese Homecoming football
game and others volunteered to help
at the toys distribution day. Our 4-H
members are showing that we can
“Lead by Example” and are Dedicated.
Hackberry is PROUD of our student
athletes. Our Boys Cross Country
team brought home its second state
title this fall. In December, our girls’
softball team and track team received their 2015 championship rings
at a dinner held in their honor.
We are continuing to be the center
of activity for our community. We
were PROUD to honor our local veterans with a breakfast and program
for Veteran’s Day. We also had a Parent’s Night which focused on PARCC
results and math expectations for
elementary and middle school students. Families attending the program received free admission to the
home basketball game to support
our Lady Mustangs. Our elementary
Mustangs showed their small town
Christmas spirit with a Christmas vocal performance by the 2nd, 3rd, 4th,
and 5th graders. Santa even made a
visit afterwards. We hope to continue
to be the center of and supported by
the beautiful community of Hackberry, Louisiana.
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STUDENT OF TH
Congratulations
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to all n
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Grand Lake – G
rade 5 Zoe Co
x, Grade 8 Gab
Hackberry – Gra
rielle Gay, Gra
de 12 Laura M
de 5 Rylin Rac
ca, Grade 8 Au
cFatter
styn Quintela,
South Cameron Grade 12 Abby
Grade 5 Emily Vin
Trahan
cent, Grade 8 Bra
Johnson Bayou
yden Richard, Gra
– Grade 5 Makal
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12
B
rooklyn Frerks
a Snyder, Grade
8 Joe Storm; G
rade 12 Haleigh
Jinks
Johnson Bayou
JBHS’ Fall activities were a huge success. The first week of October saw
students participating in various
fundraising activities to promote
Breast Cancer Awareness. The following week Pre-k and Kindergarten students, teachers, and parents enjoyed
an afternoon at the Pumpkin Patch in
Sulphur. Fire Safety lit up the third
week as students participated in a fire
prevention clown show sponsored
by the Sulphur Fire Department. A
Fall Festival Dance, sponsored by the
PTO, promoted friendship and fellowship. The final week’s theme was
directed at promoting a drug free
lifestyle. The theme, “Respect Yourself”, was emphasized through daily
activities. JBHS also had a very successful Book Fair during the month
of October.
In November, 4-H members organized a food drive for homeless
veterans. A truckload of goods was
collected and delivered to the City of
Refuge Homeless Veteran’s Shelter in
Vinton, LA. A Veterans Day Program
was also held to honor all veterans.
Classes performed skits and sang
songs honoring those present.
Starting off the month of December, grades 4 – 12 participated in the
annual Science Fair. Students were
interviewed by local industry representatives. The Christmas spirit soon
filled the halls as the PTO opened
its Christmas Store to students and
parents. As children experienced the
joyful gift of giving, they also learned
budgeting skills as well. JBHS was excited to hold its first Christmas Program since 2005 on December 14.
This program was combined with
Family Night. A presentation was given to parents which identified components of the 2014-2015 PARCC English and math student reports. The
presentation also provided parents
with a better understanding of how
the PARCC assessments and student
reports provide a deeper level of information about student learning.
Parents also learned how to identify the areas in each subject where a
student is doing well and where he or
she needs additional support.
Congratulations for a job well done
to the 4th and 7th grade classes for
scoring the highest in English and
math parish wide on the Louisiana
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South Cameron
working
to
achievement!
advance
is busy
student
Our students are active in Curricular,
Extra-curricular,
Co-curricular
Activities and Special Projects.
Our 4-H club hosted the event,
Cameron Cooks up a Storm, and
had a successful Food and Toy Drive
during the holiday season. The FFA
participated in the Livestock Judging
Clinic, continues to implement our
School Garden and Friday SAE hours.
FBLA joined in with the Holiday Toy
Drive and will be attending District
Competition. The Jr. and Sr. BETA
clubs attended the District BETA
Conference.
Mrs. Katie Trahan’s
Library Millionaire Club has its first
“Millionaire” this school year: Gracie
Benoit has read 14 books and
1,619,691 words.
SCHS would like to extend a special
thanks to the school board and
community for supporting student
achievement! Collaborative efforts
include the Cameron Parish Career
Fair in partnership with the Cameron
Parish Police Jury and Clair Hebert,
ACT Prep in collaboration with Ms.
Renee Reina at Sylvan and Tarpon
Time instruction. We are also proud
of the return of Cub Scouts with the
Pack 202 Meeting where several
badges and belt loop awards were
acknowledged.
SCHS is also proud of our High
School-Elementary Connection. Mrs.
Bronwen Theriot and Ms. Charlotte
Hess join efforts to host learning
opportunities with the Juniors and
3rd Grade Experiment Days. Mrs.
Heidi Baccigalopi’s FACS class hosts
Monthly Foods Projects such as
Healthy Trail Mix and a Noodle
Science Experiment with elementary
classes.
Over the last several months,
the students at SCHS have been
challenged to exhibit respectful
behavior. As a result of achieving the
PBIS no discipline referral incentive,
97 % of our elementary students
were eligible for the Christmas Ball,
96% of our middle school students
are eligible for the Sweetheart Dance
and 97% of our High School students
were eligible for the Movie and
Popcorn event.
The SCHS Students of the Year have
been selected. These students will
compete at the District Level for
Cameron Parish Student of the Year:
5th grade – Emily Vincent; 8th grade
– Brayden Richard; 12th grade –
Brooklyn Frerks.
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GLHS Cont. Our athletic department
has also been very busy. Football finished up their season with their first
annual Football Awards Night. At this
event, players in grades 6-12 received
individual recognition for their hard
work and dedication. In addition,
players received a variety of Hornet
gear such as bags, shirts, and jackets.
Basketball is in full swing with district
play heating up. The boys’ basketball
team has five seniors: Tate Savoie,
Joseph Broussard, Cavan Duhon, Tyler Lavergne, and manager Benjamin
Meistrell. The boys have come out
strong with a 6-6 record that includes
a win over the Hathaway Hornets.
Coach Mark Caldwell stated “We
proved this summer and throughout
our non-district schedule that we can
play with some of the best teams in
our division. Leadership, focus, and
competing every night will determine
how well we finish the season.” The
girls’ basketball team has two seniors: Darien Boudreaux and Ally
Thomas. The girls defeated Hamilton
Christian in one of their first district
games.
Coach Ancil Delaney commented on
his Cross Country Team, “Both the
boys and girls cross country teams
performed well at the state meet.
They both placed better than last
year.” The following students will be
participating in several Indoor Track
Meets at McNeese State University
in January: Allison Ross, Brandi Hansard, Cameron Granger, Ashlyn Tate,
and Samantha Beaudeaux.
Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS) has kicked off this year’s
positive behavior parties with some
exciting events.
Elementary students enjoyed a football, cheer, and
dance party for the 1st nine weeks.
This party included popcorn, juice,
and interactive activities directed
by the Varsity Football, Cheer, and
Dance team. The 2nd nine week party will include the Varsity Basketball
players shooting hoops with the elementary students along with cookies and juice. The middle school PBIS
midterm party included 4 Square
Volleyball against the teachers while
high school students participated in
Christmas games during their par-
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ty. PBIS is primarily funded through
Box Tops. This year we have received
$783.20 from the collection of Box
Tops. Thanks to the community
for their continued support! Grand
Lake School would also like to thank
Spectra Energy Foundation for their
$500.00 donation.
HHS Cont. We are PROUD to announce our Students of the Year.
Our 12th grade student is Abby Trahan. Abby is involved in basketball,
softball, and track, as well as Student
Council, FBLA, and Beta clubs. She
will be furthering her education, as
well as her softball career, at LSUE.
Our 8th grade student is Austyn
Quintela. Austyn is involved in cheerleading, danceline, track and student
council. She also represented HHS in
the CalCam Beauty Pageant. Our 5th
grade student is Rylin Racca. Rylin is
involved in 4-H and tournament softball. She is a leader both in and out of
the classroom.
JBHS Cont. PARCC assessments.
3rd , 5th, 6th, and 8th grades are to
be commended also for doing well
in all other areas. Our school had a
composite score for elementary and
junior high of 92.7.
JBHS student of the year winners:
Makala Snyder – 5th grade, Joe Storm
– 8th grade, and Haleigh Jinks – 12th
grade will be competing with other
Cameron Parish School students on
Monday, January 11th at the school
board office. Best of luck to all school
representatives!
SCHS Cont. Sports: # WE BELIEVE!
Football: Overall Season Record: 7
wins-4 losses. District Record: 5 wins2 losses. State Championship Playoff
Record: Bi-District Champions and
Regional Runner-Up. All District: Six
athletes named 1st Team All District.
Seven athletes named for 2nd Team
All District. Four athletes named
Honorable Mention. All Southwest LA:
Coach Mark Delaney named Coach
of the Year for Small Schools. Two
student awards: Nelson Deras-Perdomo and Eric Tyler Stelly.
1A All State: Coach Mark Delaney
named Coach of the Year Two student awards: Nelson Deras-Perdomo
and Eric Tyler Stelly. Southwest LA
and Southeast Texas All-Star Invitational: Tyler Stelly, William Veronie, and
Coach Mark Delaney
Basketball: SCHS welcomes two new
coaches this year: Coach Kyla Foster,
girls’ basketball and Coach Brendan
Trahan, boys’ basketball. Both teams
are off to a successful start. The Girls’
team placed 3rd and the Boys’ team
placed 2nd in the Cameron Parish
Tournament.
Wrestling: SCHS is rebuilding
its wrestling program! The team
recently competed at the McMillan
Invitational in Lafayette, LA. Future
competitions are scheduled in Baton
Rouge, Sulphur, and Shreveport.
Indoor Track: The season began
with a meet at McNeese State University and Adriano Theriot participating
at the National Pole Vault Summit in
Reno, Nevada on January 16, 2016.
Future meets will be held at McNeese
and LSU.
Cameron Parish Schools are committed
to excellence in education. The vision of
Cameron Parish Schools is to provide a
highly effective teaching and learning
experience designed to meet the
individual needs, interests, and abilities of
each student. The combined efforts of the
staff, students, parents, and community
will provide a learning environment that
ensures opportunities for all students to
pursue lifelong learning and responsible,
productive citizenship.
Thank you for all you do to
support our students and
our schools!
Layout and Design courtesy of
Alan Myers
Cameron Parish Schools Alumni