Schools and School Board Offices To Close Two Hours Early On Tuesday For Saints Parade ::..
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools and offices will close two hours early on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, so that our students and employees can help the New Orleans Saints celebrate their Super Bowl victory.
After care programs are encouraged to continue as scheduled however, parents will need to check with their individual schools for specific details. The decision on whether to hold all other after school activities will be handled at the school level.
“We are extremely proud of the Saints, and we want to give our students and employees the chance to attend the Super Bowl Celebration Parade in New Orleans,” said Superintendent Gayle Sloan.
Schools and school board offices will be open at regular times on ...
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Schools To Close February 15-19 For Mardi Gras Holidays ::..
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools will be closed Monday, February 15, through Friday, February 19, for a one-week vacation beginning with the Mardi Gras holidays.
Classes resume Monday, February 22.
School board support offices will close Monday and Tuesday (Mardi Gras), February 15 and 16, and reopen on Wednesday, February 17.
Former Astronaut Visits Classrooms of NASA Teacher Fellows Program ::..
Former astronaut Jan Davis visited two St. Tammany Parish schools, Mandeville High School and Fontainebleau Junior High School, on January 28, classrooms of teachers who had been named NASA/LaSPACE Michoud Education Fellows for 2009-2010.
Dr. Davis spoke to the students of Physical Science and Chemistry teacher Dr. Mark Hazlett at Mandeville High School and Donna Frank and Margaret Piazza, teachers of Earth Science and Life Science respectively, at Fontainebleau Junior High School.
All three teachers are participating in the year long MEF-2 NASA Fellows Program that began in an intensive two week internship at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans last summer and will culminate in a Final Briefing in May.
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Haiti Fund Raising Project Held Again In Support of Saints at Super Bowl ::..
Students and School System employees wore Black and Gold Saints attire again on February 5, as the St. Tammany Parish Public School System again collected donations for Haiti earthquake relief.
The first parishwide effort to raise funds for Haiti earthquake victims met with outstanding success on January 22 with a total of $85,000 collected for the American Red Cross. Donations were made by students and faculty giving a dollar or more each to wear black and gold, hats, and jeans that day in support of the New Orleans Saints Football Team playoff bid.
From elementary schools through high schools, students and employees on Friday made additional donations in showing their support of the New Orleans Saints Football Team as it prepares ... - Continue
Schools Remained Open As Scheduled On Monday After Super Bowl ::..
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools were open as normally scheduled the day after the Saints win in the Super Bowl.
While the School System firmly supports the Saints and their journey to the Super Bowl, the education of students must remain a top priority.
Understandably, some families had Super Bowl plans that took them out of town or kept them out late on Super Bowl Sunday. Students who missed school on Monday were counted as absent but schools will work closely with students to allow them to make up any missed work or assignments.
