Here are the recent hires and retirements in the Vermilion Parish school system.Paul Hebert, the acting superintendent, approved the appointments and resignations.
Appointments
Toasting at the Great Gatsby Gala were members of the Beard Congregational Church Committee: (left to right) Denise Everett, Schelly Lewis, Ethel Ambrose, Mary Morrison, Samantha January, Dana Comeaux and Andrea Dozier.
On Saturday close to 200 people stepped back into the 1920s to raise money for a church that is more than 100 years old.
The first ever Great Gasby Gala was held at the Erath Community Center. Based on the amount of people who attended, it was a success.
The event took place as a fund rasier to raise money to repair the Beard Congregational Church on Granger Street in Erath.
The church has been closed for years and the building is in need of repairs because of its age.
Anna Guidry
Dr. Dexter Gary
Dr. Joe Kite
Luther Herpin
Neal Guidry
Ted Simon
Kaplan High School is excited to announce the inaugural class to be inducted into the newly formed Athletic Hall of Fame.
The six influential figures who were selected from Kaplan High School’s athletic history that will make up the school’s inaugural class of its Athletic Hall of Fame include:
•Dr. Dexter Gary - A 1959 graduate. Played KHS football and LSU football. Was named Citizen of the Year and served in the Army Medical Corp.
•Luther Herpin - A 1962 graduate and played football and track in high school and was the captain of the McNesse football team.
School Board member Chris Gautreaux made a motion to have Superintendent Jerome Puyau return to work during the investigation. Before the vote, the public gave their thoughts on the issue.
During Thursday's School Board meeting, school board member Laura LeBeouf accused someone of going into the parish's school system computer and changing wording of a certain school polic
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