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ERATH - When it is homecoming in Erath, the town and the schools go all out.
Superintendent Tommy Byler. who taught and coached at Erath High for years, is aware of what happens for homecoming in Erath.
This year there will be slight changes in school visitations for homecoming this year due to safety protocols.
Superintendent Byler’s wrote a letter to the parents and the community explaining what the changes are. .
“As we all know, Erath Homecoming is a community event like no other, many have called it “the big blue national holiday.” Over the past three years, many of the past traditions have changed because of Covid protocols. In addition, the increase in enrollment has caused capacity issues. Changes in safety protocols have also changed in this time period. Because of this, many unknowns about the future of Erath High Homecoming traditions have been in question. After consultation with school administration and my central office administrative team, I would like to share the comprehensive plan that we have put together to ensure that we keep the traditions of the past and adjust to our current situations to put together a safe, fun-filled day that honors the past Bobcat history and helps to ensure the continuation of these events in the future.
“It is crucial that we all understand the task at hand and follow the protocols that we have put in place. It is our job as the school system, first and foremost, to ensure a safe and orderly environment for our students on our campuses. While I love to see the many spirited Bobcat blue fans all through the town, I am asking for complete cooperation with our policies, procedures and wishes of the school administration in charge of the campus on the day of the events. This absolutely needs to be a day that follows our plan to the fullest extent and cooperation by all parties involved will ensure that it is a “great day to be a Bobcat.”

New Protocols

·• No bags/purses of any kind will be allowed during visitation at Erath High, Erath Middle, or Dozier Elementary.

• All visitors (NO MATTER THEIR AGE) must obtain a ticket to enter for visitation at Erath High, Erath Middle, and Dozier Elementary. (Each school has a different ticket.) Students went home with forms for tickets to complete ahead of time. If you are unable to obtain a ticket ahead of time, you will be required to sign in and obtain a ticket upon arrival. It is highly suggested getting your tickets beforehand. School specific tickets are required for entry at each school.
• ·Alumni and visitors can pick up free tickets from each school on these dates.
Erath High from September 13, 2022, until September 23, 2022
Erath Middle will hand out tickets on October 3, 2022
Dozier Elementary will hand theirs out from Thursday, September 15th to Friday, September 23rd at the front office.

Events on October 7, 2022-Homecoming Day
• Annual Homecoming Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church at 7:15 AM
• Visitation at each school is below. NOTE: Ticket or sign in required at each school.

Erath High 10:15 a.m. -11:00 a.m.

Erath Middle 10:10-11:00 a.m.

Dozier Elementary visitation will be from 8:45-10:00 a.m. - Dozier visitation ends promptly at 10 AM.

• Erath High Pep Rally will begin at 11:00.
• Parade will begin at 12:30 PM. Checking out procedures will be established by school administration and there will be no deviations from the plans put into place. Erath High and Erath Middle will dismiss after the parade. Dozier Elementary will dismiss approximately at 1:30.
• ·Presentation of the court will be at 6:15 PM
• ·Homecoming game against St. Martinville will begin at 7:00 PM at Robert J. Segura Stadium.

Note: The Erath Hall of Fame event is being held Thursday, October 6, 2022, @ 7:00 PM in the Erath Community Center. The public is invited. (Free event)

ABBEVILLE — A native of Abbeville and a resident of Broussard, Mrs. Faye passed away on September 17, 2022, at her residence. She loved to be outdoors. She enjoyed boiled crawfish and crabs. She loved to cook and spend time with her family. She liked to play the world poker tour. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.
She is survived by her husband of 18 years, James Faye. Two sons, Marty Domingue Jr. of New Iberia and Damion Domingue of New Iberia; two daughters, Kristy Toups and Michelle Domingue of Raceland, LA; nine grandchildren; Austin Domingue, Kaiden Domingue, Kaylee Domingue, Payton Domingue, Lillian Domingue, Sullivan Comeaux, Avery Collins, Grace Landry, and Laci Toups; three brothers; Dale Delcambre, David Delcambre, and Paul Delcambre; and two sisters, Laurie Hughes and Mary Engle.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Murphy and Hilda Delcambre.
David Funeral Home of Abbeville at 2600 Charity Street (337) 893-3777 is in charge of the arrangements.

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First, determine the expertise of the source of the information. What is their experience, education, and track record? Does the person have actual accomplishments or are they just a critic? Just because someone is in the media, has a web site, is the author of a book, is interviewed, or quoted, doesn’t mean they know what they are talking about.
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People you know personally as well as strangers, will offer unsolicited advice, feedback or criticism about what you are doing, or want to do. Whenever you share your goals and aspirations with others, they may feel you are open to their input. Therefore, don’t share your plans with those you don’t want any feedback from.
If you are seeking guidance regarding your chosen path, look to those who are already where you want to be. You can learn a lot from successful people who have attain goals similar to yours. These people have proven, by their accomplishments, that they have valuable expertise and experience.
You want to find people who have demonstrated that they have the pertinent knowledge, skills, and abilities which you are looking for. Study the path they have taken. Learn how they overcame any obstacles they encountered.
Ignore input from anyone who is not where you want to be. Although they may be well intentioned, if they haven not done it, they can’t offer any meaningful advice as to what you should be doing.
Not all people have benevolent intentions. Jealous people may not want you to succeed. Subsequently, they may deliberately offer you bad advice. Maintain vigilance especially when offered unsolicited guidance.
To verify that information is worthwhile, look for three or more qualified corroborating sources. A qualified source is one that has the appropriate knowledge, background, expertise, experience and track record of being right. You also want objective sources without any hidden agendas.
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Making sure that you listen to people who have accurate, timely, and relevant information improves the effectiveness of your efforts along with your quality of life. Tune out anyone who does not meet these requirements.
Remember, when seeking advice concerning the best way to achieve your goals, look to successful people who are already where you want to be. Someone who has not achieved similar goals cannot show you how to get to your destination.

KAPLAN - In less than a week, there was another bomb scare at a Vermilion Parish school.
At around 9 a.m. on Monday, a bomb threat note was located in a Rene Rost Middle School restroom.
Students, staff, and faculty were moved off campus while law enforcement searched the campus with three bomb-smelling dogs furnished by the Erath Police Department and La. K-9.
The dogs located no bomb.
By 11 a m. the students and faculty were brought back to the middle school, where school continued.
The Parish’s district Crisis Team confirmed a bomb threat at the school did occur.
“In the interest and safety of our students, teachers, and staff, we evacuated to an alternative site,” said Crisis Team. “The all-clear was declared by local authorities. Students and staff returned to the campus. We are currently using all resources to investigate the origin of the threat.”
It will be a week on Wednesday since a bomb threat occurred at Erath High School.
Like Rene Ross Middle School, the bomb threat note was located in a bathroom with no video cameras.
The school district’s Crisis Team was able to watch a video at Erath High outside of the bathroom to find the alleged suspect.
After confessing to leaving the note, an EHS student was arrested and charged with terrorizing and with two counts of false communications of a bomb threat.
As of 11:30 a.m. on Monday, no one has yet to be arrested for the Rene Rost Middle bomb threat.
A person charged with terrorizing could receive 15 years in prison.