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John Roberts

Kaplan’s Roberts elected LA FCCLA State President

As students return from the Louisiana Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) 2023 State Leadership Conference, one Vermilion Parish student is coming back to Kaplan High School with a new role to fill for the next year. John Roberts, son of Johnny and Kathy Roberts, was elected to serve as the Louisiana Association of FCCLA State President.

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3rd grade students read 172,379 minutes within the 4 week competition

3rd Graders at Seventh Ward Elementary are READING STATE CHAMPS!

The third graders at Seventh Ward Elementary School recently competed in a world wide AND state level 4 week reading competition called READBowl. READBowl along with “Share the Magic Foundation” was created by former NFL Patriots player Malcolm Mitchell to encourage children to read. Teams from all 50 states and 7 countries competed to read for the most minutes per week. The 3rd grade team, led by school librarian Mrs. Nicole Duhon, was called “Mrs. Nicole’s Ragin’ Cajun Readers”. The team ranked in the top 25 teams 3 weeks in a row in the global Big 3 Conference.

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2022 Erath High Homecoming Court

Photo by Shana LeBlanc
The 2022 Erath High Homecoming Court was named during the Powder Puff games on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. The seniors named are (left to right) Drew Broussard, Kynnedi Rodriguez, Avery-Grace Hebert, Kate Champagne, Ann Renee’ Toups, Emma Pigott, Carlee LeBlanc, Layla Champagne, and Gracie Vice. At the Homecoming game on Friday, October 7, 2022, one senior will be named the 73rd EHS Homecoming Queen. The presentation of the court begins at 6:15 at Robert J. Segura Stadium. The game against St. Martinville begins at 7 p.m.

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Marc Turner

Marc Turner named 2022 Erath High Homecoming Grand Marshal

Marc Turner has been named 2022 Erath High Homecoming Grand Marshal. Homecoming is Friday, October 7, 2022. Turner will lead the parade and participate in Homecoming festivities throughout the day as an honored guest, possibly proving he cannot skip the local holiday known as Erath Homecoming after serving as the Principal of Erath High from 2013 through June of 2022.

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