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Schools take on Better Me, Better School Challenge to improve, earn cash awards
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Four high schools take on the challenge to be better and earn award money for their school’s programs and student activities. In the 2024-2025 school year, four Shreveport schools are taking on the Ryan Williams Better Me, Better School Challenge, which encourages awards for schools based on participation and good behavior. The awards that are given either go to the school’s athletic program or where the students and parents decide.
Caddo schools participate in safety training ahead of returning to campus
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - In just a few weeks, students will be heading back to the classroom. Caddo Parish Schools are using this time to prepare their staff on how to keep students safe. School security coordinators are holding training sessions on a wide variety of topics for both returning...
2024 MacKID Shreveport-Bossier & Beyond Back-To-School Give-Away Guide
Hard to believe, but the first day of school for kids in the Shreveport - Bossier City area is coming up FAST!. Looking for school calendars in and around our area? Check out our Back To School Guide with sections for each school district containing calendars, handbook links, supply links, uniforms and MORE!
Longtime Texarkana ISD board member described as ‘blessing’ and ‘pillar of community’ in wake of passing
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - The staff in the Texarkana Texas Independent School District is mourning the death of Gerald Brooks. The longtime educator died on Sunday, July 21. Brooks began his career in the district in 1963 as a classroom teacher at Dunbar High. Over the years, he served in many positions at TISD. After retirement, Brooks was appointed as a member of the School Board of Trustees in 2013, a position he has served over the past 10 years. He served as president and vice president, and his term was set to end in 2026.
Military Affairs Council Hosts Undergraduate Scholarship Reception
The Shreveport-Bossier Military Affairs Council is hosting the Undergraduate. Scholarship Reception event for the Barksdale Air Force Base personnel scholarship recipients. and their families. On Wednesday, 31 July at 5:30pm, you are invited to celebrate with the 2024. MAC Undergraduate Scholarship winners. The event will be held at The Petroleum...
Students in LSU Health Shreveport Summer Research Programs present research projects
SHREVEPORT, La. - More than 70 students have spent their summer at LSU Health Shreveport participating in summer research programs. The summer programs provide participants with access to a variety of perspectives and experiences to help them determine if they want to pursue a career in healthcare or science. It...
High school football: Airline QB Taylor announces commitment to Northwestern State
Airline rising senior quarterback Ben Taylor, the 2023 District 1-5A and All-Parish Offensive MVP, has verbally committed to Northwestern State. Taylor made the announcement Wednesday on X (formerly Twitter). Taylor enters his third year as a starter this fall. He also saw playing time as a freshman. Last season, he...
LSUS crushes summer enrollment record
SHREVEPORT – On the heels of an overall enrollment record this past spring, LSUS announced a new summer enrollment record of 7,512 students Wednesday. The new summer record is up 20 percent from this past summer and bested the previous mark of 6,998 from Summer 2021. Increases in both...
Training for head start staff is underway in Shreveport
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - As teachers and students get ready to go back to school, school leaders are also getting prepared. “Well it’s a week-long training activity for our Head Start program. The teachers, the aids, the bus drivers, bus aids, family service advocates, cook aids, cook managers, all came back on the 22nd, taking various different courses and things that are mandatory for them to get acclimated going back to the children,” Lawrence Guidry, the CEO of Caddo Community Action Agency, said.
Back-to-school giveaway events planned for this Saturday
SHREVEPORT, La. - Bells will be ringing in classrooms across the ArkLaTex soon and now's the time to make sure the little ones are prepared. A number of back-to-school events are happening this weekend ahead of the new school season. The African American Celebration Parade Committee's Annual Shoe and Backpack...
Dollar Mania donates uniform vouchers to Caddo School Board
SHREVEPORT, La. - Dollar Mania has given uniform vouchers to the Caddo Parish School District so kids can have something to wear when they head back to class. Business owner Rami Musa on Thursday gave the district 250 uniform vouchers to distribute to students of their choice. The voucher is...
Caddo Schools will receive money from school zone traffic cameras
SHREVEPORT, La. - The Caddo Parish School Board is getting more money for an Early Childhood Education program. It is thanks to those school zone traffic cameras. The Shreveport City Council approved a resolution that would give the school board 20% of the proceeds from traffic citations in those school zones.
Bossier Chamber Hosts Initiatives to Support Bossier Schools
Bossier City, LA – The Bossier Chamber of Commerce is spearheading efforts to support Bossier Parish public schools with two significant events on Thursday, August 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Walmart Supercenter on Airline Drive in Bossier City. The Chamber will host a “Pack the...
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