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St. Augustine HS in New Orleans to get largest donation ever thanks to these two alumni
Two successful St. Augustine High School alumni have pledged $2.5 million toward the historically Black all-boys Catholic high school, marking the largest donation from a single family in the school’s history. Brothers Troy Henry, a New Orleans businessman, and Ruston Henry, owner of H&W Drugstore, have committed the money...
Check out the New Orleans area prep football schedule for Week 1
All games 7 p.m. unless noted. Chalmette vs. John Ehret at Memtsas, 6:30 p.m. Sophie B. Wright vs. Bonnabel at Yenni, 6:30 p.m. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (South Carolina) vs. John Curtis at Shrine on Airline, 4 p.m. West St. John at Young Audiences, 4 p.m. Dallas Jesuit vs. Jesuit at Gormley,...
A South Plaquemines senior delivered a strong jamboree performance against Chalmette
The second leg of Friday’s jamboree doubleheader at Bobby Nuss Stadium featured South Plaquemines against the host team Chalmette. Class 2A South Plaquemines appeared to have a tough task on their hands in the jamboree against 5A Chalmette, but the smaller school came away with a 26-7 win. “I...
St. Augustine and Shaw played a jamboree that had several long touchdown plays
St. Augustine senior Liondel Caston, sophomore Ray’Quan Williams and freshman Jaelle Noble each scored a touchdown as the Purple Knights defeated Shaw 20-7 in a jamboree contest Friday at Memtsas Stadium. The three explosive touchdowns each made an impression on first-year head coach Robert Valdez. He referred to Caston...
District 9-5A filled with schools that ‘could be a final two or final four team in the playoffs’
Edna Karr will try for a third consecutive District 9-5A championship while the addition of perennial power Warren Easton only toughens the eight-team football district that is said to be the strongest in the state. Among other schools in the district, Rummel and John Curtis won state championships within the...
Referee shortage could lead to prep football game cancellations
“So if you look at the population of the New Orleans area–Jefferson Parish, Orleans, and the Northshore–it’s only 160 people officiating high school football,” Eddie Allemore, assigner for the New Orleans Football Officials Association, said.
Big plays proved to be the difference in the Rummel-St. Paul's jamboree
St. Paul's jamboree game against Rummel on Aug. 30 was the type of performance most teams expect from their final preseason contest. There were some bright spots for the Wolves in the 17-10 loss, along with a handful of problems that still need to be addressed before the regular season.
Ursuline to install new leader, and more are school news
URSULINE ACADEMY: Ursuline will celebrate the Traditions Mass and the installation of Laurie Leiva as the new academy president on Sept. 8, 9:30 a.m., at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, 2701 State St. in New Orleans. Coffee and beignets will be served afterward. RSVP is requested. bit.ly/uatraditionsmass2024.
EPA gives private Black college a grant to buy 300 families electric bikes
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it was giving a private, historically black university in New Orleans a $19.9 million grant, some of which will be used to buy electric bikes for 300 families. Dillard University will get the $19 million federal grant and the...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Makes Founding Gift to Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine
Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a gift of $5 million in seed funding to support the creation of the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM), a newly established medical school in New Orleans founded by Xavier University of Louisiana and Ochsner Health. Earlier this year, Xavier University of Louisiana, a historically Black...
Admissions office credits low enrollment to FAFSA delays
Loyola’s student enrollment decreased by around one hundred students this year since last fall, President Xavier Cole said at the annual president’s convocation. Cole assured the university’s budget is balanced despite this drop. Increased graduate, online graduate, and law school made up for low undergraduate enrollment, he said.
Film department receives $750,000 grant
Loyola’s digital filmmaking program will receive $750,000 from Louisiana’s Entertainment Development fund. Miles Doleac, chair of the digital fulfillment department, said studio-grade cameras, lighting gear, volume tech, and other equipment will be possible. Loyola Film’s production technology will be an “absolute game changer,” Doleac said. Many new installments are planned including a high-resolution “volume wall,” 3-D interaction technology, light-emitting diode panels, motion cameras, and more are planned to be purchased. According to Technology Coordinator and professor Albert Dupont, new equipment has already been ordered and the fourth-floor camera room now is exclusively reserved for film students. The film will be paid in annual $250,000 installments over three years, according to the press release.
Letter from the Editor: Introducing Data
This summer, I began the slow and mostly solitary process of cleaning up The Hullabaloo’s office in the basement of the Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life. As I hauled clunky old printers out and peeled sticky notes bearing long forgotten jokes off the walls, I thought the place must not have been cleaned since the paper moved into it in 2008 — a suspicion the paper’s staff advisor later confirmed.
Loyola Receives $700,000 Award to Create Cutting-Edge Filmmaking Facility
NEW ORLEANS – Students in Loyola University’s Digital Filmmaking program will hone their craft using immersive 3-D interactive technology thanks to a grant from Louisiana’s Entertainment Development Fund. The award, to be paid in equal increments over the next three years, will fund a state-of the-art facility...
Sun Belt Conference Announces 2024 Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients
NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference has announced the eight student-athletes selected to receive the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Postgraduate Scholarships. ULM’s Kaitlyn Nowak (Beach Volleyball) and Troy’s Martin Bouldo (Men’s Track and Field) were the top honorees, each receiving a $9,750 scholarship. Nowak, a...
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