Families invited to attend STEM Academy informational meeting Thursday LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - School staff members at Combre-Fondel Elementary School are gearing up for registration to begin by inviting families interested in having their student or students attend the new STEM Academy to attend a parent informational meeting this week. Parents can attend the meeting in-person or virtually via Zoom. The in-person meeting will be at the Combre-Fondel Elementary multi-purpose room on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. Parents can also attend a virtual meeting via this Zoom link HERE at 12 p.m. on the same day. The Northside STEM Academy will serve any student entering grades kindergarten through fifth who are zoned to attend Barbe, Bell City, Iowa, LaGrange, Sam Houston, and Washington-Marion High Schools.