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Middle and high school students from across Louisiana have been writing, acting, shooting and editing short films this year, resulting in a record-breaking number of submissions for the South's largest online student film festival that kicks off Thursday. Film Prize Junior, the student version of the popular Louisiana Film Prize, had 68 short films submitted by students from 37 schools across Louisiana, including 13 Title One schools, organizers announced. Some used iPhones and class time. Others lugged camera equipment into the woods by their house or a coffee shop downtown on weekends. So...

Ambassador of the Republic of France Presents Credentials to DG of the OECS Share this post: AMBASSADOR of the Republic of France to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), H.E. Jacques-Henry Heuls presented his Letters of Credence to Dr. Didacus Jules, Director General of the OECS, on Wednesday March 31, 2021. Ambassador Heuls expressed his honour at being received at the OECS Commission’s Morne Fortune compound in Saint Lucia given the adjustments to protocols in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Commission, as an adaptable and innovative institution, further expanded its o...

Hilliard music teacher recognized for hitting all the right notes as Academy Vibe instructor Call him a working man who loves his job. For the past six years, Phil Nagy, a teacher whose love for music began with his parents and grew while listening to the Canadian prog-rock group Rush, has worked to instill that same appreciation in each student in the Academy Vibe classes he instructs at the Hilliard City Schools' Innovation Campus. For that effort, the Yamaha Corp., a manufacturer of pianos and other musical instruments, has recognized Nagy as one of its “40 Under 40" for excellence in mu...

Walden Security Technology Donation Aids PEF eLab Expansion Tuesday, March 2, 2021 Dr. Dan D. Challener of PEF, on left, accepted a $25,000 donation of tablets from Walden Security and its company president, Michael S. Walden to support the eLab expansion project throughout the county Walden Security has donated $25,000 in tablets to the Public Education Foundation in support of the recently announced eLab network expansion across Hamilton County Schools.  For over 30 years, PEF has provided advancement training, resources and research for education professionals in the Hamilton County...

by Contributor on Tuesday February 23 2021 Students at Salmo Elementary school are lining up at lunch recess with cardboard in hand these days. They are patiently waiting for their turn to try out the new Glowforge laser cutter, a new tool recently donated to the school from the School District 8 – Kootenay Lake’s Innovative Learning Department. Case Manager and ADST Teacher Dave Dando has been guiding and helping students turn their creative ideas into actual objects such as jigsaw puzzles, guitars and signage for the school. “Their ideas are endless,” say...