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Top 5 Skills Recruiters Look For in a Candidate

Kathy Landin — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:00:24 +0000

If you’re looking for a job, you’ve probably got your résumé online and you may even be attending career fairs. Whether you have a little or a lot of experience in your industry, there are certain working skills that all recruiters—no matter what job they’re trying to fill—are looking for in a candidate. These are [...]

Student Suspended for Posting Principal's Mug Shot Online

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:02:59 +0000

Keandre Varner, a high school student in Riverdale, Georgia, found his principal’s mug shot online and posted it on Instagram. For doing so, he received a four-day suspension. In addition to posting the publicly available photo, Varner wrote that the principal, Jamille Miller Brown, had been arrested for DUI, which wasn’t true. When Miller Brown found [...]

High School Students Hold Online 'Hotness Contest,' School Does Nothing

Donald Deane — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:27:13 +0000

High school is hard enough, but imagine if you had the added pressure of competing in an online "hotness" contest organized by the male student body. That's currently what's happening at Issaquah High School in Washington state.

Haughton High's Kellie Abbott Wins National Community Service Honor

Robert and Erin — Tue, 07 May 2013 22:27:02 +0000

Princeton, Louisiana high school student Kellie Abbott has been honored in Washington DC for ’Outstanding Volunteer Service’ at the 18th annual Prudential Insurance Company’s ‘Spirit of Community Awards’. Abbott, a seventeen year old senior at nearby Haughton High School raised more than $11,000 to supply police vehicles with special anti-bleeding kits to increase officers and [...]

2013 High School Graduation Schedule for Shreveport Bossier

Danny Fox — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:31:04 +0000

Life is about to change for the high school students who are graduating. They will leave the familiar classroom and step out into the real world. One day in the future they will realize that school days were the best days of their lives. May 15th Fair Park 5 p.m. Convention Center Southwood 7:30 p.m. [...]

Teachers Suspected of Bringing Alcohol to Northwood High School Prom

Erin McCarty — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:28:13 +0000

After getting complaints from several parents, 6 teachers or faculty members of Northwood High School in Blanchard have been placed on paid administrative leave. Parents claim some of the teachers were drinking alcohol at the prom on Saturday night. The Caddo School Board has issued a brief statement saying there is an investigation underway. KTBS [...]

South Bossier Schools Take 'Precautionary Measures' During Search for Armed Man, Issue Lockdown

Angela Thomas — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:23:12 +0000

Sun City, Elm Grove Middle and Bellaire Elementary have issued a lockdown after a man from Shady Grove with reported mental health issues left his home at 2 a.m. carrying guns and ammo. The man is believed to be headed to Colorado and Bossier police aren’t actively searching for him. It’s unknown at this time [...]

Good Luck to Local Students Headed to State Geography Bee

Erin McCarty — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:18:19 +0000

Several local students will represent our area at the state Geography Bee in Baton Rouge on Friday.

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The winner moves on to national competition in May

Girl, 13, Suspended for Bringing Butter Knife to Cut Fruit at Lunch

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:00:29 +0000

A butter knife is causing some major controversy in Attleboro, Massachusetts. Yes, a butter knife. Morgan LaPlaume, a 13-year-old student at Wamsutta Middle School, has been suspended for bringing in a butter knife to help her cut fruit that she can’t eat whole because of her braces. Morgan was eating the fruit recently when the [...]

Bossier Parish Teacher Jessica Banet Resigns After Issued Summons

Robert and Erin — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:45:17 +0000

A Princeton Elementary School teacher is in hot water today. 28-year-old Jessica Banet has also been an assistant coach for the Haughton Softball team. She is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a teenage girl on that team. Banet is charged with prohibited sexual activity between an educator and a student. Because the player [...]

Parents Can No Longer Hug Other Children in One Maryland School District

Erin McCarty — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:14:00 +0000

I’ve spent many hours in local schools reading to youngsters, at assemblies and of course at events with my own children. So I am quite shocked to hear about this new policy from a school district in Maryland. Parents can no longer hug any child except their own. Also, birthday party invitations are no longer [...]

What Are the Chances of Sex Education at the Age of 5 in Shreveport or Bossier City Schools? [POLL]

Steve King — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:30:35 +0000

It hasn’t happened here in the Ark-La-Tex yet. And maybe it never will. However, if you lived in Chicago, you would have to deal with the possibility of sex education as your child enters Kindergarten. According to KWEF -TV, CPS has decided that it is a good idea to expose kids younger than the current [...]

Top Louisiana Educator Steve Monaghan Talks Guns in Classrooms, Says Teachers Could Have 'Make My Day' Situation

Robert and Erin — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:23:42 +0000

Lots of talk about guns these days. Some even suggest that teachers should be allowed to have guns in their classrooms. This prompted Steve Monaghan, President of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, to say that's a bad idea.

But he went one step further, envisioning a scenario where a teacher having a rough day could use a gun as a disciplinary tool, or worse.

[UPDATED] Winter Weather Causes School Closings in Shreveport-Bossier & the Ark-La-Tex

amykeller — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:20:29 +0000

This week's blast of winter weather in Shreveport, Bossier and other nearby cities have led to a round of school closings. Here is how Caddo Parish schools, Northwestern State University and more are dealing with the weather.

Obama Daughter's School Has 11 Armed Guards

Robert and Erin — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:15:26 +0000

The conservative website Breitbart.com is reporting that the two daughters of President Barack Obama attend a school where armed guards are present as a matter of fact.

While the President seeks tighter gun control restrictions in the wake of the murders in Newtown, Connecticut, the Washington D.C. school Sidwell Friends, has 11 security officers and is preparin

Job Market (Finally) Improving for College Grads — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 18:00:30 +0000

For recent college graduates, the economic downturn and very, very slow recovery of the past few years have been brutal. But things may be looking up.

According to the Job Outlook 2013 survey, employers are on track to hire 13 percent more graduates from the class of 2013 than they did for those who walked away with their degrees in 2012.

School Lunch Changes Spark Protests Around the Country

Robert and Erin — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:00:33 +0000

School lunches have changed across the country and many parents and students are not too happy about what's being served in the lunchrooms.

Parents and Students Not Happy About New School Lunch Guidelines [VIDEO]

Robert and Erin — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:33:03 +0000

School lunch calorie limits are on the way. New federal guidelines are trimming the number of calories that can be served in all public school cafeterias.

Bossier Parish Community College Offering Beginner's Paranormal Investigation Course

Traci Myers — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 01:53:09 +0000

Ever want to explore the mysteries of the paranormal while having fun being spooked by the unknown? Here is your chance! Join paranormal investigators from Louisiana Spirits at BPCC as they take you through three sessions. It begins in a classroom with an opening presentation, then moves on to a hands-on investigation of a reportedly haunted location in Ruston, LA. Finally, we discuss your findings. Transportation to the investigation site will not be provided. No books/equipment [...]

Are School Supplies Poisoning Your Kids?

Steve King — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:00:31 +0000

You may be surprised to find out how many items that your kids have with them at school can make them sick. An organization tested backpacks, three-ring binders, and lunchboxes, and found that 75% had elevated levels of toxic chemicals called phthalates. Usually your child will be fine, but let’s be honest — kids of [...]