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The area in yellow is new District I school board district, which is now the ninth school board district. In the district will be the schools Indian Bayou Elementary and Meaux Elementary. The election for the new district will be in November.

Vermilion Parish School Board will be a nine-member board

Wed, 05/25/2022 - 9:04am

When 2023 rolls around, the Vermilion Parish School Board will officially consist of a nine-member school board.
The school board will have an odd number of school board members for the first time ever. On Wednesday, the eight school board members voted 8-0 to add an extra district, bringing the total number of school board members to nine.
The last time the school board changed the number of school board members was around 1990, when it went from a 14-member school board to an eight-member school board.

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Rotary Club President Annette Mudd presents Abbeville High’s Christopher Richard with his award for “What I Want to Be and Why.”

Richard wins ‘What I want to Be and Why’ Essay Contest

Tue, 05/24/2022 - 11:49am

Christopher Richard is this year’s winner of the Rotary Club of Abbeville’s “What I Want to Be and Why” contest.
Since the contest’s inception in 1949, there have been myriad scientific breakthroughs. Richard, a 2022 Abbeville High graduate, wants to be part of furthering advancements that help others, as he has seen those advancements help someone special to him.
“My sister was born with a cleft palate,” Richard said, “which led to her hearing loss.”
She wore traditional hearing aids for years, which Richard said complicated her medical issues.

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Military Museum in Abbeville will have Memorial Day ceremony

Mon, 05/23/2022 - 3:05pm

The Louisiana Military Museum will host its annual Memorial Day Commemoration on Monday, in honor of those service members who are no longer with us. This all-day event is free and open to the public.
The Museum will be open for self-guided tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The inaugural Anything Over Rice or Pasta Cook-Off will take place from 12:30-2:30 p.m.

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Several from Vermilion Parish receive degrees from McNeese State University

Mon, 05/23/2022 - 2:51pm

McNeese State University conferred degrees on 756 graduates during the 158th commencement ceremonies May 13 in Burton Coliseum.
The spring Class of 2022 included graduates from 33 parishes, 18 states and 30 countries and 771 degrees were awarded, including 29 associate degrees, 633 bachelor’s degrees, 108 master’s degrees and one education specialist degree.
Spring graduates from Vermilion Parish are:

ABBEVILLE: Katlyn Marie Luquette, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

ERATH: Jennifer Suzanne Power, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

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Vermilion Parish School System halfway done hiring for 150 teacher/support personnel positions

Mon, 05/23/2022 - 2:41pm

It is that time of the school year when the hiring begins for the Vermilion Parish Public School system.
While teachers and students are counting down the days before the school year ends, there are those in the central office who kicked into the hiring mode.
Assistant Superintendent Paul Hebert, who is retiring in January, and his staff is busy trying to find people to fill 160 open positions. The positions range from teachers, secretaries, principals, assistant principals, lunchroom operators, and janitors.

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