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Ethan Hunt and Aneliese Hebert hold up their plaque after winning the State BETA competition earlier in the year.

National Champs! Hebert, Hunt sing their way to the National Beta Performing Arts title

Tue, 08/04/2020 - 1:57pm

Vermilion Catholic High graduates Aneliese Hebert and Ethan Hunt completed their senior year by winning the National Championship in the Performing Arts category at the National Beta Convention.
A few months earlier, the duo won the state competition out of more than 60 contestants. They sang, “God Is” which was originally sung by Kanye West.

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Some businesses in Vermilion Parish still remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Grant program opening for Louisiana businesses affected by COVID-19

Mon, 08/03/2020 - 10:29am

Louisiana small businesses that have been hammered by the coronavirus outbreak and haven’t received federal aid can start applying this week for grants up to $15,000 to cover pandemic-related expenses, under a program created by state lawmakers.
Grants in the $275 million, federally financed Main Street Recovery Program are expected to run out quickly. More than 450,000 businesses are estimated to be eligible, but fewer than 20,000 would be able to collect payments if they each receive the maximum grant.

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Harvest Time Academy will start school on August 10

Mon, 08/03/2020 - 10:14am

There is one school in Vermilion Parish that still has plans to open on Aug. 10.
Harvest Time Christian Academy in Abbeville will be starting school earlier than any other school in the parish.
According to Michelle Rupert, the Harvest Time principal, the first date of school is Monday, Aug. 10.
Public schools in Vermilion Parish have a start-date of Aug. 27.
Harvest Time is a private school located on 103 Robert Wells Drive near Abbeville High School. It has been in existence for more than 30 years.

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Tommy Byler

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Paul Hebert

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Brad Prudhomme

Three applicants apply for superintendent position

Mon, 08/03/2020 - 9:42am

Vermilion Parish’s next superintendent will have already worked in the Vermilion Parish school system. That is a guarantee.
This past Tuesday was the final day that the applications for the superintendent position in Vermilion Parish were received.
As early as this week the school board could interview the applicants and approve the hiring of one that same night.
When the mailbox was opened, there were only three applications inside, and all three had Vermilion Parish ties.
The applicants are Brad Prudhomme, Tommy Byler and Paul Hebert.

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Pictured at Erath High are Rotarian Brady Broussard, Rotarian Mark LeBlanc Jr, Deborah Savoie, Rotary President Chris Duhon, Rotarian Rob Roy, Erath High School Principal Marc Turner, Rotarian Jason Jones, Rotarian Jerome Puyau and Rotarian Charles Dill Jr.

Security cameras in high schools thanks to Abbeville Rotary Club

Mon, 08/03/2020 - 9:35am

The Abbeville Rotary Club is making Vermilion Parish public schools safer.
In 2019, Rotary Club raised funds to be able to provide public schools with a security system.
Funds raised totaled $27,000, and in collaboration with the Vermilion Parish School Board, the project began.
A year later, mission accomplished.
This week marked the completion of the Rotary’s School Security Project, which included putting security cameras in high schools of Abbeville, Gueydan, North Vermilion and Erath. Kaplan school led by example and was the first to pilot this process.

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