Oct 31, 2016
Juniors Autumn Hopper and Hayden Schneider have been named Commended Students in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program, Woodlawn High Principal Scott Stevens announced Friday.
“We are so proud of Autumn and Hayden for earning this prestigious honor. This recognition shows the academic strength of our Panther Nation,” said Stevens.
They received a letter of commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2017 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students place among the top five percent of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2017 competition by taking the 2015 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
“The young men and women being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” said a spokesperson for NMSC. “These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success.”
Oct 27, 2016
Woodlawn High is participating in the FAFSA Challenge! We are competing against all high schools in EBR for a chance to win fabulous graduation prizes. Our school may obtain a monthly pizza party, graduation supply vouchers from Jostens & Herff-Jones, be entered in a raffle to receive gift cards, and more. Winners are allowed to win a prize once! So, let’s go for it! Every month a new winner is announced beginning November 2016 with a grand prize in May, 2017.
In order to complete your FAFSA and participate in the FAFSA Challenge, parents and students must go to https://fafsa.ed.gov/ to complete the FAFSA form. Parents, please use your 2015 taxes according to the website.
GO PANTHERS!!! #PantherNation
Oct 27, 2016
Students work the 2015 Mock Election.
Friday and Monday, November 4th and 7th, Ms. Smoorenburg’s classes will be conducting the Woodlawn High School 2016 Mock Election. This election is open to all 10th, 11th and 12th grade students at Woodlawn. Students will be given the opportunity to vote for President of the United States, Senator of Louisiana, and the Mayor of Baton Rouge. Students will also be given the opportunity to decide on a Louisiana State Constitutional amendment concerning college tuition. Everything that students will be allowed to vote on in the mock election will be on the actual ballots on November 8th, election day. Ms. Smoorenburg’s classes ask that if your social studies classes are coming to vote, please have your permanent school ID (not a temp) ready to present to the poll workers. You must have this ID in order to vote. Results will be announced Monday, November 7th, the day before the United States will go out and vote.
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Oct 6, 2016
This is part four of a four part series highlighting the students named to represent Woodlawn High on the 2016 Homecoming Court. Students were spotlighted every day this week.
Chyreon Folse
Chyreon was born on June 27, 2002 in Houma. Chyreon comes to Woodlawn High from nearby Woodlawn Middle School. While at Woodlawn Middle, Chyreon was a member of the Beta Club and also ran track. She says that she is most looking forward to the pep rally this year before the Homecoming game versus Belaire. So far, her favorite classes are Homeroom with Mr. Roberts and Sports Medicine with Coach Gonzales. Chyreon says that the major differences between middle school and high school is the amount of time between classes and lunch. She enjoys getting to buy pizza and go outside to eat and see friends instead of eating with your class at a certain table in the cafeteria. Chyreon’s has a message to pass on to her friends at Woodlawn Middle about entering high school: “It’s very fun. The teachers are entertaining. But you have to come ready to work and know when to work and when to play.”
