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Tuesday, the Caddo Parish School Board recognized Vivienne Webb of Caddo Magnet High for being honored as a Louisiana Young Hero by Louisiana Public Broadcasting and Teacher of the Year Semifinalist Janet McCrevan of South Highlands Elementary Magnet. Volunteers for Youth Justice also presented the board with an award for their support of a new family resource center. Congratulations on these outstanding achievements! #wearecaddo #theyarecaddo

If you have a passion for serving children, we hope to see you at our Spring Job Fair! We are looking for dynamic candidates to fill vacant positions throughout the school system! It starts at 4:30 p.m. on April 27th at Broadmoor STEM Academy! #wearecaddo #BIGdreamsstarthere

We were excited to join the Shreveport Regional Arts Council for a news conference to mark the return of ArtBreak! Wednesday, we had the opportunity to celebrate the community partners and sponsors who make ArtBreak a reality each year! #wearecaddo #theyarecaddo

Congratulations to our very own, Raj Letchuman! He was named Louisiana’s Student of the Year by the Louisiana Department of Education for high school! WE ARE CADDO proud! #wearecaddo #BIGdreamsstarthere

CADDO CONGRATULATES: Captain Shreve's Student Council received a top national award! For its exemplary record of leadership and service the group has been recognized as a 2023 National Gold Council of Excellence by the National Student Council! #wearecaddo #BIGdreamsstarthere

The Caddo Parish School Board holds its regular meetings on the third Tuesday of every month and will meet at 5:30 p.m. on April 18. The public is invited to watch LIVE on the Caddo Parish Public Schools YouTube channel. #wearecaddo

Scholarships are available for early childhood education programs! Join us at our next community event, where qualifying families can apply for scholarships through a partnership with the City of Shreveport and the Community Foundation of North Louisiana. Meet our Caddo Smart Start team on April 15th from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Bilberry Park Community Center. #wearecaddo

CADDO CONGRATULATES: Sarah Ray of Youree Drive Middle will be representing Caddo Schools at the Goethe Institute in Germany. She was selected to join STEM teachers from across the U.S. and Canada through the TOP Fellowship. Participants will learn about ways to incorporate research-based learning in the classroom. #wearecaddo #BIGdreamsstarthere

Today, we celebrated the Elementary, Middle and High School Counselors of the Year for Caddo Schools! Congratulations to Veronica Douglas-Johnson of University Elementary, Veronica Trahan of Caddo Middle Career and Technology and Pamela Radford of Woodlawn Leadership Academy. #wearecaddo #theyarecaddo #BIGdreamsstarthere

Parents, Caddo wants to hear from you! Please take our school quality survey. Your feedback is important to us! rebrand.ly/929k31g

We hope you had a safe holiday break! Students will return to school on Tuesday, April 11! #wearecaddo #BIGdreamsstarthere

CONGRATULATIONS! Keithville Elementary/Middle cyber students participated in the National Cyber Cup! Students competed against more than 40 schools from across the country. Teams placed in the Top 10 and Top 20 in the cybersecurity competition. #wearecaddo #BIGdreamsstarthere

Schools will be closed from April 7 - April 10 for the holiday break. We look forward to welcoming students and staff back on April 11! #wearecaddo

The Caddo Parish School Board Executive Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4. The public is invited to watch LIVE on the Caddo Parish Public Schools YouTube channel. #wearecaddo

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Congratulations to Vivienne Webb, a junior at Caddo Magnet High for being selected as one of LPB's 2023 Louisiana Young Heroes! The honor is given to an exceptional young person who has excelled in academics and given significantly of themselves through public service. Vivienne is active with the Louisiana Developmental Disability Council's Advocacy Network (LaCAN) as a disability’s rights advocate, is a Be Strong representative for her region, and she herself has autism, anxiety, and epilepsy. Through testimony at the Louisiana Capitol, Vivienne advocated for and helped obtain $2 million in funding for the lowest-funded Human Service Districts. The story of each 2023 Louisiana Young Hero will be highlighted on Louisiana: The State We’re In on LPB each Friday at 7 p.m. Learn more: https://www.lpb.org/programs/young-heroes

SCHOOL CLOSURES: Blanchard Elementary, Claiborne Elementary and Northside Elementary will be closed on Monday, April 3, 2023 due to power outages. A notification will be sent to families and the media announcing when students and staff can return to school.

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH: We are ending Women's History Month by acknowledging the first Black woman to serve on the Caddo Parish School Board. Corrine Taylor served from 1973-1981 and her contributions to our school system are appreciated by all who have followed in her footsteps. #wearecaddo

NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH: We appreciate all of our AMAZING Child Nutrition Staff! Steven Wagner, Cafeteria Manager at Summerfield Elementary is just one of our School Lunch Heroes! He recently, conducted a cooking class to display healthy food options for students! #wearecaddo #NationalNutritionMonth

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH: As Women's History Month comes to a close, we would like to recognize some of the first women who were trailblazers and pioneers for our school system. We would like to celebrate the legacy of Harriett Turner, the first woman to serve as President of the Caddo Parish School Board! #wearecaddo

CADDO CONGRATULATES: A group of Caddo educators received a big surprise! The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) hosts the largest EdTech conference in the world! A group of deserving Caddo educators are scholarship winners and will travel to Philadelphia for a week of educational technology professional development! #wearecaddo #BIGdreamsstarthere