*I hope everyone is doing well. We are officially on “Daylight Savings Time”, which provides us with longer days. This is beneficial for the planting/growing season for the food that we need to survive. Both the sunshine and the rain work together to accomplish this task. Though some dislike the weather when it rains, it is necessary for crops to grow and produce our food. We must continue to be and/or learn to be “Thankful” for the rain. It may come at times that are inconvenient for us but, the alternative is continuous sunshine without the rain, which produces a drought. Remember this when you’re tempted to complain about the rain.
School News:
Varnado High School (VHS/VJHS):
*Freshman, Jhyren Pigott, is now certified as a Microsoft Office Specialist-Associate as a result of passing the Word, PowerPoint, and Excel Exams, through the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathway. Congratulations and continue to strive for excellence!
*Lauryn Smith, a Senior/Class of 2024 was named among the 24 finalists for the 2024 Louisiana Students of the Year competition. Congratulations and Best Wishes.
*Class of 2025 Junior, Janayia Harry won the Grand Prize drawing for the ACT Bootcamp. Congratulations!
Wesley Ray Elem. (WRE):
*All grade levels placed in the Parish Level Young Authors Winners and they are as follows: Kindergarten: Marley McKinley - 2nd place Fiction; First Grade: Lauren Jenkins - 3rd place Fiction; Ean Boston - 2nd place Nonfiction; Second Grade: Jaiden Peters - 2nd place Nonfiction; Jaliyah Jackson - 2nd place Poetry; Third Grade: Canayla Westmoreland - 1st place Nonfiction; Fourth Grade: Zayden Escher - 1st place Fiction and Fifth Grade:Cayden Abelseth - 3rd place Poetry. *Congratulations to all and keep writing!
*Varnado High School students visited the school to read to WRE students, during “Read Across America week”. This is such a wonderful idea that benefits both the reader and the one being read to.
Reflections:
Words of “Encouragement” are always needed and this is particularly true when we are sick. Having had a cough recently, I consumed a number of cough drops. In doing so I discovered that Halls Cough Drops do more than just calm a cough. They also contain “A Pep Talk In Every Drop” printed on each wrapper. Here are some of those words of encouragement that I read recently: Dust off and get up; Don’t try harder, do harder; You’ve survived tougher; March Forward! ***What unlikely or surprising place have you discovered some words of “Encouragement”? (#1 Thessalonians 4:18)
*Take Care, GPigott*
