Hello to all my Mt. Hermon friends and family! Hope you are all doing well. This past Monday, President's Day was celebrated, but what I didn't realize was that this observed federal holiday is officially called "Washington's Birthday". I read an interesting article about George Washington in The Farmer's Almanac, titled "Presidents Day History, Folklore, and More", written by Catherine Boeckmann. She wrote that when Washington first became President, he was worried that he was not the right man for the job. Fortunately, for the country, he was wrong.
"Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble." ----- George Washington (1732-99)
If you ordered chicken dinners from the District 9 (Mt. Hermon) Fire Dept., don't forget to pick them up this Saturday from 11 AM-1 PM at the Mt. Hermon Ruritan Club.
Please keep the family and friends of Mr. Richard Schilling in your prayers during their time of loss.
Congratulations to Major John Riles of Mount Hermon, who recently retired from the Louisiana State Police. At the time of his retirement, Major Riles was the longest-serving Trooper amongst the current personnel, spending the entirety of his 34-year career in the Patrol Division.
Mt. Hermon United Pentecostal Church
The Young at Hearts will meet at The Burger Basket in Osyka, Ms on March 14th at 11:30 AM. They invite anyone who is 50 years of age or older to join them for great food, fellowship and fun. They will also have a guest speaker that I'm sure everyone will enjoy.
Sunny Hill Baptist Church
Sunday school-9 AM, Sunday worship service-10 AM, Sunday evening service-5 PM, and Wednesday evening service-5 PM. They invite all to come join them as they worship the Lord.
Mt. Hermon School
National School Resource Officer Day was celebrated last week. MHS would like to say a big thank you to Sergeant Mark Lionel! He is greatly appreciated for being a guardian, mentor and friend.
Congratulations to the MHS Young Author Parish winners (4th -8th grades)! Next week, the high school winners will be listed.
4th grade: Angelo York, 1st place-Non-fiction; Tristan Smith, 1st-Poetry; Marianna Gonzales, 2nd-Non-fiction; Helayna Vince, 2nd-Fiction.
5th grade: Jayse Contreras, 1st-Fiction; Jett Falgout, 1st-Non-fiction; Santana Brown, 1st-Poetry; Malachi Sharp, 2nd-Poetry; Rusty Smith, 3rd-Non-Fiction.
6th grade: Isabella Boyd, 1st-Fiction; Colton Schilling, 2nd-Non-Fiction; Madeline Brown, 3rd-Poetry.
7th grade: Lyric Lacour, 1st place-Poetry.
8th grade: Nahla Willliams, 1st-Poetry; Presley Brinker, 2nd-Non-Fiction.
* Home Baseball game: Thursday, Feb. 22nd at 5:30 PM-MHS vs. Bogalusa
* Home Softball game: Friday, Feb. 23rd at 5:30 PM-MHS vs. Varnado
*This Friday, there will also be a Baseball Hit-a-Thon at 5:30 PM.
* The Junior Beta Club will attend the State Convention in Lafayette, Feb. 21st-23rd
* District Literary Rally is this Saturday at SLU.
* Students will have a Virtual Day on Monday, March 11th.
Have a great week, and keep on
