student of the year
Exchange Club of West St. Tammany Honors Top High School Students
Each year the Exchange Club of West St. Tammany honors the top “Students of the Year” from all nine high schools in the area at its student recognition breakfast at Tchefuncta Country Club.
Each student shares their appreciation for their schools, the community and the Exchange Club, telling of their college decisions, field of study, and career hopes.
The Exchange Club of West St. Tammany will honor outstanding high school seniors of our community at its' 29th Annual Student of the Year at Tchefuncta Country Club on April 27th, 2016 at 7:30 am.
Each year the Exchange Club of West St. Tammany honors the top “Students of the Year” from all nine high schools in the area at its student recognition breakfast at Tchefuncta Country Club.
Each student shares their appreciation for their schools, the community and the Exchange Club, telling of their college decisions, field of study, and career hopes.
The Exchange Club of West St. Tammany will honor outstanding high school seniors of our community at its' 29th Annual Student of the Year at Tchefuncta Country Club on April 27th, 2016 at 7:30 am.
congratulations 2018 honorees
Christ Episcopal School: Principal John Morvant, Student Emmett McComiskey
Archbishop Hannan High School: Principal Father Charles Latour, Student Michael Messina
Fountainebleau High School: Vice-Principal Mary Priebe, Student Olivia Myrtue
Covington High School: Principal Robert DeRoche, Student Matthew Fritscher
St Scholastica Academy: Principal Dr. Cissy LaForge (pictured far left), Student Molly McHale
Lakeshore High School: Principal Christian Monson, Student Foster Willie
Northlake Christian high School: Principal Jenni Vega, Student Gabrielle Messina
Mandeville High School: Principal Bruce Bundy, Student Grace Dragna
St. Paul’s School: Brother Ray Bulliard, Student Matthew Borgatti
Archbishop Hannan High School: Principal Father Charles Latour, Student Michael Messina
Fountainebleau High School: Vice-Principal Mary Priebe, Student Olivia Myrtue
Covington High School: Principal Robert DeRoche, Student Matthew Fritscher
St Scholastica Academy: Principal Dr. Cissy LaForge (pictured far left), Student Molly McHale
Lakeshore High School: Principal Christian Monson, Student Foster Willie
Northlake Christian high School: Principal Jenni Vega, Student Gabrielle Messina
Mandeville High School: Principal Bruce Bundy, Student Grace Dragna
St. Paul’s School: Brother Ray Bulliard, Student Matthew Borgatti
The Exchange Club of West St. Tammany was established in 1986 and began its Student of the Year recognition program in 1987.They are recognized at the annual "Student of the Year" Award Breakfast
The Buddy Bench
Imagine what it must feel like to be a child who has no one to play with, to talk to or to bond with at school recess.
Nationally, the Buddy Bench is successfully providing inclusion opportunities for children who may be shy, the new kid on the playground or have a disability. When a child sits on the bench, he or she is inviting a friend to play.
The Exchange Club of West St. Tammany is committed to building buddy benches to be placed in all elementary and middle schools in the parish in collaboration with St. Tammany Schools and Northshore Families Helping Families. Each school will be instrumental in the dedication, education, and ongoing purpose of the buddy bench. The Exchange Club members will build and deliver the benches. award winning projectThe National Exchange Club Texas/ Gulf Coast Region Most Outstanding Original Project
The St. Tammany Parish public school district Superintendent's Award for Outstanding Character and Citizenship |
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in the news
How the project started: Like many parents of children with special needs, Shelley Marengo of Covington has learned to be an advocate for her child. And when her son, Ethan, told her that he often spent his recess alone with a book, her heart broke.
Marengo had read on social media about the "Buddy Bench'' project, spurred by a Pennsylvania boy who pushed his school principal to put a special bench on the playground for kids that could use a friend -- a designated area where someone who is lonely or upset can go to find a buddy or figure out a way to get involved. That bench, she thought, would be perfect for her son and his school, Pine View Middle School.
Read the full article here.
Marengo had read on social media about the "Buddy Bench'' project, spurred by a Pennsylvania boy who pushed his school principal to put a special bench on the playground for kids that could use a friend -- a designated area where someone who is lonely or upset can go to find a buddy or figure out a way to get involved. That bench, she thought, would be perfect for her son and his school, Pine View Middle School.
Read the full article here.
Buddy Bench Recipients
Abita Elementary
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Lake Harbor Middle
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Benches Completed: 48
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