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The Ascension Parish School Board will hold a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Bluff Ridge Primary School on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, at 6 p.m.

Plans are for Ascension Public Schools to resume normal operations on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, following Hurricane Zeta moving quickly through Louisiana this evening.

Ascension Public Schools announces the appointments of new school leaders. Julian Surla is a new Assistant Principal of Donaldsonville High School, Michael Hilton is the new Principal of Lowery Middle School, Kasielyn Smith is the new Assistant Principal of Lowery Middle School, Latoyia Green is the new Principal of St. Amant Middle School, and Matthew Herring is the new Assistant Principal of St. Amant Middle School.

The Ascension Parish School Board will hold a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for St. Amant High School on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, at 6 p.m.

Due to the expected impacts from Hurricane Delta, Ascension Public Schools will be closed on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. This closure includes the suspension of all instructional services, both in-person and online.

Ascension Public Schools, along with the local community, raised $26,552.91 for Calcasieu Parish Schools' hurricane relief efforts. Ascension schools held dress down days, the district accepted additional online donations, and local businesses like EATEL donated to the cause.

Ascension Public Schools announces the district winners of its Support Personnel of the Year for 2019-20: Lori Zeringue from Bullion Primary School, Cornell Williams from Gonzales Middle School, and Diane Law from Early College Option. All support personnel were selected by their respective school peers and were scheduled to be recognized at an Ascension Parish School Board Meeting in the Spring of 2020, which was canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions. Instead, district leaders visited each school to recognize the Support Personnel, as well as the 2019-20 Teachers of the Year and Principals of the Year.

Ascension Public Schools will resume normal operations on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, following closures from Hurricane Sally.

Ascension Public Schools will resume normal operations on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, following closures from Hurricanes Marco and Laura this week.