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Last week, the West Feliciana Parish School System hosted a team of educators who were visiting the parish to reaccredit the district through AdvancEd. The team of four evaluators was led by Sandra Sher-man, AdvancED state director for Texas and also included education

leaders from Calcasieu, Red River, and Jefferson Davis parishes. The team’s report was presented to the school board at a special meeting on Wednesday, March 6, recommend-ing that the district be reaccredited for another five years.

AdvancEd is an international ac-crediting organization. In 2006, the

organization absorbed leading ac-crediting organizations throughout the U.S., including the Southern As-sociation of Colleges and Schools (SACS). In 2008, it acquired the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation, ex-panding its reach internationally to include over 70 countries.

In order for a school or district to receive AdvancED accredita-tion, it must undergo an extremely rigorous, three-day evaluation dur-ing which it is assessed in five ma-jor areas: Governance and Leader-ship, Teaching and Assessing for Learning, Purpose and Direction, Resources and Support Systems and Using Results for Continuous Improvement.

As Sherman explained in her report to the school board, the reac-creditation process mandates that schools or districts meet certain “non-negotiable” standards. They must also demonstrate a commit-ment to continuous improvement based on data from a variety of sources, including self assess-ments, student performance data, classroom observation, and stake-holder interviews with parents, teachers and students.

The requirements are exact-ing. During their three-day visit, the evaluators interviewed 129 stakeholders and observed 31 classrooms. They also reviewed gigabytes of data organized by the district’s reaccreditation team, led by Becky Johnson, WFHS spe-cial education teacher, who began preparing for the reaccreditation a year ago.

Scoring takes place on a scale of 1 to 4 with scores between 3 and 4 representing an “excellent perfor-mance.” The WFP School District received a score of 4 in two areas:

District Receives High Scores During Reaccreditation Process

West Feliciana High School special education teacher Becky Johnson received a special acknowledgement from District Superintendent Hollis Milton for her leadership on the AdvancED reaccreditation process.

SUMMER FUN ISSUE March 29 is the deadline to send in listings

On April 9, the Zachary Post and the Feliciana Explorer will be publishing the annual Summer Fun Issue, which provides a list-ing of all the summer distractions to be had in the area.

If you have an activity to be included in this issue, we are of-fering the opportunity to submit a free listing. Any summer activity or special event for children 17 and under may be submitted, in-cluding, but not limited to, vaca-tion bible schools, sports camps, sleep away camps, day camps, etc.

The listing is available at no charge to summer programs tak-ing place in our coverage areas (Zachary, East Feliciana Parish and West Feliciana Parish). For anyone interested in submitting your summer camp or program outside of these areas, contact Associate Publisher Theresa Pay-ment at 225-202-3468 or [email protected] for information.

All summer camp listings must be submitted via an online form which can be found at www.felicianaexplorer.com. Emailed listings will not be accepted. En-tries must be received by Friday, March 29, 2013 at 5 p.m. in order to be included in this issue.

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District Reaccredited with High Scores ................Get in on the Summer Fun Issue .........................Anti-litter Efforts in East Feliciana ....................DAR Celebrates Bicentennial .............................Seven Gardens on Spring Stroll Schedule ...........Railroad Museum Opens Doors This Weekend ...Schools ................................................................Milestones ...........................................................Classifieds ...........................................................Calendar of Events .............................................

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The Keep East Feliciana Beau-tiful Committee would like to thank Boy Scout Troop 51 for taking part in a clean up cam-paign for the Jackson community called,” Let’s All Pitch In, Pick Up and Clean Up Jackson Together.” Each scout donated three hours of community service on March

Boy Scouts’ Good Turn Addresses Trash

9, picking up litter along several miles of La. Hwy. 952 and several roads in the Town of Jackson. Un-fortunately, they had to pick up 12 bags of trash on Market St. alone. All totaled, by the end of the three hours there was enough trash to fill a whole dumpster.

The Keep East Feliciana Beauti-ful Committee honors the work of individuals each month who have demonstrated a commitment to community improvement by clean-ing up their neighborhood. March’s honoree was W.W. “Red Bug” Cart-er who has proved time and time again that he wants to help create a more beautiful neighborhood.

Many have observed Carter fighting litter throughout the years, picking up trash in the ditches and roads of his neighborhood and his former business, Western Auto. Carter, who was on the original Keep Feliciana Beautiful Commit-tee back in the early 1990s, is al-ways trying to make a difference in his community, even if just in his neighborhood. For him and for ev-ery other citizen willing to do battle against litter, it is a never-ending struggle.

The Keep East Feliciana Beauti-ful Committee would like to remind

everyone that litter impacts quality of life; it is ugly and unpleasant to look at, detracts from East Felici-ana’s natural beauty, lowers prop-erty values, harms or kills wildlife and diminishes water quality.

One of the Committee’s long term goals is to provide educational programs in the parish’s schools, teaching children about the ill-ef-fects of littering. They hope to com-municate to the future caretakers of East Feliciana Parish that not only is littering against the law, but it damages civic pride and is just plain bad manners.

The Committee also encourages homeowners, businesses, schools and churches to make sure their properties—and maybe even the abandoned property next door—are kept clear of litter. Only by taking collective responsibility for the “mess” will there be any realis-tic hope of Keeping East Feliciana Beautiful.

Dr. Michaela Wells (left), chairman of Keep East Feliciana Beautiful and John Rouchon (right), representing Parish Manger Glen Kent, awarded W.W. “Redbug” Carter (cen-ter) with a certificate of honor for his personal battle against litter.

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Purpose and Direction and Gover-nance and Leadership. Of the dis-trict’s Vision, Sherman said, “Your Vision and Purpose is very clear … All the fish are swimming in the same direction; and that’s phenom-enal, to get that to happen.”

She was also extremely compli-mentary of the district’s leadership: “You have an outstanding board. They are supportive, they’re knowl-edgeable, and they work together as a team… Your superintendent is outstanding. He’s knowledgeable, he’s a learner and he has a high level of commitment.” The audience en-joyed a hearty laugh when she add-ed, “He’s a workaholic.”

The district’s performance in the other three assessment areas were no less admirable; West Feliciana earned a 3.25 in Teaching and As-sessing for Learning, a 3.62 for Re-sources and Support Systems and a

3.6 for Using Results for Continuous Improvement.

According to the report, the strengths of the school district lie in outstanding family and community support, careful recruitment and re-tention of highly qualified teachers, ongoing and meaningful profes-

sional development and a commit-ted board that does not interfere in day-to-day operations.

Sherman described the jewel of the district as its early childhood program. Sherman, who has 48 years in education and who evalu-ates many schools through her work with AdvancED, was unequivocal about the district’s approach to early education: “Your early childhood program is the best I’ve ever seen…

Your early childhood program is the best I’ve ever seen’’

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I’ve never seen early childhood be-ing delivered at such a quality level. That is a program, no matter what happens, that you need to preserve and use as a national model.”

The team made one recommen-dation to the district: to address long-range budget planning in the face of increasing retirement and health care costs coupled with unfunded mandates and technological expan-sion. However, the district was also complemented on its fiscal manage-ment in the face of a very lean bud-get, managing to maximize limited funds by putting the money where it would make the most difference.

Superintendent Milton, though proud of the scores, was more fo-cused on the dedication behind the scores. “The reaccreditation report reflects the hard work of our parents, teachers, and students on a daily ba-sis,” he said. “I am humbled by the high ratings and so proud of what our district accomplished on the report, but also what our people do everyday.”

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Alexander Stirling Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)held its Louisiana Legacy Luncheon on Saturday, February 16 at Sam-my’s Grill in Zachary celebrating its state bicentennial. Glen Duncan, co-author of A Modern History of the Louisiana Pelican Flag informed and entertained the group with his efforts in this endeavor, including

slides of the various styles of Loui-siana’s state flag over many years.

Members purchased tickets which will fund scholarships given to area high school seniors in East and West Feliciana parishes and Pointe Coupee Parish; the group also raised $150 with three donated items. Nancy Bickham announced the slate of officers for 2013-2016. Anne Klein was chairman of the event, and Beth Dawson, regent,

presided over the meeting.The next meeting will be at the

Cottonport Community Center in New Roads on March 20. Anyone interested in joining DAR who has a direct ancestor that fought in the American Revolution, please con-tact Anne Klein, chapter registrar, for more information at [email protected].

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Feliciana Master Gardeners pres-ents the St. Francisville Spring Stroll on Saturday, April 6 from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. The tour provides a wonderful opportunity to visit seven beautiful and unique private gardens in West Feliciana Parish. Master Gardeners will be on hand at all the gardens to provide information.

From 9:30 a.m. until noon, coun-try gardens will be open for viewing, ranging from plantation style gar-dens to more contemporary settings. You might consider a lunch break at one of St. Francisville’s many res-taurants and then continue on the af-ternoon tour from 1 until 4 p.m. The afternoon features two town home gardens in the historic district and

two gardens on the edge of town.Morning gardens include Nydrie,

Locust Grove Plantation, the Bor-delon and Leake gardens. The af-ternoon features the Leake garden again, Wyoming, the Kemp and Plauche gardens.

Proceeds from the event benefit 4-H scholarships, school gardens and other local charities.

Tickets are $15 for the day and will be available along with driving maps at the St. Francisville Town Hall, 11936 Ferdinand St., St. Fran-cisville on the day of the tour be-ginning at 8:30 a.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance from the West Feliciana AgCenter office. For more information call 225-635-3614.

Seven Gardens on Spring Stroll Schedule

The gardens at Wyoming, pictured here, will be part of this year’s St. Francisville Spring Stroll.

In conjunction with the Jackson Assembly Antiques Show and Sale, the Greater Baton Rouge Model Railroaders will host their annual Spring Open House at their facility in Jackson on Friday and Saturday, March 22 and 23. Times are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Located behind the museum at 3406 College St., the club will dem-

onstrate indoor and outdoor model trains in all scales. A special feature of the Open House will be a “steam up” featuring real live steam loco-motives.

The Open House is free and open to everyone. Before or after their visit, guests can enjoy lunch at the Show’s Gumbo Kitchen on nearby Charter St. For more information, visit greaterbrrailroaders.com.

Railroad Museum Opens Doors this Weekend

Rex Theile, a member of the Greater Baton Rouge Model Railroaders, engineers “Lady Anne” around the club’s live steam facility. The locomotive, built by Roundhouse Engi-neering, faithfully replicates typical nineteenth century British steam locomotives.


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Gabe Ligon and Leslie Schindler with Barn Hill Preserve visited Mrs. Sharon Kline’s Biology II class at Silliman on Friday, March 1. Barn Hill Preserve is located in Ethel and provides hands-on educational pro-grams to schools in southeast Loui-siana and Mississippi.

The pair of preservationists brought a kinkajou (honey bear), a red kangaroo, a pixie frog, a harle-quin macaw and an umbrella cocka-too with them. The class was ex-tremely interested in the program, receiving hands-on experience with these animals after recently finishing a unit on mammals and birds.

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Tuition, uniforms, supplies and other education expenses paid during the 2012 tax year may be eligible for deductions on the Louisiana individ-ual income tax return. The Louisiana School Tuition and Expense Tax De-ductions apply to public, private and parochial education costs, as well as home-schooling.

There are three separate deduc-tions. The Elementary and Second-ary School Tuition deduction applies to 100 percent of eligible expenses paid during the tax year, limited to $5,000 per dependent child enrolled in a non-public elementary or second-ary school. Eligible expenses include tuition, fees, uniforms, textbooks and other supplies required by the school.

The Education Expenses for Home-schooled Children deduction applies to 50 percent of eligible expenses paid during the tax year, limited to $5,000 per dependent. Eligible expenses in-clude amounts paid for the purchase of textbooks and curricula necessary

for home-schooling. To qualify for the deduction, you must be approved for home-schooling by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE).

The Educational Expenses for a Quality Public Education deduction applies to 50 percent of eligible ex-penses paid during the tax year, lim-ited to $5,000 per dependent child enrolled in a public elementary or sec-ondary school, including Louisiana Department of Education-approved charter schools. Eligible expenses in-clude uniforms, textbooks and other supplies required by the school.

To claim any of these deductions, you must be able to claim the student as a dependent on your Louisiana Individual Income Tax Return. You must also provide documentation of expenses paid.

The Louisiana state income tax fil-ing deadline is May 15. Visit revenue.louisiana.gov/schooldeduction for more information.

West Feliciana Parish Head Start is now accepting appli-cations for children who have reached age three by Septem-ber 30, 2013. The documents re-quired to register are a birth cer-tificate and immunization records

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C.J. and Elizabeth Beaudet of Zachary are proud to an-nounce the birth of their first son James Henry Beaudet. He was born at Lane RMC on Jan-uary 11 at 10:16 a.m.; he was 9 pound 4.5 ounces and 22 inches long.

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Central are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Brelee Marie. Brelee was born on February 1, 2013 at 2:38 p.m. at Lane Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long.

Proud grandparents are Archie “Scooter” Day and Charlene “Tootie”Day and Ir-win and Brenda Felps, both of Central. Great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Archie Day Sr. and Dorthy Cockerham, both of Central.

Milestones

Father Joe Carlo celebrated his Golden Jubilee of Priesthood Sat-urday March 9, 2013 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Zachary.

Father Joe was ordained in 1963 at St. Joseph Cathedral in Buffalo, New York. He celebrated his first mass at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Niagra Falls, New York.

For the past four years he has served the parishioners of St. John’s and Our Lady of the Assumption in Clinton during the winter months. A reception was held in the Parish Hall.

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West Feliciana Fire District Blood Drive | March 21, 4–7:20 p.m.

The West Feliciana Fire District #1 will be hosting a blood drive in the training room. Mention code WFFD1.

The Life of Jesus Christ ProductionMarch 21–23, 10 a.m.

This three-hour play depicts the complete story of Jesus’ life and resurrection. Tickets are $10 per person and can be purchased from the Louisiana Prison Chapel Foundation (225-931-3664) or the Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum (225-655-2592). For more information, visit www.lpcf.

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Free Colon Cancer Screening Kits Distribution

March 22, 8–10 a.m./9 a.m.–1 p.m.Lane Regional Medical Center will distribute free colorectal cancer screening kits from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. in the front lobby of Lane Medical Plaza located at 6550 Main St. and the front lobby of the hospital located at 6300 Main St. For more information

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Jackson Assembly Antiques Show and Sale | March 22–25

The Assembly invites visitors to browse through fine antiques and incredibly varied collectibles assembled by select dealers from seven states, all fittingly displayed in two historic buildings salvaged with proceeds from past shows. Preservationists and history buffs will enjoy a self guided tour of the Historic District and visiting the interiors of three historic churches and the original 1816 Courthouse. $10 admission good for all three

days. For more information visitwww.felicianatourism.org

Zachary Arts & Music Festival

(Zfest) | March 21–24The 7th annual Zachary Arts & Music Festival will be held on the grounds of BREC’s Community Park, 20055 Old Scenic Hwy. There will be as many as 100 regionally and locally renowned artists, food vendors, a petting zoo and pony rides, paddleboards on the lake, a rock wall, and musical entertainment. For complete schedules, visit www.

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Baton Rouge Model Railroaders Open House | March 22 & 23

In conjunction with the Jackson Antiques Festival, The Greater Baton Rouge Model Railroaders will host their annual Spring Open House at their facility located behind the museum at 3406 College St. in Jackson. Enjoy indoor and outdoor model trains in all scales and a special “steam up” featuring real live steam locomotive. Open house hours are Friday, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. All activities are free. For more information, visit greaterbrrailroaders.

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Hunter Education ClassMarch 23 & 24

The LSU Ag Center/4-H, with the 20th Judicial District Attorney’s Office and the West Feliciana Sheriff’s Office, is hosting a hunter’s education class. Class time will be 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. on Saturday, followed by a written test. The lecture part of the class will be held at the West Feliciana Administration and Training Building

(by the Fire Department), 9892 West Feliciana Parkway, St. Francisville. To complete the certification, students will then shoot on Sunday from 2–4 p.m. Interested parties should contact André Brock at 225-635-3614 and must also register through the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries

website.

Heritage Ranch Easter Eggstravaganza | March 24, 2–4 p.m.Heritage Ranch Christian Children’s home will host its Annual Easter Eggstravaganza at the Heritage Ranch located on 20090 Tucker Rd. in Zachary. The event will include free food, face painting, an egg decorating contest and pictures with the Easter Bunny, so don’t forget to bring your cameras. This is a fun and free family event for the entire community. For more information, view their Facebook page at Facebook.com/HeritageRanchBR or

call 225-658-1800.

Cross Creek Cowboy Church EventMarch 24, 2–5 p.m.

Cross Creek Cowboy Church is hosting a family event featuring a team roping competition, free trail obstacle practice course, free kids’ and ladies’ dummy roping contest, free pony rides and free jambalaya. The event will take place at Farr Park Equestrian center in Baton Rouge. The event is open to anyone to participate or watch the fun. The church normally meets on Sundays at 4 p.m. in Zachary. For more information visit them at Facebook.com/CrossCreekCowboyChurch or

call Tara Morris at 225-721-1313.

Medicaid/Medicare forum in East

Feliciana | March 25, 6:30–8:30 p.m.The East Feliciana Democratic Parish Executive Committee will host a Medicaid/Medicare Forum for community members in East Feliciana and all surrounding communities. The forum will be held at JD’s Seafood & BBQ Restaurant in Clinton and is intended to increase the education of the general public on Medicaid and Medicare. The speakers will be David Hood, the former secretary of Department of Health and Hospitals.

Jackson Easter ParadeMarch 30, 2 p.m.

This year, the Jackson Easter Parade will be produced by The Living History Association, and all area businesses and churches are invited to participate in this special family parade. The theme is “Christ has Risen!” and parade line-up will be on Walker Rd., on the east grounds at 1:30 p.m. Parade rolls at 2 p.m. Parade will end at the Centenary State Historic Site for an Easter Egg hunt

for the children.

Bluff Creek Churches Sunrise Service | March 31, 7 a.m. Start off Easter Sunday with the special Sunrise Service of Bluff Creek Baptist and Bluff Creek United Methodist Churches. The service will take place on the Bluff Creek United Methodist Church grounds at 1514 Hwy. 63 where Rev. Betty McCarver will deliver the message and music, and singing will be provided by the Foto Sisters. Coffee and donuts will

be served following the service.

Events in the Felicianas

225-635-3811PO Box 368 • 5266 Commerce Street • St. Francisville, Louisiana • 70775• 225.635.3811 • www.wfph.org

Acute Care and Swing-Bed (Skilled Care) Inpatient Services and Emergency Services 24/7Imaging Services: Diagnostic X-Ray, Mammography, CTScan, MRI, UltrasoundOut Patient Infusion TherapyRehabilitation Services: Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, and Aqua Therapy Respiratory Services including EKGSocial ServicesFull Service Laboratory including Blood BankWound Care ServicesSleep StudiesDietary Instruction24 hour ACLS Ambulance Services Diabetic ClinicCommunity Outreach: CPR classes, Babysitting classes, and Health Education classesSatellite Clinic including: Orthosurgeon, Neurosurgeon, Cardiologist, Podiatrist and Obstetrician / Gynecologist Specialties

Quality care at your community hospital




Acute Care and Swing-Bed (Skilled Care) Inpatient ServicesEmergency Services 24/7 with a 24 hour ACLS/PALS Ambulance ServiceTeleStroke Services: partnered with OLOL and BR NeuroMedicalImaging Services: Diagnostic X-Ray, Mammography, CT Scan, MRI, UltrasoundOutpatient Infusion TherapyRehabilitation Services: Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Certified Hand Therapy and Aquatic TherapyRespiratory Services including EKGFull Service Laboratory including Blood BankIntensive Outpatient Psychotherapy (IOP)Social ServicesWound Care ServicesSleep StudiesDietary InstructionDiabetic ClinicCommunity Outreach: CPR classes, Babysitting classes, and Health Education classesSatellite Clinics include: Orthosurgeon, Neurosurgeon, Cardiologist, Podiatrist and OB/GYN SpecialtiesWFPH Physicians: Dr. Brooke Bock, Pediatrician Dr. Brandon Tilley, Family Practice Community Physicians: Dr. L. Schneider, Dr. N. Nwabueze, Dr. P. Schneider, Dr. C. Daniel, and Dr. T. Lindsey



























(225) 635-3811 • 5266 Commerce Street • St. Francisville • www.wfph.org

Acute Care and Swing-Bed (Skilled Care): Inpatient Services and Emergency Services 24/7

Imaging Services: Diagnostic X-Ray, Mammography,

CTScan, MRI, UltrasoundOutpatient Infusion Therapy

Rehabilitation Services, J. Patrick Brumfield, PT - Owner, St. Francis Rehab:

Physical Therapy, Aquatic Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Hand Therapy, Speech Therapy

(VitalStim® Certified Therapist on Staff)

Respiratory Services including EKG Social Services including the hospital being

a certified Medicaid application siteFull Service Laboratory including Blood Bank

Wound Care Services

Sleep Studies Dietary Instruction

24 hour ACLS/PALS Ambulance ServicesDiabetic Clinic

Intensive Outpatient Psychotherapy (IOP) Services Community Outreach:

CPR, Babysitting and Health Education classes, A certified Child Passenger Safety Site, Parenting Classes

Satellite Clinic including: Orthosurgeon, Neurosurgeon, Cardiologist,

Podiatrist and Gynecologist/Obstetrician WFPH Physicians:

Dr. Brook Bock, Pediatrician and Dr. Brandon Tilley, Family Practice

Community Physicians: Dr. L Schneider, Dr. N. Nwabueze, Dr. P. Schneider,

Dr. C. Daniel, and Dr. T. Lindsey

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