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Pair of Baton Rouge schools recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools
Posted on 9/24/24 at 11:53 am
Posted on 9/24/24 at 11:53 am
WAFB Article
St. Aloysius and Mayfair Lab both awarded Blue Ribbon recognition as Exemplary High Performance Schools.
5 other elementary/middle schools around the state also receiving awards, 1 for Exemplary High Performance, and 4 as Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing Schools.
Caroline Dormon Junior High School
Woodworth, LA
Rapides Parish
Mrs. Jennifer Bordelon, Principal at time of Nomination
Nomination category: Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing Schools
Total number of students: 381
Elementary School
Delcambre Elementary School
Delcambre, LA
Iberia Parish
Mrs. Jodi Romero, Principal at time of Nomination
Nomination category: Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing Schools
Total number of students: 488
Elementary School
Title I School
Mayfair Laboratory School
Baton Rouge, LA
East Baton Rouge School System
Mr. Kyle Fontenette, Principal at time of Nomination
Nomination category: Exemplary High Performing Schools
Total number of students: 485
Elementary School
Magnet School
Saint Aloysius School
Baton Rouge, LA
Diocese of Baton Rouge
Mrs. Erin Candilora, Principal at time of Nomination
Nomination category: Exemplary High Performing Schools
Total number of students: 1152
Elementary School
Sterlington Elementary School
Sterlington, LA
Ouachita Parish
Mrs. Kambra Wilkes, Principal at time of Nomination
Nomination category: Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing Schools
Total number of students: 775
Elementary School
T.S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School
Lake Charles, LA
Calcasieu Parish
Mrs. Emily Alcock, Principal at time of Nomination
Nomination category: Exemplary High Performing Schools
Total number of students: 292
Elementary School
Magnet School
Woodlake Elementary School
Mandeville, LA
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools
Ms. Kristen Zitzmann Winget, Principal at time of Nomination
Nomination category: Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing Schools
Total number of students: 535
Elementary School
St. Aloysius and Mayfair Lab both awarded Blue Ribbon recognition as Exemplary High Performance Schools.
5 other elementary/middle schools around the state also receiving awards, 1 for Exemplary High Performance, and 4 as Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing Schools.
Caroline Dormon Junior High School
Woodworth, LA
Rapides Parish
Mrs. Jennifer Bordelon, Principal at time of Nomination
Nomination category: Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing Schools
Total number of students: 381
Elementary School
Delcambre Elementary School
Delcambre, LA
Iberia Parish
Mrs. Jodi Romero, Principal at time of Nomination
Nomination category: Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing Schools
Total number of students: 488
Elementary School
Title I School
Mayfair Laboratory School
Baton Rouge, LA
East Baton Rouge School System
Mr. Kyle Fontenette, Principal at time of Nomination
Nomination category: Exemplary High Performing Schools
Total number of students: 485
Elementary School
Magnet School
Saint Aloysius School
Baton Rouge, LA
Diocese of Baton Rouge
Mrs. Erin Candilora, Principal at time of Nomination
Nomination category: Exemplary High Performing Schools
Total number of students: 1152
Elementary School
Sterlington Elementary School
Sterlington, LA
Ouachita Parish
Mrs. Kambra Wilkes, Principal at time of Nomination
Nomination category: Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing Schools
Total number of students: 775
Elementary School
T.S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School
Lake Charles, LA
Calcasieu Parish
Mrs. Emily Alcock, Principal at time of Nomination
Nomination category: Exemplary High Performing Schools
Total number of students: 292
Elementary School
Magnet School
Woodlake Elementary School
Mandeville, LA
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools
Ms. Kristen Zitzmann Winget, Principal at time of Nomination
Nomination category: Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing Schools
Total number of students: 535
Elementary School
This post was edited on 9/24/24 at 2:53 pm
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Posted on 9/24/24 at 12:05 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
I’m happy to see that St. Aloysius has kept its standards of excellence. My kids, now in their 30’s, started at the day care center there and attended thru 8th grade. John Bennett was Principal at that time and I attribute much of the continued success to the standards he set.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 12:07 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
Go Lions.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 12:32 pm to TigerAlum1982
quote:
John Bennett was Principal at that time and I attribute much of the continued success to the standards he set.
I went there during his time. Great guy. My kids go to Mayfair now and its a great little school.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 12:35 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
Happy to see Mayfair get some accolades. It's going to be one of our top choices once the kiddo is ready for school since we're in the priority area.
Otherwise, it's that private school life and tuition for us.
Otherwise, it's that private school life and tuition for us.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 12:43 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
Mayfair is an underated good public school here in BR. Problem is most of the exemplary kids are goign to go to BR High, which is also a good public high school, but lacks in the extra curricular activites. I hear they have a soccer program now, as well as wrestling and cross country, but they need to invest in other programs. Sports isn't everythign in this world, but playing on a team in high school I think is an important life lesson for many. Kids need after school programs, whether that's baseball, football, weightlifting, debate team, spanish club, robotics club, etc.
Catholic high has 40 clubs compared to 20 for BR High, not to mention the 13 sports teams compared to 7, and BR High has a higher enrollment than Catholic.
Catholic high has 40 clubs compared to 20 for BR High, not to mention the 13 sports teams compared to 7, and BR High has a higher enrollment than Catholic.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 12:49 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
Lamont Cole doin work already. 
Posted on 9/24/24 at 12:51 pm to TeddyPadillac
quote:
the exemplary kids are goign to go to BR High, which is also a good public high school, but lacks in the extra curricular activites. I hear they have a soccer program now, as well as wrestling and cross country,
They've had those programs forever. The only sports they don't have are the three major ones (Football, Baseball/softball/, and Basketball).
quote:
Catholic high has 40 clubs compared to 20 for BR High, not to mention the 13 sports teams compared to 7, and BR High has a higher enrollment than Catholic.
Catholic High isn't co-ed like BRHS so you have to half the numbers when you compare enrollment numbers.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 12:51 pm to TigerAlum1982
Only one in the entire of St Tammany.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 12:55 pm to WaterSplashesBack
quote:
Lamont Cole doin work already
Mayfair has been a good school for years now. Ever since it became a Magnet lab school its been performing as one of the top schools in EBR.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 1:13 pm to MikeBRLA
quote:
Catholic High isn't co-ed like BRHS so you have to half the numbers when you compare enrollment numbers.
I would say b/c it's not co-ed, they should have half of what BRHS has, not the other way around like it is.
What does being a girl or a boy have to do with afterschool clubs? They have more students at BRHS, but half the afterschool clubs as Catholic. BRHS also has more availalbe sports teams to them, yet only again have half of Catholics teams.
quote:
They've had those programs forever. The only sports they don't have are the three major ones (Football, Baseball/softball/, and Basketball).
How about Tennis, Power Lifting, Golf, Bowling, Fishing, Lacrosse, Cheer/Dance?
Posted on 9/24/24 at 1:15 pm to DomincDecoco
quote:
Only one in the entire of St Tammany
Schools can only apply for recognition every 5 years. Most the top tier schools cycle through the list.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 1:20 pm to ThuperThumpin
thus the rofl emoji after my post
Posted on 9/24/24 at 1:26 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
Caroline Dormon was started by wealthy white folks in woodworth who didn’t want to go to school with others.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 1:34 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
quote:
Exemplary achievement gap-closing schools are schools that excel in narrowing achievement gaps between different student groups and the overall student body. Schools that fit into both or either of those categories are then awarded the honor of being named a Blue Ribbon School.
Are they closing said gap by bringing the bottom up, or dropping the top down?
Posted on 9/24/24 at 1:35 pm to TeddyPadillac
quote:
How about Tennis, Power Lifting, Golf, Bowling, Fishing, Lacrosse, Cheer/Dance?
FWIW they did add volleyball, swimming and gymnastics. It would be interesting to see the numbers of participants in the clubs at BRHS VS CHS. CHS may have more clubs but how many are students engaging with each in large numbers? My daughter goes to Mayfair and they dont offer as many clubs or sports as say St Jude but she is involved in 5 of them and does sports and girl scouts outside of school. Anyway I agree more options for afterschool activates the better.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 1:58 pm to ThuperThumpin
OLOM needs to get off the pot
Posted on 9/24/24 at 2:09 pm to HangmanPage1
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This post was edited on 6/23/25 at 9:51 pm
Posted on 9/24/24 at 2:13 pm to ThuperThumpin
quote:
Mayfair has been a good school for years now. Ever since it became a Magnet lab school its been performing as one of the top schools in EBR.
They also have an amazing principal. He is highly competent and ADHD, so he is always buzzing around doing actual work. He was my AP for a few years and did more work than all of the other admins combined.
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