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Wildwood Elementary School 444 Halfway Tree Rd  Baton Rouge, LA 70810 (225) 766-6002 Public School Mascot: Wildcats Pre-K to 5th grade Over 500 students www.wildwoodebr.org ebrschools.org/schools/wildwoodelementary  Principal Michael Butler mbutler6@ebrschools.org  Assistant Principal Kim Gordon kgordon1@ebrschools.org Counselor Joyce Trusclair  jtrusclair@ebrschools.org Secretary Anissia Green agreen3@ebrschools.org Attendance Clerk: Cindy Brasher cbrashier@ebrschools.org Parent Liaison Layla Lanehart llanehart@ebrschools.org About Wildwood. […]

Woodlawn Elementary School 8160 Antioch Road  Baton Rouge, LA 70817 (225) 756-3681 Public School www.wescubs.org ebrschools.org/schools/ woodlawnelementary Pre-K to 5th grade 709 students Mascot: Cubs Principal Vanessa Bloss vbloss@ebrschools.org Assistant Principal Troy Boatner, tboatner@ebrschools.org Assistant Principal Johnny Wilson jwilson@ebrschools.org Office Clerk Cheryl Weeks, cweeks1@ebrschools.org Executive Sec. Roxanna Jefferson rjefferson2@ebrschools.org History. The Story of Woodlawn Elementary: […]

Woodlawn Middle School 14939 Tiger Bend Road Baton Rouge, LA 70817 (225) 751-0436 woodlawnmiddlebr.org Public School  6th-8th  Grades Approximately 800-900 students Mascot: Panthers Colors: Purple, White, Silver,  and Black Principal Daniel Edwards dedwards1@ebrschools.org  Assistant Principals  Donna Redmond Jackson,  dredmond@ebrschools.org Darryl Davis ddavis3@ebrschools.org Leslie Tate ltate1@ebrschools.org Dean of Students Dallas Rogers, drogers@ebrschools.org  BRIEF HISTORY Woodlawn Middle […]

Woodlawn High School 15755 Jefferson Highway Baton Rouge, Louisiana (225) 753-1200 www.woodlawnhbr.org  Public High School  9th-12th  Grades Approximately 1,300 students Mascot: Panthers Purple, White, Silver, and Black  Principal John Allen Jenkins Jr. jjenkins5@ebrschools.org  Assistant Principals Donnell Hyde Deborah Roberts Jes’Ca Signater Deans of Students  Casey Brumfield • Alicia Dedeaux Athletic Director Marcus Randall Assistant Principal […]

A compromise has been reached on the Library tax controversy. Mayor-President Sid Edwards, the Metro Council, and the Library Board have agreed on the proposed library millage rededication. The result is Thrive! Baton Rouge, a plan that secures long-term, dedicated funding for libraries while allowing the City-Parish to invest in essential services and financial stability […]

Louisiana 4th graders lead the nation in reading growth again, now ranked 16th in the country. In fact, Louisiana students have achieved some of the most significant academic progress in the nation, according to data released Wednesday as part of The Nation’s Re- port Card. Widely regarded as the gold standard of  assessments, these latest […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, St. George Leader – Baton Rouge By the early 1990’s, I had represented Baton Rouge as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for 20 years, most of that time as a member of the House Education Committee. My colleague, Sen. Mike Cross, had served as mayor of the City of […]

Local high school students Eric Ho, Lindsay Miller, Rhianna San Soucie and Ethan Savario each won an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., this June as the 2019 winners of DEMCO’s Rural Electric Youth Tour Essay Contest. The Youth Tour Essay Contest is an annual event that this year included essay entries from students throughout […]