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Adopt-A-School Kicks Off

Another Exciting Year

THE PARTNERSHIP POST

AAS Program Co-Coordinators Ivana Flow-ers (Chamber Communica-tions and Special Events Coordinator) and Cathi Cox-Boniol (Lincoln ACHIEVE Coordinator) also an-

nounced the slate of events for what is sure to be another exciting and

successful year. Be watch-ing for more news as Adopt-A-School 2015-16 gets underway!

The Lincoln Parish Adopt-A-School Program launched the 2015-16 year as Cham-ber partners joined school representatives throughout the parish for the initiative’s annual kick-off festivities and luncheon. Held Tues-day, September 29, at the Ruston Civic Center, the event provided an oppor-tunity for all Chamber and Education Partners to begin their networking in preparation for the new year. In addition, repre-

sentatives from the 2014-15 Outstanding Partner Awards provided brief re-marks that reflected what the AAS program has meant to their group, Edu-cation or Chamber. Those sharing remarks included Sheri Robken (I. A. Lewis School—Outstanding Edu-

cation Partner), Michelle Thrower (Cypress Springs Elementary School—Outstanding Education Partner), Dr. Rhonda Pruitt (True Care Dental—Outstanding Chamber Part-ner, Small Business), Jes-sie Bryan (Ruston Glass & Mirror—Outstanding Chamber Partner, Small

Business), and Sheila Bordelon (Goodwill Lunch-ing—Outstand-ing Cham-ber Part-

ner, Non-Business). The Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce was represent-ed as Lee Denny, Vice Chair for Program Develop-ment for the Chamber Board of Directors, provid-ed words of welcome on behalf of the Chamber.

Special points of interest:

Adopt-A-School Kick-Off

Wiggin’ Out Project

Overview of Partnership Activities

List of Chamber Partners

Fall 2015

Volume 8 Issue 1

LINCOLN PARISH ADOPT-A-SCHOOL

Sponsored In Collaboration

By The Ruston-Lincoln

Chamber of Commerce and

Lincoln Parish Schools ACHIEVE

Do you have an extraordinary Adopt-A-School Partner?

Keep an eye on your partner-ships throughout the year and be prepared to nominate your partner, whether community or school, for one of the end-

of-the-year awards. You could be the one in the spot-

light in May!

A Quarterly Review of the Lincoln Parish Adopt-A-School Alliance

SCHOOLS AND CHAMBER PARTNERS COLLABORATE WITH THE FALL

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Cedar Creek School students once again worked together to

collect money to support the Adopt-A-School breast cancer

awareness project.

For the eighth year, the Lincoln Parish Adopt-A-School Program joined

forces for its fall community service project. Held annually during Octo-

ber’s Breast Cancer Awareness campaign, this year’s school initiatives

continued the tradition of helping the community focus on the need for

research and finding a cure for breast cancer while raising funds to support

those battling the disease. This year’s efforts shifted to a local non-profit

so that all money raised would directly impact individuals within our com-

munity. Thanks to the creative energy of our schools and their Chamber

partners, the 2015 initiative kept the momentum going in support of Wig-

gin’ Out.

Schools participating in the fall community service project were A.E. Phil-

lips Laboratory School, Alma J. Brown Laboratory School, Bethel

Christian School, Cedar Creek School, Choudrant Elementary School,

Choudrant High School, Cypress Springs Elementary School, Dubach

School, Glen View Elementary School, Grambling High School,

Grambling Middle Magnet School, Hillcrest Elementary School, I.A.

Lewis School, Lincoln Parish Early Childhood Center, Montessori

School of Ruston, Ruston Elementary School, Ruston High School,

Ruston Junior High School, and Simsboro School. Thank you to our

schools and their Chamber partners for continuing this outstanding project

and making this year a true milestone as the AAS program crossed the

$100,000 mark to reach more than $110,00 raised in just eight years!!

Ruston Elementary School students held a blue jeans day in support of its

fundraiser for Wiggin’ Out. This wonderful project netted $435 for the

annual AAS community service project designated to raise awareness and

support for breast cancer.

Alma J. Brown Laboratory School’s Pink Out Day was a big

success as they raised money for Wiggin’ Out.

Montessori School of Ruston held an all-school “Pink Out” day in honor of those fighting

breast cancer as they participated in the fundraiser to support Wiggin’ Out.

Mount Zion No. 2 Baptist Church

was among the community part-

ners participating in this year’s

Wiggin’ Out fundraiser, helping

Dubach School in its annual AAS

project.

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS PROJECT TO SUPPORT WIGGIN’ OUT!!

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A. E. Phillips Laboratory School held a “Pink Out Day” with students

and faculty allowed to make any level of contribution in support of

breast cancer research and then wear pink shirts and accessories to

show their support for this great cause.

Lincoln Parish Early Childhood

Center was “hot pink” all week while

having a great time raising money for

Wiggin’ Out.

Grambling Middle School and Grambling High School teamed

up for its Wiggin’ Out project, raising money, honoring survi-

vors, and raising awareness.

Ruston Junior High School

had an entire week of activi-

ties supporting Wiggin’ Out.

$12,400+!

Ruston High School students paid $1 to deck

out in pink and wear jeans as the school raised

more than $1400 in its first fundraiser to sup-

port Wiggin’ Out. For many, this was a tribute

to beloved RHS teacher Kay Peters who lost

her battle with breast cancer early this sum-

mer.

Hillcrest Elementary School faculty paid $5 to wear jeans for a week

as part of the school’s fundraiser for Wiggin’ Out.

During its week of activities supporting breast cancer

research, Simsboro High School faculty joined in the fun

by wearing wigs in honor of this year’s new Wiggin’ Out

partnership while raising an incredible $1531.25 to sup-

port those fighting breast cancer.

Choudrant Elementary School once again held its “Goodie

Basket” raffle to support breast cancer research with

chances to win one of two baskets sold for $1 each.

Bethel Christian School sold

suckers to “Help Lick Can-

cer” during its successful and

fun week of activities for

breast cancer awareness

ADOPT-A-SCHOOL PROUDLY BEGINS ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL

WIGGIN’ OUT NON-PROFIT TO

SUPPORT PATIENTS

UNDERGOING BREAST CANCER

TREATMENT!

LPECC is so excited about our continued

support from our Adopt-A-School part-

ners! Once again we welcome John

Knox Presbyterian Church, Super One,

Townsend House and Zion Traveler Bap-

tist Church Women’s Ministry. John

Knox Presbyterian Church got on board

early this year by stocking the cupboards

full of great snacks for our special needs

classes. Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Batusic

and Mrs. Brown are so thankful for their

help and support in providing healthy and

fun snacks for our sweet babies. Super

One Foods will be bringing the Pumpkin

Patch to LPECC

this year thanks

to Chris

Turner. Every-

one had a great

time “Wiggin

Out” for Breast

Cancer Aware-

ness week and

LPECC was hot

pink all week! Thanks again to all of our

partners in helping us get the year started

in such an exciting and positive way.

Hillcrest always loves to do its part in

any worthwhile fundraiser and really

loved this year’s Wiggin’ Out emphasis.

All Hillcrest teachers and staff donated

$5.00 each to wear jeans for the week

and on Friday the students bought con-

cessions knowing that part of those mon-

ies would go to Wiggin’ Out. Hillcrest

also sent a flyer home to parents in the

Tuesday folder--we wanted them to send

concession money for their kids to partic-

ipate and they certainly did! One of our

adopt-a-school businesses helped with

the fundraiser and First National Bank

donated monies too. Together we col-

lected a total of $450.00! Another great

big thanks to First Baptist Church. They

treated our faculty and staff to lunch on

one of our workshop days. It was deli-

cious! Also, each of the FBC connection

groups adopted one of our teachers. That

group brings treats for the teacher AND

her students throughout the year. The

teachers and students are always so very

excited for those surprises. We appreciate

their prayers and support throughout the

year. We love you, FBC. Thanks to all

of our partners for adopting us!

Simsboro High School

Lincoln Parish Early Childhood Center


Simsboro students teamed up with

faculty and staff for its awesome

Wiggin’ Out project to support

breast cancer, bringing in more

than $1500 for this important com-

munity

service

project. AAS partner La Capitol

Federal Credit Union La Cap

participated in the school’s Fall

Fest. La Cap hosted a "Tiger

Popcorn" booth to help raise

money to assist in their school

needs. Thank you La Cap!!

Hillcrest Elementary School

Bethel Christian School jumped right into the

year with the AAS fall project in support of Wig-

gin’ Out. The “Help Lick Cancer” project kept

suckers flying out of the main office as students

raised money one quarter at a time. AAS Partner

Scott’s Catfish & Seafood also got involved by

allowing the school to sell

their $10 catfish plates for

$8 with $3 from each ticket going to the

cancer awareness fund. And it was a huge

success! The school raised $347.55 for

Wiggin’ Out and had a great time doing it.

Thank you Scott’s for your wonderful part-

nership!

Bethel Christian School

Montessori School of Ruston

The Montessori School of Ruston Chameleons are excited to be part-

ners with Bank of Ruston and Emory Community Center this year. We

enjoyed a delicious lunch and fellowship at the AAS Back to School

Luncheon. In October, the school partnered with Bank of Ruston to

raise funds for Wiggin’ Out. The bank provided hot pink pumpkins to

place in each class and around the school. Also a huge thank you to

Bank of Ruston for providing chocolate for our teaching staff and Halloween treats for

the children. We look forward to our Fall Festival on November 14th. The Emory

Community Center will be on campus helping with game booths and enjoying the fes-

tivities. Montessori proudly gives a big shout-out to these businesses for adopting us!

AAS Partners Help Raise United Way Funds

Ruston Junior High School students par-

ticipated in a different activity every day

for a week to support the Wiggin’ Out

project. Themes for the day included

“Blind Cancer,” “Sock It To Cancer,”

“Turn Cancer Inside Out,” “Beat Can-

cer,” and “Pink Cancer Out.” RJHS

raised $575 in support of Wiggin’ Out

and had a great time doing it! RJHS

thanks AAS partner WingStop for

providing a delicious meal for one of its

faculty meetings.

Everyone agrees that

meetings go MUCH

better with good

food on hand!

Thanks to all our

wonderful AAS part-

ners—RJHS is glad

you’re on the team!

Several Adopt-A-School partners helped

Lincoln ACHIEVE Coordinator Cathi

Cox-Boniol lead the Lincoln Parish

School District in raising $48,910 for its

2016 campaign to support United Way of

Northeast Louisiana. Whataburger pro-

vided goody bags including gift cards for

“any gift, any giver” at each of 17

presentation sites throughout the district

while Walmart Supercenter, Sonic Drive-

In, and Log Cabin/Ponchatoulas/

Cheeburger Cheeburger added gift cards

to the mini-grand prize given to a winner

at each site that committed to a minimum

of $10 per month to United Way. The

prizes added excitement to the campaign

while provided wonderful incentives for

employees to not only get involved but

increase their level of commitment. It’s

another example of the great partnerships

that take place in

Lincoln Parish.

Thank you AAS part-

ners for always giv-

ing so unselfishly to

support our schools

and their involvement

in the community!

Ruston Junior High School


We are so excited at Choudrant Elemen-

tary to have three new Adopt-A-School

Partners this year: 2 Crazy Girls, Martin

Presence, and BTG. We always appreci-

ate our long time sponsors for their contin-

ued support and welcome these new part-

ners! Our Go Pink Day was a great suc-

cess and we raised $540.00 dollars for

Wiggin’ Out. For each student that donat-

ed money, their name was entered for a

drawing. Our teach-

ers and Adopt-A-

School partners do-

nated candy and

small prizes to go in

a basket and we had

enough for ten win-

ners. CES would

like to thank 2 Crazy Girls for not only

donating items but also wrapping the bas-

kets—they looked GREAT! Thanks goes

out to Douglas United Methodist Church

for a great lunch. They provided food

from Iron Cactus for our faculty and it

was a real treat—

thanks for spoil-

ing us. The CES

faculty was also

treated to lunch

by 2 Crazy Girls.

We feel so special

to have these businesses supporting our

school in so many ways. We have been

blessed by our partners and CES is look-

ing forward working with all of our part-

ners throughout the year.

Choudrant Elementary School

Didn’t see your school’s name in this issue of The Partnership Post?

Then begin getting your information and pictures

ready for the next edition that rolls out in January.

Deadline for all submissions will be December 17!

Cedar Creek School

Cedar Creek School was thrilled to col-

lect over $1100.00 for Wiggin’ Out. CC

also thanks One Adopt-A-School partner

Green Clinic for providing our school

offices with band aids, hand gel, and

wipes. We greatly appreciate these

items and your support!

Cypress Springs Elementary School

Cypress Springs Elementary is truly

thankful for the Presbyterian Church of

Ruston’s school supply donation! The

donation even included backpacks!

Thank you, Presbyterian Church of

Ruston!

REMEMBER PARTNERSHIPS ARE A TWO-WAY

STREET—MAKE YOUR CONNECTIONS COUNT!

Ruston High School


trays were present-

ed to each AAS

partner along with

tickets to the RHS-

Natchitoches Cen-

tral football game.

RHS Student Council President

Kemondrick Walter and Vice President

Sydney Ratcliff made

personal visits to each

business to say thank

you for all these won-

derful community

partners do for the

Bearcat Nation. We

look forward to another wonderful school

year and thank

all of these busi-

nesses for their

continued sup-

port of Ruston

High School!

Ruston High

School is off to a

terrific start for the

2015-2016 school

year and is grate-

ful for the contin-

ued support of its Adopt-A-School part-

ners. In addition to the continued support

from Comfort Inn, Hunt Guillot & Asso-

ciates, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston

Glass & Mirror, State Farm-Kim Dupree,

& KXKZ Radio, RHS is so excited to

have Faith Church and State Farm-Skip

Russell join the team and the Bearcats

look forward to working with them. Skip

Russell’s State Farm team was a part of

the annual Lincoln Parish College and

Career Fair in September and representa-

tives from the

State Farm

office visited

with students

about their future ca-

reers, plans, and ideas.

In October Ruston High

students raised money

for Wiggin’ Out, a local non-project that

provides wigs for patients undergoing

cancer treatment. During the annual

breast cancer awareness project, Ruston

High students

and faculty raised

$1,362.61 and

Kim Dupree’s

State Farm office

contributed $100

towards this initiative for a total donation

of $1,462.61. Mrs. Maxwell’s Family

and Consumer Science class helped RHS

say “thank you”

to all the school’s

AAS partners by

making fall treats.

These goody

Ruston Elementary has an amazing and giving group of Adopt

-A-School partners! We started school in August with every-

thing we needed for a successful year. Trinity United Meth-

odist Church donated hand sanitizer and Kleenex for all of our

classrooms, and the Presbyterian Church of Ruston delivered

boxes of school supplies. Trinity also has paired up with our

entire faculty to serve as prayer partners. We enjoyed meeting

our prayer partners last month and look forward to having

them pray for and check on us often. Our teachers were giddy

with excitement after receiving large carpet pieces from Lin-

coln Flooring. This week Henderson Financial Services gra-

ciously gifted $200 for the purchase of some much needed

teacher supplies. Some special visits took place Friday, Octo-

ber 30, when Pastor Maurice White from Zion Traveler Bap-

tist Church and Dianne Douglas from The Presbyterian

Church of Ruston came to judge our Red Ribbon Week class-

room poster contest. Plus, “Skippy” the good ‘neighbear’

from State Farm Insurance came to give all of our students a

Ruston Elementary School Halloween treat! We are so proud of the generosity of our Ruston

Elementary faculty and students. As a result of our blue jean

drive, we were able to donate $435 to the Wiggin’ Out campaign

and we think that’s awesome! Finally we would like to give a

shout out to the Ruston community!! Junior Auxiliary, Antoi-

nette Anderson, and Louisiana Center for the Blind donated

school supplies, Jan Murphy’s bridge club brought snacks for our

teachers, First Baptist Church came and cleaned up our school’s

flower beds, and Rolling Hills made a uniform donation. Our

students were also treated

with a hot air balloon demon-

stration by Remax Realty and

we all learned so much! All

of these groups, whether offi-

cial AAS partners or not,

have blessed us with their

contributions to the Ruston

Elementary family.


Howard School is thrilled with its new

slate of AAS partners this year and wel-

comes each of them to the Howard team.

Special thanks to Chris “Moose” Garriga

for providing a delicious Teacher Appre-

ciation luncheon as well as a special

“going away” event for retiring principal

Rick Sutton. Thank you Moose and Log

Cabin/Ponchatoulas/Cheeburger Chee-

burger!

MAKE PLANS FOR THE NEXT COMMUNITY

PARTNERSHIP SERVICE PROJECT

Food Drive In Support Of Christian Community Action

December 7-11 2015 *School Pick-Up 12/15-16*

Dubach School welcomes its 2015-16

Adopt-A-School partners. We are so

glad you’ve joined our unique and elite

family. Dubach partners include First

Baptist Church of Dubach, First Guar-

anty Bank, Mt. Zion No. 2 Baptist

Church, Raising Cane’s, Super 1 Foods,

and Walmart Supercenter. Ironically our

partners are working collaboratively to

help Dubach. The Hornet family is very

grateful to

First Guar-

anty Bank’s

teamwork

with Raising

Cane’s for

providing

chicken and biscuits to our staff during

the Annual Dubach Chicken Festival.

First Guaranty’s Josie Tubbs and Diane

Shoemaker personally delivered indi-

vidual boxes. First Guaranty and First

Baptist Church joined forces to provide

refreshments for Math & ELA Parent

Night. Wal-Mart Super Center and Su-

per 1 Foods teamed up to sponsor food

and drinks

for Grand-

parent’s

Day. Other

thanks are

due our

community

for the fol-

lowing:

First Baptist Church of Dubach for an

emaculate back to school meal for the

entire school staff; First Baptist Church

and organizer Caleb Brown for sponsor-

ing “See You at the Pole” including the

donuts and juice; First Baptist Church

of Dubach and Mt. Zion No. 2 Baptist

Church for donating to the Wiggin’ Out

Komen Foundation fundraiser; Fellow-

ship Baptist Church of Dubach for the

The Adopt-A-School Program proudly

welcomes its newest partners to the growing community stakeholder ta-

ble: The Dr. Michael A Hunter Foun-dation and the Grambling Alumni

Chapter of Kappa Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Both partners will be working with Grambling High School this year.

The AAS program has seen signifi-cant growth since last year. During

the 2014-15 year 54 Chamber adopters implemented 76 partner-

ships within the schools, one of them

a full district partnership. For the 2015-16 year, there are now 102

partnerships in place thanks to 76 Chamber adopters, three of them full

district partners. In addition, the

AAS Program has proudly added local non-profit Wiggin’ Out to its list of

community initiatives, dedicating all proceeds from its fall community ser-

vice project to the work being done by Wiggin’ Out to support those with-

in the community battling cancer.

These are exciting days with the Lin-coln Parish Adopt-A-School Program

as it continues to invest in the future of the community through the rich

partnerships being formed between

education and the Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. Thank you

to everyone involved!

ADOPT-A-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS GROW

Dubach School

delicious fresh baked apple-shaped cook-

ies for staff and students at the beginning

of the school year; Calvary Baptist

Church of Vienna for sponsoring the

Backpack meal program; Insurance Pro-

fessionals of Northeast La. for donating

$300 for teacher incentives; and Cathy

Judd of the LSU Ag Extension Office of

Lincoln Parish for helping us to begin our

school’s fall

garden. Thanks

to you all,

Dubach is off to

a great start!

Howard School

Would you like an electronic copy of the quarterly AAS Partnership Post newsletter to for your web site? Email Cathi at [email protected].


Alma J. Brown Laboratory School

Alma J. Brown thanks our

Adopt-A-School Partners -

Community Trust Bank/

Origin Bank, Dr. Rhonda

Pruitt of True Care Dental,

and Industrial Insulation

Group, as well as other

stakeholders for supporting

our students, teachers, and

programs at our school.

Plaques were presented to each AAS partner in appreciation

for the support they give to AJB

during the academic year. Thanks

to the United Way volunteers for

making a difference at AJB by

working with our students to build

reading skills. A special thanks to

Michelle Saucer, Community Im-

pact Director, United Way of

Northeast Louisiana, for the fantastic job that she has done to

make sure that the students at AJB were able to participate in

the United Way

READ.LEARN.SUCCEED.

The Grambling Fire Depart-

ment came to teach the stu-

dents the importance of fire

and life safety before being

joined by the Lincoln Parish

Office of Homeland Security &

Emergency Preparedness, Lin-

coln Parish Sheriff’s Office, and Ruston

Fire Department to discuss crisis man-

agement issues. Students at AJB are

grateful for the generous donations of

school supplies that have come from

Omega Psi Phi, Mount Zion Baptist

Church of

Grambling, the Interdenominational

Alliance of Ministers’ Wives, parents,

and teachers. AJB gave back this fall

by participating in the annual AAS

breast cancer awareness project, hold-

ing

a

Pink Out Day for all students

and teachers. Open House

was a great time to invite

community stakeholders to

the AJB campus to provide

information about academic

standards and programs for

the year ahead. It’s been a won-

derful fall and AJB looks for-

ward to the remainder of the

year with its wonderful commu-

nity partners as we work togeth-

er to help make Alma J. Brown

students as successful as possi-

ble!

SPRING PROJECTS TAKE ON A NEW LOOK THIS YEAR!

Because of the increasing global view of our schools, this year’s spring service

project will allow schools to look beyond simply focusing on a local “green” pro-ject. Instead, partners are encouraged

to join together to create and implement a powerful project that can improve our community and world! The name of the new community awareness award will

now be known as

“Adopt-A-School Agent of Change”

Projects reports will be due March 18, 2016

ADOPT-A-SCHOOL

HANDBOOKS AND RESOURCES

HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE CHAMBER

AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL PARTNERS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION,

CONTACT IVANA AT THE CHAMBER

You can also access online copies of

“The Partnership Post”

http://www.rustonlincoln.org/pages/Newsletters

Volume 8 Issue 1 Page 9

The A.E. Phillips Bullpups had great fun

dressing up for their "Pink-Out" Day in

support of breast cancer awareness. For

a donation of any amount, they could

wear pink tops and accessories. Once

again, the students were very generous

and brought in $951.84 for Wiggin’

Out. Plus they had a great time! AEP

would

like to thank our partner, Origin

Bank, for also having a jean day

on October 30 and contributing

the money raised to Wiggin’ Out!

Another awesome partner, JPS

Realty, sent Tami Alexander and

Lisa

Lowe to our school to be judges for

our Red Ribbon Door Decorating con-

test. Not only did they do a fantastic

job picking

the winners,

but also

provided

treats for all

of our students for a job well done!

AEP loves its AAS partners!

Grambling High and Grambling Middle

School participated in several activities to

raise awareness of breast cancer. The main

fundraiser consisted of collecting money in

“pink pumpkins” during homeroom. The

Bank of Ruston partnered with us in this

effort. The Student Council sold pink lem-

onade and pink cupcakes during the lunch

recess. On “Pink-Out Day,” students paid

two dollars to wear pink shirts and jeans.

Students from

the high school partnered with

Grambling State University in a

balloon release for breast cancer

awareness. The highlight of the

activities was a luncheon for breast

cancer survivors held in the Gram-

bling Middle School Parent Center with seven survivors attend-

ing. Miss Grambling High, her court, and the president of the

student council served as hostesses.

The event was coordinated by

Kiyyah Deloney, Glenda Howard,

Melanie Thomas, and Deborah

Wright. Athletic Field Worx , a

Grambling Middle School AAS

partner, provided food for the

luncheon.

A. E. Phillips Laboratory School Grambling Middle School and Grambling High School

ADOPT-A-SCHOOL NETS OVER

$110,000 FOR BREAST CANCER!

In just 8 years, the Lincoln Parish Adopt-A

School Program has collected more than

$110,000 to support breast cancer research as

well as patients and survivors. For one week

each year, our students, edu-

cators, and community part-

ners have joined forces to

make a difference in this on-

going battle. Congratulations

to our AAS program and

partners for this incredible accomplishment.

You truly set an example for others to follow!


Saluting the 2015-16 Adopt-A-School Partners

2 Crazy Girls Annette Albritton Athletic Field Worx BancorpSouth Bank of Ruston Beta Sigma Phi, Eta Omicron Chapter Business Technology Group Centric Federal Credit Union Cheeburger Cheeburger Choudrant Mini-Mart Comfort Inn Community Trust Bank Computer Solutions Davis Printing Dr. John Ward Douglas United Methodist Church Dubach United Methodist Church Emory Community House Faith Church First Baptist Church-Dubach First Baptist Church-Ruston First Guaranty Bank First National Bank Goodwill Lunching Grambling Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Green Clinic Henderson Financial Services Hi-Tech Computers Hunt Guillot & Associates Industrial Insulation Group John F. K. Belton, Third Judicial District Attorney John Knox Presbyterian Church JPS Realty Junior Auxiliary of Ruston Kilpatrick Funeral Home La Bamba La Capital Federal Credit Union Lewis & Gina Jones Liberty Hills Missionary Baptist Church

Lincoln Flooring and Acoustical Log Cabin Martin Presence McJamerson Achiever Builders Mt. Zion #2 Baptist Church National Association of University Women, Grambling Branch Northern Louisiana Medical Center O’Nealgas, Inc. Peregrine Corporation Polaris of Ruston Ponchatoulas Presbyterian Church of Ruston Princeton Place Raising Canes Rotary Club of Lincoln Ruston Express Ruston Glass and Mirror SciTEC’s IDEA Place Scott’s Catfish Sonic Drive-In—Farmerville Hwy South Parkway Church Springleaf Financial Services State Farm—Kim Dupree, Agent State Farm—Skip Russell, Agent Storms & Storms Super 1 Foods The Bridge Community Church The Cleaners of Ruston The Dr. Michael A. Hunter Foundation Third Day Messengers Townsend House Gifts Trinity United Methodist Church True Care Dental Walmart Supercenter Whataburger Wingstop Z-107.5 Radio Zion Traveler Baptist Church Zion Traveler Baptist Church Women’s Ministry

Thank you to our largest team of AAS partners to date!

Volume 8 Issue 1 Page 11

One Last Look at the 2015 Adopt-A-School Kick-Off Luncheon . . .

OFF TO A GREAT START!!

Adopt-A-School sponsors have the potential to

become key partners that can influence

students, the future leaders of our community.

Schools involved with such sponsors gain in-

valuable community resources whose expertise

and experience can enrich and elevate the

educational landscape.

For these partners, the rewards are both imme-

diate and long-term; positively affecting aca-

demic achievement, in turn, develops an effec-

tive education system that provides a strong

foundation for the evolving success of an area.

These partnerships are an investment in our

children, our community, and our future.

A Quar te r ly Rev i ew of t he

L inco ln Par i sh

Adopt -A-Schoo l Al l iance

Provided in Collaboration Between the

Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce and

Lincoln Parish Schools ACHIEVE

For More Information Contact

Ivana Flowers, 255-2031

[email protected]

Or Cathi Cox-Boniol, 255-1430

[email protected]

THE PARTNERSHIP POST

Unity is strength . . .

when there is teamwork and

collaboration, wonderful things

can be achieved.

Mattie Stepanek

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A Quarterly Review of the Lincoln Parish Adopt -A School Alliance … · 2016. 4. 19. · Ruston Elementary School students held a blue jeans day in support of its fundraiser for