Contact:  Bridget Himel 985-789-2403  audubonvolunteer@yahoo.com. Heather Harper, Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools  504-897-6110  

A unique festival to benefit a unique school

WHAT:         Audubon Charter School's Fall Féte 2013   WHEN:         Saturday, November, 10am - 6pm  

WHERE:         Audubon Charter School, 719 Carrollton Ave., New Orleans  

WHY:    
MUSIC! The Audubon Charter School Fall Fête will feature local live acts, including Darryl Dolese, Andy Forest, the Tulane Student Brass Band, Richie Stafford Irish Folk Band and various student acts, on two stages.  

FOOD!  The Fall Fête is pleased to offer international and local cuisine from event sponsors: Specialty Italian Bistro, Restaurant Depot, Nacho Mama's, Pepperoni's Pizza, Creole Country Sausage, Robert's Fresh Market, Whole Foods and more.

ACTIVITIES! Activities for the kids and adults include: inflatables, face painting, confetti eggs, fun games, and children's entertainment.

MEDIA CONTACT: Josh Fertitta, Lake Forest Charter School (504) 826-7140 Heather Harper, Eastbank Collaborative Of Charter Schools (504) 897-6110  

LAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL HOSTS OPEN HOUSES OCT. 8, 22 AND NOV. 12  

WHAT:    Open House for Parents and Prospective Students in Gifted PK, K-8 

Interested parents are invited to tour Lake Forest Elementary Charter School and meet teachers and staff and visit classrooms.  Lake Forest Charter School's mission is to provide a nurturing environment, which facilitates maximum student achievement through a rigorous, accelerated academic program incorporating visual, cultural and creative arts, which will ultimately enhance each student's ability to become a global, contributing citizen.  

WHEN:      Tuesday, October 8, 8:50 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.  Tuesday, October 22, 8:50 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.  Tuesday, November 12, 8:50 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.   

WHERE:   12000 Hayne Blvd., New Orleans, LA  70128 (504) 826-7140  

For more information, please call (504) 826-7140 or visit the school website at www.lakeforestcharter.org.  

Media Contact: Brian Beabout, Morris Jeff Community School (504) 280-7388 Heather Harper, Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools (504) 289-0499 or hharper@h2nola.com 

Morris Jeff Community School to hold 5th Annual Community Gala on Oct. 10 The Igaunas and Los Po-Boy-Citos to perform at benefit for school  

WHAT: Morris Jeff Community School will hold its 5th Annual Community Gala and Auction to benefit the school with entertainment by Los Po-Boy-Citos and The Igaunas. 

WHEN: Thursday, October 10, 6:30 to 9:30pm  

WHERE: New Orleans Fairgrounds Club House, 1751 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70119.  

WHY: The Morris Jeff Community Gala will feature a silent auction with original art, dining opportunities, wine tasting, adventure outings, and more.. Food and Beverages provided by MONDO, The Ruby Slipper Cafe, Café Degas, Toups Meatery, Patois, Theo’s, Finn McCool’s, Purveyors, Pearl Wine Company, and more. Tickets are $50 per person, inclusive of food, beverages and entertainment. Dress is business casual. Proceeds from the benefit will go to the school’s library, early childhood programs, and extended school year.

To purchase tickets, please call (504) 373-6258,  email info@morrisjeffschool.org or visit www.morrisjeffschool.org. 

Event sponsorships are available. Morris Jeff Community School is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and contributions to the school are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Christy Cowart Read ’89, Development Director: 504-286-2615 Heather Harper, Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools: 504-897-6110

WHAT:      Benjamin Franklin High School will host an Open House for prospective students and parents at the school’s campus.  The Open House will include a tour of the school and information about Franklin’s curricula, programs, activities and mission. Prospective students/parents will also have the opportunity to speak with students, teachers and staff.  

WHEN:     Thursday, October 10, 5:30-8:00 pm  

WHERE:   Ben Franklin High School, 2100 Leon C. Simon Drive, New Orleans, LA 70122   For more information contact the Admissions Office at 286-2610 or 304-4148 or visit our web site at www.bfhsla.org

Audubon is the only accredited public school in Louisiana  

Adds new Mandarin Chinese teacher for middle schoolers to learn 3rd language                     

Audubon Charter School, a top performing dual program school, is proud to announce that its French Program has gained accreditation by the French Ministry of Education through 8th Grade.  Audubon was previously accredited through 5th grade.            

As an accredited French PK-8 school, Audubon is officially recognized as a school that conforms to the curricula defined by the French Ministry of National Education. Accredited schools are unique because they teach the official French curriculum, unlike French immersion schools, which teach the Louisiana curriculum in French. 

Stuart H. Smith, one of the largest donors to the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and founder of the Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic and Center for Social Justice at the university’s Broadway campus, will be honored Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 5:30 p.m. with a sculpture unveiling of his likeness.

The event will take place at the Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic and Center for Social Justice, 540 Broadway St., and is hosted by College of Law Dean María Pabón López, J.D.

Judyth Vary Baker is the author of ME AND LEE: How I Came To Know, Love and Lose Lee Harvey Oswald.  She will be the featured speaker at a one-day symposium at Loyola University’s Miller Hall, Room 114 on Saturday, October 19, 2013, from 9 a.m. to noon, in New Orleans.  The symposium is sponsored by Trineday Publishing and Attorney Stuart H. Smith and will feature other JFK researchers and authors.  

Judyth Vary Baker knew Lee Harvey Oswald in the summer of 1963 and says that he did not kill President Kennedy.  In fact, she reports that Oswald admired Kennedy, and actually risked his own life to try to save the President from a ring determined to murder him.  Baker reports that on July 29, 1963 Oswald told her that there was a real conspiracy to kill JFK and that he was afraid that he was being set up to take the blame for the murder.  The following month, Oswald participated in several public incidents which were intended to make him look pro-Castro.  Both Oswald and Kennedy were murdered in November.

WHAT: Warren Easton Charter High School continues its 100th Anniversary Celebration with the Dedication of its Centennial Brick Plaza on Warren Easton’s Founder’s Day, with Special Guest LT. General Russel L. Honoré.  Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Council President Jackie Clarkson and other community leaders are also expected to attend.
                      
To honor Easton’s Centennial, the Mercedes Benz Superdome’s outdoor lights will be Purple & Gold on the evenings of Sept 15 & 16.
 
WHEN: Monday, September 16th 1:00 p.m.
                       
WHERE: Warren Easton Charter High School
        3019 Canal St. New Orleans, LA 70119


To RSVP call 504-324-7436. For more information visit http://warreneastoncharterhigh.org/
 
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