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The 2013 District Literary Rally was held at SLU on Saturday, March 23. The Rally encompasses private and public high schools from St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Livingston, Washington, St. Charles, West Feliciana, Iberville, and East Baton Rouge Parishes. A total of 75 schools competed in 28 events at this year’s rally. Sixteen STA students placed at the District Level. Twelve of these students will go on to compete at the state level (Two events, spelling and art, do not have a state competition and if two STA students both placed in the same subject, the state only allows the top finisher to compete at the next level)
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On Tuesday, March 19th, while the other STA students were participating in National Testing Day, the Class of 2013 joined together for a day of service. They traveled to Laplace to help in cleaning up several parks that were damaged during Hurricane Isaac in August, and were still out of use. The STA seniors volunteered at REGALA Park, Greenwood Park, Hwy 51 Park, and Stephanie Wilkins Park. At each park the students picked up trash, removed and replaced old signage, pulled weeds and dead grass, and spread mulch.
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Ms. Oalmann's freshman English class celebrates the end of the poetry unit! Each student created a free verse poem about themselves called the "I Am" poem and then used it to create a poster that shared a little about themselves and their lives. This is a favorite and much-anticipated project among freshmen, as well as providing colorful classroom decorations during the unit.
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The nominations are in and now its time for fans to choose the winners of NOLA.com / The Times-Picayune's Inaugural Fan Prep basketball awards.
Several coaches, parents and fans nominated the state's top players for these awards.
Fans have until Wednesday, March 20, at 11:59 p.m. to vote for the winners of the awards.
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Freshmen Mason Miller and Derik Tran prepare their DNA specimens during a Biology I lesson on extracting DNA.
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ESPN premiered their highlight show from the National Dance Team Competition this weekend. The STArlettes from St. Thomas Aquinas were featured during the Small Varsity Hip Hop division. The team was ranked third in the nation in the division.
http://youtu.be/UOMF7jARWTM
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Tickets are now on sale for STA's annual Athletic Fish Fry, and can be purchased for $8 from any STA athlete. Lunches can be picked up at STA on Friday, March 22 from 11am - 1pm. Orders of 8 or more can be delivered, if requested. The lunch tickets include catfish, fries, coleslaw and hush puppies.
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As the excitement continues to build for our STAte-bound Boys and Girls Basketball teams and their appearances in the State Finals this weekend, Firehouse Subs has generously volunteered to donate 10% of the proceeds of Thursday night dining from 4pm - 8pm to the basketball teams.
You MUST present the attached flyer in order for your purchase to be counted toward the fundraiser. The flyer can also be found on the website under STA Docs. Firehouse Subs is located in Channel Shopping Center.
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Order forms available in office or on www.stafalcons.org under STA Docs. All fans attending the games on Saturday are encouraged to wear this official Tshirt!