Our Mission Statement: The staff of False River Academy is devoted to providing all student curricular experiences that are academically challenging and personally enriching, thereby enabling students to continue in their personal growth and self-improvement.

Help for Haiti Donation Totals Announced

False River Academy is pleased to announce the final figures for the Help for Haiti dress out days.
 
Elementary School -----  $  668.00
JH/HS------------------------     412.00
Grand Total---------------- $1,080.00

LHSAA Annual Convention Proposals Passed

At the LHSAA Annual Convention, member schools passed several new rules. Two of notable importance include a rule affecting home-school students and one which affected the scholastic requirements for athletic eligibility. 

Home-school students shall be ineligible for interscholatic participation at a LHSAA member school as of Juliy 1, 2010

Louisiana Legislative Women Caucus Foundation to Award Scholarships at the 2010 Women of Excellence Awards

Baton Rouge, Louisiana – The Louisiana Legislative Women’s Caucus Foundation will award two scholarships during its Women of Excellence Awards Gala in May 2010.  The newly established Louisiana Legislative Women’s Caucus Foundation Scholarship will be awarded to the winners of the Young High School Woman of Excellence Award (ages 14 to 18) and the Young Woman of Excellence Award (ages 18 to 23).  Each scholarship will be $1,000 and will be utilized for the sole purpose of advancing the higher education of the award recipients. 
 

1st Grade Gator Cafe'

1st GradeIn a Literature Project titled, “Delicious Descriptive Dining,” FRA 1st Graders, in Mrs. Paulette Eilers’ Class, recently founded the 1st Grade Gator Café.  Our 18 young chefs combined culinary skills to create a dining experience which enabled them to learn about “Descriptive Writing” through use of personal experience.  This was certainly a project that “awakened the 5 senses.”

Non Public Schools Announce SOY Regional Winners

 Joseph Scimeca, Assistant Superintendent for the Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge announced the regional winners of the annual Student of the Year competition for non-public schools. In August, State Superintendent Paul Pastorek announced that the state would conduct the Louisiana Student of the Year Awards Program.

Attendance Letter

Dear Parents:

 

Taylor Bishop on Composite Academic All-State Team

FRA senior Taylor Bishop has been selected as a member of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association's 2009 Composite Academic All-State Volleyball Team. Taylor's parents are Patrick and Joanie Bishop of Oscar. LHSAA Commissioner, Kenny Henderson, reported that Taylor was a member of the 2009 Composite Academic All State Volleyball team. The composite team includes forty-nine students from all five volleyball divisions. All of the students selected had a perfect 4.000 grade point average.

Students of the Year Selected

The 2009-2010 False River Academy Students of the Year are:

12th grade - Taylor Bishop

8th grade - Margarite LaBorde

5th grade - Ray Laiche

These students created portfolios about themselves and also took part in personal interviews. Student of the Year program and the next level of competition.

FRA Yearbook Orders

Please visit the link below for online ordering of your False River Academy 2009-2010 yearbook.

 www.yearbookforever.com/falseriveracademygators/yearbook

FRA Receives College Readiness Recognition

FRA has received the "2009 College Readiness Award" from the Louisiana ACT Council for increasing the number of students taking the ACT Assessment over the past five years and significantly increasing their level of achievement and college readiness. The Louisiana ACT Council is comprised of secondary and postsecondary educations who advise ACT, Inc. on the utlization of ACT programs and serives in Louisiana schools and colleges. ACT, Inc.

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