From Ms. Estay:

With a sad heart, I am informing our Bulldog community and family that we lost a member of our Centerville High School staff, Mr. Aris Dean Stacy.  Mr. Stacy was a custodian at Centerville High School for 15 years. He passed away Thursday, October 14.  Please keep his family and our Bulldog Family in your thoughts. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 RE:  Hurricane Delta Closure and Distance Learning Scheduled

 The approach of Hurricane Delta as a major hurricane will necessitate the closure of all schools and offices of the St. Mary Parish School Board on Thursday, October 8^th. Students will be scheduled for distance learning in lieu of attending school on campus October 8^th, which will foster a continuation of instructional activities while families make preparations for the impending hurricane. 

 All offices and schools of the St. Mary Parish School Board will be closed on Thursday, October 8^th and schools and offices will remain closed for the previously scheduled “fall break” on Friday and Monday. Students and staff will return to school on Tuesday, October 13^th.                 

Additionally, the St. Mary Parish School Board meeting will be cancelled on Thursday, October 8^th and rescheduled to Thursday, October 15^th at 5:00 p.m. in the Evans Medine Board Room. An updated board agenda will be publicized prior to the meeting.

 Parents should monitor school and district websites for ongoing coverage of the response to Hurricane Delta as events transpire. The safety and security of students and staff is of deepest concern and we ask that all citizens take every precaution in preparing for this storm. 

Sincerely,

Teresa T. Bagwell, Ed. D.

Superintendent

St. Mary Parish Schools

Message from Ms. Estay: 

Monday, September 28^th all students will return to face to face instruction, unless they completed the application with Ms. Estay. 

As we welcome the rest of our students back to campus, I want to inform parents of a few procedures/guidelines.

1. Based on the guidelines, only essential workers are allowed into the school. Essential workers are those employed by St. Mary Parish School Board, School Resource Offices, and people that work on our equipment needed to keep the school in operation. Therefore, visitors and parents are not allowed to enter the school. 
2. When coming to the school to check-in or out a student, drop anything off for a student, etc. please come to the entrance on Hwy 182. If you come to the entrance on Hwy 317, you will be asked to come to the entrance on Hwy 182.
3. We ask parents to monitor their child’s health daily and not send their child to school if they are ill or running fever.
4. If you have any questions are concerns, feel free to contact Ms. Estay by phone or email:

337-836-5103 or kestay@stmaryk12.net

SMP Schools Transition to Phase 3 Guidelines

From Ms, Estay:

Good afternoon! I apologize for not sending this out earlier but we wanted to make sure everything was ready for certain grades before sending information to you. 

Below is the schedule for laptop pickup for virtual students:

Thursday, September 3 from 12pm-1:30pm, we will hand out laptops to 6th-8th grade parents/students. From 1:30-3:00 we will hand out laptops to 9th-10th grade parents/students. 

 Friday, September 4 we will hand out kindergarten - 2nd grade virtual devices, supplies, and paperwork from 11:00-12:30.  From 12:30-2:00  we will hand out 3rd-5th grade devices and from 2:00-3:00 we will hand out 11th-12th grader devices.

Remember, the parent/guardian must sign the paperwork before the laptop can be turned over to the student. 

Parents will receive all the first day paperwork when they arrive.  We will need the following documents signed before receiving a laptop:

• State Medicaid Parent Permission Consent
• St. Mary Parish Video and teleconferencing Consent form
• Home Language Survey
• Louisiana Residency Questionnaire form
• Louisiana Migrant Education Program form
• St. Mary Parish Student Technology Equipment Check-Out Agreement

 Other forms we will need before October 1st are the student handbook form and the St. Mary Parish Newsletter form.

 If a parent/guardian is unable to come at the designated times, please call to schedule a time to pick up your child's laptop and paperwork. 

Ms. Estay has posted a back to school video for parents and students. It is available in the For Parents channel. 

The Video tutorial for parents and virtual students should be watched in its entirety before the start of school can be accessed at https://www.stmaryk12.net/domain/3119

See the memo posted in Peach Jar E Flyers section for full details. 

The Office of Public Health has NOT APPROVED neck gaiters or vented masks. Please do not allow your child to wear either of those types of face coverings. We apologize for this inconvenience; we are only following the protocols from the CDC, as information seems to change daily.

With the opening of school approaching, we want to be sure your child shows up on the correct days. For junior high and high school students, Group B will return to school on Tuesday and Friday (September 8th and 11th). Group A will return to school on Wednesday and Thursday (September 9th and 10th). The groups will continue as normal after the first week with Group A coming to school on Mondays and Thursdays, and Group B coming to school on Tuesdays and Fridays. No junior high or high school students will attend school on Wednesdays.

For elementary students, on Sept. 8 half the students will attend (Group B). On Wednesday, Sept. 9, the other half will attend (Group A). Thursday and Friday, all elementary students will attend school. The following week all elementary will attend everyday.

If you have questions, please call the school or email Ms. Estay at kestay@stmaryk12.net

As part of ongoing preparations to launch a successful start to the school year, St. Mary Parish Schools will be conducting a series of overview sessions for parents who have elected virtual (online) learning for their children. Each session is dedicated to helping prepare students and parents for the daily instruction and routines that will be required at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.

Parents who have elected to enroll their children in the district’s virtual education program should attend overview sessions according to their child’s grade level. Since each overview is different, parents may need to attend more than one session.  All trainings will be delivered online and can be accessed from any device that has internet access, including mobile phones.

Parent overview sessions will be hosted over the course of several days beginning Tuesday, August 11, with two timeslots to accommodate a parent’s schedule.

• Elementary School:  Tuesday, August 11 (1:00-2:00 PM) and (5:30-6:30 PM)
• Middle School: Thursday, August 13 (1:00-2:00 PM.) and (5:30-6:30 PM
• High School:  Wednesday, August 12^tand Monday, August 17 (5:30-6:30 PM)

At the conclusion of these overview sessions, parents will have until August 19 to make adjustments to their selection of online learning. The district will not be able to honor any educational option changes after August 19 as student schedules for both on-campus and virtual schooling will be finalized.

Student transfer request applications are now being accepted by the St. Mary Parish School Board. The deadline to submit student transfer request applications is July 1, 2020.  All transfer requests and the required supporting documentation must be submitted each year on or before the published deadline. Failure to submit the application on or before the deadline of July 1, 2020, and/or to provide full and accurate information as required may result in denial of the transfer request. Submit completed form to: Mr. Kenneth Holmes, Supervisor of Child Welfare and Attendance, P. O. Box 170, Centerville, LA 70522-0170 or  email to kholmes@stmaryk12.net

Student Transfer Request Form

Centerville High School is participating in the U. S. Census Bureau's Statistics in Schools (SIS) program to unite schools around the country in an effort to count every child in the 2020 Census. 

The national census is conducted every 10 years. Data from this census is used to determine funding for many programs including special education, classroom technology, teacher training, after-school programs, and school lunch assistance. 

In mid-March, your family should have received official Census 2020 mail with instructions on how to respond. By April 1, 2020, every home should have received an invitation to participate in the 2020 Census. You had three options for responding:

• Online.
• By phone.
• By mail.

If you have not yet done so, Centerville High School urges every family to participate. The Statistics in Schools flyer in English  link the word English to the appropriate document) and Spanish (link the word Spanish to the appropriate document) can provide you with additional information for this important event. You can also find these flyers in our Peachjar E-Flyers area.

https://stmaryk12.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/pid-1026398-dt-content-rid-7076312_1/xid-7076312_1

https://stmaryk12.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/pid-1026398-dt-content-rid-7076313_1/xid-7076313_1 

CHS Graduation Ceremony: May 22 at 6:00 pm - ticket admission only

CHS Ring Ceremony: May 23 at 10:00 a.m. - ticket admission only 

Both ceremonies will be held at the CHS Football stadium. 

The Louisiana Department of Education, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is offering families assistance in purchasing food to help offset school meals missed during the COVID-19 closures. The emergency food benefit is available to ALL children who would normally receive free or reduced meals at school and to ALL students who attend a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) school. 

St. Mary Parish CEP schools include all schools except Berwick Junior and Berwick High. Therefore, a parent whose child attends any one of these schools is eligible to apply, as well as any parent whose child is eligible for free/reduced meals at Berwick High and Berwick Jr. High

This is an incredible opportunity for families to obtain assistance in a quick and easy process. The portal for applying opens on Monday, May 18th. Applications are due by June 8, 2020. More information about the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program can be accessed through the state's digital flyer. The flyer includes links to the application portal and frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the program.

UPDATE: After careful consideration, we will have our graduation ceremony on Friday, May 22^nd at 6 PM at he Centerville High School football field.

EDIT / UPDATE: Due to 45% of the graduating class being on a senior trip May 28^th we are wanting to move graduation to May 22^nd. Seniors or the parent of the senior need to email Ms. Estay ( kestay@stmaryk12.net ) ASAP if May 22^nd is a date their child will be on a senior trip.

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A date has been set for our CHS CLASS OF 2020 GRADUATION CEREMONY! Our new graduation date is May 28th at 6:00 pm at the CHS football field. We are still working out the details. Our graduation ceremony will be different than in the past due to having to follow the social distancing rules. Ms. Estay will have a Zoom meeting Friday at 12:00 PM for all seniors. Parents are welcome to join their child in the Zoom meeting. We will go over details of how graduation will be set up and the procedures we will follow.

CHS Teacher Parade

There will NOT be a 3rd packet of work.

The date set by the district to return packets 1 and 2 is May 8th. We will send more information for the pick-up at a later time. Parents, please do not stress. If your child's grades struggled throughout the year, the packet may be used to help grades. If your child has done fine with grades, just turn in what you have completed.

If you need either of the packets, we will be at school Monday-Friday from 8AM-12PM starting April 27. You can pick up the packets during those times.

Seniors will have a graduation ceremony; however, no date has been set at this time.

We will have a Junior Ring Ceremony at a later date. We will make arrangements for juniors to pick up their rings before the actual ceremony so they can wear their rings this summer.

At this time, PreK, kindergarten, and 8th grade ceremonies are not being rescheduled.

Teachers will clean out student desks and bag all personal items. We will then set a pick up date for parents to pick up student's items. We will follow a similar procedure for high school and junior high students to get their belongings out of their lockers.

We want to hear from you!

Our school is conducting a Leader in Me survey to learn more about key areas of strength and areas of needed growth in our school. In order for us to have a holistic picture of what is going on in our school, we are asking all full-time staff members, parents/guardians, and students in Grade 4 and up to participate.

So I am asking all parents and students in grades 4-12 who have not completed the Leader in Me survey to complete the online survey to share your opinion, but you do not have to share who you are on the survey. We look forward to hearing your voice on how you feel about our school! Please do your best to answer honestly, so we can work together to improve our school community.

This is a different survey than the parish parental involvement survey.

To complete the survey click on one of the links below: Student survey: https://www.leaderinme.com/s/centerville-high-la/student

Parent survey: https://www.leaderinme.com/s/centerville-high-la/parent

Good morning,

I hope everyone is staying safe and are healthy. As most of you know by now, we will not be returning to school for the 2019–2020 school year. I know there are many questions and we are hoping to have some answers by Tuesday. Our district leaders will meet Monday to decide on our next steps.

We do know there will be a high school graduation, and we will send out dates and times once have the details. Junior ring ceremony will also take place at a later date.

Those who want to purchase a yearbook can do so online. If you are unable to order online, I will be at school Monday, April 20 so you can bring the order forms and cash or money order to school then. If you need an order form I will have some available at the entrance on the Hwy 182 side of school.

Once we have the senior shirts and autism shirts, we will let you know the procedures for getting your shirts.

 More details about students placement for next year is coming, however, if your child was passing the school year through the third nine weeks he/she will move to the next grade level. If you have any questions in reference to your child , please email your child’s teacher or Ms. Estay. 

 Plans are in place to host pre-k and kindergarten registration in early May, more details will come soon. You can start gathering needed documentation. 

Your Bulldog family misses you!