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It will be another active season for Upward Soccer in Winnfield. Last year proved to be such a success, that this year kids all the way through 7th grade will be invited to join.

On July 10, there will be a Soccer Orientation at the Winnfield Rec Center. If your child is 3 years of age – 7th grade, they are welcome to join. You can register at www.winnfield1st.com/events. The time of the orientation will be announced closer to date. Be sure to get your kids registered as soon as possible.

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(BATON ROUGE, LA) - The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) has launched an innovative tool that allows citizens to view what academic goals are being achieved at the state and local levels and how pandemic relief funds are being invested. The LDOE’s new EPIC dashboard (Education Progress and Investment Charts) is the latest tool developed by the LDOE to help stakeholders better understand how schools operate and how students perform.

“Transparency builds trust and this new tool shines light on education outcomes and funding,” said State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley. “That remains my commitment.”

At press time, the decision to transfer grade levels from Atlanta High School to Winnfield schools had not been decided. A special called meeting was set for June 13 at 5:30pm. The location of the meeting, which is usually at in the school board meeting room, was moved to the auditorium of Winnfield Senior High School to accompany the expected crowd. The outcome of that meeting will be posted to our website as soon as possible.

Tensions have been high, according to many social media posts and public outcry, as AHS has been in place for over a hundred years with generations of families attending throughout the years.

The WHS/WSHS alumni reunion will be held Saturday, June 24, 2023, at the Winnfield Civic Center. The annual event is hosted by the class celebrating their 50th high school reunion. The class of 1973, directed by Jan Beville and Mary Lou Coon Blackley have been working diligently to bring the alumni a memory filled evening. If you are a graduate of WHS or WSHS or if you attended but for any reason did not graduate from Winnfield you are welcome to attend the reunion as long as your are pre-registered. How do you pre-register? Send your name and mailing address to Jimmie Frazier Davies to her email address: jimmieleedavies@hotmail.com or to Mary Lou Coon Blackley: Blackleym0227@gmail.com. You will be added to the database and you will receive a newsletter with the registration form enclosed. YOU MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED to attend the reunion. No one will be admitted at the door.

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Calvin High School treasure, David Huckaby, is now the new principal at Weston High School. Huckaby will be filling big shoes as Ritchie Tolar retires after a 35 year career, including the last 26 years at Weston. Huckaby has a lengthy history of achievements during his time at CHS. If you walked the halls of the school anytime during the last 27 years, you were likely to see him. He was a staple there. A big piece of what put a little rural school on the map.

During that time, David Huckaby was head of the Social Studies Department for 24 years, Assistant Principal for 3 years. That doesn’t even touch what he’s contributed to the Athletic Department. For 17 years, Huckaby was the Athletic Director, head coach of boy’s basketball, baseball, and softball programs. He also assisted on the girl’s basketball team. Let’s tally all of those achievements.