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First Day of the 2009-2010 Session
Posted: August 11, 2009
On Monday, August 10, more than 800 students attended the first day of the 2009-2010 session. Charter Foundation Board President Billy Hatchett and board members Sal Genovese, Charles Petry and Arthur Hardy were on hand outside to greet students, as were Orleans Parish School Board Superintendent Darryl Kilbert, District III Board member Brett Bonin, Principal Alexina Medley and Assistant Principal Joe Gilyot.
Returning students and faculty were impressed with the more than one million dollars in improvements done over the summer, although some were not visible, such as underground plumbing repairs and roof repairs. Solar panels funded for by a grant from Nike/ENTERGY will soon be installed on the roof as “Easton Goes Green.”
Cafeteria repairs and the installation of new stairwell treads are now complete and replacement of the auditorium side doors will be done in early September. Renovation of the school’s front entrance included painting the façade and replacement of frames and hardware and the installation of new Brazilian Cherry doors.
In July some thirty college students, sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers, worked on landscaping and painted murals in the office and on the exterior gym walls.
Using a $2.4 million grant from Harrah’s and the OPSB, Windows of New Orleans will replace all 800 windows and will also waterproof the courtyard walls. The work will take most of the school year to complete.
Construction of the half-million dollar Warren Easton Health Clinic is well under way. Funding came from The Kellogg Foundation, Sandra Bullock, the San Francisco 49ers Foundation and the Warren Easton Charter Foundation
Sonitrol has upgraded our security system, which now totals 48 state-of the-art cameras.
WARREN EASTON NEWS
* Herman Taitt, Director of Facility Planning for the Orleans Parish School Board, told the board that Warren Easton is THE exemplary charter school for responsible actions on their facilities.
* Gulf Coast Bank, which hosted a summer seminar for the Easton Foundation Board, is featuring an August Auction in all of its branches. Proceeds from the sale of some items will benefit Warren Easton, including a $10,000 tool chest donated and autographed by Jesse James. See auctionsinaugust.com for details
* Some seventy students are enrolled in Easton’s new program sponsored by the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute. The new offering will be beneficial to students interested in the hospitality and lodging industries, and will provide a gateway to degree programs at UNO and Delgado.
* Last spring the Student Council invited New Orleans City Councilwoman Stacey Head to visit Easton to discuss issues of interest to our school, including traffic flow. (Two-way traffic on Salcedo caused safety concerns.) The result was evident on the first day of school when Gayosa Street was changed into a one-way east and Salcedo into a one-way west, allowing one-way traffic to make a compete circle around school.
* Margaret Washington with the United Methodist Women’s unit of First Grace United Methodist Church delivered school supplies to the school on August 10.
* The Class of 1964 Reunion is holding a 45th class reunion on Saturday. October 3 at the new Rock N Bowl. For details, contact Juliette at jhareoconnor@at cox.net
* The Class of 1969 will hold its 40th reunion on October 17 at
Messina’s Restaurant in Kenner. Click To Download Flyer.
EASTON GOLF TOURNAMENT
Warren Easton is presenting a golf tournament on Friday, October 23, 2009 at the Belle Terre Country Club in Laplace, La. Four-man scramble format with a tee time of 1:00 PM. Food, drinks, gifts and prizes. Foursomes, hole sponsorships, volunteers and gift prize donations are welcomed. Proceeds will help fund Hall of Fame activities. For additional information, contact Sal Genovese at (504) 462-1075 (cell) or Janet Gaudet at 504-338-6800.
Download Golf Tournament ApplicationSANDRA BULLOCK INDUCTED INTO EASTON’S HALL OF FAME
Posted: May 17, 2009
Louisiana State Senator Ed Murray presents newly inducted Hall of Fame member Sandra Bullock with a proclamation thanking her for her support of Warren Easton Charter High School, the state’s oldest public high school.
Photo by Stanwycks Photography.Sandra Bullock/Warren Easton ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT video online:
http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/05/74292
Sandra Bullock announced to a packed house that her contributions to Warren Easton were “the best investment I ever made.” She has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to help finance college scholarships, to purchase new band uniforms and video equipment and for the total renovation of the school’s 96-year old auditorium. At the event she made a significant donation to help fund the new school-based health clinic at Easton. Construction starts next month.
As part of the May 15 celebration, a fund raising drive was started to acquire a parcel of land next to the school for future development. The Warren Easton Charter Foundation, Inc. is recognized by the IRS as a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) corporation, and as such, all donations are 100% tax deductible.
Make A General Donation To Warren Easton High School
Checks may be sent to:
Warren Easton Charter Foundation
P.O. Box 19500
New Orleans, LA 70179.
For more information, contact Arthur Hardy at mardihardy@aol.com (504) 913-1563.
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Posted: May 13, 2009
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