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PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Project New Orleans
Posted: June 24, 2007Students from 86 business colleges and universities across the country took a break from summer vacation to help restore Warren Easton High School on Wednesday, June 20, 2007.
Earlier in the year, thousands of college students signed up for a chance to be selected to join PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") partners and staff in a day of service at Warren Easton. PwC teamed up with Hands on Network, a national non-profit volunteer organization, and with Americorps, to paint offices, restore two court yards and landscape the front of the 94-year-old building.
Additionally, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP donated $100,000 to complete the renovation of the school's auditorium.
"This remarkable investment of money and time from a national firm of this stature helps validate the mission of our school," said Principal Alexina Medley.
Rotary Club Of New Orleans Scores Big At Easton
Posted: June 11, 2007Nearly fifty volunteers from California, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Washington, Ontario and British Columbia have been working at Warren Easton since May 30. During the past year, under the leadership of The Rotary Club Of New Orleans, the Rotary International and more than 30 Rotary clubs and districts from twelve states and three foreign countries have contributed more than 5,000 man hours, more than $300,000 in goods and services, and $113,000 in cash to help reopen Warren Easton High School. Donated items have included such items as library books, computers, athletic equipment, new band uniforms, musical instruments and two new science labs. Rotarians have also painted the library, 17 classrooms, the administration office, four stairwells. The Rotary has also refurbished restrooms and purchased and installed four water fountains and new blinds for 300 windows.
Grammy Winners To Be Inducted Warren Easton Hall of Fame
Posted: May 23, 2007At a special ceremony held in the school auditorium on May 25, four new members were inducted into the Warren Easton Hall of Fame: The 2007 honorees were Grammy-winning recording engineer Cosimo Matassa (Class of 1941); Algiers Charter Schools President Dr. Brian Riedlinger (Class of 1967); Pan American Life Insurance Corporate Real Estate Executive Vincent Danna (Class of 1965); and Grammy-winning trumpeter Nicholas Payton (Class of 1991).
Left to right: Dr. Brian Riedlinger, Vincent Danna, Cosimo Matassa, Nicholas Payton
Additional highlights of the event included the presentation of plaques of appreciation to individuals and institutions that helped reopen the Mid-City landmark after it was closed for more than one year due to Hurricane Katrina. Also, twenty-six graduating seniors were each presented with $1,000 scholarships to help them defray first semester college expenses.<< Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Next >>
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Click here to see the feature that ran nationwide on the NBC Nightly News on July 2 and aired again in New Orleans on WDSU on July 3.
Click here to view highlights from remarks made by President George W. Bush on August 29, 2006 in the Warren Easton High School Auditorium.
