Turtle Teaches What to Do in Chemical Emergency
- 09/17/2010
Earlier this month, a turtle was featured in Playmakers of Baton Rouge performances of The Wally Wise Guy Safety Tour beginning with a visit to Scotlandville Elementary School September 8. Sponsored by the North Baton Rouge Chemical Industry Task Force (NBRCITF), it kicked off recognition of September as National Preparedness Month. Thirty local schools in the North Baton Rouge industrial corridor saw the performances to educate students on what to do in a chemical emergency.
For more information on emergency preparedness, contact the East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor’s Office of Emergency Preparedness at (225) 389-2100 and/or visit www.redstickready.
Principal Brister in Washington, D.C., to Accept McKinley Middle School’s Second Blue Ribbon Award
On Tuesday, November 13, 2012, Principal Herman Brister (pictured, left) and the school’s Teacher of the Year, Lynn Williamson (right), were in Washington, D.C., accepting McKinley Middle Academic Magnet School’s National Blue Ribbon Award from U.S. Department of Education’s Director of National Blue Ribbon Schools Program Aba Kumi (center). The event, which recognized some 314 schools from across the United States, was held at the Omni Hotel. Click herefor story.
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