Pupils Praise Peculiar Pets
November 29, 2012 • Sydney Renard, Staff Writer
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Recently, The Authored Ascension asked the students here at Ascension to tell us a little bit about their pets and any special talents they had, and this is what you guys shared with us. One student, Elaina Donlon, gave us a little insight on the life of her two fancy (yes, fancy) rats, Naked and Biscotti.... Read more »
What Tops Students’ Christmas Lists?
November 27, 2012 • Frances Brumley, Staff Writer
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It’s that time of year again. Starbucks starts carrying Gingerbread Lattes; students feel really cool walking around in their lettermans, and people begin working on their Christmas Lists. The Christmas List is a magical place. A place were our wildest dreams and our more practical needs come... Read more »
Student Spotlight: Emma Stolzenthaler
September 21, 2012 • Amanda Rabalais, Staff Writer
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Many students are involved in sports and clubs around the high school. But ninth grader Emma Stolzenthaler has a more unique past time. While others are playing football, volleyball, and basketball, Emma is competing in horse trials. A horse trial, also known as eventing, consists of dressage, stadium... Read more »
French Nobility Visits Ascension
September 11, 2012 • Amanda Rabalais, Staff Writer
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AES certainly got a taste of our French culture when the grandson of French princess Orleans, Anne-Francois Houzel, visited Lafayette on Monday, Aug.27. If France was still governed by a monarchy, the 20-year-old would be today’s prince of France. Anne-Francois was in Lafayette to unveil a statue... Read more »
Teacher Feature: Senora Acevedo
September 5, 2012 • Summer Milam, Editor in Chief
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There is a new, but familiar face on Sugar Mill Pond’s campus this year. Senora Acevedo once taught Spanish at AES five years ago, and she has returned to the classroom. Aside from calling Lafayette “home,” Senora Acevedo has lived in Mobile, AL, Ann Arbor, MA, Alexandria, LA. Among... Read more »
Teacher Feature: Mr. Lyles
April 3, 2012 • Hannah Bennett, Staff Writer/Photographer
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This year at AES we have several new teachers. One is Mr. Tom Lyles, head of the upper school music department at Ascension. “I have really enjoyed my first year at AES. I really love the faculty and the administration,” said Mr. Lyles. ”I can’t wait to see the school grow.... Read more »
Student Spotlight: Jazmin Chavez
February 15, 2012 • Adrienne Childress, Staff Writer/Photographer
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As most of us have noticed, we have a few fresh faces among us this semester. One of those few is 17-year-old Junior, Jazmin Chavez. Jazmin has two sisters, Erika and Sophia, and one brother, Fernando, who attends AES as a junior also. Jazmin’s parents are Maria and Fernando. Her dad was born and... Read more »
Student Spotlight: Samantha Sawvel
October 20, 2011 • Shenelle Charlot, Staff Writer
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There is a familiar face that has been attending AES since pre-K. This person goes by the name of Samantha Sawvel, and most people know her as Sam. Sam is a freshman at AES and has been going to Ascension for about 10 years, which is “basically her life,” as she says. Samantha is on the JV... Read more »
Teacher Feature: Mr. Curtis
October 4, 2011 • Hannah Bennett, Staff Writer/Photographer
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For the latest installment of “Teacher Feature” our new Theology teacher (and youngest faculty member) Mr. Curtis was more than happy to share some of his life with us. Mr. Curtis grew up in a small, rural town in East Tennessee known as Tracy City. He attended Union University, which is... Read more »
Student Spotlight: Blue Beadle
September 19, 2011 • Alexandra Chiasson, Editor in Chief
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A familiar face in the halls who has been at AES since nursery school is Blue Beadle. Blue has attended AES for 13 years, and he also has a sister, Sarah Beadle, at Ascension who is in the seventh grade. The question that most people ask him is, “Why do they call you Blue if your name is really... Read more »
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