Baseball Player Profile – The Blue Beadle
April 17, 2013 • Frances Brumley, Staff Writer
Filed under News, Sports
What position do you play? “Pitcher, left field, and first base.” How many years have you been playing baseball at Ascension?” “This is my fifth year playing.” Other Sports: “Football” Team you’re most excited to play: “VC” Pre-game ritual:... Read more »
Amanda Rabalais Chosen for Writing Program
January 29, 2013 • Frances Brumley, Staff Writer
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Less than 15 lucky high school students in the Lafayette area recently were accepted into the Ernest J. Gaines Writer Apprentice Program. These promising participants will attend five weekend writing workshops and will maybe even get to meet Dr. Gaines. They will study different types of story telling... Read more »
AES Speech Students Have the Last Say at Tournament
January 28, 2013 • Frances Brumley, Staff Writer
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The AES Speech and Debate Team competed in the St. Thomas More 31st Annual Cougar Classic Speech and Debate Tournament Jan. 18 and 19. For their first competition this year, the team did very well. Sophomore Luke Butcher placed first in Humorous Interpretation, and Freshmen Hannah Robideaux and... Read more »
‘Tis the Season to Be Generous
December 5, 2012 • Frances Brumley, Staff Writer
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This holiday season, the students and faculty at the Sugar Pond Campus have really gotten into the spirit of giving. Two drives took place before students left for Thanksgiving break: a canned goods drive organized by Student Activities and a coat drive sponsored by the BETA club. Originally, Student... Read more »
Juniors Journey to Colleges Throughout the Southeast
November 29, 2012 • Amanda Rabalais, Staff Writer
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While most of the school was still asleep, the Junior class boarded the bus at 5 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 to take a highly educational school field trip. Traveling all across the Southeastern United States, the juniors visited seven colleges, ranging from small liberal arts colleges to large state universities. The... Read more »
Romney/Ryan Ticket Wins in AES Mock Election
November 6, 2012 • The Authored Ascension Staff
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Students at SMP took part in their first mock presidential election, and the Republican ticket for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan garnered 72 percent of the vote. Students and teachers voted in advisory using Socrative.com. The voting results are broken down by grade below. Seniors: Obama – 15 Romney... Read more »
Vote in Tuesday’s Mock Election
November 1, 2012 • Sydney Renard, Staff Writer
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The Authored Ascension will be holding a mock presidential election next week on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Election will be preceded by a policy presentation featuring student spokespersons from both camps. Frances Brumley will represent the Democratic party, and Michael Dalman will represent the Republican party. Voting... Read more »
Students Rock Homecoming Concert
October 30, 2012 • Amanda Rabalais, Staff Writer
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Homecoming week is finally in full swing here at Ascension, and with it comes many fun-filled activities for each day. The first day of homecoming week, twin/opposite day, was also known as “Music Monday” after the second annual homecoming concert put on by the AES music department. The photography... Read more »
Juniors Shop College Options at NACAC Fair
October 15, 2012 • Sydney Renard, Staff Writer
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On Wednesday, October 10th, the junior class had the opportunity to visit the National Association for College Admission Councling (NACAC) College Fair in Baton Rouge. At the convention, students got a chance to meet with representatives from more than 80 different colleges from all over the south, such... Read more »
Students Shouldn’t Stress over Service Hours
October 9, 2012 • Hannah Bennett, Staff Writer
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Every year at AES, students are required to complete 15 service hours. Many students think that completing service hours is boring, but actually the job can be fun! Here are a few examples of some service hour opportunities. A student can volunteer at the local Children’s Museum, backstage at... Read more »
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