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LSBA Art Contest

Dev I. won first place with his artwork for the EBR middle school art competition for the Louisiana School Boards Association contest. His artwork will be on display at the LSBA Conference and will be entered into the state round of the competition.

Field trip to Glen Oaks High School

DeBose Fine Arts Competition

Congrats to the Glasgow winners and participants of the DeBose Fine Arts Competition!
Top Row (L-R): Jennifer Bouquet (Talented Theater), Anna W. (2nd Place), Cecily L. (1st & 2nd Place), Emma W. (1st Place), Forest R. (3rd Place), Asha R. (Hon. Mention), Elaine H. (1st Place), Breanna Z. (1st & 1st Place), Eve K. (2nd Place), Ellis T. (1st Place), Geeta Dave (Talented Art)
Bottom Row (L-R): Ivy L. (3rd Place), Lola L., Marleigh R. (2nd Place), Dev I. (1st Place), Luke B. (2nd Place), Ezra H. (3rd Place), Bobby C. (1st Place), Katie Harlan (Talented Art & Animation)
Not Pictured: Mary Avery R. (2nd & 3rd Place), Sarah E. (Hon. Mention), Jayce K.

Talented Visual Art Exhibit for Ms. Dave's Students

Please see the article in The Advocate about Ms. Dave's students' artwork at the Shaw Center.

Student of the Year

Grace Ding, Glasgow Middle School's Student of the Year, was named the East Baton Rouge Parish School System Middle School Student of the Year. Congratulations, Grace!

Ms. Roy, 2021 Louisiana State Teacher of the Year

Ms. Nathalie Roy, the 2021 Louisiana State Teacher of the Year, traveled to Washington, D.C. with her State Teacher of the Year cohorts. The teachers were honored at a ceremony at the White House.

Peace Poster Contest

Ms. Geeta Dave's talented art students are getting ready for the International Peace Poster Contest. This year's theme for the poster is We Are All Connected: the things that keep us connected to each other, to our communities, and all together around the world. By creating peace posters, it gives children everywhere the chance to express their visions of peace and inspire the world through art and creativity. Thank you, Lions Clubs for sponsoring.

Scholastic Art and Writing Competition

Several of Glasgow's talented visual art students won awards for their artwork in the 2021 Scholastic Art and Writing competition. Congratulations to Emily C. (gold key; painting), Keya C.R. (silver key; drawing and illustration), Eve K. (silver key; drawing and illustration), Sofia L. (honorable mention; drawing and illustration), and Eva L. (honorable mention; drawing and illustration).

Louisiana School Board Association Art Contest

Sofia L.'s artwork was selected as a first place winner for the school district (middle school division) in the Louisiana School Board Association art contest. Her work will advance to the state level competition.

Sofia

Lions Club Peace Poster Contest

Mary-Avery R.'s work was chosen as a first place district winner and a state winner for the 2020 Lions Club Peace Poster Contest. Keya C.R.'s work was chosen as a second place winner at the district level. The theme for this year is "Peace Through Service." Both students are in Ms. Dave's talented visual art class.

Mary-Avery

Keya

Science Olympiad

On October 24th and 25th, four Science Olympiad teams from Glasgow competed against 67 other teams from all around the country in a virtual tournament hosted by the University of Texas at Austin. The Glasgow teams achieved some remarkable accomplishments in such a large and highly competitive field. They came in 7th, 8th and 11th in Ornithology and 5th in Crime Busters. The teams will now be in a virtual tournament in Wisconsin on December 5th. The teams have been greatly aided in their preparations by 10 different LSU professors who have volunteered their time to help coach the teams.

Mathcounts team places first at the state competition

Glasgow's team placed first at the state Mathcounts competition. Alex P, Varun G., and Ryan F. were named to the Louisiana state Mathcounts team, and in May they will travel to the national competition in Orlando. Mr. Bankston will serve at the state coach.

National Geographic GeoBee

Congratulations to Rohan J.! He was the only EBR middle school student who qualified for the state National Geographic Geo Bee.

Kierce S. named a winner in the Prudential Spirit of Community Award Program

Kierce S. was named one of Louisiana's top two youth volunteers of 2020 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism. Kierce will receive $1,000, an engraved silver medallion and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., where he will join the top two honorees from each of the other states and the District of Columbia for four days of national recognition events. Congratulations, Kierce!

Voices of the Sea art installation

Students in Ms. Dave's talented visual art classes will have their work displayed at the Shaw Center. The installation, Voices of the Sea, examines the themes of ocean life and sea pollution. Students used a variety of fiber arts techniques to create large sea creature sculptures. Volunteers from the Contemporary Fiber Artists of Louisiana guild worked with the students to create their artwork.

The installation will be on display at the Lamar Advertising Atrium of the Shaw Center for the Arts from February 4 through March 31. The opening reception will be held on Wednesday, February 12 from 6 PM-8PM.

Ms. Roy named EBR Middle School Teacher of the Year

Ms. Roy was named the EBR Middle School Teacher of the Year. She will represent EBR at the district competition. Congratulations, Ms. Roy!

Glasgow Middle recognized for student progress

Glasgow Middle was recognized for having earned an "A" in Student Progress for the 2018-19 school year. Student progress measures the rate at which students are progressing towards mastering the key skills they need to be successful in the next grade level. This rating recognizes the growth students achieve throughout the school year, rather than just recognizing their performance on end-of-year assessments. Congratulations, Glasgow teachers and students!

2019 Social Studies fair

List of school social studies fair winners

Science Olympiad

Glasgow's Science Olympiad team's partnership with the LSU College of Engineering was featured in articles by the LSU College of Engineering and The Advocate.

2019 NAGC Conference

Ms. Dawsey and Ms. Dave were selected to present at the National Association of Gifted Children Conference in November. In their presentation, they discussed the impact of community-engaged artwork on our students.

BRMHS STEM Day

Glasgow's team placed first overall at BRMHS STEM Day.

Science Olympiad

Glasgow's Science Olympiad team placed first at the state competition in April. The team is eligible to participate in the national competition this summer at Cornell University.

2019 State Science Fair

Glasgow was named the top school at the 2019 Louisiana State Science and Engineering Fair (Junior Division). Our students won a total of 18 awards in their categories (six first place awards, five second place awards,four third place awards, two fourth place awards, and one honorable mention award). Five of our students were named Broadcom Masters nominees. Glasgow students also won five special awards (Lemelson Early Inventor Prize, Louisiana Association of Mathematics Teachers Award, Naval Science Award, Ricoh Americas Award, and a U.S. Air Force Award).

Louisiana State Mathcounts

Glasgow's Mathcounts team placed first in Louisiana at the state competition in March. Mr. Bankston will coach the Louisiana team, which will compete at the national competition in Orlando, FL. Congratulations, Ethan, Alex, Ryan, and Ricky!

AMC 8 Math Contest

Ethan G. and Michael S. were named to the Honor Roll of Distinction for the 2018 AMC 8 competition. These students scored in the top 1% nationally on the competition.

The following students were named the the AMC 8 Honor Roll, meaning that they scored in the top 5% nationally on the competition: June M., Andrew M., Ryan D., Alexander W., Alex P., and Ricky L.

Art Gone Wild Contest

Congratulations to Andrew C. and Gina K.! They both won third place in their divisions in BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo Art Gone Wild contest.

Andrew C.

Gina K.

Former Glasgow students honored for perfect ACT scores

Steven Guo and Khanh Pham, former Glasgow students, achieved perfect scores on the ACT.

Glasgow Middle Band performing at Rouse's store opening

Ms. Dave selected as Golden Educator Resident

Ms. Dave, Glasgow's Talented Visual Art teacher, was selected as a 2018 Golden Educator Resident. Ms. Dave participated in a two week painting residency in upstate New York. She was one of three educators chosen through a competitive juried process. She and the other two residents will participate in a group exhibition at The Painting Center in New York City in September.