Crusader News
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AFTER CARE PHONE NUMBER:
225-362-0810 Operational between the hours of
3:15-6:00pm
EVENT PROPOSAL FORM:
Click here for an Event Proposal form. We encourage you to submit your completed forms no later than May 24th. |
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Current Events:
NEW Family Registration begins February 1st. Intrested families may call the office to schedule a tour.
Save the Date! Mark your calendar for CHAPA Meeting for APRIL 8TH at 6:00pm in the cafeteria. All are welcomed.
There will be no 1st Friday Mass for the month of April due to the Easter Holidays. |
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Catholic Formation Clubs
CONQUEST:
All Conquest Clubs will meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:00-7:45pm.
Check out the Conquest website:
NEW CONQUEST WEBSITE
Conquest Jr: Meet on Sports Court.
Conquest: Meet on Football field.
CONQUEST SPRING RETREAT: Grades 5th - 9th on April 12-14, 2013 at Bocamb. Click on flyer below for details/registration form.Conquest Retreat
Questions: Contact Stephen Barnett at b-a-s@cox.net or Mitch Leger at mitchleger@att.net or call 225-284-7580.
CHALLENGE:
Weekly Wednesday Meetings 4:30- 5:45PM
Challenge Website
Save the date! Challenge Summer Camp
Rising 6-9th graders:
Option 1: June 23-29
Option 2: July 1-7
Summer Camp Flyer with details
Click on the Challenge Website link above and register today!
LITTLE FLOWERS : Please see attached flyer for this years calendar, goals and objectives as well as opportunities to volunteer within the club!
Spring Updates
Spring Meeting Dates:
April 10th - Generosity
Mother Daughter Tea and Prudence Fashion Show:
Saturday, May 4th
Cub Scouts: Cub Scouts:
Pack 777 Website
Contact Elizabeth Dequeant for more information. |
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Broussard, Tricia
Dean of Students
225-755-1558 #107
B.S. Electrical & Computer Engineering
M.S. Mathematics
Mrs. Tricia Broussard was adopted into a loving Catholic family and grew up in Port Allen, LA. She graduated from Redemptorist High School in Baton Rouge. She enjoyed playing sports in high school, playing first base in softball and forward in basketball. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from LSU in Electrical and Computer Engineering. As an undergraduate, Tricia taught as a lab assistant in the Math Department and enjoyed teaching so much; she obtained her Master of Science degree from LSU in Mathematics. After receiving her degree, she continued to teach as an instructor as LSU and UNO. During this time, she continued her work as a software engineer, authoring several technical computer programs, including a 3-D graphics program used to model piping in chemical plants that was sold throughout the United States. In 1997, she discovered Cypress Heights Academy and decided to dedicate herself to helping the school grow. She has worked full time at Cypress Heights as a volunteer ever since.
Tricia and Gerard Broussard were married in August of 1980. Their marriage has been blessed with eight wonderful children and two others who God called home early in the pregnancies. Four of her children graduated from Cypress Heights and her two youngest daughters are currently enrolled. She has two grandchildren and looks forward to the day that they can attend Cypress Heights.
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Larriviere, Claudia
Assistant to Head of School
225-755-1558 #103
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LeBlanc, Amy
Formation Director/ Religion Teacher 6th & 8th
225-755-1558 #106
Ms. Amy LeBlanc comes to us from her native state of Michigan. She holds a Masters in Religious Studies from Regina Apostolorum University in Rome, Italy and Bachelors in Education and Child Development from Anahuac University in Mexico City, Mexico. She earned both these degrees while living and working for 5½ years in New England in the faith-based women’s development programs of Regnum Christi as a consecrated woman. Amy is coming to us from an all-girls high school, St. Catherine of Siena Academy in Wixom, Michigan, where she has been the Director of Admissions for two years. Before that she was Writing Instructor at St. Thomas More Academy in Michigan. Amy’s heart and experience are strongly centered on love for Christ and the Catholic Faith. Her passion for Catholic education brings her to Cypress Heights as our Formation Director.
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Pafford, Christi
Director of Early Childhood/ Athletics Director
225-755-1558 #104
Mrs. Christi Pafford is a native of The Woodlands, Texas and moved to Baton Rouge in 2009. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Speech Pathology with a minor in Child and Family Studies from the University of Louisiana Lafayette. She has worked in the Early Childhood industry for over 9 years and continues her passion as Early Childhood Director at Cypress Heights Academy.
Mrs. Pafford also, has a passion for athletics and is an active member of Crusader Athletic board as well as Cheerleading coach for the Middle School squad. She and her husband, Michael currently reside in Ascension Parish and they are expecting their first child October 2012.
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Perdue, Rhonda
Business Manager
225-755-1558 #105
Mrs. Rhonda Perdue is retired from the Louisiana Municipal Association with more than 20 years experience and held the position of Senior Accountant. She has been a member of Louisiana Government Financial Officers Association, is a 2006 graduate of Leadership Ascension and is currently a member of Louisiana Association of School Business Officials, Sales and Marketing Executives of Greater Baton Rouge and an executive board member of the Baton Rouge Regional Advertising Co-op. She is also a member of Capital City Republican Women and Louisiana Federation of Republican Women where she recently completed a two year term as state treasurer for the federation and is very active in the Gonzales Committee of Cultural Affairs, where she has had the opportunity to travel through Europe as a delegate for the City of Gonzales. A member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Prairieville, Mrs. Perdue is very active in the church and community and is past treasurer of the Baton Rouge Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. She is currently participating in the Religious Studies Institute with St. Joseph’s Seminary College. Mrs. Perdue has been a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority since 1979 where she has held various board positions. She was awarded the honor of Woman of the Year as well as chapter Sweetheart. Mrs. Perdue is married to Tim Perdue, and they have one son and one daughter and six grandchildren.
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Preston, Dr. Sean
Head of School
225-755-1558 #102
Dr. Preston has taught in both public and private schools for 13 years before moving into administration. He has been a private school Principal at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, and has completed three graduate degrees in Educational Leadership, including a Ph.D. In addition, Dr. Preston has taught at the college level, written curriculum, and conducted a number of professional development organizations. He has a contagious enthusiasm and genuine desire to continue the strong Catholic tradition and rigorous curriculum currently found at our school.
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