The Learning Curve consists of a small group of certified teachers who want to provide a wholesome environment for enrichment of homeschoolers’ educational needs. This year we will be offering the following courses for homeschoolers:
Youth Legislature (Grades 6-8) This group will learn the legislative process, including branches of government, bills, and laws. Stud ents will conduct research, write and present bills, and vote on other bills. Students will be visited by a State Representative to hear his presentation about committees and lawmaking. The class will meet once a week for seven weeks on Tuesdays in the fall. The class will resume in the spring for three classes prior to the actual two-day session in Baton Rouge at the Old State Capital.
Please come to an informational meeting to learn more about Youth Legislature on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 6:30 pm at The Learning Curve. (directions below)
RSVP for meeting Bonnie 984-2651 / 654-3922 or Mary Kay 277-1543
Readin’ Ritin’ & Rithmetic’ Enrichment Course (Grades 6-7) – will meet every Tuesday for 3 hours to supplement the students=E 2 language arts and mathematics curriculums.
Language Arts topics include: parts of speech, capitalization and punctuation rules, parts of a sentence, exposure to different genres of literature, reading comprehension skills such as main idea, stages of plot development, use of context clues, similes/metaphors, foreshadowing, author’s use of irony.
Math topics include: basic operations on whole numbers, measurement, factors/multiples, fractions, decimals, percents, and geometry, and will introduce number system, statistics, algebra, and practical math, and use of technology.
High School Homeschool English and Algebra I (8th grade and up) or Algebra II ( pre-requisite Algebra I) – class will meet on Mondays and Thursdays from 8:45 – 12:00 for complete instruction in these subjects
ACT prep – a six-week course to prepare students taking the ACT or to raise their ACT scores
Math tutoring – as needed
All classes will meet at The Learning Curve, 204 Winchester in the Vidox Building one block off Congress near Adrien’s Supermarket. Please20call Bonnie 984-2651 / 654-3922 or Mary Kay 277-1543 for more information.
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First Class Starts Thursday August 20th at First Baptist Church Downtown Lafayette
Wiggles (4 and 5 year olds)
Cost: $75.00 (10 weeks of lessons/one hour a week)
Time: 4:30 to 5:30
Our Gang (6 and 7 year olds)
Cost: $150.00 (10 weeks of lessons/two hours a week)
Time: 4:30 to 6:30
CYT (8 to 18) Are eligible to audition for performance.
Cost: $150.00 (10 weeks of lessons/two hours a week)
Time: 4:30 to 6:30
Choose between Drama, Voice and Dance Classes. If there is enough interest in Makeup/Costumes we will offer a specialty class.
Auditions will be held the second week after classes starting at 6:30pm at First Baptist August 27th. To better prepare your child for auditions read the “Parents Guide to CYT”:
http://www.cyt.org/cyt_pdf/CYTParentGuide_InHousePrintAndView.pdf
There is a $75.00 performance fee if you are cast in the production to cover the cost of costumes and props. Additional time rehearsing will be required after classes on Thursday and Saturday. More details coming soon.
Kathy Pooler, our Artistic Director, is looking for a few teacher helpers for this fall. If you are 16 or older please send her your contact information. kathy@cytlafayette.org
CYT garage sale coming soon! Don’t throw away all your junk. Save it for the CYT mammoth garage sale to be announced in the next week.
If you know someone who is interested in CYT or if you have any questions please email us at info@cytlafayette.org. CYT Lafayette is also on Facebook. Search “CYT Lafayette”. Website coming soon.
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Acadiana Lanes in Lafayette is now signing up kids for the homeschool bowling
league.
Bowling starts September 16th. It will be on Wednesdays. Practice starts at
1:15pm with bowling at 1:30pm.
Its $10 per week per kid and includes shoe rental and 3 games. Last year they
also had 1 drink and $1 in tokens included, but I forgot to ask if they were
going to continue that.
To register call Renella Cormier at Acadiana Lanes 981-4034. If she isn’t there
you can register with any staff member. Just make sure you tell them its for
the homeschool league, because they also have school leagues.
If there is enough interest with a wide variety of ages, they will be making 2
groups – one for the younger kids and one for the older kids.
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Please share the schedule with your family and friends. Last year tickets were approx. $5-6/adult and $3/student. I believe they will be close to that again this year. It really is fun to watch a varsity team play, especially when you know some of the players, or have a very common interest such as home schooling. Come join in the excitement. Post the schedule where home schoolers can view it. If there are any 12 year or older young men interested, please call…you never know…
Jana Dudley, AHSA secretary 257-8033/janadbd@cox.net
AHSA Commandos Football Schedule
Aug. 15 10:45 and 11:30 (Jamboree at LCA)
Aug. 20 7:00 (Clark Field) vs. Breaux Bridge
Aug. 29 TBA (New Orleans) vs. Homeschool Saints
Sept. 3 7:00 (Carencro High) vs. Harvest Time
Sept. 10 7:00 (Carencro High) vs. Natchitoches
Sept. 17 7:00 (New Iberia Sr. High) vs. Highland Baptist
Sept. 24 7:00 (Carencro High) vs. Breaux Bridge
Oct. 3 10:00 (Carencro High) vs. Homeschool Saints
Oct. 8 7:00 (Abbeville) vs. Harvest Time
Oct. 17 6:00 (Natchitoches) vs. Natchitoches Christian
Oct. 22 7:00 (Carencro High) vs. Highland Baptist
We hope some of you can come out and support our team! When the game is at Carencro High-that is our home game!
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BJU books for sale. 8th grade Pre-Algerbra Teacher’s Ed.,Student text ,test key $44., Space and Earth Science 3rd Ed. T.Ed.,Stu text., and test key,$44. 9th Geography with cd rom, T.Ed. Stu.text, test key, Stu. Activity manuel answer key, (activity manuel is used, free).$56,Writing & Grammer 3rd Ed., T. Ed. with cd rom, Stu. text, test key $37, Fundamentals in Lit,. Teacher Ed., Stu. Text, test key $44. Paid $549 will sell $225 or sell subject sets. This is less than half, books are from 2008-2009 school year and in VERY good shape Some highlighting in geo. and math book cover a little worn but pages are fine.Would only need to order the tests from BJU and they are $14.50. Contact Gwen at kgd452@bellsouth.net or 984-8310.
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My name is Harriet LaHaye Hebert. I have been teaching art for 15 years. For years now I have only taught private lessons to children ages 3-15 after school in my studio, here in the Broadmoor area. I have a studio in my back yard. I offer classes from September thru May. In that time students will work in the following: clay, fused glass, acrylic painting, chaulk and oil pastel, mosiacs, silk painting with ink, charcoal, etc…
My students meet once a week for an hour. I try not to have more than six students at a time.
The cost of these lessons is $70.00 a month with a one time material fee of $40.00 due at the time of registration.
I would love to start working with the students who are home schooled during the morning/early afternoon hours.
My after school classes begin at 4:00. I am available Monday thru Friday.
If this is of interest to you or anyone who you think might benefit, please contact me at 654-9234.
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Audubon State Historic Site
Oakley Plantation
P.O. Box 546
St. Francisville, LA 70775
(225) 635-3739 or toll free (888) 677-2838
(225) 784-0578 (fax)
August 7, 2009
Dear Educator,
The staff at Audubon State Historic Site would like to invite you and your home school students to come join us this year for one of your field trips. We believe Audubon SHS will offer you and your students an enriching educational experience to cherish for years to come.
Audubon SHS, located in St. Francisville, Louisiana, is a one hundred acre site with nature trails and a historic house museum. The Pirrie family built Oakley Plantation in 1806, when St. Francisville was a part of Spanish West Florida. Oakley’s most famous visitor was the renowned artist and naturalist John James Audubon, who came in 1821 to tutor the Pirrie’s 16 year-old daughter. Audubon also completed 32 paintings of his “Birds of America” series at Oakley Plantation.
All home school groups are granted free admission to Audubon SHS; this includes students, teachers and chaperones. Reservations are required to schedule a tour, and tours of the historic house must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance. The tour of the historic plantation house teaches students about early 19th century life, the Pirrie family, and John James Audubon. Oakley Plantation is set during the 1820’s, which is the time when John Audubon live
d and worked here. The historic house tour is geared toward a 3rd grade level or higher. A ten to one student/adult ratio is needed, and a home school group must have at least 20 people in order to book a tour. Please also be aware that the historic house is not handicap accessible.
Audubon SHS has numerous educational programs that interpret history as well as nature. Home school groups may add one of these programs to their visit. Below this letter is all the necessary information in regards to scheduling an educational program. Please read through it carefully because the programs vary on student age and number requirements. Our interpretive programs are also designed to meet several of Louisiana’s educational benchmarks. If you are interested in a certain program and need a listing of the benchmarks it covers, we can send the information upon request.
Audubon SHS also offers a few special school days during the year where home school students are invited to step back in time with us to learn about southern plantation life in the 19th century. The school days for the 2009/2010 school year are: Life on Plantation Row on Saturday, September 26, Christmas at Oakley on Friday, December 4, Audubon Pilgrimage on Friday, March 19, and Audubon Nature Day on Friday April 23. Admission for these events for home school groups is always free, but registration is required. Additional information about each of these events is also enclosed.20 Event flyers will also be sent out via email closer to each event. If you do not wish to receive an event flyer through this email address, or wish your address removed from this list, please let us know. Also, please let us know if you have trouble receiving attachments, there is also the option of receiving a text only version of each event flyer.
If you would like to schedule a tour or register for one of our school days, please call (225) 635-3739 or toll free at 1-888-677-2838. Also, please contact us, if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Carrie Couvillon
Interpretive Ranger
Audubon State Historic Site
Oakley Plantation
audubon_int1@ crt.state. la.us
www.lastateparks. com
Life on Plantation Row Home School Day
Saturday, September 26, 2009
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Audubon State Historic Site‘s annual home school day where home school students will experience the daily life for the slaves on a 19th century plantation. Costumed interpreters will demonstrate many of the varying aspects of slave life, such as their jobs, food ways, and family life. Through the use of interactive hands-on demonstrations and displays, students will get a glimpse into the hardships of life on a cotton plantation, such as how textiles were produced and how food was cooked outside on a pit. In addition, students will also get to taste hominy and witness what it meant when a couple was going to ‘jump the broom.’
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Christmas at Oakley School Day
Friday, December 4, 2009
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Our annual holiday festival where students will find Oakley House decked out in 19th century holiday greenery. Costumed interpreters will demonstrate old-fashioned holiday traditions. Students will get to hear popular Christmas stories like “A Visit from Saint Nicolas” and watch gingerbread being prepared on an open-hearth fire.
Students will learn about the history of various Christmas traditions from the 19th century and how they relate to the present day.
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Audubon Pilgrimage School Day
Friday, March 19, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
An annual event held in conjunction with the West Feliciana Historic Society’s Audubon Pilgrimage. Costumed volunteers bring to life the sights and sounds of Oakley Plantation during John James Audubon’s stay in 1821. Volunteers will be stationed around the grounds demonstrating life in the 19th century. Such demonstrations may include candle making, soap making, open-hearth cooking, spinning, weaving, period dancing, and period children’s games.
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Audubon Nature School Day
Friday, April 23, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
This is our annual educational program that focuses on nature. This program allows students to experience the wonders of nature first hand. Interactive stations will be set up providing students with hands-on learning in r
egards to the plant and animal kingdoms. In addition, students will get to make bird feeders as well as leaf rubbings and play nature games.
Audubon State Historic Site
Educational Programs for 2009-2010 School Year
Standard Rules & Basic Information
Open-Hearth Cooking
Students can truly experience cooking as it was done on a 19th century plantation. Cooking demonstrations are prepared in the historic open-hearth kitchen on the grounds of Oakley Plantation and can feature such food traditions as African, Caribbean, English, Native American, or Colonial American. This program can also be a compare and contrast presentation between the cooking done for the plantation “Big House” and the cooking methods done by the slaves for themselves. Teachers may only choose one of the fore mentioned food traditions for this program. Due to the fire hazard involved with this program, it is not recommended for small children.
Minimum Grade Level/Age: 5th grade/10 years
Minimum Number Required in Order to Book Program: 30
Maximum Capacity: Due to room capacity only about 20 people are allowed in the kitchen at one time, maximum total for entire school group is 100 people.
Student/Adult Ratio: 10:1
Program Length: Large school groups will be divided into smaller groups of approximately 20 each. Each group will get approximately 15-20 minutes for the program. Maximum time allowed for entire visit is 2 hours.
Time of Ye
ar Available: October through March only
Type of Program: Demonstration only, NOT hands-on
Advanced Notice: 6 weeks
The Life of a Slave at Oakley Plantation
A walking grounds tour that encompasses the history of slave labor here at Oakley. Slavery was the economic basis on which most plantations functioned, and this tour will take students around to each of the historic outbuildings on the grounds of Oakley. The tour will begin in the kitchen building and end at the slave cabins, which will let students see and experience how the slaves on a plantation both worked and lived.
Minimum Grade Level/Age: 5th grade/10 years
Minimum Number Required in Order to Book Tour: 30
Maximum Capacity: Due to room capacity of some of the outbuildings only about 20 people are allowed on the tour at one time, maximum total for entire school group is 200 people.
Student/Adult Ratio: 10:1
Program Length: Large school groups will be divided into smaller groups of approximately 20 each. Each smaller group will get an approximately 30-40 minute tour of the historic grounds. Maximum time allowed for entire visit is 2 hours.
Time of Year Available: year round
Type of Program: walking tour of historic outbuildings
Advanced Notice: 4 weeks
One Step Ahead
Students can learn about the life of a slave on a plantation in the 19th century; how the slaves prepared not only the plantation “Big House” for each changing season, but their own
homes as well year round. Utilizing the slave cabins on the historic grounds of Oakley Plantation, this program will demonstrate the different ways that slaves took care of their homes and remained a step ahead of an ever-changing environment.
Minimum Grade Level/Age: 3rd grade/8 years
Minimum Number Required in Order to Book Program: 30
Maximum Capacity: Due to room capacity of the slave cabin only about 20 people are allowed in the building at a time, maximum total for entire school group is 200 people.
Student/Adult Ratio: 10:1
Program Length: Large school groups will be divided into smaller groups of approximately 20 each. Each group will get approximately 20-30 minutes for the program. Maximum time allowed for entire visit is 2 hours.
Time of Year Available: year round
Type of Program: Demonstration and hands-on
Advanced Notice: 6 weeks
Blacksmithing
A demonstration of the newly built Oakley smithy, this program highlights the working of metal on a plantation. The use of a forge in the 19th century would include such things as the creation of everyday items like utensils and nails as well as fixing cracked pots and pans. Students will get to watch as a staff member lights up the fire and begins working on the forge.
Minimum Grade Level/Age: 3rd grade/8 years
Minimum Number Required in Order to Book Program: 40
Maximum Capacity: Due to supply limitations the maximum number allowed for the entire school group is 100
people.
Student/Adult Ratio: 10:1
Program Length: Due to viewing space available around the smithy, students will be divided into smaller groups of approximately 20 each. Each group will get a 15-20 minute demonstration. Maximum time allowed for entire visit is 2 hours.
Time of Year Available: October through March only
Type of Program: demonstration only NOT hands-on
Advanced Notice: 6 weeks
Corn Grinding
Corn was a subsistence crop on the plantation, and cornmeal was the largest part of the weekly rations that slaves received from their masters and part, if not all, of their daily diet. Corn was also ground into animal feed. This program will allow students to experience the techniques and machinery that ground corn. It also highlights the many uses of corn during the 19th century.
Minimum Grade Level/Age: Kindergarden/ 5 years
Minimum Number Required in Order to Book Program: 20
Maximum Capacity: Due to supply limitations, the maximum number allowed for the entire school group is 200 people.
Student/Adult Ratio: 10:1
Program Length: To make demonstrating and the hand-on activity more beneficial to the students, large school groups will be divided into smaller groups of approximately 20 each. Each group will get a 15-20 minute program. Maximum time allowed for entire visit is 2 hours.
Time of Year Available: year round
Type of Program: demonstration and hands-on
Advanced Notice: 4 weeks
Dip Candle Making
Students can experi
ence the process of making beeswax dip candles. Every student will get to make their own dip candle to take home.
· Minimum Grade Level/Age: 3rd grade/8 years
Minimum Number Required in Order to Book Program: 30
Maximum Capacity: Due to supply limitations, the maximum number allowed for the entire school group is 200 people.
Student/Adult Ratio: 10:1
Program Length: To make demonstrating and the hand-on activity more beneficial to the students, large school groups will be divided into smaller groups of approximately 20 each. Each group will get a 15-20 minute program. Maximum time allowed for entire visit is 2 hours.
Time of Year Available: October through March only
Type of Program: hands-on
Advanced Notice: 4 weeks
Natural Dyes
During the 19th century, natural dyeing techniques were used to color fabrics and threads on a plantation. For this program students will also get to see the resulting colors of various dyes like cochineal, indigo, and onion skin.
Minimum Grade Level/Age: Kindergarden/ 5 years
Minimum Number Required in Order to Book Program: 20
Maximum Capacity: Due to room capacity of building only about 20 people are allowed in at a time, maximum total for entire school group is 200 people.
Student/Adult Ratio: 10:1
Program Length: Large school groups will be divided into smaller groups of approximately 20 each. Each group will get approximately 20-30 minutes for the program. Maximum time al
lowed for entire visit is 2 hours.
Time of Year Available: October through March only
Type of Program: demonstration only, NOT hands-on
Advanced Notice: 4 weeks
Shingle Making or Cedar Shakes
This program demonstrates how wooden roof shingles were made. From the “Big House” to the “Out House” wooden shingles were used as roofing material on a 19th century plantation. For this program students will get to see how cedar logs were cut and split into individual shingles, also called shakes, to cover a house.
Minimum Grade Level/Age: 3rd grade/8 years
Minimum Number Required in Order to Book Program: 20
Maximum Capacity: Due to supply limitations, the maximum number allowed for the entire school group is 100 people.
Student/Adult Ratio: 10:1
Program Length: Large school groups will be divided into smaller groups of approximately 20 each. Each group will get approximately a 15-20 minute demonstration. Maximum time allowed for entire visit is 2 hours.
Time of Year Available: year round
Type of Program: demonstration only NOT hands-on
Advanced Notice: 6 weeks
Textiles on a Plantation – Carding, Spinning, and Weaving
On a plantation, the production of cotton and wool into cloth was done in stages. The program begins with students getting to card their own cotton or wool fibers like it would have been done in the 19th century. Students are then shown how the fibers were spun into yarn on an auth
entic spinning wheel, and lastly how the yarn was woven into cloth on Oakley’s original 19th century loom in the weaving room.
Minimum Grade Level/Age: Kindergarden/ 5 years
Minimum Number Required in Order to Book Program: 20
Maximum Capacity: Due to room capacity in weaving room, only about 20 people are allowed in at a time, and the maximum number allowed for the entire school group is 200 people.
Student/Adult Ratio: 10:1
Program Length: To make demonstrating and the hand-on activity more beneficial to the students, large school groups will be divided into smaller groups of approximately 20 each. Each group will get an approximately 15-20 minute program. Maximum time allowed for entire visit is 2 hours.
Time of Year Available: year round
Type of Program: carding is hands-on, spinning and weaving is demonstration only
Advanced Notice: 4 weeks
19th Century Fashions – Clothing, Etiquette, and the Language of the Fan
A presentation of the lessons a typical lady may have learned through tutors, teachers, and life experiences during the Regency (1790-1820s) or Victorian (1830s-1920s) eras. Students try on the various clothing styles similar to the clothes that were worn by the family either around home or out on the town during these eras. Students will also learn 19th century etiquette according to Jane Austen as well as how a lady could communicate with a gentleman by only using her fan.
Minimum Grade Level/Age: 3
rd grade/8 years
Minimum Number Required in Order to Book Program: 20
Maximum Capacity: Due to supply limitations, the maximum number allowed for the entire school group is 200 people.
Student/Adult Ratio: 10:1
Program Length: To make demonstrating and the hand-on activity more beneficial to the students, large school groups will be divided into smaller groups of approximately 20 each. Each group will get an approximately 15-20 minute program. Maximum time allowed for entire visit is 2 hours.
Time of Year Available: year round
Type of Program: hands-on and demonstration
Advanced Notice: 4 weeks
Children’s Games
This program allows students to participate in games that were played by the children who lived on a 19th century plantation. Some of the games available are hoops, graces, cup and ball, Jacob’s ladder, and whirly gig.
Minimum Grade Level/Age: Kindergarden/ 5 years
Minimum Number Required in Order to Book Program: 20
Maximum Capacity: Due to supply limitations, the maximum number allowed for the entire school group is 200 people.
Student/Adult Ratio: 10:1
Program Length: To make demonstrating and the hand-on activity more beneficial to the students, large school groups will be divided into smaller groups of approximately 20 each. Each group will get an approximately 15-20 minute program. Maximum time allowed for entire visit is 2 hours.
Time of Year Available: year round
Type of Program: hands-on
Advanced Notice: 4 weeks
Differ
entiating Animal Kingdoms
Students get to interact with various species of animals within the different animal kingdoms. Audubon State Historic Site has many animals that live on-site, including Gus the Turkey, Millie the Bunny, and Indigo the peacock. This program will include discussions with how animals communicate with each other as well as how humans and animals interact with one another as well.
Minimum Grade Level/Age: Kindergarden/ 5 years
Minimum Number Required in Order to Book Program: 20
Maximum Capacity: The maximum number allowed for the entire school group is 200 people.
Student/Adult Ratio: 10:1
Program Length: To make the program more beneficial to the students, large school groups will be divided into smaller groups of approximately 20 each. Each group will get an approximately 15-20 minute program. Maximum time allowed for entire visit is 2 hours.
Time of Year Available: year round
Type of Program: hands-on
Advanced Notice: 4 weeks
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Some of the FAITH Fellowship homeschool students are selling raffle tickets to raise money to go to World View Academy Leadership Camp this fall. We are raffling a computer armoire from Louise’s Real-Wood Furniture store. The armoire has double pull out wrap-around doors. The winner of this fine piece of furniture will be able to choose the stain finish. Please consider helping these student go to World View Academy Leadership Camp.
We will not be selling these tickets at church, but you may drop by Louise’s Real-Wood Furniture store at 2807 Johnston Street (corner of College & Johnston)
Some of the students will be at the AHSA practices and football games as well as the FAITH Fellowship homeschool meeting. There names are: Andrew Duhon, Rachel VanderMolen, Mamie Lane, Anna Maria Russo, Amber David and Emilee Grissom.
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Sheridan Productions – Performing Arts Classes -
Fall 2009 Session begins September 14
Registration Deadline is September 1
Classes in Music, Acting, Modern Dance, Classical Ballet
accepting students ages 7 and up
Also Creative Movement for 3-6 year olds.
email familysheridan@bellsouth.net
phone (337) 886-1874
instructors include Meghan Sheridan, Shayna Broussard, Brad Larpenter
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HI everyone. It’s that time again. AHSA is in full swing of VARSITY FOOTBALL. So, if you would like a schedule of games, please see below.
AHSA is notifying the Acadiana Home School community that we are checking for community interest in varsity basketball. We are in the preliminary stages of gathering information. But, without your response, we will not know of any need. Please forward this information to anyone who might be interested.
Here’s the basketball info. The season begins the Monday after Thanksgiving. We would play a total of 16 games ( 8 are “home” games). For each home game we would need to hire 2 league officials at $100 each per game. We will also have to procure and rent a gym for practices 3-4 times per week as well as for home games. The games, we believe, will be played from Lake Charles to New Orleans. With the cost of gym rentals, officials, uniforms,insurance…we are estimating the cost may be as high as $400-$500/player. This cost could be raised through personal sponsors…But that is entirely up to you.
If you are interested, please respond to
janadbd@cox.net
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This is from the Plantarium in downtown Lafayette:
The International Year of Astronomy celebrates the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s first telescope observations. Join us as we celebrate four centuries of astronomical discoveries that helped trigger a scientific revolution profoundly affecting the way we view the world and the universe. Watch for International Year of Astronomy activities throughout 2009!
Young Astronomers Club
Are you a teenager interested in astronomy? Join the Planetarium’s Young Astronomers Club! Members will learn about astronomy, observe the night sky, and more! This will be an after-school activity with meetings on the 2nd Thursday of each month from September through May. Interested students can sign up at the Museum’s front desk beginning Tuesday, August 4. Membership will be small to give everyone a chance to participate fully, so sign up early!
Organizational Meeting
Location: planetarium
Date: Thursday, September 10
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Ages: 13–18
Fee: free
Art Walk Astronomy (2nd Saturday of each month; all free)
All Art Walk telescope observing depends on good weather.
September 12
Visit the Museum lobby to see live images of solar system objects from the remotely operated observatory under construction on the museum roof. 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Admission is free.
Lunchtime Sidewalk Astronomy
Each clear Wednesday at lunchtime from June through August, watch for one of the planetarium’s telescopes by the Museum at the corner of Jefferson and Congress Streets. Take a look to see a safely filtered view of the sun! All welcome. Free!
Public Planetarium Program Times
July, August, & September, 2009
program subjects vary — see below for more information
Tuesday (June 2– August 4) at 11:00 a.m.: “Space Flight for Kids”
Tuesday (June – August) at 4:00 p.m.: “The Sky Tonight”
Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.: “The Sky Tonight”
Thursday (June – August) at 4:00 p.m.: “The Sky Tonight”
Friday (June – August) at 4:00 p.m.: “The Sky Tonight”
Saturday at 11:00 a.m.: Saturday Morning Kids’ Special (see below)
Saturday at 1:30 p.m.: Featured Program (see below)
Saturday at 2:45 p.m.: “The Sky Tonight”
Saturday at 4:00 p.m.: Featured Program (see below)
Sunday at 1:30 p.m.: Featured Program (see below)
Sunday at 2:45 p.m.: “The Sky Tonight”
Sunday at 4:00 p.m.: Featured Program (see below)
Programs begin promptly and late entry is not possible.
Planetarium programs may not be suitable for pre-schoolers.
Program Information
“The Sky Tonight”
“The Sky Tonight” introduces visitors to evening constellations, bright stars, and planets.
June 2 – August 4
“Space Flight for Kids”
How did we go to the moon? How will we go back? What about the Space Shuttle and Space Station? This program uses rocket models, 1/50th scale rocket drawings, and more to help you find out!
Visit the Museum & Planetarium web site at www.lnhmpmuseum.org
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Katherine “Kitty” Credeur has been named the director of the new Chorale Acadienne Children’s chorus being sponsored by Chorale Acadienne, Dr. James Haygood, artistic director.
The children’s chorus, formerly the ULL Children’s Chorus, was an outstanding group founded and directed by Norma Jean Luckey who retired in 2008. Chorale Acadienne, the premier adult chorus of Acadiana, decided to continue Mrs. Luckey’s legacy and assume the sponsorship of the children’s chorus, which will perform with Chorale as well as continue their own performance schedule.
All former UL Children’s Chorus members will be automatically accepted, but must register on August 31 at First Baptist Church, Lafayette, 1100 Lee Avenue. Parents and students will meet the new director, Mrs. Credeur at that time. Signs will be posted to guide parents and students to the choir room.
Auditions for new members will be held on Monday, August 17 and Monday, August 24 at 4:00 p.m. All rehearsals will be held at First Baptist Church on Mondays from 4:00-5:30 p.m. Students from 5th to 8th grades may audition. Boys must have an unchanged voice. The audition piece is America (My Country ‘Tis of Thee) and do a few simple vocal exercises with Mrs. Credeur—matching pitch, echo singing, etc. Tuition is $100 per semester.
Rehearsals begin on September 14, 4:00 p.m. and will be held each Monday through the semester. Marcus McCullough is the accompanist for the group.
Kitty Hubbell Credeur has nineteen years experience teaching in Lafayette Parish schools. Her first degree was in vocal performance, followed by a degree in music education from ULL and certification in Kodaly Training, Levels I, II and III, working with Lamar Robertson at McNeese State University. She was named the outstanding graduate in the College of Education at ULL in 1991.
Mrs. Credeur was the accompanist and assistant to Mrs. Luckey for the first five years of the ULL Children’s Chorus. Mrs. Credeur also worked as a church singer and pianist with St. Jules Catholic Church for fifteen years and later with the children’s choirs at First Methodist Church, and later with the East Bayou Baptist Church music program. Her professional affiliations include the Lafayette Parish Vocal Music Teacher’s Association and the Lafayette Alumnae Group of Sigma Alpha Iota, international fraternity for women in music.
