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Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bossier Parish schools ready for i3 Art Expo with Cares Krewe
BOSSIER PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — The Cares Krewe was on the final leg of its educational tour to help Bossier Parish Schools prepare for the i3 Art Expo. Bossier Parish students school the Cares Krewe Part of the expo is an iCANstruction competition in which the Bossier Parish School Youth Engineers are building Louisiana-themed sculptures from canned food items to be judged and displayed at this year's i3 Art Expo. The Cares Krewe started our journey at Elm Grove Middle School, home of the Eagles. 'We love the i3 Art Expo as a whole because it's an opportunity for our students to demonstrate their abilities in all kinds of things, the arts, and performing arts, and in this case, STEM,' said an Elm Grove Middle School representative. The young engineers shared that they were building Louie, the Louisiana alligator. 'I feel like it's very important to have things like this for students. It's just good for them to have something to do,' said an Elm Grove Middle School student. 'I'm going to say the learning opportunities you can get from the program,' said an Elm Grove Middle School student. 'People that may need them or to have fun, said an Elm Grove Middle School student. Bossier Parish students get surprises to help i3 Art Expo competition Our next stop on the STEM tour was Sun City Elementary School. Many green bean cans were delivered to Sun City to help them build their Mardi Gras alligator. Our friend August was so excited and hungry about the canned goods and the competition that she was ready to tear into the green beans. We decided to let the young engineers go to lunch so they wouldn't eat their sculpture canned goods supplies. The Cares Krewe looks for deserving recipients each week! You can nominate someone to receive a surprise today. Just click here to submit your nomination or to give us an idea of an organization deserving of a surprise. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Meet the secret weapon for Elm Grove Middle School basketball
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—Like other Elm Grove Middle School students, 13-year-old Michael Tucker enjoys math and is on the school basketball team. He is a beloved member of the school community with special needs, but he doesn't let that hold him back. He has a reputation for being a team player and cheerleader. His parents say playing basketball has given him new confidence. More Something Good with Lynn Vance His coach, Chris Kourvelas, recently had Michael start one of the team's home games, and he scored. Kourvelas said, 'The way that I tried to work and practice and you can ask our guys is that you know although Michael may have a couple of differences about himself I am not necessarily going to treat him any different than I would from any other player on the team when it comes to things.' Michael has taught fellow students that he is just the same as any other student, and that's Something Good. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
