Thirty-six students from four schools in Central Louisiana competed at the Louisiana Region IV Science and Engineering Fair held Saturday, March 2 at the LSU-A Campus in Alexandria. East Natchitoches Elementary School set the pace, bringing in a bus with 14 students under East Natchitoches Elementary Principal Chrystal Davis and science teachers Lori Bertrand and Brittani Fields. The students at the Regional Fair were the top finishers among the competitors at their school’s science fair. It should be noted that the Natchitoches group comprised over one third of the competitors present. That is a remarkable achievement that speaks well of the students, their families, and their teachers.
As a writer for the Natchitoches Parish Journal and a former teacher in one of the poorest parishes in the state, I have long maintained that there are talented and intelligent children in each and every one of our parish’s schools. They will rise to any challenge placed before them. All they need is leadership. It is quite evident that the leadership and faculty of East Natchitoches Elementary School share that belief. It is long past time for every single public school in the parish to have students competing at the Regional Science and Engineering Fair.
Of the 14 students from East Natchitoches Elementary School who competed at the fair, 11 of them won honors. Kyndall Bobb will go on to represent our parish at the state science fair to be held in Baton Rouge later this month.
The Natchitoches Parish Journal wishes to commend the faculty and staff of East Natchitoches Elementary School for all their hard work in providing this wonderful opportunity to the children entrusted to you. We also extend our best wishes to Kyndall Bobb for the state Science Fair. Go Eagles!
