Education

2023 Family Favorites: Schooled

Favorite After-School Program
St. Thomas More Catholic School

Runners Up
Gateway Preschool & Technology Center & Parkview Baptist School

Favorite Charter Elementary School
BASIS Baton Rouge–Materra

Runners Up
Advantage Charter Academy & University View Academy

Favorite Charter Elementary School Principal
Jared Lamb, BASIS Baton Rouge–Materra

Runners Up
Christol Williams, University View Academy & Hazel Regis-Buckels, Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter School

Favorite Charter High School
University View Academy

Runners Up
GEO Prep Academy & Slaughter Community Charter School

Favorite Charter High School Principal
Sharon Sims, University View Academy

Runners Up
Brandon Fontenot, GEO Next Generation High School & Dr. Stephanie Goudeau, Slaughter Community Charter School

Favorite Charter Middle School
University View Academy

Runners Up
BASIS Baton Rouge & Kenilworth Science & Technology Charter School

Favorite Charter Middle School Principal
Jared Lamb, BASIS Baton Rouge–Materra

Runners Up
Hazel Regis-Buckels, Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter School & Janna Husser, University View Academy

Favorite College
Louisiana State University

Runners Up
Southeastern Louisiana University & Southern University & A&M College

Favorite Magnet Elementary School
Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts

Runners Up
Mayfair Laboratory School & Westdale Heights Academic Magnet

Favorite Magnet Elementary School Principal
Dr. Louis Moore, Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts

Runners Up
Alesha Cavanaugh, Westdale Heights Academic Magnet & Kyle Fontenette, Mayfair Laboratory School

Favorite Magnet High School
Baton Rouge Magnet High School

Runners Up
Liberty Magnet High School & Scotlandville Magnet High School

Favorite Magnet High School Principal
Nanette McCann, Baton Rouge Magnet High School

Runners Up
Brandon Levatino, Liberty Magnet School & Paul Jackson, Scotlandville Magnet High School

Favorite Magnet Middle School
Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School

Runners Up
Mayfair Laboratory School & McKinley Middle Magnet School

Favorite Magnet Middle School Principal
Jamie Noel, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School

Runners Up
Dr. Tongelia Rowan, McKinley Middle Magnet School & Kyle Fontenette, Mayfair Laboratory School

Favorite Mother’s Day Out Program
Broadmoor Presbyterian Early Childhood Center

Runners Up
Grace Life Preschool & Jefferson Baptist Church

Favorite Preschool Program
St. Thomas More Catholic School

Runners Up
St. James Episcopal Day School & The Child Development Cooperative

Favorite Private Elementary School
St. Thomas More Catholic School

Runners Up
Bethany Christian School & St. James Episcopal Day School

Favorite Private Elementary School Principal
Ashley McDaniel, St. Thomas More Catholic School

Runners Up
Bridget Henderson, St. James Episcopal Day School & Daniel McCulloch, Parkview Baptist School

Favorite Private High School
St. Joseph’s Academy

Runners Up
Episcopal School of Baton Rouge & St. Michael the Archangel High School

Favorite Private High School Principal
Stacia Andricain, St. Joseph’s Academy

Runners Up
Ellen Lee, St. Michael the Archangel High School & Tom Forti, Episcopal School of Baton Rouge

Favorite Private Middle School
St. Thomas More Catholic School

Runners Up
Episcopal School of Baton Rouge & Trinity Lutheran School

Favorite Private Middle School Principal
Ashley McDaniel, St. Thomas More Catholic School

Runners Up
Marinea McGehee, Trinity Lutheran School & Mark Engstrom, Episcopal School of Baton Rouge

Favorite Public Elementary School
Juban Parc Elementary

Runners Up
Prairieville Primary School & Shenandoah Elementary School

Favorite Public Elementary School Principal
Lauren Kennedy, Juban Parc Elementary

Runners Up
Amy Savage, South Live Oak Elementary School & Kim Ammons, Prairieville Primary

Favorite Public High School
Live Oak High School

Runners Up
Brusly High School & Central High School

Favorite Public High School Principal
Beth Jones, Live Oak High School

Runners Up
Brandon Lagroue, Central High School & Matt Monceaux, Dutchtown High School

Favorite Public Middle School
Live Oak Middle School

Runners Up
Central Middle School & Prairieville Middle School

Favorite Public Middle School Principal
Ryan Hodges, Live Oak Middle School

Runners Up
Erin Howard, Glasgow Middle School & Matthew Geraci, Prairieville Middle School

Favorite Special Needs Program
Grace Therapy Center

Runners Up
Behavioral Intervention Group & St. Thomas More Catholic School

Favorite Trade School
River Parishes Community College Gonzales

Runners Up
Baton Rouge Community College & ITI Technical College

Favorite Tutoring Program
Black MasterMinds LLC

Runners Up
Dream Keepers Academy of Baton Rouge & City Year Baton Rouge

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