Bunkie High schedules Homecoming week activities
Mon, 10/08/2018 - 7:37pm
A variety of activities are set to celebrate homecoming this week at Bunkie High School.
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William Manuel (left) of Hessmer and Austin Spencer of Cottonport display their state FFA winning project on how to produce queen bees for honey production. The two-man team of LaSAS 8th graders will now compete at the FFA National Convention in Indianapolis on Oct. 24-27.
LaSAS' two-student FFA team heading to national competition
Mon, 10/01/2018 - 5:00am
Two young agri-business students captured state honors at the FFA convention earlier this year and will be competing in Indianapolis for a national ribbon later this month.
Marksville, Avoyelles celebrate Homecomings this week
Sun, 09/23/2018 - 5:00am
Two Avoyelles Parish high schools will celebrate 2018 Homecoming activities this week.
Mustangs running back Marquis Alexander (in gray) sweeps around the right end, pursued by a pack of Panthers during last Friday’s game between Avoyelles High and Bunkie Magnet. Avoyelles beat Bunkie, 42-7. {Photo by Raymond L. Daye}
Avoyelles bashes Bunkie in annual 'A-B' Game, 42-7
Fri, 09/14/2018 - 5:00am
{This article is about two of the parish's three football-playing schools.
Avoyelles High football Coach Andy Boone huddles with his Mustangs during the 2014 season, just a few months after being seriously injured in an automobile accident. He was on crutches for eight months and still has a plate and screws in his leg. His son, Wesley Boone, won an Associated Press collegiate journalism award for a video feature, “The Andy Boone Story” about his father’s struggle to recover from his injuries. {Photo courtesy of the Boone family}
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Avoyelles High grad racks up collegiate broadcast awards for 2017. {KALB photo}
Wes Boone wins college TV journalism awards
Fri, 09/07/2018 - 5:00am
A classic piece of advice to writers is to “write about what you know.”