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Career Day

Posted Nov 22, 2024

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Nov 25-29...Thanksgiving Holidays
Dec 2...Girls Basketball v Loranger
Dec 3...Girls Basketball v Livonia
Dec 12...7th hour Midterm
Dec 12...Wrestling dual
Dec 12...Krewe of Blue Concert 7:00
Dec 13...1st and 2nd hour Midterm
Dec 16...3rd and 4th hour Midterm
Dec 17...5th and 6th hour Midterm
Dec 17...Fall Sports Banquet
Dec 18...Makeup Midterms only
Dec 18...Community Luncheon
Dec 19...Girls Basketball v Woodlawn
Dec 20...FFA LDE's State
Dec 23-7...Christmas Holidays

Moleoween

Posted Nov 7, 2024

Written by Aubrie Schmidt

Mole Day is the day we celebrate the basic measuring unit in chemistry(6.02 x 10²³). The world celebrates it on October 23, 2024 from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m.. This year Live Oak High School celebrated it on October 30, 2024 with the theme of Moleoween, while the national theme was Encantamole. Our students took part in participating and watching the experiments such as, methane bubbles, liquid nitrogen flowers, and exploding pumpkin with Mrs. Fasbender and Mrs. Griffin as the teachers observing their AP and Honors Chemistry students who performed some of the experiments. This is something that our students have always loved watching and participating in for near 11 years. Our science teachers have taken pride in creating these experiments, dressing up, and creating a positive and fun atmosphere for their students to flourish in. These teachers worked very hard to provide a fun experience and a break from the classroom for them and their students, so we at Live Oak say thank you Mrs. Griffin and Mrs. Fasbender.

Thanksgiving

Posted Nov 7, 2024

Written by Hana Mackey

Here at Live Oak, Thanksgiving is all about family and food. For some, family is everything, making Thanksgiving one of the best days of the year since they can see their entire extended family. For others, the food is the best part since they can eat all the food they want to. Some are excited for both parts, being able to see their families and eat as much food as they want to. Others are likely just excited because it is a break from school. Regardless, Thanksgiving is well-liked by many at Live Oak for various reasons. From delicious stuffing and turkey to homemade Puerto Rican breaded chicken and pies, and from spending time with extended family across states to spending time with a significant other, every family and every person has their own traditions for how they celebrate. So, what’s your Thanksgiving tradition?

Trick or Treat

Posted Oct 31, 2024

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Check out these awesome costumes for Halloween

Tailgate

Posted Aug, 2024

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Fun filled spirit for everyone at the 2nd annual Tailgate Party

The Drop Dance

Posted Aug 16, 2024

The Drop, or better known as the Back to School dance, was an awesome night where students went to get back into the school spirit and have some fun with their friends. The Drop had a glow in the dark theme, filled with black lights and neon clothing to give the event a vibrant neon glow that made The Drop all the more fun. There was also music that everybody danced the night away. The event really brought us together as an introduction to a new chapter for the school.

STEM Center

Posted Oct 6, 2022
Written by David Gray | Livingston Parish News

A cornerstone of the Watson community for more than 100 years is preparing for the next century.

On Wednesday, Live Oak High and Livingston Parish school officials gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate the school’s upcoming STEM center, which will increase the school’s offerings of 21st century learning.

igh, which has undergone much change over the last decade. The Watson school moved from its original spot on Old Highway 16 to its current 200,000-square-foot facility in December 2012, the result of a $30 million project. In 2018, the school launched a $6.8 million project to bring the baseball and softball programs on-campus.

School Board member Kellee Dickerson, who represents the Watson area, recalled some of the other expansions to the high school over the years but said that those usually pertained to certain groups of students.

But the new STEM center, she said, will impact “them all.”

“We’ve designed a lot of things in our community that we’re so proud of, the athletic facilities and expansions at other schools,” Dickerson said. “But this is something that, no matter what school they attend at Live Oak, they all come to the high school. And every child who walks through the doors at Live Oak will get to benefit from this amazing facility.”

Livingston Parish School Board member Kellee Dickerson speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Live Oak Institute of Medicine, Aviation & the Arts on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022.

David Gray | The News

Livingston Parish Assistant Superintendent Jody Purvis, a former CTE teacher, said the STEM center will be one of the most popular areas on campus when it opens, saying it’ll give students a place to see their “academic skills blending with those technical skills.”

“This project is something where every student at Live Oak High is gonna want to be… try to enroll in, and participate in activities that will be with them for the rest of their lives,” Purvis said.

In preparation for the STEM center, Jones said teachers have undergone professional development “to make sure they’re ready” for when the facility opens. The school is also preparing students through “foundational classes” that’ll only be enhanced when the STEM center opens.

The ceremony gave attendees a preview of what students have been learning in those foundational classes — and what’s in store. Culinary students prepared and served a hearty breakfast for those in attendance; drone students filmed the ceremony; and graphic design students produced the banners that were on display.

“We’ve had a lot of behind-the-scenes professional development to get ready for this,” she said. “We wanted to have our foundations ready so when our advanced technologies get here, we are ready to go.”

A portion of the center will be named in honor of the district’s current Career and Technology coordinator, Staci Polozola. Polozola has been behind the district’s push to grow and expand career programs, allowing for certifications in healthcare, culinary arts, construction and manufacturing, business, entrepreneurship, IT, STEM, digital and graphic arts, and automotive and collision repair.