Browse past news stories for East Ascension High School in Gonzales, LA.

• Gonzales project awarded by DOTD (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 01:18:20 pm
  BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development considered bids totaling more than $39 million at its Oct. 28 public bid opening.
• Scuffle breaks out at East Ascension-Dutchtown game (WAFB Baton Rouge)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 04:35:54 am
  A scuffle broke out during Friday night's football matchup between East Ascension High and Dutchtown High.
• Obituaries for October 30 (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on October 30, 2009 at 11:17:49 am
  Bedney, Lon V. “L.V.” A retired truck driver and mechanic with Haynes & McCoin Motor Line, he died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, in Gonzales, at age 86.
• Haydel named grand marshal of parade (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on October 26, 2009 at 11:02:48 pm
  Riding as Grand Marshal in the Ascension Christmas Parade this year will be a member of the LSU 2009 National Championship Baseball team and 2005 East Ascension High School graduate, Buzzy Haydel.
• PHOTOS: Spartans, Gators come together for annual 'Shout Out' (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 02:54:06 am
  The communities of East Ascension and St. Amant high schools joined together Thursday night for the annual Spartan-Gator Shout Out at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales. For more photos, see: weeklycitizen.mycapture.com/mycapture/folder.asp and weeklycitizen.mycapture.com/mycapture/folder.asp
• Bonds pass in Ascension (The Advocate)
  posted on October 18, 2009 at 05:29:49 am
  DONALDSONVILLE — Ascension Parish voters approved Saturday the School Board’s $100 million bond issue 5,883 votes to 1,311 — about 10 percent of registered voters — according to complete but unofficial returns.
• Official: School upgrades long-term (The Advocate)
  posted on October 11, 2009 at 05:14:02 am
  In Ascension School Superintendent Donald Songy’s mind, Saturday’s property tax extension, if it passes, is just the beginning of what likely will be a 20-year plan to anticipate the growing population of the parish, and the corresponding growth in Ascension Public schools’ student population.
• Dismissed School Board case appealed (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on October 9, 2009 at 11:23:28 pm
  BATON ROUGE – Attorneys for an Ascension Parish parent appealed the dismissal of a civil action against the parish School Board.
• Take Back the Night vigil Oct. 12 in Gonzales (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 06:40:46 pm
  The annual Take Back the Night vigil and march will be held at Jambalaya Park in Gonzales, Monday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m.
• Briscoe, Smith crowned Boucherie royalty (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on October 2, 2009 at 10:55:53 pm
  The Sorrento Lions Club held their annual Boucherie Pageant Saturday, Sept. 5.
• Redistricting suit dismissed (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 10:37:13 pm
  A U.S. District Court judge Tuesday dismissed a civil action filed by a parent against the Ascension Parish School Board.
• East Ascension homecoming court announced (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on September 29, 2009 at 04:52:13 pm
  East Ascension High School celebrates homecoming festivities this week.
• Bourque graduates basic training (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on September 26, 2009 at 10:52:13 pm
  Air Force Airman Dwayne A. Bourque graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
• Council honors LSU baseball coach, Gonzales player (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on September 22, 2009 at 05:29:21 pm
  The Ascension Parish Council issued a proclamation declaring Sept. 17 as Paul Mainieri Day in  the parish.
• Spartan-Gator shout out preparations underway (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on September 18, 2009 at 06:43:54 pm
  East Ascension and St. Amant high school students, staff, alumni and fans will once again gather to cheer their schools at the 7th Annual Spartan-Gator Tailgate Shout Out event, held the day before the annual football game between the Ascension Parish schools.
• Arias completes Navy training (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on September 12, 2009 at 10:04:11 pm
  Navy Seaman Recruit Robert A. Arias, son of Rose M. Helg of Gonzales and Steven S. Arias of Gonzales, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
• Meeting presents schools initiative (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on September 10, 2009 at 11:18:51 pm
  Ascension Parish School Board officials kicked off a series of town-hall meetings Wednesday night to provide information on the Oct. 17 ballot initiative which would extend the current millage through 2029.
• Former Spartanette joins New Orleans Honeybees (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on September 10, 2009 at 09:42:57 pm
  NEW ORLEANS – Amanda Chapman, a former East Ascension High School Spartanette captain and LSU Golden Girl, is creating a buzz as a member of the New Orleans Honeybees.
• Songy: Tax extension needed to modernize older campuses (The Advocate)
  posted on September 10, 2009 at 05:25:05 am
  GONZALES — Ascension Parish School Superintendent Donald Songy said Wednesday the school system will soon have nine schools built in the 21st century but eight that are 50 or more years old.
• School tax meetings planned (The Advocate)
  posted on September 6, 2009 at 05:12:17 am
  Ascension Parish residents on Wednesday will get their first look at the School Board’s $100 million capital improvement plan, which voters are being asked to fund by extending a 15.08-mill property tax.
• School board to hold proposition public meetings (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on September 3, 2009 at 10:57:15 pm
  The Ascension Parish School Board is sponsoring four community meetings in the coming weeks. The meetings will provide information on the Oct.17 school proposition to extend an existing 15.08 millage to fund $100 million of capital improvements at schools throughout the parish.
• 12U Ascension Jaguars place 12th at Division I AAU Nationals (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on September 1, 2009 at 10:02:46 am
  The 12 and under Ascension Jaguars competed in the 12 and under Division I Nationals July 15 - 23 in Hampton, Virginia.  96 teams were in Hampton battling for the right to call themselves National Champions. 
• PHOTO GALLERY: East Ascension students party in Jambalaya Park (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on August 27, 2009 at 11:55:39 pm
  East Ascension High School students celebrated the annual Party in the Park at Jambalaya Park in Gonzales Thursday.
• East Ascension graduate nominated for Emmy (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on August 14, 2009 at 11:41:12 pm
  Inga Frederic Thrasher, a 1980 graduate of East Ascension High School, has been nominated for an Emmy along with co-workers on the television show “Saturday Night Live.”
• Officers conduct manhunt in Gonzales (The Advocate)
  posted on August 14, 2009 at 06:56:20 pm
  GONZALES — Ascension Parish law enforcement authorities are conducting a manhunt in the center of Gonzales this afternoon. At least 16 Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement vehicles were parked near the intersection of Cornerview Street and Pleasant Avenue at 1:15 p.m.
• Jaquars place in Top 20 at Division I AAU Nationals (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on August 4, 2009 at 01:45:10 am
  The 13U Ascension Jaguars competed in the Division I Nationals June 28 - July 5 in Memphis against 108 teams battling for the right to call themselves National Champions.   Ascension opened the tournament by defeating Maryland’s state runner-ups Mt. Royal/Baltimore Elite 53-52 on an last second free throw by Jaquel Gant after trailing 32-12 at halftime. 
• Local cowgirl scores big in National Finals (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on July 29, 2009 at 08:17:48 pm
  It was fitting that East Ascension High School sophomore Randi Robert and her horse received a police escort through Gonzales Monday. Robert and Willie were on their way home from Farmington, N.M. where Robert had just won the Reserve All Around Championship in the National High School Rodeo Finals over the weekend.
• Student named to National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on July 9, 2009 at 04:09:16 pm
  Caitlin Charles, a 17-year-old student at East Ascension High School in Gonzales, has been nominated and invited to participate in the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine.
• Reply filed in school redistricting case (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on July 3, 2009 at 02:15:35 am
  A reply has been filed in the ongoing court battle between the Ascension Parish School Board and a local parent.
• Obituaries for June 29 (Gonzales Weekly Citizen)
  posted on June 29, 2009 at 09:00:30 pm
  Bowles, Charley Oh A 2002 graduate of East Ascension High School and a welder with Cooper T. Smith Inc., Charley Oh Bowles, 24, died Thursday, June 25, 2009, in Donaldsonville.