Let's give a huge shoutout to all our incredible SLP Assistant Principals! It's National Assistant Principal Week, and we want to take a moment to express our gratitude for your dedication, hard work, and unwavering support for students, teachers, and staff. Thank you for your tireless efforts in shaping school communities and fostering a positive learning environment. Your commitment doesn't go unnoticed. Here's to you, Assistant Principals - you truly make a difference! #AssistantPrincipalWeek #slpProud

Attention Lawtell Community Members: Come out at 7am on Monday April 8th and help us cheer on your children to have a positive morning and begin the week with the support of the community!

Please be advised that there will be no school for the St. Landry Parish Pre-K students on Friday, April 12, 2024.
The Early Childhood Department is beginning to prepare for the 2024-25 school year. Registration for new Pre-K students entering school in August 2024 will begin on Friday, April 12, 2024. The Pre-K teachers and paraprofessionals will be interviewing parents, collecting documents, and reviewing registration packets the entire day.
We appreciate you understanding this important process and we thank you for your cooperation.
The OHS Biomedical Academy is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 academic year. Families can conveniently apply online at https://5il.co/2go8u or obtain an application directly from the OHS Biomed campus. Please visit the school's website or contact the office for more information.

Lawtell families, come and Join us for our Science and Social Studies Family Night and Open House.

LES Cheerleading and Volleyball Tryouts


Know a high school student interested in representing the voices of young people across the state? The Louisiana Legislative Youth Advisory Council application window is open now through March 15. LYAC is an annually appointed body of students tackling issues affecting the youth of Louisiana. https://form.jotform.com/92885133738165

The Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 academic year. Families can conveniently apply online at https://www.slpsb.org/o/maca or obtain an application directly from the MACA campus. Please visit the school's website or contact the office for more information.

Join us for the 2nd Student Arts Expo in St. Landry Parish โ a free and family-friendly festival of student artwork, live performances, and fun arts activities. The festival is March 23, 2024, from 10 AM to 3 PM in the Opelousas courthouse square. This festival is a celebration of student-artists in all artistic disciplines from every corner of St. Landry Parish. ๐จ๐ผ๐ท๐ค

Read Across America takes on Lawtell Elementary. We had the pleasure of having Mrs. Suess visit with us Today. Thanks to NAUW St. Landry Branch members Janya Fontenot Joseph, Heather Bob, and Aracheal Ventress for assisting with surprising our kindergarten students.










Employees that go Above and Beyond are
January - Jamie Armitage
February- Aracheal Ventress
March - Stephanie Joubert



Employees of the Month
January- Jordan Jason
February- Nigel Poole
March - Brianna Richard




Parent Night for our annual Lawtell Elementary Scholastic Book Fair is Monday, March 4th at 5:00pm. Preview the book fair here: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/lawtellelementaryschool

We have engineers!! Students loved their new title and used what weโve been learning to create and customize their own pinball machines!



Congratulations to the Northwest High boys' basketball team for advancing to the quarterfinal round of the LHSAA state playoffs. They will be traveling to Brusly on Friday, March 1st, to take on Brusly High. Go out and support the Raiders! #GoRaiders #BringHomeTheWin

The SLP Early Learning Network is now accepting applications for children aged birth to 5. Interested parties can apply at the site for which your child is zoned to attend or online at https://earlylearningnetworkslp.org.

On Friday, first graders celebrated their 100th Day of School with a variety of reading and math activities to show that they are 100 Days smarter!










4th grade students are celebrating increasing their I-Ready scores with a 50% or higher increase or scoring a basic or above in math with popcorn and a movie.


Students in kindergarten are enjoying working on their iReady challenge for the month of February. Students who pass a lesson with 80% or higher get to color in a square. Who says learning canโt be fun!



Students in Mrs. Furtchโs 5th grade Science class designed a Freshwater Collection System to grasp the idea of evaporation and condensation as they separate freshwater from salt water.





