GUEYDAN - With the closing of the school term here, Jesse Owens and Gueydan High School are proud to end it with great numbers and at the same time are sad to have teachers leaving.

According to GHS Assistant Principal Dana Primeaux, GHS can be proud of their testing results. She states, “The End of Course Test (EOC) are state generated test which are given to high school students and serves as their final exams in each courses. As our test scores indicate students at Gueydan High did an outstanding job on final exams. In all EOC’S 80 percent or better of our students scored proficient or better. This is a tribute to our outstanding, dedicated teachers and the hard work of our students”.

The unfortunate news for GHS is students and faculty have said goodbye to a 33 year veteran.

Edward Rizzuto teacher of the Agriscience Department and the FFA director has decided to call it quits.

Rizzuto states, “It has been a pleasure for me to serve you and your children, and I hope your continued support will extend to the new leadership put in place for next year. The educational endeavor is a journey, not a destination, and can be successful only with the support of the child’s first and most important teacher--the parents. Thanks again to those of you supporting that endeavor through the Agriscience/FFA program over the years”.

Jesse Owens Elementary School Principal Anita Dupuis has the same high results in JOES testing and also has an educator leaving.

Jamie Lounsberry will leave after 28 years of educating young children. Lounsberry stated she has enjoyed her years at JOES and goes on to say, “I am leaving Jesse Owens proud to have touched so many young lives. We have a wonderful school and it has been a pleasure to be a part of the JOES family”! Principal Dupuis announced at the JOES award that Lounsberry will be dearly missed.