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And the big dance will feature way less of one marquee aspect: dancing.
A number of school districts have instituted no slow-dancing policies for their events this year, while others are limiting the time allowed on the dance floor. Some have nixed the activity altogether in favor of games and talent shows.
Although prom might look a bit different in 2021 at different venues to accommodate social distancing and with different rules to keep attendees safe most schools and students have welcomed back the end-of-year tradition that was so abruptly canceled last year at the height of the pandemic.
With Centennial High School on the Northwest Side still on a blended-learning schedule, its May 14 event at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium will be the first time all seniors can gather in one spot.
My New Orleans
03/15/2021
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Downtown New Orleans’ first and largest signature mural collection expands with the addition of “You Are What You Eat” by New Orleans native and artist, Jessica Strahan. Strahan’s work is the seventh mural featured in
Unframed presented by The Helis Foundation, a project of the Arts Council New Orleans. Strahan was the first muralist to be announced from the
Unframed 2.0 international call to women artists, which resulted in 82 submissions. “You Are What You Eat” is located in
Legacy Park at 730 Baronne St.
“Jessica celebrates New Orleans’ distinctive culture in her artwork,” says The Helis Foundation Managing Director Jessie Schott Haynes. “She not only captures the city’s rich community, but she engaged with local students to create this impressive and vibrant mural.”
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New Orleans public school students will spend most of January learning remotely. The district-wide order will last for at least two weeks and allows very young students and students with special needs to keep learning in-person at the discretion of their school.
NOLA-PS was still planning for an in-person semester as of Dec. 30 and didn’t change course until after students had returned from winter break the following Monday.
Officials say the decision to pivot was based on a recent rise in the city’s test positivity rate, which emerged early in the new year. On Jan. 3, the city’s rate jumped from 7.65 percent to 8.9 percent. Since then, the city’s daily test positivity rate has hovered around 9 percent.