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2024 Teacher Awards finalists announced

United Way of Acadiana will honor the nominees and recognize the finalists at the final UL men's basketball game of the season during the halftime presentation vs. Southern Miss.

LPSS and Kiwanis Club partnership encourages children to read more

LPSS and Kiwanis Club partnership encourages children to read more The more they read, the bigger the chance to win a new bike. and last updated 2021-01-14 23:42:57-05 LAFAYETTE, La. — The Kiwanis Club of Lafayette and the Lafayette Parish School System are forming a partnership to hopefully get children to read more books. The goal of the program is to incentivize students in a new way, amid the pandemic. Normally, librarians and school staff would encourage children to read with promises of free pizza or dance parties, but because of new restrictions, these parties aren t an option. The Kiwanis Club of Lafayette is stepping up to donate prizes, such as new bicycles, at each of the 25 schools in LPSS. To be eligible to win, the students must do the following:

Lafayette Kiwanis and LPSS Give Bicycles to Encourage Reading

Lafayette Kiwanis and LPSS Give Bicycles to Encourage Reading The Lafayette Parish School System has partnered with the Kiwanis Club of Lafayette on a mission to get children to read more books.  This initiative will give incentives to students in a new way. Pre-pandemic the children were encouraged through the Accelerated Reader program at school with librarians and teachers offering prizes and parties as an incentive. Obviously, the pandemic restrictions prevent that from happening now. Luckily for our kiddos, the Kiwanis Club of Lafayette is helping in a big way. They are donating prizes such as new bicycles at each of the 25 schools in Lafayette Parish School System, according to KATC. Members of the Kiwanis Club personally donated money so each school could get two bicycles. That’s 50 bikes total.

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