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WELCOME
Super Omnia … the best of all!
Head of School
Andrew Yepson
SUMMER AT THE CREEKJune 4 – August 3 (Closed July 2 – 6)
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
8:30 – 2:00
Wednesday
8:30 - 2:00
Thursday
8:30 – 2:00
Friday
Closed
Congratulations!
Welcome Seniors - Class of 2013
Essay Winner
Congratulations! Carlie Toliver won the DAR Essay Contest for Lincoln Parish and for the Northwest District, which includes
ten parishes. She has also been invited to attend and be recognized at the 21st Annual DARE Training Conference
in Ruston scheduled for July 11-12.
Pre K Runs the Cougar Mile
Super Omnia BanquetCedar Creek School honored the outstanding
academic accomplishments of students in grades 6 through 12 and gave special recognition to all students enrolled in Advanced Placement and
Advanced Honors Classes at the Super Omnia Banquet.
Lamar Dowling, Cedar Creek Class of 2005, delivered an inspirational speech that
expressed the merits of the ongoing pursuit of excellence.. Lamar also, expressed the
importance of seeing failures as opportunities to learn and strengthen character. Finally, he
challenged each student to be steadfast in the ongoing pursuit of the Cedar Creek motto of
Super Omnia…the best of all.
2011 – 2012 LHSAA Class AAcademic All State
FootballHunter AndersonJacob HargroveJohn McCallumDavid MurphyBen Siegmund
Adam VanDenlangenberg
Justin Williams
SwimmingScott Barron
BasketballJordan DavisAllison EwingMorgan LolleyRuby Richie
BaseballJacob Hargrove
Dylan Spearman Adam
VanDenlangenberg
GolfScott Barron
Matthew MossBrandon Newton
Track and Field
Jordan DavisAllison EwingNoelle Futch
John McCallumDavid Murphy
Emily Prestridge
Ruby RichieBen Siegmund
TennisMorgan Lolley
Nicole NammourZach SimmonsLauren SpillersKatie Stuckey
SoftballWendi Henderson
Ruby RichieLauren Yepson
LHSAA Composite Academic All State
John McCallum Football,TrackScott Barron Golf, SwimmingNicole Nammour TennisKatie Stuckey TennisLauren Yepson Softball
Cougars Selected for A-HEC of a Summer
Attending the "A-HEC of a Summer" Health Career Volunteer Program - Taylor Witten, Katie Howard, Carley Bowman, Tyler Ray, Corey Moss, and Will Rudnicki for being selected to attend the
Eva BestOSFA Financial Aid Trailblazer
Cougar Golfer Signs with Louisiana Tech University
Brandon Newton commits to play golf for LouisianaTech University Cedar Creek has won the State Championship for 4 consecutive years, and so has Brandon.
He qualified for the Division V All-State Golf Team:Brandon finished 1st overall for the 4th consecutive year
He has been invited to play in the LHSAA Tournament of Champions at Tamahka Trails in Marksville, LA. Brandon won the Tournament last year.
State Tennis – Maggie - 2nd place
8th grader Maggie Manning placed 2nd in the State Tennis
Tournament.
Artwork Featured on Poster
This painting by senior Emily Prestridge has been selected as one
of the winners in the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Animal
Action art contest. It is one of twelve, selected from more than 1,000
entries, that will be displayed on the 2012-2013 Animal Action poster.
Congratulations Emily!
Cougar Names A Robot
Zach Smith of the 3rd grade entered the contest “Name Our Robot”. He was selected the winner out of 1300 entries. His award was a new iPad and his teacher Mrs. Letlow received a $250 gift certificate for classroom supplies.
H.O.S.S. “Helping Our Skilled Surgeons”
Cougars Sisters Ride ‘Em
Kelly O’Neal doing barrel racing at the WestCal arena in Sulphur,
LA.
Claire O’Neal doing pole bending in Jena, LA. at the high school rodeo.
She placed 2nd!
Students Receive Student Achievement Award
11 students received the
"Louisiana Student Achievement
Award" from the Louisiana ACT
Council for their performance on the
PLAN (the Pre-ACT) Assessment.
These students are on target to meet
or exceed ACT's College Readiness
Benchmarks by graduation.
The students receiving this recognition are: Jacob Antee, Taylor Barron,
Blake Ginn, Katie Grappe, Catherine Hild, Story Moller, Garland Pipes,
William Pipes, Allie Veatch, Mark VanDenLangenberg, and Henry Wiygul.
State Champions AgainCedar Creek Golf Team has won the State
Championship for 4 consecutive years. They have won 6 of the last 7 years, and 8 since 2000.
All 5 golfers qualified for the Division V All-State Golf Team: Brandon Newton finished 1st overall for the
4th consecutive year Jordan Cole finished 2nd overall Scott Barron tied for 3rd after regulation play, but finished in 4th place after a “Sudden-Victory” tie breaker that went to a second hole. Matt Moss and
Johnny Maxwell tied for 8th place overall
Cougar Receives Writing Award
The NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing is a school-based writing program established in 1957 to encourage high school students in their writing and to encourage some of the best student writers in the nation. This year, Will Rudnicki has been selected for superior performance in writing for his pieces entitle "13.1 memories" and "The World That Built Me." Will is one of only five students in Louisiana to be chosen for this honor.
Cougar 4-H Success
Caleb Cupit- Citizenship award- medal.... … for collecting over 200 boxes of MacaroniHeather Wilhite - 1st place for 5th grade … in bullying evaluationSavannah Davis- 1st place for 4th grade … in bullying evaluation3rd place- for scrapbook compiled …Collins Walker3rd place for Club t-shirt- … designed by Caleb Cupit 2012 Best Club Meetings- trophy Most Outstanding club secretary - Megan GallagherMost Outstanding club Vice President - Lauren MenzinaMost Outstanding club President - Audrey Miller 2012 Outstanding New Leader- Shauna Vallery
Elementary 4-H Club
Cougars Give 64 Units of Blood
Cougar Representatives for Girls and Boys State
Emma Crawford, Chloe Kaczvinsky, Jeff Carroll, and Ryan Dwyer will represent Cedar Creek School at Louisiana Girls State and Boys State this summer at Northwestern State University.
Sponsored by the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary, Boys State and Girls State are educational programs that focus on providing leadership experiences, character
development, and citizenship education.
Geometry Class
Geometry Students Raise Funds for JDRFThe three geometry classes have designed and created two very unique quilts to raise funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The
students began with some research to investigate the geometrical aspects of quilt block patterns. Since Cedar Creek has six students who suffer from Juvenile Diabetes, the classes decided to sell raffle tickets to raise money for the support of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The thirty-
six students raised a total of $1355.00 to donate to JDRF.
Cougar Key Club
Cedar Creek Key Club members attended the LaMissTenn District
Convention in Baton Rouge. Key Club members
attended officer training, club development, and service leadership
seminars during the convention. Will Rudnicki was elected
Lieutenant Governor for Division 6. The Cedar Creek Key Club has 100
members and is active in many school
and civic service activities.
Cougar Golfers Capture Regional Tournament
Cougar golfers capture the Regional Tournament for the fourth consecutive year. Matt Moss finished in 1st place, Scott Barron in 2nd, Brandon Newton rounded out the top 3 and Jordan Cole tied for 5th place.
Mr. & Miss Cedar Creek
Mr. John McCallum and
Miss Allison Ewing
Middle School National Junior Honor Society Induction
Cedar Creek’s 2011-2012 National Junior Honor Society held its annual Induction Ceremony for new members. In order to be inducted, a student must maintain a 93% overall GPA. Mrs. Kay Phillips is the
teacher-sponsor for the CC NJHS.
State Handwriting Champion
Congratulations Chanley Patterson for
being named a State Grade-Level Winner in
the Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest. Over 325,000 students
participated in this year’s contest. She will now be eligible to compete for a
National Grade-Level title. We are thankful for Mrs. Letlow,
Chanley’s 3rd grade teacher, for promoting legible handwriting and helping her students to develop their early literacy skills.
8th Grade Louisiana Trip
4H Assist 4 Paws
The elementary 4H club raised $122.85 for 4 paws of Ruston.
State Social Studies Fair
Congratulations Kathryn Bryan
placed 2nd in Division Two Geography at the State Social Studies.! All students who participated did an
outstanding job and we are so very proud of them
Lady Cougar Commits to OBU
Lady Cougar basketball guard, Ruby Richie signs a letter of intent to play basketball for Ouachita Baptist University in
Arkansas.
Cougars Outside the Classroom
The First Grade Class has been learning lots of different things about the weather. They visited KARD-TV Fox 14 . Meteorologist, Natalie Walters, gave a tour of the weather lab to enhance what the students have been learning in the classroom. They were able to read radar screens, and see where all the action takes place.
Elementary Social Studies Fair Winners
4th Grade1st Place – Laney Robbins2nd Place - Blake Moss
3rd Grade1st Place -Lauren Ensminger, 2nd Place - Lexi Shankle3rd Place - Cameron McCarthy, 5th Grade
1st Place - Annamari Farrar, Garrett Madden,2nd Place - Collin Hill, Bri Murray, Navy Coggins3rd Place - Trey Johnson, Brody Johnston, Reed Grayson, Tre Pardue
Cougars Travel Aboard
Students in French and Spanish classes spent their spring break traveling across the ocean to Europe. They visited Paris and Barcelona. They saw places in which they had only studied in the classroom.
Cougar Showcase
Middle School was represented by Brandon Carroll, Elizabeth Guinn, Mary Tyler Storms, and Ethan Hunt
at the state MATHCOUNTS competition in Pineville. Mrs. Memrie Lolley is the team's sponsor and coach.
Teacher for a Day
Haley Roebuck and Ava Hartwell recently spent a day as a Teacher. Miss Roebuck worked along side with Mrs. Letlow and Miss Hartwell worked with Mrs. Storms
Pre K – St. Jude Trike-A-Thon
This is our 5th year to host St. Jude Trike-a-Thon. The Trike-a-thon program is a fun program that
exposes children to proper bicycle safety habits.
It also serves as a fundraiser for St. Jude. Thanks to our pre-kindergarten children and parents
for collecting $2,244.08 this year!
Cougar Showcase
Aaron Hunt represented North Louisiana at the
National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Middle School NHS Officers2012 - 2013
The Middle School Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society have elected officers for the 2012-2013 school year. They are : Sarfraz Ahmed, Vice President, Caroline Hill, Activities
Chairperson, Jaina Robinson, Secretary, Mackenzie Harris, Treasurer, and Ethan Hunt, President. Mrs. Kay Phillips is the CC NJHS teacher/sponsor.
Cougars Make Music
Congratulations to the students who participated in the North Louisiana High School Music Rally. ALL the students received "I"(one or first place) in their performance event!
Girls Ensemble: Saraf Ahmed, Catherine Hild, Shelby Raley, Katie Grappe, Victoria Sullivan, Domari Thomas, Morgan Vann, Brooke Evans, Irene Hild, Sarah Grimm and Chloe Kascvinsky.
Girls Solo: Saraf Ahmed, Emma Crawford, Anna Blake, Lauren Spillers, and Sarah Grimm.Piano Solo: Sam Rudnicki, Will Rudnicki, Anna Blake, Catherine Hild and Erik Eklund.
Cougar Robotics
The Cedar Creeks Robotics Team placed second in the 3rd Annual Institute of Navigation Mini Urban Challenge Robotics Competition . The goal of the competition was to program a Lego NXT robot so that it could autonomously navigate its way through a small city, accomplishing specific tasks along the way. Each team was required to give a technical oral presentation to a panel of judges. Robotics competition provides an opportunity for students to integrate science, technology, engineering, and math to solve problems in real world settings.Cedar Creek qualified to go to the national competition in Washington, DC on May 26. The Cedar Creek Robotics Team
Allan Taunton, Story Moller, Hassan Shahid, Zachary Barron, John Brook, Erik Eklund, and
Gary Sidhu.
Cougar Showcase
Dr. Mark Cross and Ryan Dwyer attended the 80th annual meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, a collegiate event, in Alexandria. Ryan competed in the physical sciences division against 11 college students from across the state. He presented a poster session titled "Efficiency of CFL Lights," which explained and documented the results of experiments that were conducted under the direction of Dr. Cross. His presentation was well received by the judges and Ryan gained valuable insight into future academic and career choices.
“PINK OUT” Softball Game
The Lady Cougars and Ouachita Christian School softball team played a game designated to help raise awareness for breast cancer by wearing pink uniforms. A total of $7,600 was donated to the Kitty Degree Health Center of Monroe.
Mary Wynne takes 2nd place
Mary Wynne, Cedar Creek 6th grader, won 2nd place in the Northwest LA Spelling Bee at
LSUS on Saturday! Mary competed against 54
other students.
Cougar Showcase
3rd graders, Catherine and Elisabeth Hunt, completed the NELSA soccer regular season with an undefeated record
and were selected to play in the CenturyLink Springfest Tournament.
The girls are coached by their father, Chris Hunt, and brothers, Ethan and Aaron Hunt.
Cougar Rotary Student of Month
CongratulationsLauren Yepsonselected as
Rotary Student of the Month.
COUGAR Grandparents
Cougar Showcase
Congratulations Dante Cecil
State Champion Level 5
on the vault. He is in this 5th grade.
Fantastic Job
Cougar Regional Science Fair
Senior Division –RegionalScienceFairSam Rudnicki- 3rd place in Medicine & Health Special Awards:Erik Eklund -3rd place in Physics Erik Eklund – The Air Force AwardKay-Lynn Klug- 3rd place in Engineering-Materials Kay-Lynn Klug – The L-SWEEP AwardBrock Blackwell-2nd place in Chemistry Brock Blackwell – Carley Bowman- 1st place in Biochemistry The American Scientific Award The National Ocean and Atmosphere Award
Carley Bowman and Brock Blackwell will compete at the State Science Fair in March.
Team Members: Sam Rudnicki, Brock Blackwell, Kay-Lynn Klug, Carley Bowman, Hannah McNew and Erik Eklund.
Let The Good Times Roll….
Mission
Cedar Creek School seeks to provide a superior
college preparatory educational experience to
students in North Central Louisiana based on
the highest standards of academic excellence
and personal conduct.
Cougar Golf Team Wins
The Golf Team placed 1st at the St. Louis Invitational held in Lake Charles. Members are Matthew Moss, Jordan Cole, Brandon Newton, Johnny Maxwell and Scott Barron. Jordan and Brandon tied for 4th Matthew – tied 9th, Johnny tied 11th and Scott tied 28th place. The team had a total of 602 for the two day tournament. They were 9 shots ahead of 5A schools Sulphur and Barbe.
Job Shadowing Cougars
Hercules Transport & O’Neal Gas
Squire Creek Country Club
LA State Police Air Support Unit
Hunt, Guillot & Associates
Ruston Police Department
PetStar Animal Care
The Fashion of Ruston
Shear Heaven
Louisiana Tech University
Bank of Ruston
Belue Family Clinic
Dr. Billy SmithTurbo Goat
Ruston Eye and Laser Institute
John Ward, DDS
Cougar Classroom
Second grade classes have enjoyed learning about plants.
They grew their very own Chia Pet Head. Students observed and recorded data of the plant's
growth, made predictions about the plants growth based on
availability of water, nutrients, and sunlight. They even had
the exciting task of styling their "Grass Hair.“
Cougar MS Regional Science Fair
2012 Regional Science Fair-Middle School Congratulations to the entire middle school science fair team for their outstanding performance and behavior
at the Regional Science Fair . The following awards were won:
Sarfraz Ahmed-4th place in behavioral & social sciencesCaroline Hill-4th place in biochemistryAndrew Bratton-3rd place in engineering –electrical & mechanicalMartha Mills-2nd place in Earth & planetary scienceLogan Kent -1st place environmental managementSeth Reynolds- 1st place in plant science
Special awards: Broadcom Masters awards to the top 10%
Logan KentSeth Reynolds
Regional Participants
Cougar Football Season Success
* 22 players were named to the District 2-A All District Team* 22 players were named to the Ruston Daily Leader Elite 22 All Parish Team· 12 players were named to the Monroe NewsStar All Northeast Louisiana Team· 5 players were name to the Shreveport Times All Northwest Louisiana Team· 12 players were named to the Louisiana Class A All State Team· 8 players were named to the Louisiana Class A Academic All State Team· John McCallum was named to the Composite (All classes) Louisiana Academic All State Team· Austin Ginn was named District 2-A Offensive Co-MVP and the Ruston Daily Leader Bert Jones Offensive Player of the Year
2011 Cedar Creek Football Team
Ben Haddox was named the Ruston Daily Leader Coach of the
Year
Cougar Achievement
Congratulations to John McCallum, the district winner of the American Legion High School Oratorical Scholarship Contest! John has now been invited to compete on the state
level in this Constitutional speech contest in March. The purpose of the program is for students to not onlygain more knowledge about the Constitution of the United States, but
to also learn how to express themselves fluently and forcefully on the subject in order to emphasize the duties and responsibilities of an American citizen.
American Legion Representatives Jimmy French and Bill Miller
Cougar Selected by AHECUma Tadikonda, a junior, has
been selected to participate in "A Day with the Doctors“
sponsored by the North Louisiana AHEC and LSU Health Shreveport
School of Medicine.
This program is an educational opportunity for students to
explore health careers. Uma Tadikonda was selected based on her interest in pursuing a health
career, her academic accomplishments, and successful participation in other AHEC health
career enticement and training programs. Only 60 students from
northeast and northwest Louisiana (21 parishes) were
selected for this unique opportunity.
101 Days of School
Cougar Geography Bee
The National Geography Bee had 29 students in grades 6 – 8 participated . Finalist were:
3rd place – Rachel Kinslow 2nd place – Brandon Carroll
1st place – Collin Moak (center)Collin will now take a written exam in hopes to
qualify for the state competition.
50th Day of School
Kindergarten celebrates the “50th “ Day of School with Hula Hoops.
Cougar “Pi ” Day
Cougar Elementary Science Fair
THIRD GRADEFirst Place: Turner FrasierSecond Place: Chanley Patterson, Garvin WittenThird Place: Jacob Norsworthy, Cameron McCarthy
FOURTH GRADE First Place: Lauren MenzinaSecond Place: Alexandra McConnell Dylan WardThird Place: Ty Lolley, Blake Moss, Landri Thomas
FIFTH GRADEFirst Place: Audrey MillerSecond Place: Kinslee SpataforaThird Place: Bri Murray
Cougar Pre-K Nursery Rhyme Day
Students of the YearCedar Creek School, in participation with the
Louisiana Students of the Year Program, recently named outstanding students in grades 5, 8, and
12.Cedar Creek Students of the Year for 2011-
2012
John McCallum - 12th , Sarah Katherine McCallum - 5th , Madison Hoffman - 8th
Cougar Achievement
Sally Foster Fundraiser Winners MS/HSJohn McCallum, Grace Smith, Bess Ewing, Alex Thomas, Dylan Jung, Will Kirkland, Mary Wynne, Domari Thomas, Kendell Raley, and Mckenzie Kees
Elementary had 38 students who sold over $200 . Top 3 winners were Tayler Ellis, Taylor Basham , and Owen Robinson.All top winners will enjoy movie-limo party.
COINS FOR CANCER
Cedar Creek School put out PINK pumpkins to collect coins for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The total collected was $4003.53. The sixth grade class collected $1428.24.
Cougars 8th Grade DARE Certified
The 8th grade students have completed DARE, Drug Abuse Resistance Education. Lt. Sam Chrisman and Lt. Kirk Taylor from the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Department were the DARE officers teaching the students. The students learned ways to avoid or resist situations in which they might be offered drugs or alcohol. All the 8th graders received a DARE t-shirt. Cedar Creek and Mrs. Phillips (sponsor)want to thank Lt. Chrisman, Lt. Taylor, and the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Department for their hard work and support for the DARE program as it helps our students learn ways to avoid alcohol and drugs.
Cougars Donate Books
Elementary students presented Janet Wilson with 100 books for the boys and girls club through our Sunny D
collecting of UPC codes this fall.
Mrs. Perot's and Mrs. Lewis' children
Janet Wilson
Cougar National Honor Society
There were sixteen junior students who were recognized with this highest honor: Jeff Carroll, Anna-Rose Chestnut, Emma Crawford, Maggie Davidson, Ryan Dwyer, Christopher Feron, Joseph Hild, Chloe Kaczvinsky, Corey Kennedy, Allison Knowles, Taylor Lee, Hannah Myles, Tori Robichaux, Will Rudnicki, Tucker Smith, and Uma Tadikonda.
Gold Key Writing Awards
Junior - Chloe Kaczvinskyreceived a Gold Key for
her Short story entitled
“A Memoir of Wanderlust”
Senior – Saraf Ahmed received Gold Keys for both her science fiction
short story entitled “Triumph” and for her
senior writing portfolio.
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is the
nation’s longest –running scholarship
and recognition program for teenage artist and writers.
Cougar Finalist
Finalist of National Achievement Scholarship Program
Ben Siegmund, a senior has been named aNational Achievement Scholarship Program Finalist.
Ben serves as the senior class president andis a member of the Cougar Varsity Football and Track
team.
Swimming Success
Team Overall – 3rd place in State!Senior Scott Barron placed 3rd in the 200 Free and 4th in the 500 Free; 7th grader Matthew Usher placed 6th in the 200 Free; Freshman Preston Sparks placed 3rd in the 200 IM and 4th in the 100 Breast; Sophomore Story Moller placed 12th in the 50 Free and 6th in the 100 Breast. The 4-man relay team placed 3rd in the 200 Free Relay and 2nd in the 400 Free Relay.
Cougar Achievement
Emma Crawford and Christopher Feron won the Honesty & Integrity Award for Cedar Creek given by The Grand Lodge of Louisiana, Free and Accepted Masons, Ruston Lodge #106
Cougars Rewarded
Students who were the top sellers of the Sally Foster fundraiser were
treated to a movie and limo party at Celebrity Theatres The forty students were picked up at school in limousines
and taken to the movies to watch “Alvin and the Chipmunks:
Chipwrecked”.
DAR Regional Winner
Molly Mitchell District 3 Winner of the
DAR Good Citizen Program. She and five other district winners are now competing for state recognition.
Our district encompasses Ruston, Farmerville, West Monroe, Monroe,
Winnsboro, Vidalia, and Lake Providence.
Senior, Molly Mitchell
Cougar Veteran Tribute
Cedar Creek School, the community and all area
veterans attended a Veterans Day Tribute.
Congressman Rodney Alexander was our keynote
speaker .
Louisiana Tech A.F.R.O.T.C.
Honor Guard lead the
presentation of colors.
“Pack the Pantry”
Madison Hoffman, president of the Cedar Creek National Junior Honor Society, and Lindsey Corie, president of the Cedar Creek Middle School Student Council, present a Pack-n-Play baby bed and a gift of money to Mrs. Georgia Street, House director of the Ronald McDonald House in Monroe, LA.
In November, 2011 the Cedar Creek chapter of the National Junior Honor Society joined with the Middle School Student Council to host their annual “Pack the Pantry” food drive for the Ronald McDonald House in Monroe, LA. The entire school participated in donating food, paper goods, office or play supplies, and money.
Vision
Cedar Creek School supports its mission by
maintaining high expectations for student
achievement and by focusing on and
improving student learning through school
wide goals, a rigorous curriculum, and
diversified instructional strategies.
Cougar Art
Cedar Creek School
There’s an app for that!
That’s right, Cougar fans – the Cedar Creek TeamInfoApp is now available in the Apple App Store!! Search for
“TeamInfoApp” in the app store & get started using the Cedar Creek TeamInfoApp today!
Cougar Spellers
The following students who competed in the school-wide spelling bee: 4th Grade - Luke Black and Corbin Johnson5th Grade - Sarah Katherine McCallum and Audrey Miller6th Grade - Landon Millsap and Mary Wynne 7th Grade - Sarfraz Ahmed and Ethan Hunt8th Grade - Nikita "Nikki" Mallepalli and Mary Tyler Storms
The Spelling Bee Champion
winner is…Mary Wynne
Cougar National Merit Finalists
Cedar Creek is honored to have three students named National Merit Finalists for the 2011-2012 school year:
Justine Ker, John McCallum and Saraf Ahmed
THIS IS “CEDAR CREEK”
JUST WHO WE ARE - SUPPORTING THE Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
TeamCedar Creek shirt won
2nd place in the t-shirt contest
Cedar Creek raised $2178.00
Cougar Showcase
Cedar Creek congratulates Saraf Ahmed, Molly
Mitchell, John McCallum and Justine
Kerfor being named AP Scholars.These students have received scores of 3 or higher on three or more Advanced Placement
Exams. Sarah Ahmed, has earned the
added recognition of being named an AP Scholar with
Honor.She received at least 3.25 on all AP Exams and scores 3 or
higher on four or more exams.
Cougar DARE Graduation
The sixth grade students have completed DARE, Drug Abuse Resistance Education, with Mrs. Darby Hollingsworth as the teacher/sponsor. Lt. Sam Chrisman from the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Department was the DARE officer teaching the students. The students were required to write an essay and to present it to the entire sixth grade. Essay winners were chosen by their peers and will represent Cedar Creek at the regional DARE convention. This year’s DARE Essay Winners are Ben Slusher, Carlie Toliver, Kevin Tamakloe, and Brandon Vessel.
Cougar ClassroomThe First grade class went to Mrs. Pike's Biology class and demonstrated the functions and placement of the heart, lungs and rib cage by modeling with their chest
vest. In return, the Biology students shared their knowledge of these organs in detail. It was interesting for the students to see how curriculum stretches from first to
tenth grade.
Cougar Middle School NJHS
Cedar Creek Chapter of the 2011-2012 National Junior Honor Society
Founding Fathers
Mr. Robert Dawkins
Mr. Ben James
Mr. Tommy James
Dr. Jerry Johnston
Mr. Charles
Killgore
Cougar 4-H Club
Elementary 4-H Club
2011-2012 officers: President – Audrey MillerVice President – Lauren MenzinaSecretary – Megan GallagherPhotographers – Collins Walker
Lauren ShirleyTreasurer – Savannah DavisHistorian – Landri Thomas
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
JOIN US!FCA – Wednesday at lunch
Bible Study – Thursday at 7 AM
Cougar Spirit
Varsity Cheerleaders
Cougar State FinalistsLauren Yepson and John McCallum
are state finalists in the Wendy's High School Heisman Program.
Cougar Key Club
Pre-K Community Helper Week
LPSO Officer Williams
and Officer Taylor came to talk to the children about safety.
LA State Trooper Haley came to visit us in the State Police helicopter. The children really enjoyed seeing him fly over and then land!
Cougar Girl Ensemble
Girls Ensemble sing at the Multi-Cultural Christmas Program at Louisiana Tech
Left to Right: Shelby Raley, Brooke Evans, Chloe KacKaczvinsky, Irene Hild, Sarah Grimm,Catherine Hild, Victoria Sullivan, Morgan Vann, Domari Thomas, Katie Grappe, Saraf
Ahmed
Board of Directors
Board President – Brandon Ewing
Sandy Kunz, Toni Crawford, Kelly Smith (front left to right)
John Maxwell, Sean Dwyer, Brandon Ewing, Jay McCallum, Lonnie Menzina, John Mark Wilhite(back - left to right)
Cougar Showcase
Cedar Creek students earning the Duke TIP Talent Search Program are: Safraz Ahmed, Cameron Barron, Andrew Bratton, Matthew Brown, Blake Canales, William Dinh, Henry Futch, Matthew Gallagher, MacKenzie Harris, Caroline Hill, Ethan Hunt, Logan Kent, Martha Mills, Kelly O’Neal, Matthew Owens, Austin Riley, Jaina Robinson, Shivkaran Sarai, Nicholas Slusher, Mary Terral, Matthew Usher
Cougars Run Cross Country
The Boys Varsity Cross Country team placed 7th at the State meet. Chris Kennedy finished 20th overall, followed by Corey Moss in 31st. Cord Simmons kicked in to finish in 45th, followed by Johnny Maxwell in 55th and team captain, Will Rudnicki in 63rd.Great job guys on a season of racing tough!
Cougar Showcase
Emerald Entertainers
Cougars Duke Talent
5th Grade Students: Jackson Brashear, Navy Coggins, Annamari Farrar, Megan Gallagher, Reed Grayson, Collin Hill, Garrett Madden, Chloe Marcus, Sarah Katherine McCallum, Emma McWhorter, Audrey Miller, Virginia Grace Mills, Brook Ovitt, Cole Pike, Riley Rasberry, Kenneth Ray, Brennan Marie Roberts, Jackson Robinson, Kinslee Spatafora, Anna Jane Storms, Tate Towns, Ashley Van De Velde, Luke Vigna, Gabe Walker, Dylan Yakaboski, Mary Page Wood
Congratulations to 4th/5th Cedar Creek StudentsDuke TIP Talent Search
Congratulations to the Cedar Creek 4th and 5th grade students who qualified to participate in
the highly-selective Duke University Talent Identification Program 4th/5th Grade Talent
Search based on their excellent performance on their standardized test.
Way to Go!!
4th Grade Students: Nicholas Adams, Luke Black, Savannah Davis, Corbin Johnson, Ty Lolley,
Isabella Marano, Jack May, Alex McConnell, Audrey McDonald, Kaleb McWhorter, Blake Moss, Jayden Nguyen, Garrett Nobles, Clayton Nolan, Christian Norris, Leyton Riley, Laney Robbins,
Lauren Shirley, Landri Thomas, Dylan Ward, John Ross Wilhite, Sydney Wilhite,
Cougar Showcase
CEDAR CREEK STUDENT EXPLORES U.S. NATIONAL
SECURITY DURING FALL FORUM
Trevor Holden, Cedar Creek 11th grader recently attended the
National Youth Leadership Forum on National Security in Washington, D.C.
The program allowed Holden the opportunity to explore careers in American diplomacy, intelligence, the diplomatic corps, and defense.
Trevor with Congressman Rodney Alexander in Washington, D. C.
Cougars go to Washington DC
7th Grade Field Trip
Cougar Spirit
Middle School Cheerleaders
Cougar Shout
THANK YOU to
The Adopt-a-School Partners
Green Clinic Storms and Storms KLS Princeton Place
Cougar Showcase
Kathryn Maxwell, a sixth grade student is the school winner of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars Patriot's Pen Essay Writing Contest. The contest theme
this year is "Are You Proud of Your Country?" Kathryn's essay has been chosen to represent Cedar Creek and will now enter the contest's next levels: local
VFW posts, regional, state, and national.
Good luck to Kathryn !
Cougar Showcase
Anna -Kate Tollette was
featured in an ad in the magazine
Diabetes Forecast. (below)
Anna Katherine is featured in the Annual Report of the American Diabetes Association
Cougar Showcase
Middle School Cheerleaders and Jewel Dancers received Superior ratings at summer
camp. Four girls received All-
American Cheerleaders: Audrey Taunton, Elizabeth Guinn, Lindsey Corie and
Kendall Machen. Two girls received All-
American Dancers: Sydney Moore and Gracie Maxwell.
Anna Yakaboski (received the "Queen of Drill Down“
FANTASTIC JOB GIRLS!!!!!
The Creek Experience…
Cedar Creek Alumni with their children enrolled for the 2011-2012 school year.
An Education for a Lifetime
the Tradition Continues
MOMS in Touch
MOMS in Touch
Cedar Creek's group of Moms in Touch International, meet once a
week to pray for our students, our school, the activities and our
spiritual lives. They have been meeting for ten years.
They pray weekly this scripture for the students:
But that you guard them from the
Evil One, from drugs and alcohol,
from sexual immorality, and from negative peer pressure.
John 17:15
JOIN USMOMS in Touch meets every Tuesday morning at 8 A. M.
in the lecture room.
Cougar Field Trip
Kindergarten visits the Ruston Fire
Department
Cougar Spirit
JV Cheerleaders
Cougar Scholar
John McCallum, Cedar Creek School Student Council
President, has been named a Samsung American Legion Scholar.
With this honor, McCallum receives a scholarship that may be used for
undergraduate study in the United States.
He represented Cedar Creek School and Louisiana at both Boys State and Boys Nation this summer.
Cougar Showcase
Carlie Toliver,a 6th grade student,
won overall at La Tech Solo Festival
Piano. She competed in the 6th and 7th grade
division. This is her 4th year in a row to be the
overall winner.
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