1. Chapter Officers President Cathy Smith Elton High catz80@gmail.com Vice President (open) Secretary Amanda Broussard LA High Treasurer Gayle Jones Retired lgaylej@hotmail.com Building Reps Elton Elem. Emily Davis Elton High Cathy Smith Fenton Elem. Kayla McKay Hathaway High Cindy Cart Jennings Elem. Jacquetta Vidrine Jennings High Kristy LeBlanc Lacassine Jimmy Witherwax LA Elem. Audrey Gant LA High Brandy Dupuis Ward Elem. Desiree Young Welsh Elem. Melissa Soileau Welsh High John Gay Welsh/Roanoke Cindy Trahan WEI Colette Hardee Jefferson Davis Parish Chapter www.apeleducators.org Summer, 2015 Newsletter 3 Our Volunteer Banquet was a great success! 14 volunteers were honored with a trophy presented by JDP Superintendent Brian LeJeune. Fenton volunteer, Curtis Dickens was selected the Volunteer of the Year for Jeff Davis Parish. The other volunteers honored were: Rhonda Poole of Bethel Christian School, Dr. Christopher Achee of Our Lady Immac- ulate School, Phyllis Armstrong of James Ward Elem., Missy Bihm of Welsh-Roanoke Jr. High, Mattie Brassell of Lacassine High, Chrystal Breaux of Lake Arthur Elem., Aquilla Crochet of Elton High, Kristi Davidson of Welsh Elem., Theresa Demmel of Jennings High, Angie Gary of Jennings Elem., Mikka Guidry of Lake Arthur High, Vicki Richard Granger of Hathaway High, and Leonard Troutman of Welsh High. Our congratulations go out to these wonderful people who give of their Precious time to help our schools! Our Volunteer Banquet will be the subject of a presentation at the A+PEL Summer conference July 16-17. Chapter President Cathy Smith will be speaking about the steps we use from how the volunteers are chosen from each school through the presentation of the trophies on banquet night. It is hoped this will encourage more chapters to find ways to honor their parish’s volunteers. Pres. Cathy will also make a presentation on the program “Fill the Bucket” which she has found very useful at Elton High where she is the counselor. Let’s wish her ‘Luck’!

2. Jefferson Davis Parish Chapter www.apeleducators.org Please help us update our member information. Please send the name of the school at which you are located and any contact information we may need to update to lgaylej@hotmail.com.. Many members’ info hasn’t been updated since joining. Thank you for your help. lgaylej@hotmail.com LEGAL ADVICE/ASSISTANCE: Go to www.apeleducators.org...clickwww.apeleducators.org “Contact Us” at upper right…fill in form … they will contact you for more information. Check out the A+PEL website when you have a few minutes. Information about benefits offered, discounts, insurance, etc. Is all on line. There is also info about grants, scholarships, upcoming meetings, activities at the Legislative level, all can Be found at www.apeleducators.org.www.apeleducators.org For updates on changes to our insurance just go to www.apeleducators.orgwww.apeleducators.org and look to the right of the home page. We need to keep updated on this important information. Have a great, relaxing summer! If you travel, please travel safely; if you stay close to home, please take care BUT have fun either way!