NORTH CORBIN JUNIOR HIGH STUDENT NAMED STATE FINALIST
North Corbin Junior High School’s Christopher James Godso, III, has been named a finalist for the 2025 Louisiana Student of the Year award by advancing as the Region 6 Middle School Student of the Year winner.
Godso is among 24 students from across the state who were selected as finalists.
Student winners from all eight regions advanced in the categories of Elementary Student of the Year, Middle School Student of the Year, and High School Student of the Year.
The finalists will convene May 16 at the Cook Hotel and Conference Center in Baton Rouge for the awards ceremony and announcement of the Louisiana Students of the Year winners from each grade, as well as an overall winner.
DISTRICT RECOGNIZES YES I CAN! WINNERS

Pictured are Livingston Parish Public Schools’ winners of the “Yes I Can!” Award. The award is sponsored by the National Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), which honors children and youth with disabilities who have excelled in their selected category. Pictured, left to right, with Superintendent Jody Purvis (left) and Director of Special Education Eric Penalber (right) are Roman Diaz (Academics), Carson Aucoin (Art), Blayson Miller (School/Community), Jared Peters (Self Advocacy), Alex Parrish (Technology), and Brent Gardiner (Transition).
Thirty-four Livingston Parish students were recently honored by Livingston Parish School leaders at a Special Education “Yes I Can!” Awards ceremony at the First Pentecostal Church in Denham Springs, with six winners selected from the group.
The nominees were selected by their SPED teachers in the categories of academics, art, school/community, self-advocacy, technology, and transition. A winner was selected from each category to advance to the national level competition.
The district’s six “Yes I Can!” Award winners include Roman Diaz of North Live Oak Elementary in the Academics category; Carson Aucoin of Walker Junior High in the Art category; Blayson Miller of Northside Elementary in the School/Community category; Jared Peters of the Livingston Parish Virtual School in the Self-Advocacy category; Alex Parrish of Seventh Ward Elementary School in the Technology category; and Brent Gardiner of Albany High School in the Transition category.
The awards program is sponsored by the National Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), which honors children and youth with disabilities who have excelled in their selected category.
SCHOOLS CELEBRATE NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST WEEK
Livingston Parish’s schools celebrated the 2025 National School Breakfast Week during the last week of February to celebrate and create greater awareness of the importance of a nutritious school breakfast in fueling students for success.
Research shows that students who participate in school breakfast tend to have better attendance rates and fewer behavioral problems. Livingston Parish Schools offer students traditional breakfast service in their cafeterias and bagged “grab-n-go” breakfast meals that can be enjoyed in their classrooms or in the common areas prior to the start of class.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION AND PRE-K APPLICATION ASSISTANCE DAYS SET FOR MARCH 28 and APRIL 4
Livingston Parish Public Schools will hold district-wide Kindergarten Registration and Pre-K Application Assistance Days on March 28 and April 4 for parents wishing to enroll their children in kindergarten or apply for pre-kindergarten classes for the 2025-2026 school year.
Parents are encouraged to go online to lpsb.org beginning March 14 to complete the kindergarten registration form prior to their assigned home-based school visit. Parents who are interested in applying for pre-kindergarten should complete the online application by visiting applytolppsearlychildhood.schoolmint.com. This application portal for Round 1 opened Feb. 1 and will close May 1.
On either March 28 or April 4, depending on their home-based school, parents of upcoming kindergarten students are encouraged to visit the school from 9 a.m. to noon, while parents seeking assistance with pre-kindergarten applications will attend from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Parents needing assistance in determining their child’s home-based school can contact the school board office at 225-686-7044 or visit lpsb.org and click the “Bus Schedules” link.
Those documents needed to complete the kindergarten registration or pre-kindergarten application include a birth certificate, social security card, immunization records, a parent/guardian ID, and proof of residency (such as a utility bill). Proof of income is also needed for pre-kindergarten applicants.
Those schools providing assistance on March 28 include Albany Lower Elementary, Denham Springs Elementary, French Settlement Elementary, Frost School, Holden School, Live Oak Elementary, North Corbin Elementary, North Live Oak Elementary, Northside Elementary, Seventh Ward Elementary, South Walker Elementary, Southside Elementary, and Springfield Elementary.
Those schools providing assistance on April 4 are Doyle Elementary, Eastside Elementary, Freshwater Elementary, Gray’s Creek Elementary, Juban Parc Elementary, Levi Milton Elementary, Lewis Vincent Elementary, Maurepas School, South Fork Elementary, South Live Oak Elementary, and Walker Elementary.
Currently enrolled kindergarten and pre-kindergarten students will NOT attend school on the day assistance is being provided at their school.
LIVINGSTON SCHOOLS TO HOST JOB FAIR ON APRIL 2
School administrators will be on hand at Southside Junior High on April 2, beginning at 4:30 p.m., to meet with persons interested in working for Livingston Parish Public Schools. The district is hiring employees for all types of jobs.
Job opportunities are available in teaching (all grades and all subject areas), maintenance and custodial services, technology and IT support, transportation (bus drivers and mechanics), school food service and special education support.
For more information on available positions and how to sign up for interviews, visit Livingston Parish Public Schools: LPPS Career Fair 2025.