School Boardpassesonaddinguniform coloroptions
BY OLIVIA McCLURE
Contributing writer
Despite alengthy discussion of thetopic, Zachary School Board members couldn’tcometoan agreement July16onwhether students should be allowed to wear navy blue bottoms to school, deciding instead to table the matter until alater meeting.
The board did approve,however,adding the option of Columbia blue shirts in the student handbook —expanding the district’s current dress code, which consists of white andnavy blue po-
Lane seeks donors
The Blood Center donation bus will be in front of Lane Regional Medical Center, 6300 Main St., Zachary,from 11 a.m. to 4p.m.Monday,July 29.
Anews release said the area has asevere blood shortageand is facing acritical need of all blood types. Donors should eat before donating, bring apicture ID,be17 or older (16 with parental consent) and bring reading glasses if needed.
The process takes about45 minutes; the actual blood collectionusuallytakes less than 20 minutes.
For information, call (225) 765-8843. Back to school activities
n Capital Area CASA has aschool supply wish list on Amazon. The group seekssupplies to help foster children start the school year.Visit www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ ls/IJ82GW0A4Y0K?ref_=wl_ share to purchase.
n Verizon authorized retailer Round Room, 5635 Main St., Suite D, Zachary,ishosting its 12th Annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway at 1p.m Sunday,July 28.
n The fourth annualZachary Back to School Family Day is from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. Aug. 17 at The Rock Church and World Ministries, 20810 Plank Road. Activities will include a basketball tournament and a volleyball tournament,aswell as ajambalaya cook-off. Free food and drinks, giveaways, adunking booth, talent show, prizes and more areplanned Call (430) 342-2022 or write zacharyfamilyday@gmail.com for information.
n The Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of Zachary is planning its Back to School Giveaway at the Zachary High School Gymnasium on Aug. 3 from 10 a.m. until supplies run out. For information or to be a vendor,call JohnnieEvansat (225) 933-6431 or Tina Clark at (225) 202-1076.
n ABack 2School Block Party will be held from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. July 27 at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church,22911 Reames Road, Zachary.Free school supplies will be given out while they last.
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The issue of navy blue bottoms came up during the board’sfinal gathering before the Aug. 8start of the 2024-25 school year as members took up aslateofpolicy revisions, most of them generating little discussion.
Board member Crystal London said constituentshavecontacted her asking for the option of navy blue bottoms. She touted the benefits ofadding the newcolor choice to the dress code, such as hiding stains better than the currently required khaki bottoms.
London encouraged her colleagues to take avote, saying parents have only acouple of weeks left for uniform shopping before school begins.
Board member Elecia Lathon, however,urged the item to be tabled —which the board ultimately did.Lathonnoted that only six of the board’s nine members were present at the meeting.
Also at themeeting, the board heard about:
n Increases in school meal prices: Student luncheswill go up by 10 cents, costing $2.35 at elementary schools and$2.60 at middle
andhigh schools. The price of breakfast for employees also will increaseto$2.75.
n New colors forCopperMill Elementary School, the only school in Zachary that does not use red and blue:The school’s current colors are green and gold; it will gradually transition to colors that match the restof the district.
n Afive-year strategic planfor the districtbeing developedby Empower Schools, anonprofit organization: Rebecca ArmstrongEnglish, asenior manager with thegroup,outlined the process
Zachary students attend Ag Camp
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ZacharyHigh School Agricultural Camp helpers Sydni Beard, 14, and Kaylea Marionneaux,17 Students, ages 5 and 6, hold the pigs they made during camp.
Camp helper PaigeMarionneaux, 15, shows students howtomakea pig
EmeryLindow, 8, made aturtle, which she named Timmy,during camp.
Students, from left, Addysin Thornton, 17,Sadie Aymond, 8, Stella Partin, 9, Elena O’brien, 8, andAdleyLindow, 8, learnhow to maketurtles usingpaper bowls, construction paper, paint and aglue gun.
schedule with ahome game againstthe Opelousas Tigers. Though only a12-seed in the 2023 playoffs, Opelousas became the 4A state champions with avictory over the 2seed Cecilia. Along the way they defeated the topseeded NorthDeSoto and, as mentioned previously,West Feliciana TheTigers are an impressive program and should be agood pre-district tune up. The district remains the same with Scotlandville, Liberty,Woodlawn, Central and Catholic. The Broncos will play three district games on the road starting with Scotlandville on Oct. 11 and close out thetwo-game district home stand against reigning Division 1Select Champion Catholic. Neither Scotlandville nor Liberty —the Broncos road opponent on Oct. 18 —reachedthe playoffs in 2023 and were rebuilding. Woodlawn, who will travel to Zachary on Oct. 25, opened the playoffs with awin over Huntington before being beaten handily by Edna Karr in thesecondround
(50-0). Afterthe Panthers,the Broncos makethe shorttrip to Central to compete against the Wildcats in David Simoneaux’s
second season on Nov.1 Last year the Broncos defeated theWildcatsathome in atight game (35-28). The Wildcats ad-
vanced to the quarterfinals in 2023 before falling to Dutchtown (21-20) who the following week fall to the Broncos in the semifi-
nals by atwo-day score of 31-28.
The regular season ends on a Thursday night, Nov.7,athome against those Catholic Bears. Last year’sgame was epic with the Broncos falling in acontroversial overtime (35-28) that saw penalty flags, rule books and other shenanigans. From there, who knows? Apologiesfor theomission In my ramblings last week about former ZHS athletes and their summer adventures Iforgot to mention Boston Scott. Scott has moved from the East Coast (Philadelphia Eagles) to the West Coast (Los Angeles Rams). They will open training camp on July 25 at Loyola Marymount University Scott will be the elder statesmen in the running backs room with rookie Blake Corum (Michigan), second-year man Zach Evans (Ole Miss), Ronnie Rivers (Fresno State) and Kyren Williams (Notre Dame). Williams is the returning starter after rushing for 1,144 yards and scoring 12 TDs in 2023.
Warren Brady covers sports for ThePlainsman. He can be contacted at zachary@ theadvocate.com.
FILE PHOTO BY SONYAGOSS
ZacharyHigh football players runthrough the tunnel as theyget readyfor a2023 game.
The Krewe of the BREC Beginnings Summer Camp include, from left, Rebecca Reeves, Myrtle McDavid and Myrtle Wade.
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Twelvelittle beginners, ages 3and 4, enjoysummer camp at the Church Street BREC Center in Zachary.
Jaliyah Scott, 3, enjoys her molding dough duringa recent session of BREC’sBeginnings Summer Camp
Kayson Johnson, 4, showsoff his yarn-made zodiac sign Scorpio —during aBREC camp in Zachary.
ChristianSisters of Stitches hostsaspoke guardpaint party
Community news report
TheChristian Sisters of Stitches hosted apaint party
July 13 at Clinton Methodist Church to help Charlee’s Angels paint spoke guard designs.
The spoke guards willbe placed onto wheelchairs of residents at Grace Health and Rehab Nursing Home
Over 40 volunteers showed up, and church members provided appetizers and helped setup the event.
Charlene Soileau Bolton, who heads up Charlee’sAngels, traces coloringpage designs onto each spoke guard with an overheadprojector Bolton wants residents to have beautifulnostalgic memories of their life rolling around on everyone’s wheelchairs to enjoy and reminisce.
Ameraseal Inc. provided a 50% discount for the spoke guards andSandra Byrd, of Zachary, purchased them for theproject.
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n Rose Hill Church, 3213 Groom Road, Baker,ishosting aone daypop-up pediatric clinic from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. Aug. 3. Freeservices will include child wellness exams, sports physicals andaccess to services from community resources.All minors must be accompanied by an adult, andthe adult must have alegal photo ID. For information, call (225) 456-5711or visit rosehillchurch.org.
n The Baker Back to School Bash is from 10 a.m. to 1p.m. Aug. 3. At theBakerMunicipalCenter, 3325 Groom Road. While supplies last,free school supplies, book bags, food game, vendors andmore are available. The Baker Schools student must be present Balloon festival returns
The Zachary ReallyHot AirBalloon Festival will be held from noon to 9p.m Aug. 10 at the BREC Zachary Community Park, 20055 Old Scenic Highway
The event will feature nine hot airballoons, tethered balloon rides, balloon glow,concert by the Chase Tyler Band, food trucks, kids zone, local craft vendors and more. Find information at downtownlivezachary.com or emaildowntownlivezachary@gmail.com.
Visithistoriccemetery
The Dead of Locust Grovewill be from 10 a.m. to 4p.m., Aug. 10. Learn about the inhabitantsofthishistoric cemetery of Locust Grove Plantation. The plantation was owned by Luther Smith and Anna Davis Smith,sister of
Jefferson Davis. It became the final resting place formany figures important in theearly history of Louisiana, including SarahKnoxTaylor,the daughter of President Zachary Taylor and wife of Jefferson Davis
See the grave of Major Gen. Eleazar Ripley,one of the earliest generals of the young countryand who invaded Canada during theWar of 1812.
Locust Grove State Historic Site, BainsRistroph Road, St.Francisville, will be open free of charge. The park has no facilities andnositestaff. For information, call Audubon State Historic Siteat(225) 635-3739.
Hike thelibrary andmore
Head to the Pride-Chaneyville Branch Library,13600 Pride-Port Hudson Road, to walkbyyourself or with asmall group offriends. There are three measured areas: the “inside loop” is 145 stepsor asixteenthofamile, “against the wall” is280 steps or an eighthofamile, and the “serpentine” is 565 stepsorafourth mile. There arealsoexercisestations scattered throughout the library
Glen Oaks Classof1973reunion set TheGlenOaks High School Classof 1973 50threunion is planned for 5p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday,July 27. Meet with classmates for ameal at BigMike’sRestaurant &Sports Bar,123 Aspen Square, Denham Springs. The event is free; attendees will be responsible for covering the cost of food and drinks. For questions email GOHS1973reunion@gmail.com.
Send news and eventsfor the Zachary area to zachary@theadvocate.com by noon Friday or call (225) 388-0731.
FILEPHOTO BY MICHAEL JOHNSON
Zacharywide receiverTrey’Dez Green will beata meet-and-greet at Tanger Outlets in Gonzales onJuly 27.
Community news report
Tanger Outlets Gonzales invites shoppers to kick off the start of theschoolseason with its Back-to-School Athlete Meetand-Greet from 5p.m. to 7p.m. Saturday, July 27.
While shopping, fans and community members are invited to meet Trey’Dez Green, get autographs and takepho-
toswith the athleteinfront of Southern Marsh, 2100Steven BTanger St., Gonzales Trey’Dez Green is from Jackson, and is astandoutathlete in bothfootball and basketball. As a5-star athlete, he excels at the tight end position in football and is recognized as oneofthe topthree high school tight ends nationally and the No. 43 overall player by rivals.com
ZACHARYPOLICEBOOKINGS
The following people were booked into EastBaton Rouge Parish Prison or issued asummons by the Zachary Police Department from July4-17:
JAMES BETHLY: 33; 1540 Kennon Drive, Baton Rouge; illegal windowtint violation, possession of marijuana, possession of a firearm by afelon
HUNTER BOYD: 36; 3216 Ramey Drive, Zachary; illegal possession of stolen things
QUINTIN BROWN: 40; 7563 La. 171, Deridder; possession/ distributionScheduleII, aggravated burglary and resisting an officer
HAYDEN CARAWAY: 17; 21630 Noble Reams Road, Zachary; theftofa firearm
BRANDEN CLAY: 36; 3387 Ash St., Zachary; failuretoappear on outstanding warrants and afugitivewarrant from East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office
DALE DUNAWAY: 67; 3837 David Road, Zachary; cruelty to juveniles, domestic abuse battery with child endangerment
AALIYAHGIVENS: 21; 5325 Sumrall Drive, BatonRouge; organized retailtheft and theft
LATRICIA HARRIS: 49; 19948
Deer Creek Drive, Zachary; theft
XAVIER JOHNSON: 18; 13800 Alba Drive, Baton Rouge; theft
TYLER KILGORE: 38; 5321 GoodlandDrive, Central; afugitive warrant from East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office
CINCERE MCBRIDE: 21; 3462 King BradfordDrive, Baton Rouge; theft
DIAMOND PERCY: 25; 5905 Carpenter Road, No. 12, Zachary; theft and organized retail theft
GARRETT PETERMAN: 37; 20043 Buck Horn Drive, Zachary; failure to appear on outstandingwarrants
JABARI TURNER: 18; 14045 Felicity Drive, Baker; simple criminal damage and criminal trespassing
DWAYNE VESSEL: 44; 4181 Florida St., Zachary;domestic abuse battery
KAREN WILLIAMS: 37; 4181 Florida St., Zachary;domestic abuse battery
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MICKEY BARKER: 45; 314 South SammyAve., Gonzales; failure to appear on outstanding bench warrants
CATAVION BONDS: 18; 280 E. Mount PleasantRoad, No. 25, Zachary;illegal possession of stolen firearms
KRISTEN BROWN: 31; 3998 N. Row Ave., Baton Rouge; hitand-run
DOUGLASCAZES: 35; 7031 La. 19, Ethel; possession/distribution manufacturing Schedule II drugs, driving left laneof multilanehighway, and fugitive warrants throughEast Baton RougeSheriff’s Office MATTHEW DUNCAN: 41; 4125 39th St., Zachary;failureto appear on outstandingbench warrants
CODYGORDON: 26; 17217 Monitor Ave., Baton Rouge; stalking CODYGORDON: 26; 17217 Monitor Ave., Baton Rouge; improper telephone communication
MARC ANDERSON: 37; 5085 Hillcrest Drive, Zachary;possession/distribution manufacturing ScheduleIIdrugs, possession of firearm or carrying concealed weapon by aperson convicted of certain felonies, prohibited acts, illegal carrying of weaponswith controlled dangerous substance,window tintviolation,and equipment violation —displayofplate
JOHNATHAN SANDERS: 23; 21435 Pride-Baywood Road, Clinton; failuretoappear on outstanding bench warrants
CharleneSoileauBolton, of Charlee’sAngels, left, leads the spokepainting parties. Her friend FaithMcCorkle, right, purchased the spokeguards.
Sandra Byrd painted aspokeguard for aresident at Grace Health and Rehab Nursing Home.
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Alicia Blackledgeshows her painting at the Clinton Methodist Church on July 13.
Gladys Siebert, left, and Kim Granier laugh while paintinga spokeguard at the Charlee’sAngels paint party July 13at Clinton MethodistChurch.
