Fighting Irish News
Attention Seniors, Graduation
Graduation will be held on May 18th. It will begin promptly at 4PM inside the Pontchartrain Center (located at 4545 Williams Boulevard in Kenner).
Each student will receive eight tickets to the ceremony. Due to seating capacity, we regret that we will be unable to honor any requests for extra tickets. Please have your student request extra tickets from peers who will not be using all of theirs.
Tickets will be distributed at graduation practice only.
Please respect all graduates and ensure that your applause and celebrations after your student’s name is called to not interrupt the next student’s name. Note: You may not bring any artificial noisemakers (air horns, whistles, etc.) into the Pontchartrain Center.
Only students who pass their required classes will be allowed to participate in graduation.
Required Attire
Students must wear their green cap and gowns (with semi-formal attire beneath).
Shoes must be black and must have a strap (Pontchartrain Center policy).
Graduation Practice
Graduation practice will be held on May 11th during school and on-campus (it is mandatory)
Josten’s will be on-site to deliver graduation orders (caps, gowns, announcements, etc.)
Irish Eyes are shining on the Baseball Team!
View SportsNOLA's Bill Bumgarner article about our fighting Irish baseball here.
The three remaining games are very important to our power ratings. Please come out and support the team.
7:00; 4/18/12 - vs Jesuit @ Bonnabel
7:00; 4/19/12 - vs Rummel @ Kirsch Rooney (Delgado)
7:00; 4/24/12 - vs Chalmette @ Bonnabel (senior night celebrations!!!!)
Attention Parents and Students!
Jefferson Parish will offer Summer School for credit recovery, removal of deficiencies, or credit for students presently enrolled in grades 8 – 12. All course work will be done online using the PLATO Learning System. The registration for Semester I of Summer School is June 1, 2012, 8AM – 1PM and for Semester II, June 27, 2012, 8AM – 1PM. The cost per semester is $210 for residents of Jefferson Parish and $310 for non-residents. Cash payment is due at registration.
Students must provide their own means of transportation, ear phones, and notebooks for each course, and pens and pencils.
The following documentation is required for registration: Summer School Permission Form signed by counselor, a copy of final report card, and proof of residency.
The site for Summer School is:
East Jefferson High School
400 Phlox Street
Metairie, LA 70001
(More info is available here)
The Talented Theatre Department Proudly Presents
We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay! by Dario Fo
A no-nonsense housewife, Antonia, is forced into joining a rebellious crowd of women at the local grocery store. The women, fed up with merciless price gouging have succumbed to liberating food due to poverty and a government conspiracy against the working class. As the police begin to search the neighborhood for the stolen goods, Antonia enlists the help of her best friend Margherita to hide the goods by masquerading her as a pregnant woman. A wild comic sequence of events explodes when Antonia’s factory worker husband, Giovanni, falls for the lies created by the wives about the pregnancy and stolen goods.
We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay! is a side-splitting, chaotic comedy of errors. Think classic I Love Lucy meets The Honeymooners. “At the heart of all the high-jinx is a basic human need – hunger – and the very human desire to satisfy that need with one's dignity intact.”
Grace King actors, Alexandra Van Patten and David Dobie star as Antonia and Giovanni, joined by a talented ensemble including Charles Riggin, Emily Brashear, Kyle Kuchler, Marcus Jones and Kyra Rogers.
We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay! is produced in cooperation with Samuel French Inc., New York City.
SHOW TIMES: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!!
Thursday, May 10th and Friday, May 11th at 7:00pm
Grace King Auditorium
TICKETS
$5.00 for Students with I.D.
$10.00 for Adults
Box office will open at 6:00pm.
The Talented Theatre Department is looking for new applicants for 2012-2013! Please see Mr. Maggiore for application information.
We are Grace King
Visit Grace King's U-Stream account for more videos. UNO ACT Prep Workshop
UNO is having a free ACT Prep workshop on April 1, 2012. Seats are limited. Find more information here.
Counselor Corner
Read the monthly counselors Corner to stay up to date on important dates and college info:Counselor Corner
Take Some P.R.I.D.E in King
Perserverance - Respect - Integrity - Dignity - Excellence is what King students strive for in their everyday life. Let it show and earn yourself an Irish PRIDE Buck. Adults on campus are looking for examples of P.R.I.D.E from all students so that they can give a Pride Buck. Earning bucks can get you some great rewards, ask your IS teacher.