Haynes Academy Graduate Among Exclusive Group of Female Scientists
Nameera Islam Haynes Academy Class of 2018 graduate Nameera Islam is one of just seven students named a 2018 Emmy Noether Scholar by the Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation. Emmy Noether...
View ArticleSix JPPSS Students Achieve a Perfect Score on the ACT
This year more than two million graduates took the ACT. Less than one-tenth of one percent of students had a perfect score. The Jefferson Parish Public School System had six students with a perfect...
View ArticleHaynes Academy’s Emin Kazan Named College-Sponsored National Merit Scholar
Emin Kazan Recent Haynes Academy graduate Emin Kazan is among a select group of students in the nation to be named a college-sponsored National Merit Scholar. The member of the Class of 2018 was among...
View ArticleSeven JPPSS Schools Recognized for Top Growth in Louisiana
The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) acknowledged seven schools in the Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS) for demonstrating strong student growth. The JPPSS top growth schools are:...
View Article33 JPPSS Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
Thirty-three students in the Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS) have been named Semifinalists in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. Haynes Academy leads the way in JPPSS and the...
View ArticleNaturalization Ceremony Offers Living Civics Lesson for JPPSS Students
“People see America as a beacon of hope and that’s why they come here. It makes me proud of America.” – Helen Cox High student Waseem Thobata It was a living civic lesson that made a true impact on...
View ArticleBehind the Curtain: Haynes Academy Presents ‘Annie Jr.’
Go behind the scenes with the Haynes Academy Talented Theatre Program. It’s way more than just the performers on stage who make this student production happen.
View ArticleWatch Our Newest JPPSS Teacher of the Year Videos
The Jefferson Parish Public School System named its district winners for the Louisiana Department of Education’s Teacher of the Year earlier this year. Learn what makes them so deserving by watching...
View ArticleWatch Our Newest JPPSS Student of the Year Videos
The Jefferson Parish Public School System named its district winners for the Louisiana Department of Education’s Student of the Year earlier this year. Learn what makes them so deserving by watching...
View ArticleLouisiana Department of Education Names 13 JPPSS Schools Equity Honorees
Thirteen schools in the Jefferson Parish Public School System have been named Equity Honorees by the Louisiana Department of Education. Equity Honorees performed in the 90th percentile or above for...
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