Haynes City Park Night for Friends and Family
On a recent evening, friends and family of the Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies took over Storyland at City Park enjoying rides, games, refreshments, and fun. The event, a fundraiser for the...
View ArticleHaynes Academy Puts on a Circus for Fall Fest
Fall Fest at Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies was a real circus this year, according to theater teacher Rene Piazza. “We decided to go with a circus theme this year,” said Piazza. “We have stilt...
View ArticleCelebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at Audubon Elementary
The Spanish 3 class at Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies recently visited Audubon Elementary School to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The class is taught by Holly Charpentier. Watch the entire...
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JPPSS Students Awarded Full Tuition College Scholarships through The Posse...
2015 Posse Scholars, top row from left: Saul Amezcua, Jazlyn Johnson, Gabrielle DeRoche, Edward Scott; bottom row from left: Younes Boulares, Keristen Edwards, Sydney Monix, Bilal Sarmini Eight...
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Where You’ll Find JPPSS Students Marching This Mardi Gras Season
The students of the Jefferson Parish Public School System will do more than simply celebrate along the parade routes during Carnival season. Many of our school’s performance groups will take center...
View Article10 JPPSS Students Are National Merit Finalists; 6 Are National Achievement...
Ten Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS) students have been named 2015 National Merit Finalists, and six students are 2015 National Achievement Finalists. These students are now eligible to...
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Haynes Academy Boys Basketball Team Captures First District Crown
The Haynes Academy boys basketball team claimed the first District 9-2A title in its sixth season playing varsity hoops. The Haynes Academy boys basketball team won the first District 9-2A championship...
View ArticleHaynes Academy Students Win Kidd Kraddick Music Video Contest
The Talented Music and Talented Theater students at Haynes Academy used their artistic skills to bring national recognition and $1,500 to the school’s arts program. The students, under the direction...
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JPPSS Graduation Rate Increases to High of 71.9 Percent
The high school graduation rate for the class of 2014 in the Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS) is 71.9 percent, according to recent data released by the Louisiana Department of Education...
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Watch the 2015 High School Graduations on JPS-TV or Purchase Your Own DVD
Family members, teachers, and JPPSS students who are part of the Class of 2015 can relive a very special moment when JPS-TV airs this school year’s high school graduation ceremonies. The station can be...
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Three JPPSS Students Named National Merit Scholars
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation named three Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS) students National Merit Scholars. Jessica Ding of Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies, Kayla Tarr...
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Five JPPSS High Schools Appear in 2015 U.S. News National Rankings
Five high schools in the Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS) were honored by U.S. News & World Report recently when the news organization released its national rankings for the Best High...
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Sixteen JPPSS Students Named 2016 National Merit Semifinalists
Sixteen high school seniors in the Jefferson Parish Public School System were named National Merit Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Thirteen students from Haynes Academy for...
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Haynes Academy Students Earn 23 National Merit Honors
Haynes Academy’s National Merit Semifinalists are (front row from left) Megan Bott, Madison Benoit, Fang Zhou, Sabrina Walch, Hamna Fatima, (back row from left) Sun Lee, Benjamin Edelman, Andrew Beams,...
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Haynes Academy Ices the Competition, Earns Sucre Party & School “Dough”
Haynes Academy Principal Karla Russo accepts her school’s Sucre Cupcake Challenge donation from Joel Dondis (left) and Tariq Hanna (right) of Sucre. Sitting on one end of the Haynes Academy for...
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Where You’ll Find JPPSS Students Marching this Mardi Gras Season
The students of the Jefferson Parish Public School System will do more than simply celebrate along the parade routes during Carnival season. Many of our school’s performance groups will take center...
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JPPSS Awards Elementary, Middle, and High School Students of the Year
The Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS) named its district winners for the Louisiana Department of Education’s 2016 Student of the Year. Keller Elementary fifth grader Samuel Korn, Haynes...
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Haynes Academy Wins First Place in State Social Studies Competition
The National Finals will be held on April 22-25 at the University of Maryland. Several district high schools participated in the Louisiana We the People competition held recently in Baton Rouge. Haynes...
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Eleven JPPSS Students Named National Merit Finalists
Eleven Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS) students have been named 2016 National Merit Finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. These students are now eligible to receive a...
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Videos, Photos Now Available for JPPSS “A” Breakfast of Champions
Over 1,600 students were honored at the Jefferson Parish Public School System’s annual Superintendent’s “A” Breakfast of Champions. The events recognize outstanding academic accomplishments for...
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