Gueydan High School

Jesse Owens Elementary School offers a range of academic options to students in pre-kindergarten through grade five. Its educational programs include instruction in reading, music and physical education. The school conducts various nutrition programs that provide breakfast and lunch. Jesse Owens Elementary School supplies a variety of stationery items, including pens, rulers, pencils, folders, erasers, markers, crayons, scissors and notebooks. It operates a parent s communication center that serves as a resource for students, parents and staff. The school administers an accelerated reader program and offers various technology services. Additionally, Jesse Owens Elementary School provides online books and has a mathematics Web site. Located in Gueydan, La., it is a part of Vermilion Parish Schools.

Located in Kaplan, La., Kaplan Elementary School serves over 600 students in prekindergarten through fourth grade. The school has a staff of nearly 70 full-time certified teachers and paraprofessionals that includes guidance counselors, curriculum specialists, school nurses, reading intervention specialists, speech therapists, librarians, music teachers and physical education instructors. Kaplan Elementary School organizes a variety of extracurricular activities, such as jump rope day, dance jam, pumpkin carnival, field day and the Red Across America day. It maintains an accelerated readers program, which monitors and guides reading practices and helps students in improving reading abilities. Established in 1957, Kaplan Elementary School is administered by Vermilion Parish Public Schools, which operates more than 15 schools.

St. Michael School is an educational institution that offers a range of academic and enrichment programs. The school enrolls students in pre-kindergarten through grade eight. Operational for more than 100 years, it administers after-school and scholarship programs. St. Michael School offers classes in art and health and physical education. The school provides opportunities for various sports activities, such as baseball, basketball, football, volleyball and softball. It also provides lessons in reading, language arts and mathematics. St. Michael School organizes parent-teacher conferences. The school features a library, playground and computer laboratory. As a part of St. Michael Church, it focuses on the spiritual development of students.