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Yellow Jacket Sports (April 8-April 14)
4/12 JV Lacrosse vs. Captain Shreve @ Lee Hedges • 5:00 PM
4/12 Varsity Lacrosse vs. Captain Shreve @ Lee Hedges • 7:00 PM
4/13 Varsity Baseball vs. Natch Central at Byrd • 1:00 PM
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2024 Grads – Yard signs now available at the Spirit Store link for $18. Get yours NOW!
SENIORS– Cap and Gowns will be passed out April 24th for last name A-M and April 25th for N-Z. If you have not bought your cap and gown the deadline is TODAY, FRIDAY April 12th .
Thrift Shop – Don’t forget that the Student Council is hosting the thrift shop in the Learning Center during lunch on Friday and after school from 4:00 until 6:00 P.M. and then Saturday from 12:00 to 4:00. Cash only! All proceeds benefit the Gingerbread House!
College Visit – A representative from the US Air Force will be available outside the cafeteria during both lunch shifts TODAY.
Film Prize Jr – Byrd has two student films premiering at Film Prize Jr. this weekend. If you are at ArtBreak, go by and support your
fellow Jackets and all their hard work this year. Byrd’s films will be showing on Friday at 3:30 pm, and on Saturday at 9:30 am and 2:30 pm.
South Highlands Alumni 8th – 11th Graders – If you would like to volunteer at South Highlands Field Day, please see Mrs. Prothro for a permission slip. The date is May 3rd. You must not miss a test, End of Course Test or a project.
Baseball Senior Recognition – April 13 at 1:00 PM
Student Opportunity – Outreach Services Community Development Corporation will host its’ 2024 Unity and Suicide Intervention Walk on Saturday, April 13th at Bill Cockrell Park – 4109 Pines Road, Shreveport. The opening ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the walk will start at 10:00am. Check-in/Registration for the walk will take place at the Park Tennis Court entrance of Bill Cockrell Park at 9:00 a.m.- 9:45a.m. $1 Registration: 11 and Under • $10 Registration: 12-20 years • $15 Registration: 21 and Up • $10 Registration: Groups 4 or more per group participant. All paid registration will receive the 2024 5K Walk goodie bag. Registration is available online at www.outreachservicescdcla.org and Event Brite. Please register at the link here. Outreach Services CDC 5K Unity Walk 2024 Tickets, Sat, Apr 13, 2024 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite
Angels of Faith Theatrical Productions is seeking high school seniors to apply for their annual scholarship. Deadline to apply is April 17. Applications and all necessary submission requirements may be obtained at www.angelsofaith.org
Mascot – Do you want to be the school’s next mascot? Jack the Jacket tryouts are coming up! You must be a current 10th or 11th grader. Go to Mrs. Zator’s room S310 for more information!
2025 Ring Ceremony – Let’s celebrate being the 100th graduating class and kick off our senior year with the biggest ring ceremony yet! Ring Ceremony is May 7th at 6pm. If you plan on participating in Ring Ceremony, you need to visit Local Level events to register. Scan the QR code around the school to register. Also, be sure you submit your pictures for the slide show on time and to the correct email. All of the information pertaining to the ceremony and slide show is listed on Local Level. Please see Mrs. Cole or Mrs. Bolton if you have any questions. The deadline to register for Ring Ceremony is April 18.
College Visit – A representative from Savannah College of Art and Design will be available outside the cafeteria during both lunch shifts on Wednesday, 4/24. They are also hosting 1on1 meetings for students and their families to explore the next phase of their academic journey at SCAD. You can use the link below to schedule a meeting. Meet with SCAD 1:1 in Shreveport | Apr 23
Students – Salads are $2 now and you can buy one in the Growing for Good lab during both lunch shifts.
11th Grade Boys – Anyone who is interested in attending Louisiana Boys’ State, please come see Mrs. Prothro. We can only send 4 students.
Astra Club and Key Club – If you would like to volunteer at Reruns Are Fun, the times, dates and place is listed below. Just show up and go.
Fri 4/12 4-7pm
Sat 4/14 10am-7pm
Sun 4/15 12-7pm *******
Mon 4/16 4-7pm
Tues 4/17 4-7pm
Wed 4/18 4-7pm
Thurs 4/19 4-7pmT
PTSA membership is now 415 members! To all of you who joined PTSA, thanks for helping us meet our goal!
4 easy ways to get involved with the PTSA:
- Become a Member (Pay Online or Pay by Check or cash)
- Volunteer with the PTSA (Complete this form)
- Attend PTSA meetings (View all upcoming dates)
- Make a Tax-Free Donation to the PTSA
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Service Academy Day – The offices of Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy, Speaker Mike Johnson and Representative Julia Letlow will be hosting Service Academy Day on the campus of LSU-Shreveport on Saturday, April 20, 2024. The event will be at the University Center Theatre, with registration opening at 8:30 AM and the event beginning at 9 AM. All high school students and their parents, as well as school officials, are welcome to attend for free. Representatives from America’s Service Academies, including West Point and the Naval and Air Force Academies, will make presentations on what their Academies have to offer. If a student gains admittance to one of those Academies, they will graduate with a bachelor’s degree and become a commissioned officer in our Armed Forces. Additionally, the three Academies mentioned above are tuition-free. We also plan to have presentations from ROTC units attached to Universities in North Louisiana, and a presentation on the Congressional nominations process. Students must receive a nomination to be considered for admittance to most Service Academies, and most nominations come from Members of Congress. Later, students, parents and other attendees will be able to visit the booths of the Service Academies, ROTC units and Members of Congress, and ask questions.
A.C. Steere Senior Reunion
First Baptist Alumni – 9th -11th Grades – See Mrs. Prothro if you would like to volunteer at the First Baptist Field Day on May 10, 2024. You may not miss any tests, EOC tests or projects, and you must provide your own transportation. Mrs. Prothro has permission slips. First come, first serve.
Students – Are your drawers overflowing with old Byrd T-shirts? Well, we have a solution! Donate any gently used Byrd T-shirt for the 4th Annual Byrd Vintage Shirt Sale! All students will have a chance to purchase these shirts for $5 each during Celebrate the City in August. There is a red collection box located in Mrs. Prothro’s office. Thank you!
Volleyball – Join us for an exciting day of volleyball skills and fun at the upcoming Lady Jacket Volleyball clinic on May 11th! 
Two sessions are available: one for 1st-5th graders and another for 6th-8th graders. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to sharpen your skills, our experienced Lady Jacket team who are ready to help you improve your game. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn from the best! Sign up now and secure your spot on local level events. https://www.locallevelevents.com/events/details/33219 See you on the court.
ArtBreak – Students who are going to the master classes need to turn their permission slips into Mrs. Prothro ASAP.
Key Club or Astra Club Members – 9th, 10 th or 11 th Grades – Mrs. Prothro needs 40 workers to volunteer at the Judson Field Day on May 3, 2024. Sigh up in her office. You will need to get a permission slip form, and you must provide your own transportation.
Louisiana Youth Seminar – Lyle Leaders – If you are interested in attending this leadership camp this summer at LSU in Baton Rouge, please see Mrs. Prothro. I have a few scholarships. They will go to the first students who sign up online. Some have picked up the information, but no one is signed up yet.
Girls State – Mrs. Prothro has the information if you would like to attend. A few girls have already signed up which is
awesome.
Boys State – 11th grade boys who are interested need to see Mrs. Prothro.
Off Campus Form for the 2024-2025 School Year Students and Parents – If you picked up an Off Campus Form for the 2024-2025 school year from the Counseling Area, you need to come back and get another one! The ones in the counseling office that students picked up are only 3 of the pages needed The Off Campus Form is five pages. If you got one that was 3 pages, please pick another one up in the counseling office. See Mrs. Prothro if you have questions. The deadline is May 3, 2024 to Mrs. Prothro. If you have any questions email Mrs. Prothro at MProthro@caddoschools.org or call her at 364-5455. CLICK HERE for form.
Louisiana Tech Spring Quarter Dual enrollment applications are now available. Students in the following courses can apply at LaTech- AP US History, AP European History, English IV enriched Williams only, and English IV GT.
Lyle Leaders – If you are interested in attending Louisiana Youth Seminar this summer, please see Mrs. Prothro as soon as possible. We have three scholarships available. They will a) go to the students who have chosen to attend the field trip on 2-22-24 and or b) have attended in the past. If you are unsure of what LYS is, see Mrs. Prothro, or look it up on their website. It is a week long leadership camp in Baton Rouge during the summer. We need to register ASAP.
11th Graders- If you are interested in Boys’ or Girls’ State, see Mrs. Prothro ASAP. Registration is open, and we need to get this information turned in ASAP.
11th Grade Girls – Mrs. Prothro has more information on Girls’ State. See her as soon as possible. Registration opened on 2-1-24.
Parents– If you have any interest in having your student’s interest and career potential assessed, the AIMS (Aptitude Inventory Measurement Service) test is hoping to come to Shreveport in April if there is enough interest. Please read the attached letter for more information. You may contact Delayna Griffith at dgriffith@aimstesting.org for any questions about the testing itself. CLICK HERE for testing info. CLICK HERE for AIMS brochure.
EOC Testing Information
Support Your Fellow Jackets!
BYRD BASEBALL BOOSTER- BLANKET SALES 2023-2024: 60 x 80 inch- C.E. Byrd School Spirit Blanket • Made of ultra-soft materials • Hubay D-Luxe Blanket • $75 per blanket CLICK HERE for link.
Get your Byrd Baseball Gear. We have a lot of new items on our online store. If you want your gear before the season starts order by 2/2/2024. CLICK HERE for online store.
Golf season is here!!! Support your boys and girls team and buy some Byrd Golf Gear from our shop! A percentage of everything you buy goes directly to the team. CLICK HERE for shop.
Your Link to EVERYTHING Byrd!
CLICK HERE for the Local Level Events page that includes ALL Byrd events. You can also scan the QR code below.
Student Opportunities:
Students Opportunity – Swim Instructor @ Geaux Swim located at 231 Mt. Zion Road, Shreveport, LA – the newest indoor pool in the city! No previous experience necessary, we train on-site! $11 per hour, flexible schedule. Contact Jason at 318-222-3483 or apply by messaging us on Facebook! Check us out at www.geauxswim.com
Volunteer Opportunity – SALT is excited to provide another volunteer opportunity this Spring! We are working together with a CTA instructor to assist in teaching tennis to 3rd, 4th & 5th graders at Broadmoor Stem Academy. This is a great way to give back to our community! High School students may sign up and receive service hours for volunteering as well. This is an 8 week program starting on Thursday, March 7 and ending on April 25 with an end of season party for the kids. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you! Contact Kathryn Wood at 318-455-7539 with questions. CLICK HERE for SignUpGenius.
Recruiting High School Juniors/Seniors For Humana Foundation Senior Council – We are actively recruiting juniors/seniors in high school who are established and emerging community leaders to serve on our Senior Council Advisory Board. The Senior Council is a voluntary group of 8-10 members – seniors 65+, juniors/seniors in high school and a Humana associate – who have input in creating unique experiences that bring the Foundation’s health equity mission to life. Humana Foundation Council members must live in one our target geographies of Florida, Kentucky (Louisville), Louisiana or Texas. Please send recommended students to the application or the Humana Foundation’s inbox at humanafoundation@humana.com. We’ve set a goal to receive all final online applications by Friday, April 26. Click here for the link to the application.
Student Opportunity – Providence House is seeking applications from high school students interested in serving on the 2023-2024 Youth Advisory Board of Directors. We are expanding our current youth board. This leadership role works with the larger governing board and offers hands-on experience in philanthropy, fundraising, leadership and planning. The Youth Board has its own budget, leadership team and they get to plan events and use their voices to support all efforts around homelessness as well as community leadership. This is an amazing opportunity for young people to make a difference. CLICK HERE for Youth Advisory Council 2023 Student Application.
Scholarships & Contests
Post Office Employees Federal Credit Union is offering 6-$500 scholarships for graduating seniors. Applications available on the Class of 2024 Counseling Canvas page. Deadline to apply is April 8. Students or immediate family members must be a current member in good standing of POE Federal Credit Union.
Contest – The Shreveport Bar Association is sponsoring an essay contest for high school juniors and seniors with cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. The essay should be 500-750 words, typed, double-spaced, 12 point font. All entries should reflect a student’s interpretation of the Law Day 2024 theme: Voices of Democracy, and respond to the prompt provided. The deadline to submit entries is April 19. Information is available in the Counseling Office, or the Class of 2024 Counseling Canvas page.
Scholarship – The Louisiana State University chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon is offering four, one-time scholarships in the amounts of $2000, $1000, $1000, and $1000 to incoming freshmen men for the 2024-2025 academic year. To qualify for the Balanced Man Scholarship, you must submit an application by May 12, 2024, and enroll, full-time, at Louisiana State University, for the Fall 2024 term. Students can apply online at: https://lsu.sigep.org/bms (https://lsu.sigep.org/bms)/. Applicants have no obligation to join or affiliate with SigEp to be eligible for the scholarship
Scholarship Opportunity – Zonta Club of Shreveport is offering two local scholarships. One of them has a potential award of $7000 and does not require the applicant to be a Z Club member. Click HERE for more information. Contact Ms. Fox with any questions. nkfox@caddoschools.org CLICK HERE for Bessie Clemens Application. CLICK HERE for Young Women in Public Affairs Application. CLICK HERE for Information.
11th & 12th Graders are invited to the Dillard University Humanities Contest. CLICK HERE for information.
Contest – Holocaust Remembrance Literary and Arts Competition. The competitions are broken into five separate categories for this year’s competition which include: Essay, Musical Composition, Poetry, Short Story, and Visual Arts. Link for information needed: https://www.
Career Accelerator Scholarship Program – CLICK HERE for flyer. CLICK HERE for YouTube video.
Chesapeake Energy Scholarship – CLICK HERE for information.
Scholarship – The Jason Bland Power the Cure Foundation/Shelter Insurance Scholarship application is available on the Class of 2024 Counseling Canvas page, or in the Counseling Office. A $1500 scholarship will be awarded to a Caddo Parish student trainer or student athlete. Deadline to apply is April 1. CLICK HERE for information.
Scholarship – Catholic Daughters of the Americans Scholarship Information CLICK HERE
Scholarship – The Louisiana Tennis Association is currently offering two scholarship and two high school assistance grants. The scholarship is available to current seniors. Grants are available to students in grades 9-12. Legacy Scholarship Info and To Apply: https://form.jotform.com/
Key Club & Circle K Scholarship – The LaMissTenn District Foundation offers scholarships to Key Club Seniors and Circle K Members. All eligible Circle K Members and Senior Key Club members are invited to complete and submit a Scholarship Application. CLICK HERE for info and application.
AFA’s Teen Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship Contest – CLICK HERE for information and application.
Scholarship – Class of 2024 Lela’s $1000 FAFSA Completion Scholarship application for the Class of 2024 is now available for those who plan to apply for college financial aid by submitting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Schoolhouse Connection’s Youth Leadership Program Scholarship is available for students who have experienced homelessness in the last 6 years.
- Applicants must reside in the United States.
Note: undocumented applicants are eligible. - Applicants must be born on or after November 24, 2003.
- Applicants must begin college (four year, community college, or trade school) for the first time in 2024 (not including dual-enrollment courses).
A SchoolHouse Connection Scholar Will Receive:
- $2,500 Scholarship Award
- One-on-One Support from SchoolHouse Connection Staff
- Three All-Expenses-Paid Trips
- Support from SchoolHouse Connection Scholars
Opportunities to Engage in State and Federal Policy Advocacy:
Seniors- The Hagan Scholarship is available at www.hsfmo.org. This is a nationwide need-based merit scholarship that provides up to $7500 each semester for up to 8 consecutive semesters. Applicants must have a 3.5 cumulative grade point average and plan to work 240 hours from January 1, 2024-the completion of the 2024 fall semester of college. Applicant’s adjusted gross household income reported for 2022 Federal Income Tax purposes must not have exceeded $85,000.
Senior Information
Important Senior Dates!!
Seniors– Please begin submitting your college acceptance letters and scholarship offers to Mrs. Byrd in the Counseling Office. We are requesting you submit only the college acceptance letter for the school you plan to attend, but will accept all scholarship offers you have received, even if you do not plan to accept them. You can bring a copy, e- mail asbyrd@caddoschools.org, or submit through the google form in the Class of 2024 Counseling Canvas page. This information needs to be submitted by April 19.
Seniors! Please complete the Google Form on the Class of 2024 Canvas page to vote for graduation and faculty marshals. See Mrs. Blackwell with any questions. For the Senior Class Slideshow on the last day, please send no more than THREE pictures to byrdseniorclass@gmail.com by April 18th. Pictures need to focus on your high school experience (9th through 12th grade), and it’s best when they are group pictures. See Mrs. Blackwell with any questions.
If you did not receive a senior panoramic picture, you may order one online at: www.goldbeckcompany.com
Seniors – Every year at C.E. Byrd, the Senior class gifts a monetary donation to the school to go towards improvement projects or classroom needs on campus. Some of past projects funded are the awnings in Jack’s landing, Courtyard furniture, equipment for the science lab, new floors in the Learning Center and most recently, the class of 2023 will fund the anatomy tables for the new anatomy lab. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation in honor of the class of 2024. Local Level Events – Byrd Senior Gift Donation 2024
Seniors– In order to graduate, all students must complete a financial aid step. You must complete one of these options:
1. Complete the FAFSA- the FAFSA is now available. You can complete it at www.studentaid.gov. Mrs. Byrd will send step-by-step instructions if needed as soon as this is available. You will be completing the 2024-2025 FAFSA. The FAFSA is your application for federal grants, student loans, and is also a TOPS application. Once completed, you will receive an e-mail confirmation. Please forward that to asbyrd@caddoschools.org so I you can be cleared for graduation.
2. Complete the Louisiana TOPS application at osfa.la.gov
(You do not have to complete both the FAFSA and TOPS application. If you complete the FAFSA, you are also applying for TOPS) If you complete this instead of the FAFSA, send your confirmation to asbyrd@caddoschools.org.
3. Sign a financial aid waiver. You may pick up one in the Counseling Office. If you do this, you will not receive any federal or TOPS money for college/technical school.
Attached is a step by step guide to completing the FAFSA. You can also scan the QR code to request free virtual assistance. CLICK HERE for FAFSA guide.
Seniors! The moment you’ve been waiting for has arrived – it’s time to create your unforgettable senior yearbook ad. Purchase your ad at locallevelevents.org and seize this opportunity to leave your mark on the yearbook. Once you’ve secured your spot, send us all your artwork and heartfelt messages to be featured on your ad at cebyrd.yearbook@my.caddoschools.org Make your senior year even more memorable with a personalized ad – don’t miss out!
Seniors – Updated transcripts are now available in the Counseling Office. Each student will receive a copy of the transcript during Senior Orientation in English IV classes. If you need one prior to that visit, you can pick one up in the Counseling Office. Transcripts and transcript information cannot be e-mailed or provided over the telephone. All public colleges and universities in Louisiana have access to transcripts and you should not have to send them. If they tell you they cannot access the transcript, or if you need to send a transcript to a private school within Louisiana, or any school outside of Louisiana, you will need to complete the transcript request form at https://www.locallevelevents.com/events/details/26815. Make sure you submit payment and complete the google form on that page. Students applying to colleges through the Common App do not have to complete the transcript request form. The transcript will be uploaded on the Common App portal.
Seniors – If you plan to attend the University of Virginia as your top choice school and want to be nominated for the Jefferson Scholarship, please notify Mrs. Byrd in the Counseling Office.
Seniors – Elks Student of the month scholarship applications are available in the counseling office. Each month (October-April) a scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding senior boy and senior girl who demonstrate exemplary standards. Students should be well-rounded with leadership, citizenship, service, and scholarship qualities. Students will compete against other high school students in Caddo-Bossier area. Applications are due by the 15th of each month and only need to be submitted once.