Students – Key Club Applications are available outside of room S301.  Applications are due TODAY.  Interviews are August 26, at 5 p.m. In the cafeteria.  Please see an officer or Ms. Hale if you have any questions.

Love science?  Want to share your love of science with others and get a pretty graduation cord to go along with it.  Science National Honor Society is accepting applications for  the prestigious Science National Honor Society.  This organization provides science in-reach and out-reach and looks great on a resume.  Pick up an application outside of Room 211.  Applications are due to Mrs. Comerford by Friday August 28th.  See Mrs. Comerford in room 211 for more information.

Powerlifting meeting for all interested girls and boys August 31st at 6:00 pm in the learning center.

There will be a Student Council meeting on September 2nd at 7:50 in the auditorium. Interested freshmen should attend. Freshmen applications are due September 4th. 

All girls interested in trying out for girls soccer we will have a parent meeting at the end of back to school night in the auditorium. Tryouts are Wednesday September 8 and Thursday 9th at Byrd 6pm to 8pm. You must have a physical to tryout. We will provide a free physical September 3 immediately after school at 4:00 pm.

Are you interested in learning and playing Mahjong? Mahjong is FUN and BUILDS YOUR BRAIN! If so, please come by Rm 117 in the Main Building for a club application. There is no club fee and Ms. Hammit will teach you!

Jackets, do you love to read? Do you want to read more books? Maybe you should come to our Book Jackets Club! We will meet the first Tuesday of each month during each lunch shift. Our first meeting will be Tuesday, September 1st. Each student who comes will receive a free copy of one of the ten titles on the Louisiana Teen Readers’ Choice List for 26-27. We will have pizza as well. Everyone is encouraged to finish reading their book throughout September and return Tuesday, October 13th to share their thoughts and reviews of the book. Then, we’ll be able to switch books with one another and read a new one! Please sign up via the Sign Up Genius List. We will be able to have 25 students per lunch shift. The access code for the Sign Up Genius List is 3201. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4EACA72CA13-65280769-september 

New and returning membership in Gayarre History Club for 2026-2027 is open through September 15! Visit www.gayarre.org/join or see the flyers around school to join. Yearly dues must be paid by September 30 on SchoolCash Online. Gayarre is an academic club that hosts an annual conference, work days in the Archive, movies, and trivia nights. Two-year members receive a graduation cord. See Mr. or Mrs. Lary for more information.

Beta Club Applications are now OPEN! New and returning Beta Club members can get this year’s application outside of Rms S112, 207 or the main office. C.E. Byrd’s National Beta club is an active Academic, Service and School Spirit organization. Get Aura…Join Beta! Applications are available outside the office or at the link HERE.

Byrd’s literary magazine, Perspectives, is now accepting entries for our 2026-2027 edition. All C.E. Byrd students are welcome to submit their creative writing or visual art for consideration. A link to the submission form can be found on the Byrd app or can be gotten from any English teacher. If you would like to be a member of the Perspectives staff, please see Mrs. Maier in room 203 for a copy of the application.