DERIDDER, La. -- This is a press release previously issued from the Beauregard Parish School Board, Public Information Office , Kari Ifland.
The Partners in Education (PIE) program has been an active part of Beauregard Parish education for twenty-six years. The program is a joint venture between the school system and the Beauregard Area Chamber of Commerce.
The PIE program links businesses and organizations with schools to share resources, both in people and materials. Each flourishes from the support and prosperity of the other. Schools must prepare today's students for their entry into a competitive work force. When businesses take part in the education of these young people, they help strengthen the work force of the future.
Today, 68 local businesses partner with one or more of the thirteen parish schools to help the community and the school system work and grow together.
Businesses engage in many activities with their partner schools and the Central Office to enhance education. They sponsor field trips, provide back-to-school gifts for employees, sponsor incentives for testing week, judge science and social studies fairs, sponsor clubs and groups, support special events, and in many ways contribute to the success of our schools.
Area businesses are able to join the PIE program by contacting the school principal. The following businesses are involved in the Partner in Education program for the 2019-2020 school year:
Beauregard Alternative School -- Beauregard Sheriff's Department, Beauregard Vernon Sunrise Rotary Club, Dairy Queen, Gilbert's Pizza, Grace Church, NAPA
Carver Elementary -- Dairy Queen, First National Bank, Grace Church, Pedestal Bank, Sunshine Groceries, Wendy's
DeRidder High School -- City of DeRidder, Ingevity, Paws N Claws Animal Hospital, Inc., R.C. Paving, Randy Brown, CPA, Solinsky Group, Steamboat Bill's
DeRidder Junior High School -- Barksdale Federal Credit Union, Beauregard Daily News, Beauregard Pediatrics & Internal Medicine--Dr. and Mrs. Dobbins, CLECO, Coldwell Banker Elite, Dumont Management, Ingevity
East Beauregard High School -- Beauregard Health System, Cameron Communications, Circle C Farm & Ranch, East Beauregard Lions Club, Grace Church, Pedestal Bank
East Beauregard Elementary -- All American Painting & Dry Wall, Circle C Farm & Ranch, Glenn Dean Insurance, Grace Church, Green's Chevrolet, Pedestal Bank, State Farm- Ray Vaughn, Stanley C. Maskas, DDS
Pine Wood Elementary -- Amerisafe, Beauregard Health System, Grace Church, Pedestal Bank, Shaz's Sports Group, Stine Lumber, Sunshine Groceries
K.R Hanchey Elementary -- Barksdale Federal Credit Union, Beauregard Physical Therapy, City of DeRidder, Dumont Management, Eat-a-Bite, First Federal Bank, Steamboat Bill's
Merryville High School -- Erika Anderson Law Firm, Havens' Logging, Merryville Museum, Merryville Historical Society, Packaging Corporation of America, Sabine State Bank, Sunshine Groceries, Townsley Law Firm
Singer High School -- Curious Cargo, Dental Plus, J-2 Transport, The Corner Store, Wal-Mart, Dr. Dan Butler
South Beauregard Elementary -- Beauregard Electric, Biscuit Smith -Thunder Valley Archery, EXIT Real Estate - Josh Foster, Hixson-Snider Funeral Home - DeQuincy, K Jun Boo's Restaurant, Lake Area Electrical and Technical Services, LLC, SB Elite, South Beauregard Medical Center, Stormwater Solutions,Thibodeaux's Grocery, Trunk Gas - Longville,Williams Gas-Ragley
South Beauregard Upper Elementary -- Bayou Lawn, Beauregard Health System, Broadlands, Inc., Energy Transfer, Friends & Family Market, Charlotte White-Farm Bureau, Nixon Development and Construction, Pedestal Bank, Red Alert Security Services, South Beauregard Medical Center, Texas State Optical - Dr. Wayne McClure, Trunkline Gas
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South Beauregard High School -- Acadian Ambulance, Beauregard Electric, Beauregard Health System, Dairy Barn, Pedestal Bank, SB Elite, South Beauregard Medical Center, Trunkline Gas -Longville, EXIT Real Estate Consultants - Wayne Hall
The key to success is finding how the school's needs and the business's resources intersect and show they can be implemented in a mutually beneficial manner.
