Second Place Lucille Nesom Memorial School team poses with School Board member Joey Piazza (left) and School Superintendent Melissa Stilley (right) (Courtesy Photo)
First Place Loranger Middle School team poses with School Board member Joey Piazza (left) and School Superintendent Melissa Stilley (right) (Courtesy Photo)
Third Place Ponchatoula Junior High School team poses with School Board member Joey Piazza (left) and School Superintendent Melissa Stilley (right) (Courtesy Photo)
Over 300 middle school students invaded Southeastern Louisiana University Friday, March 14 for a field trip to compete in the You Be the Chemist Challenge.
20 teams of students from 20 middle schools in the district answered challenging chemistry questions. Those students were selected due to their academic success in science and a qualifier developed by the Chemical Education Foundation specific f…