Dictionaries to 400 Central 3rd Graders

GOP Women Aid Students at Four Central Schools

CENTRAL — More than 400 3rd graders are enrolled in Central schools, and each one of them has received a dictionary from the Republican Women of Central.

The reference books were given to students, 3rd grade teachers, and librarians at St. Alphonsus, Central Private, Tanglewood Elementary, and Galilee Baptist School.

The books were purchased with funds raised last year by RWC as part of their Education and Literacy and Civics for Kids programs, chaired by Maudell Hill. Committee members are Tracy Barnes and Louise Rauls.

A special presentation was made by George and Martha Washington (Mary Louise and Corley Sen-yard of Central). The Senyards are members of the East Baton Rouge Parish Republican Women and regularly visit civic and history classrooms in schools as part of their Civics for Kids program.

Students were taught the significance of the Pledge of Allegiance and importance of patriotism.

Assisting with dictionary distribution with the Education and Literacy committee were RWC President Joan Lansing, Second Vice President Debbie Dougherty, Chaplain Janice Green, Historian Chris Bone, Parliamentarian Judy Clay, C Brockwell Bone, Stacy Wicker Butler, Judy Clay, Juanita Ross, and Ann Watts.

If fundraising efforts are successful in 2012, RWC will distribute dictionaries to the new 2012-2013 classes of 3rd graders in October.  See Republican Women of Central on Facebook.