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==Legacy: David Thibodaux High School==
==Legacy: David Thibodaux High School==
In 2011, the Lafayette Parish School Board announced the opening of the David Thibodaux Career and Technical High School. The mission of the new school was to provide students career and technical industry-based certification and college credit, which was a vision Thibodaux had fought for in the years before his death.
In 2011, the Lafayette Parish School Board announced the opening of the David Thibodaux Career and Technical High School. The mission of the new school was to provide students career and technical industry-based certification and college credit, which was a vision Thibodaux had fought for in the years before his death. The school was rededicated as the David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy the following school year, which extended enrollment from 6th through 11th grade, with a 12th grade to be added for the 2013 school year. Students at the school train specifically for careers in science, technology, engineering or mathematics – hence the acronym
The school was rededicated as the David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy the following school year, which extended enrollment from 6th through 11th grade, with a 12th grade to be added for the 2013 school year. Students at the school train specifically for careers in science, technology, engineering or mathematics – hence the acronym.
Principal Jeff Debetaz states that students at the STEM Academy choose from several specializations that include biomedical, environmental science, nutrition and dietetics, engineering, early childhood development and advanced learning. "Traditional courses, like English and history, are part of the curriculum, but technology is incorporated into every subject", Debetaz said.
Principal Jeff Debetaz states that students at the STEM Academy choose from several specializations that include biomedical, environmental science, nutrition and dietetics, engineering, early childhood development and advanced learning. "Traditional courses, like English and history, are part of the curriculum, but technology is incorporated into every subject", Debetaz said.
The program not only gets students ready for college, it also offers dual enrollment. Through an arrangement with Southwest Louisiana Community College, STEM Academy students can take classes that count toward a college degree, as well as a high school diploma.
The program not only gets students ready for college, it also offers dual enrollment. Through an arrangement with Southwest Louisiana Community College, STEM Academy students can take classes that count toward a college degree, as well as a high school diploma. There are more than one thousand students at the David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy.
There are more than one thousand students at the David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy.
==References==
==References==