Zachary Post • Tuesday, August 20, 2013 • Vol. 8, No. 34 • Published Weekly • Circulation 16,000 • zacharypost.com © 2013

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Zachary Schools are In SessionRecord Setting 5500 Students Enroll for 2013-14 School Year

Zachary Community School Dis-trict Superintendent Scott Devillier opened the 2013-14 School year this past week with a record enrollment of over 5500 students in the district. The district has grown in number of students every year since its incep-tion as an independent school district a decade ago.

Fellowship Church of Zachary again hosted the annual opening ses-sion of Zachary Schools. Over 600 Zachary educators and support staff filled the Sanctuary of the Church to listen to the The theme for this school year as presented by Superintendent Devillier, the theme is “Every Child, Every Day.”

The Zachary High School Choir, under the direction of Jason Bowers, performed the National Anthem for the crowd.

Following a welcome by Zach-

ary Community School Board President Gaynell Young, the 2013 Zachary Community Teachers of the Year were welcomed to the stage and saluted by the staff of the District.

Superintendent Devillier then introduced the guest speaker for the day, James Vollbracht. Voll-bracht is the author of five books, including Stopping at Every Lem-onade Stand: How to Create a Culture That Cares for Kids, Voll-bracht’s dynamic and inspiring keynote address focused on the key shifts that need to occur in our culture and how to apply them in our schools, organizations, and communities.

The goal of the district is to continue pursuing excellence in education.

Superintendent Scott Devillier and guest speaker James Vollbracht share a laugh and a handshake at the district’s annual opening session. Devillier welcomed back the district’s over 600 employees for the start of the 2013-14 school year. Both Vollbracht and Devillier spoke at Zachary Community Schools opening session held at Fellowship Church of Zachary. The district theme for this school year is Every Child. Every Day.

Teachers of the Year Commended for their Service at Opening Session

Michelle HebertZachary Early Learn-

ing Center

Ashley VentrellaNorthwestern Middle

School

Mary ParkerCopper Mill Elemen-

tary School

Stacey HuntZachary Elementary

School

Melanie AlexanderRollins Place Elemen-

tary School

Peyton GunnellNorthwestern Elemen-

tary School

Megan SouthallZachary High School

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Chubby’s Pizza and Grill Now Open for Business

Chubby’s Pizza & Grill had their ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, August 12th. The ribbon cutting marked 2 months to the day that Chubby’s has been open for business. Located at 5145 Main Street, Suite J next to Newman‘s Cleaners, Chubby’s is open Monday-Wednesday 11am-8pm, Thursday & Friday 11am-9pm, and Saturday & Sunday 11am-8pm. Chubby’s is a family affair co-owned by father, Marty Wilkins and son, Cory Wilkins. Mom, Carole, does the bookkeeping. They all have a hand in the business, but the cooking is primarily Cory’s job. “We take a lot of pride in our burgers and pizza,” says Cory. “Our salads are made with fresh, hand-cut ingredients and everyone loves our homemade potato and sweet potato chips.”Chubby’s is a kid-friendly atmosphere. The Kids Party Room has arcade games and a chalkboard wall. It is available for birthday parties and gatherings. Call (225) 658-1575 for more information or find them on Facebook for their complete menu.

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The Next Step Performing Arts Center Introduces Dance RoyaltyThe Next Step Performing Arts

Center is proud to present their Dance Scholarship and Ad Award Winners.

Dance Scholarship winners include Senior Scholarship Winner: Morgan Mazzarella, Junior Scholarship Win-ner: Chloe` Boxley, and Petite Schol-arship Winner: Ella Brown. Dance Scholarships are awarded to three students each year to represent the stu-dio at community and dance events. These young ladies have been chosen based on their leadership skills, com-munity involvement, dedication to dance excellence, class attendance, as well as special event participation. All three of this year’s scholarship winners are currently members of The Next Step’s competition dance team and travel throughout the state competing in team as well as solo dance events in a variety of dance genres in addition to their regular dance class load. The Senior Scholarship winner, Morgan Mazzarella, will have the honor of per-forming her solo at the Annual Spring Showcase held at the Baton Rouge River Center Theater for the Perform-ing Arts on May 31, 2014.

Ad Winner Scholarships are award-ed to students participating in the Showcase Program Ad Contest held every spring. These students will also represent the studio throughout the year at a variety of special events. This year, there was a tie for the 1st Place Ad winner between Chloe Broussard and Cache` Brown.

The Next Step Performing Arts center is owned by Christine Watson-Granier. Dance has been Christine’s passion since she started at age 1 ½. “I have been dancing for over 40 years,” she says. She is a Dance Masters of America certified dance instructor and has been teaching dance for over 20 years.

Formerly a teacher at Peggy’s Dance Studio, she opened her own stu-dio located at 5810 Main Street (across from Walmart, next to Cactus Café) in August of last year. “I’ve always known I wanted to open my own stu-dio. I thought, I will be fine if I can get at least 50 students,” says Christine.

After being open for only one year, The Next Step Performing Arts Cen-ter now has 175 students. In Novem-

ber of last year, Christine expanded her space adding a second studio to accommodate all the dancers. Chris-tine credits her staff for a successful first year, Marianne Wascom, Robbie Quick, Lauren Cross, Susan Jullens, and Markie Hastings.

Christine enjoys teaching dance to all ages, her classes range from Mom-my & Me for ages 15 months-2 ½ years to Advanced Level Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical and Pointe for teens. She keeps her classes at around 15 students so she can “have her hands on each student.“

In addition to the classes offered at her studio, she also teaches dance and physical education at area churches and day care centers. She is also in-

volved at Zachary High School with the Colorguard and Featured Twirler and the Northwestern Middle School Baton Twirlers.

“I love being busy teaching dance, because I get to do what I love,” says Christine about her hectic schedule. “I teach dance and P.E. to toddlers in the morning, then go to the schools for band practice in the afternoons, and at night, I am at my studio teaching classes.”

For more information on classes offered by The Next Step Performing Arts Center, please visit the website: http://www.TNSdance.webs.com , call (225) 362-1886, or visit Facebook or Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheNext_Step.

Congratulations to the 2013-2014 TNS Dance Royalty! (Back Row) Senior Scholarship Winner: Morgan Mazzarella, Junior Scholarship Winner: Chloe` Boxley, First Place Ad Winner (tie): Cache` Brown, (Front Row) First Place Ad Winner (tie): Chloe Broussard, and Petite Scholarship Winner: Ella Brown. Photos by Robbie Quick Photography.

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Lauren Marie Maciasz, of Zachary, and Joshua Kendrick Hand, of Denham Springs, were married in a 7 p.m. ceremony June 15 at Carter Plantation in Spring-field. Pastor Randle Low-rance officiated.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Maciasz, of Zachary. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sherman J. Hebert of Plaquemine and the late Mr. and Mrs. Emil J. Maciasz of New Roads.

The bridegroom is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Hand, of Denham Springs. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hand of Denham Springs and Mr. and Mrs. Milford Allen , of Denham Springs.

The reception took place at Carter Plantation Ball-room. Following a wedding trip to Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, the couple will reside in Denham Springs .

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End of Summer Ends on a Sweet Note for Local Zachary Friends - A group of 5th, 6th and 7th graders celebrated the end of summer with a special visit to the local Zach-ary Sonic where they sampled and judged all 25 flavors of Sonic milkshakes that are offered, including pineapple, cherry cheesecake and chocolate covered strawberry. Among the kids favorites: coconut cream pie, caramel and strawberry banana. Among their least favorites: peanut butter bacon and peanut butter jelly. Pictured from left to right: Sonic employee Tevin Hilliard; Caleb Horn, 7th grader at NMS; Angel Batarseh, 6th grader at Bethany Christian School; Kaelyn Fletcher, 7th grader at NMS; Nalon Soileau, 5th grader at Copper Mill; Carlos Ortiz, 7th grader at NMS; Sonic employees Arianna Whitfield and Kenderick McGee. Not pictured: Moms Sara Horn and Jessica Soileau; Darius Washington, Sonic employee who made all 25 shakes for the kids, and Mary Sonnier, Sonic manager.

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Did you know that 9 out of 10 child car seats are not used correctly, make sure

your child is riding safely!Lexlee’s Kids, The Zachary Fire Department and Louisiana Passenger Safety Task Force will be checking car seats at the Zachary Fire Department, 4525 Main Street on Saturday, August

24, 2013, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PMFree Booster Seats for Big Kids!

Appointments are available by calling 225.372.3991 and drive-ups are

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Zachary High School is accepting nominees for its Athletic Hall of Fame. Nominees from Northwestern High School will also be accepted. For a nomination form contact Joey Sanchez at joey.sanchez@zacharyschools.org. Nominations are due Sept. 1, 2013. Any questions please contact Joey Sanchez

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SPECIAL GREENWING EVENTZachary Ducks Unlimited is hosting a youth Green Wing day August 24, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. at the Georgia-Pacific Pavilion on Pleasant-Port Hickey Road. The cost is $10.00 per child, which includes a 1-year Ducks Unlimited membership. Lunch will be provided by Georgia-Pacific. The activities will include Hunting Retriever demonstrations, decoy painting, Wood Duck box building, and Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries booth. Please sign up in advance by contacting: Barry Hanks (225)

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The next meeting of the Zachary Artists Guild will be on Tuesday, August 27 at 6 PM at the Zachary Chamber of Commerce,

There’s something to do every day in the Zachary area. From choir performances and rodeos to Main Street markets and special library programming for children, this area is rich in cultural and social activities. If you have an event you would like the public to know about, send and email to

info@zacharypost.com. Space allowing, your event will be included for free in the Event Calendar section.

remarkable one-night performance by The Broadway Boys on Saturday, August 31, 2013. Having captured the attention of audiences in New York City the Boys have taken their show across the country offering high-energy performances with the hottest male voices straight from New York. The Visual & Performing Arts Center in Zachary, La. will come alive as the first professional stage performance captivates audience members with a lively selection of pop, funk, gospel, jazz, and folk that will draw approximately 500 guests from the greater Baton Rouge area. Their songs representing shows such as Wicked, Mary Poppins, Spiderman, Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia, The Book of Morman, Hair, In The Heights, Memphis, Motown

and many more.Tickets for Broadway Boys are $40 each. All proceeds benefit the Regional Arts

Council of Zachary.

4633 Main St. Plan to bring one piece of artwork to be included in a supportive and instructional critique session. Also on the agenda will be a discussion of the Guild’s participation in the Zachary Art Crawl scheduled for October 25. Members of the public are invited to attend the Guild meeting. Questions? Call Margaret

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