Iberia Parish School District

10/31/2026

🎃 One last Halloween treat before we call it a night!

We couldn't close out Halloween without sharing a little more spooky-season fun from Anderson Middle School and Westgate High School!

The two neighboring schools teamed up for a collaborative Trunk or Treat, and their community SHOWED UP.

Together, Anderson and Westgate filled the evening with 22 decorated trunks created by staff, student clubs, parents, and community members—all there to give local families a fun place to celebrate together.

And when two schools come together for Trunk or Treat, apparently snacks are serious business, too. 😂 Rocstar Cafe and Kona Ice joined the festivities to keep everyone fueled between trips around the parking lot.

But our favorite part isn't really the candy.

It's seeing two school communities come together and watching the circle grow even bigger as families and community members join them.

Two schools. One community. A whole lot of purple and gold Tigers. 💜💛🐯

Thank you to everyone from Anderson Middle and Westgate High who decorated a trunk, passed out candy, volunteered, participated, or simply brought their family out to enjoy the evening.

And with that, we think we've officially collected enough Halloween memories (and probably enough candy) to last us until next October. 😂

From all of us at IPSD, Happy Halloween! 🎃

10/31/2026

🎃 HAPPY HALLOWEEN, IPSD!

Before everyone heads out for tonight’s Halloween adventures, we thought we’d borrow a little spooky-season fun from our friends at Johnston-Hopkins Elementary School !

Yesterday’s Trunk or Treat brought out the costumes, decorated trunks, plenty of treats and, most importantly, a whole lot of happy kids.

And now it’s your turn!

However your family is celebrating tonight, we hope your Halloween is filled with good memories, lots of laughs and just enough candy to make tomorrow interesting. 😂

To all of our little ghosts, superheroes, princesses, monsters, movie characters and whatever incredibly specific costume we’re going to need a child to explain to us this year:

Have fun. Be safe. And HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🎃

And J-HOP, thanks for getting the party started a day early!

10/30/2026

Thank you to all who made Trunk or Treat at Loreauville Elementary Tigers a success. We enjoyed all of the happy faces. What a wonderful way to start the weekend!

10/30/2026

Congratulations to Riley Bellard for being named Johnston-Hopkins Elementary School Student of the Year! This moment was made even more special as her mother (JHOP 3rd grade teacher, Ms. Bellard) was present for the official reveal.

10/30/2026

10/29/2026

What comes next?

For our high school students, that's a pretty big question.

Today, students from across IPSD gathered at NISH for our annual College & Career Expo, where that question came with a whole room full of possibilities.

They talked with colleges and universities. Explored careers and technical programs. Learned about military opportunities. Met with employers and organizations. Asked questions. Picked up information. And maybe discovered a path they hadn't considered before walking through those doors.

Because there isn't one “right” answer to what comes after high school.

For one student, it may be a four-year university. For another, a technical program. A career. The military. Training. The workforce. Or something they haven't discovered yet.

That's exactly why days like today matter.

We don't expect our students to have their entire futures figured out right now. But we DO want them to know what's possible, ask questions, explore their interests, and have the information they need when it's time to make those decisions.

Today wasn't about choosing the rest of their lives.

It was about realizing just how many choices they have.

Your future has options. Go find YOUR path.

10/29/2026

🔎 The Great Principal Scavenger Hunt: Dr. Ashley Willis

Our investigators have made it to Westgate High School, where Rhonda Youman, along with accomplices Tresha White and Jenna Schaubert, gathered enough evidence on Principal Dr. Ashley Willis that we have a few questions.

First, the snacks.

Sweet tea. Baked chips. Sour candy. Water.

A perfectly reasonable assortment.

The frequently heard phrases, however, require some explanation. 😂

Apparently, Westgate students are familiar with:

“OH, Heavenly Father!”

“Make your top lip touch your bottom lip.”

And the one we're going to need demonstrated:

“Put your big toe up against my big toe.”

Westgate…what is happening over there? 😂

Then came the warning:

WARNING: Our principal may walk the halls with a broom shouting, “TARDY SWEEP!” 🧹

We would like to point out that this scavenger hunt asked participants to tell us something unexpected about their principals.

Westgate understood the assignment.

And somehow, Dr. Willis still has another job.

When she's not running a high school, she's also working at Anointed Soul Food.

At this point, we're beginning to suspect Dr. Willis simply doesn't sleep.

But tucked between all the hilarious things her staff shared was a very clear picture of the kind of principal they're watching lead Westgate.

They told us she maintains positive connections with both her students and employees.

That she genuinely cares about all of her kids—not only the students who want to be there or the ones who make the job easy.

And that she's working to change the way people think about Westgate.

Taylor J. sees it, too:

“Something I like about Dr. Willis is her kindness and understanding. She is also very encouraging.”

That matters.

Because changing a school's story isn't accomplished with one big moment. It happens in the way students are treated every day. In the expectations you set for them. In continuing to believe in the kid who may not believe in themselves yet. And in making sure the people inside the building know their school is worth being proud of.

Maybe that's why our favorite piece of evidence is also the simplest:

Dr. Willis loves being at Westgate.

Even when the days are hard, she's excited to come back the next morning and do it all over again.

That's a pretty powerful thing for a school to have in its principal.

Although we're still keeping an eye out for the broom. 🧹😂

Happy National Principals Month to Dr. Ashley Willis! 💙💚

And thank you to Rhonda, Tresha and Jenna for conducting the investigation.

Westgate students, make good choices.

Because apparently TARDY SWEEP is real. 😂

10/28/2026

🔎 The Great Principal Scavenger Hunt: Jaime Martin

Our investigators at Loreauville Elementary may have accidentally uncovered the secret to Principal Jaime Martin’s omnipresence.

Diet Dr. Pepper. A protein bar. And apparently, a little Bon Jovi. 😂

Tracy Ackman, along with accomplices Nicole Delahoussaye and Blair Segura, took on this investigation—and they came back with quite a bit of evidence.

For starters, Mrs. Martin has a few phrases in regular rotation:

“Today’s a good day to make it a great day!”

“Since 19 naught naught!”

And our personal favorite:

“We are like Bon Jovi around here… living on a prayer!” 🎸😂

But the discovery sitting in her office may tell us even more about her.

Mrs. Martin has an old newspaper photo of herself as a child being measured to make sure her school skirt wasn’t too short.

And she KEPT IT.

Even better? She now shows it to students when dress-code conversations come up, proving that proper school attire has apparently been haunting children since “19 naught naught.” 😂

There’s something pretty great about using a piece of your own childhood to connect with students instead of simply telling them the rules.

Speaking of students, they have issued their own warning:

WARNING: If Mrs. Martin sees you with cupcakes, she may ask why she wasn’t invited to your birthday. 🧁

Honestly, valid question.

When we asked staff to describe her superpower, they needed exactly one word:

Omnipresence.

Which means if you’re currently doing something at Loreauville Elementary and wondering if Mrs. Martin knows about it…

She probably does. 👀😂

Then MaRiyah gave us the student perspective:

“Something I like about my principal is she’s kind, she’s pretty, and she is nice to everybody and she is a good principal.”

But Mrs. Martin’s own answer about what she loves most about Loreauville may be our favorite part of this investigation.

She loves seeing her former students come back.

First, they return as parents, bringing their own children through the doors.

And sometimes, they come back as educators themselves.

That’s the kind of full-circle moment you only get after investing years into a school and its community. The students you once watched grow up eventually walk back through those doors as adults—and now they’re trusting the same school with their children or choosing it as the place where they’ll build a career of their own.

That’s a pretty special legacy.

Even if it is apparently powered by Diet Dr. Pepper, protein bars, Bon Jovi, birthday cupcakes and the ability to somehow be everywhere at once. 😂

Happy National Principals Month to Jaime Martin! 💙💚

And thank you to Tracy, Nicole and Blair for conducting the investigation.

Mrs. Martin, if we bring cupcakes, you’re invited. 🧁😂

10/28/2026

❤️ IPSD is seeing RED today!

Today is Wear Red Day for Red Ribbon Week, and across our district, students and staff are wearing red for something bigger than a dress-up day.

We're wearing it as a reminder that our choices matter.

Choosing to live drug free means protecting your health, your goals, your relationships, and all of the possibilities still ahead of you. And for our students, making good choices doesn't mean they have to have everything figured out. It means knowing when to walk away, when to speak up, and when to ask someone they trust for help.

So today, we wear red together. ❤️

To our students: your future is worth protecting. Keep making choices that give you the chance to become everything you're capable of becoming.

And if you're wearing red today, we want to see it! 📸 Drop your photos in the comments or tag us so we can see IPSD showing up RED!

❤️ Be a Hero. Stay Drug Free.

10/27/2026

🔎 The Great Principal Scavenger Hunt: Jennifer Regard

Our investigation has officially reached the Iberia Parish Career Center, where Jeremy Peck, with an assist from Kim Peck, gave us everything we needed to build a case on Principal Jennifer Regard.

And we're going to start with the discovery that raises the most questions:

Mrs. Regard has a personal ice machine in her office.

Not a refrigerator. Not an ice tray.

Her own. Personal. Ice. Machine. 😂

Apparently, munching on her special ice is the afternoon pick-me-up of choice, usually accompanied by a cheerful:

“Hello Sunshine!” ☀️

But don't let the sunshine fool you. Our investigators described Mrs. Regard as passionate, determined, expressive and LOUD—and noted that she does not particularly care what anyone thinks about it.

Which feels even more fitting when paired with her official warning label:

WARNING: Our principal may walk around the office or faculty meetings barefoot.

Honestly, once you have your own office ice machine, you've earned certain privileges. 😂

Outside of IPCC, Mrs. Regard loves dolphins, shopping and dressing nice—which makes the barefoot faculty meetings even funnier.

Then we asked a student.

Their anonymous assessment?

“Mrs. Regard is very short but fair and she talks with her hands!”

We feel like “short, fair, and talks with her hands” may be one of the most efficient principal evaluations we've received during this entire investigation. 😂

But underneath all of the personality is something Jeremy made very clear: Mrs. Regard is passionate about the Career Center.

And when we asked what makes IPCC special, the answer went straight to the reason the Career Center exists in the first place:

IPCC helps kids discover and foster a career through their gifts and interests.

That's the heart of it.

Students walk through those doors with different talents, different interests and different ideas about what comes next. IPCC gives them a place to discover what they're good at and begin turning it into something they can build a future around.

And leading that work is a principal who apparently does it loudly, expressively, occasionally barefoot, and with a cup of very specific ice nearby. 😂

Happy National Principals Month to Jennifer Regard! 💙💚

And thank you to Jeremy and Kim for the investigation.

Mrs. Regard, we only have one remaining question:

What kind of ice does this machine make? 👀😂