Congratulations to our EBR Schools, who have achieved recognition from the Magnet Schools of America.
Baton Rouge Magnet High and Mayfair Laboratory are two of the nation’s top magnet schools and have received the highest honor of Top Merit Award of Excellence.
Merit Award of Excellence:
- Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts
- Baton Rouge Foreign Language Academic Immersion Magnet
- Forest Heights Academy of Excellence
- Liberty Magnet High School
- Park Forest Elementary Creative Sciences and Arts Magnet
- Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Magnet Academy
- Westdale Heights Academic Magnet
- Woodlawn Middle STEM and Academic Magnet
- Westdale Middle World Language Immersion Magnet
Merit Award of Distinction:
- Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet
These outstanding schools will be celebrated during an awards ceremony on April 7-11 at Magnet Schools of America’s 41st National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
National merit awards are given to magnet schools that demonstrate a commitment to high academic standards, curriculum innovation, successful desegregation and diversity efforts, and strong parent and community involvement.
There are two categories of merit awards: (1) Magnet Schools of Excellence, the top merit award given to only a select group of magnet schools and (2) Magnet Schools of Distinction, the second-highest award of recognition.
Let’s celebrate the incredible accomplishments of these schools and the dedicated teams behind their success.
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