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Tangipahoa Parish School Board honors volunteer artist and hears SWAG program update
Summary
The board recognized volunteer Michelle Simmons for painting murals across parish schools and heard from Mildred Johnson about the SWAG (Students With Amazing Gifts) program, which will host a Career Skills Olympics Dec. 17 and a SWAG prom April 18, 2026; proceeds from a promotional “swag slush” will fund the prom.
The Tangipahoa Parish School Board on Oct. 21 presented the Bailey Above and Beyond award to volunteer Michelle Simmons for painting murals at district schools and celebrated a district program serving students with disabilities.
Board member Mr. Anthony introduced Simmons’s work, saying it began after a parent’s Facebook post about graffiti at Ponchatoula Junior High and grew into murals at multiple schools. He described Simmons’s outreach to a principal (then Dr. Hayden) and the way teachers and…
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