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LSU AgCenter tells Lafayette Parish School Board Health Rocks reaches 6,500 middle-school students
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Charles Hebert of the LSU AgCenter told the board the Health Rocks curriculum now reaches 6,500 middle-school students across 12 Lafayette Parish schools and highlighted volunteer and school-garden programs that support nutrition and youth leadership.
Charles Hebert, with the LSU AgCenter, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, told the Lafayette Parish School Board that the center's programs now reach thousands of students and provide measurable community value.
"We're in 12 middle schools in Lafayette Parish," Hebert said, adding that Health Rocks is reaching 6,500 youth after the district adopted the curriculum systemwide in 2023. "The difference is we've incorporated the principals, the resource officers, and now guidance counselors into the whole community approach." He described the program's goals as "substance prevention and life skill…
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