Teachers and students who are part of the French Immersion at LeBlanc Elementary School gather during the celebration for the program exceeding 100 students.
Members of the LeBlanc Elementary French Immersion student Fiddlers perform during the celebration.
LeBlanc Elementary Principal DeEtte Bigot (left) welcomes guests to last week’s French Immersion celebration.
Rachelle Brown, Supervisor of Music and Fine Arts for the Vermilion Parish School System, said she is proud of the French Immersion program’s growth.
LeBlanc Elementary French Immersion Coordinator Mario Charest thanks guests for attending before presenting the students’ performances.
Third-grade French Immersion students perform a dance to a Wayne Toups song.
French Immersion students perform for guests during last week’s celebration.
‘That’s your heritage’
Many in Vermilion Parish share concerns that the impact of the French language is diminishing locally.
However, those concerns can be mitigated by looking at the thriving French Immersion program at LeBlanc Elementary School (LES). The school displayed that success last week when it celebrated exceeding 100 students in the program. Students performed for family and other guests from the community.
