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<div><div id="ydp1c4d29a4yiv9652367729"><div><div style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" class="ydp1c4d29a4yiv9652367729ydp165eafaayahoo-style-wrap"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:left;"><div style="text-align:center;"><img title="Inline image" alt="Inline image" src="cid:082042c1-d575-dd94-1639-92e8c682ddf3@yahoo.com" style="font-family:Helvetica;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:medium;max-width:400px;width:50%;" class="ydp1c4d29a4yiv9652367729ydp165eafaayahoo-inline-image" data-id="<082042c1-d575-dd94-1639-92e8c682ddf3@yahoo.com>"></div><font style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;letter-spacing:normal;" size="3"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:left;"><font style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;letter-spacing:normal;" size="3"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:left;"><font style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;letter-spacing:normal;" size="3">March 18, 2025 <span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;letter-spacing:normal;">Contact H. Harper (504) 289-0499 or hharper@h2nola.net</span></span></font></div><div style="text-align:left;"><font style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;letter-spacing:normal;" size="3"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;letter-spacing:normal;" size="5"><b>Hynes Charter School Teacher Chosen as Semifinalist </b></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;"><font style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;letter-spacing:normal;" size="5"><b>for Teacher of the Year</b></font></div><div><font size="4" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;letter-spacing:normal;"><br></font></div><div><font size="4" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;letter-spacing:normal;"><b>Congratulations to Hynes Charter Schools teacher </b><span style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;"><b>Carla Bringier-Mason! </b> Bringier-Mason, a 6th grade Math teacher at Hynes-Lakeview, has been chosen as a </span><font face="Roboto, sans-serif"><span>Teacher of the Year Semifinalist by The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE). </span></font></font><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:normal;"><font face="Roboto, sans-serif" size="4"><span><br></span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;"><font size="4" style="background-color:inherit;">Each year, the LDOE, in partnership with Dream Teachers and the Louisiana Association of Principals, recognizes Louisiana’s most exceptional teachers and principals through the Teacher and Principal of the Year programs. These programs celebrate educators who make extraordinary gains with students and serve as models of excellence in their communities.</font></span></div></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;"><font size="4" style="background-color:inherit;"><br></font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;"><font size="4" style="background-color:inherit;"><img title="Inline image" alt="Inline image" src="cid:d9c535cb-03b3-1508-047d-33ff941d464b@yahoo.com" style="max-width:600px;width:75%;" class="ydp1c4d29a4yiv9652367729ydp165eafaayahoo-inline-image" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true" data-id="<d9c535cb-03b3-1508-047d-33ff941d464b@yahoo.com>"><br><br></font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:normal;"></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:normal;" dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;"><font size="4" style="background-color:inherit;"><span><i><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:large;letter-spacing:normal;">Hynes Charter Schools teacher </span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:large;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;">Carla Bringier-Mason.</span></i></span><br></font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:normal;" dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;"><font size="4" style="background-color:inherit;"><span><i><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:large;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;"><br></span></i></span></font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:normal;" dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;"><font size="4" style="background-color:inherit;"><span><i><div style="color:rgb(38, 40, 42);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 12pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;">###<br clear="none"></span></div><p style="margin:0in;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;" class="ydp1c4d29a4yiv9652367729ydp5fbf4938yiv4895245228ydp73df44a2yiv3224096520ydpcecd0e9MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:New serif;color:rgb(38, 40, 42);"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;" class="ydp1c4d29a4yiv9652367729ydp5fbf4938yiv4895245228ydp73df44a2yiv3224096520ydpcecd0e9MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family:New serif;">Hynes Charter Schools are some of the highest demand, non-selective admissions elementary schools in Orleans Parish, serving three campuses in Lakeview, Lakefront, and Gentilly. Hynes offers a challenging academic curriculum that includes a progressive literacy program; gifted and talented courses, classes in art, instrumental music, vocal music, library, theater and physical education. Art and social-emotional learning are integrated throughout the curriculum. In addition, Hynes offers a French Immersion program at two campuses. Hynes is proud of the collaborative culture that it fosters with distributed leadership and shared decision-making. Hynes has identified five core elements that drive its success: 1.) student centered instruction, 2.) an inclusive and positive school culture, 3.) tailored enrichment opportunities for students, 4.) an invested and committed community and 5.) having a sustainable organization.</span></i></p><div style="margin:0in;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:New serif;color:rgb(38, 40, 42);"> </span></div></i></span></font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:normal;" dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;"><font size="4" style="background-color:inherit;"><span><i><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:large;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;"><br></span></i></span></font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:normal;" dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;"><font size="4" style="background-color:inherit;"><span><i><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:large;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;"><br></span></i></span></font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;"><font size="4" style="background-color:inherit;"><br></font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;"><font size="4" style="background-color:inherit;"><br></font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;"><font size="4" style="background-color:inherit;"><br></font></span></div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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