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</div><div id="ydpfaa77391yahoo_quoted_5575061159" class="ydpfaa77391yahoo_quoted"><div class="ydpfaa77391yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;border-left: 1px solid #ccc;padding-left: 8px;margin: 0px 0px 0px 8px" class="ydpfaa77391inline_reply_quote_container" data-split-quote-node="true"><div><div id="ydpfaa77391yiv2147153986"><div id="ydpfaa77391yiv2147153986ydp3e58589dyahoo_quoted_5172768562" class="ydpfaa77391yiv2147153986ydp3e58589dyahoo_quoted"><div style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="ydpfaa77391yiv2147153986ydp3e58589dyahoo-style-wrap"><div style="font-size:13px;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(38, 40, 42);border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:8px;margin:0px 0px 0px 8px;" class="ydpfaa77391yiv2147153986ydp3e58589dinline_reply_quote_container"><div id="ydpfaa77391yiv2147153986ydp3e58589dyiv4340224974"><div style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" class="ydpfaa77391yiv2147153986ydp3e58589dyiv4340224974yahoo-style-wrap"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><img title="Inline image" alt="Inline image" src="cid:ccbbe468-1b1f-30bf-f87e-a6e91a01a0f7@yahoo.com" style="max-width:800px;width:100%;" class="ydpfaa77391yiv2147153986ydp57d99a0yahoo-inline-image" data-id="<ccbbe468-1b1f-30bf-f87e-a6e91a01a0f7@yahoo.com>"><br></span></p><br clear="none"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000104037198;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><br clear="none"></p></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(38, 40, 42);border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:8px;margin:0px 0px 0px 8px;" class="ydpfaa77391yiv2147153986ydp3e58589dinline_reply_quote_container"><div><div style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="ydpfaa77391yiv2147153986ydp3e58589dyiv4340224974yahoo-style-wrap"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center;"><b><font size="4">Young Audiences Charter Schools to Perform at <span style="letter-spacing:-0.02em;">Merriment in McDonoghville</span></font></b></div><div style="font-size:16px;text-align:center;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align:center;"><b><u style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 0);"><font size="4">Event rescheduled to December 18!</font></u></b></div><div style="font-size:16px;text-align:center;"><b><br clear="none"></b></div><div style="text-align:center;"><b><i><font size="4">Event to feature Charging Yaks Marching Band, YACS Orchestra, and caroling</font></i></b></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="padding:12px 0px;" class="ydpfaa77391yiv2147153986inline_reply_node"><div style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><b>WHAT: </b>Young Audiences Charter Schools (YACS) will participate in the Merriment in McDonoghville, a free community holiday event featuring live entertainment, caroling, light refreshments, and family-friendly festivities. Performances include the Charging Yaks Marching Band and the YACS Orchestra. </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>This outdoor neighborhood gathering is free and open to the public, and for safety, street access around Kepler and Hancock will be limited.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><b style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 0);">WHEN: Thursday, December 18 , 6:30–7:30 PM</b></div><div id="ydpfaa77391yiv2147153986yqtfd56561" class="ydpfaa77391yiv2147153986yqt6282716705"><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><b>WHERE: </b> Kepler & Hancock Street, Gretna, LA</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><img title="Inline image" alt="Inline image" src="cid:caffec4a-97c4-f044-cf39-88c3be982730@yahoo.com" style="max-width:800px;width:100%;" class="ydpfaa77391yiv2147153986yahoo-inline-image" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true" data-id="<caffec4a-97c4-f044-cf39-88c3be982730@yahoo.com>"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div style="text-align:center;">####</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><i>Opened in 2013, Young Audiences Charter Schools are open-enrollment, arts-integrated charter schools operating in Jefferson and Orleans Parish on three campuses. Recent research shows that students at schools with an arts-integrated curriculum scored higher on standardized tests and academic measures than those at other types of schools, including academic magnet schools. (PAIR, 2013) Additionally, students involved in the arts have better attendance, fewer behavior referrals, increased class participation, and are more likely to report a love of learning.</i></div></div></div></div></div><div id="ydpfaa77391yiv2147153986yqtfd87651" class="ydpfaa77391yiv2147153986yqt6282716705"><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(38, 40, 42);border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:8px;margin:0px 0px 0px 8px;" class="ydpfaa77391yiv2147153986ydp3e58589dinline_reply_quote_container"><div><div style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="ydpfaa77391yiv2147153986ydp3e58589dyiv4340224974yahoo-style-wrap"><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div></div>
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