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CHALMETTE HIGH SCHOOL: The annual Christmas Gala at Chalmette High School, 2600 Palmisano Blvd., will be at 7 p.m. Dec. 5-6, featuring performances from the CHS Band, Chorus, Charmers and Technical Crew.Tickets are $12 at http://www.sbpsb.org/ccac.

HANDEL'S "MESSIAH": The Symphony Chorus of New Orleans will perform Handel's "Messiah" at 7 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Chalmette High School Cultural Arts Center,2600 Palmisano Blvd. The Chalmette High School Voices will be performing alongside CHS alum Dr. Kristen Bauer Marchiafava and the symphony chorus' professional orchestra and other soloists. For tickets, visit http://www.sbpsb.org/ccac.

ST. MARY'S DOMINICAN HIGH SCHOOL: The two robotics teams at St. Marys Dominican High School took wins at the First Tech Challenge qualifier competition Nov. 9 and advance to the regional championship at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond on Feb. 29. The tournament advanced only four teams to regionals, and Dominicans teams secured two of the spots.

ARCHBISHOP RUMMEL HIGH SCHOOL:The junior varsity quiz bowl team from Archbishop Rummel High School finished second overall inthe recent Louisiana Quiz Bowl Association Fall Kickoff at Xavier University. The competition included 32 teams from 26 schools from Louisiana and Florida. Rummel had two of the top six individual performances in the JV division: Peter Crean, second, and Diego Swonger, fifth. Raiders Noah Welch, Peter Crean, Marcus Vazquez and Diego Swonger were on the A team; while Tristan Perkins, Andrew Pittman, Blake Waguespack and Aiden DeSalvo were the B team.

ST. ANN SCHOOL: The St. Ann School band and choir from Metairie will perform at 6:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at Celebration in the Oaks at New Orleans City Park. Admission to Celebration in the Oaks is $10.

NOCCA AUDITION INFORMATION: An information session for students in grades six through 11 considering auditioning for the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at NOCCA, 2800 Chartres St., New Orleans. There will also be an optional information session for parents. Students may reserve a ticket for only one arts discipline. The application deadline is Jan. 8. To register, visit EventBrite.com.

LAKE FOREST CHARTER SCHOOL: Lake Forest Charter School honored AT&T as its 2019 Community Hero at its Cocktails and Blues fundraising gala Oct. 12 at the New Orleans Lakefront Airport terminal. AT&T was one of the signature $20,000 sponsors for the gala. In addition, AT&T announced it will give another $16,000 grant to support the schools students with arts and cultural experiences specific to New Orleans. It has pledged $250,000 to organizations dedicated to the advancement of New Orleans East and its economy.

CHRISTMAS CHORAL MUSIC: The Archbishop Chapelle Concert Choir, Chorale and Showstopper ensembles will present a Christmas celebration at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, in the gym of the school, 8800 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie.The event is free and open to the public; concessions sales will raise money for a trip to New York City in May 2020.

RAIDER BAND CHRISTMAS CONCERT: Symphonic, percussion and jazz music highlighting Christmas spirit will be performed during the Raider Band Christmas concert at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, atArchbishop Chapelle High School, 8800 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie.

ST. MARY'S DOMINICAN HIGH SCHOOL: A Christmas concert featuring the school band, choir and jazz band will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, in the gym at St. Mary's Dominican High School, 7701 Walmsley Ave., New Orleans. Admission is free. A reception will be held after the concert.

AUDUBON SCHOOLS: Open houses for families with prospective students from prekindergarten through eighth grade will be held at Audubon Schools' Uptown and Gentilly campuses. The schedule is:

Audubon is a ONE APP school; to apply, visit enrollnola.org. For information, call (504) 324-7100, email admissions@auduboncharter.com, or go towww.auduboncharter.com.

HYNES CHARTER SCHOOLS: Open house tours for parents and guardians of prospective students will be held at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5in the gym of the Hynes Charter Schools Lakeview Campus, 990 Harrison Ave. The open houses will be for both Hynes Charter School campuses: Hynes Charter School-Lakeview and Hynes Charter School-UNO. During the 2020-21 school year, Hynes Charter School-Lakeview will serve students in gifted prekindergarten and kindergarten through eighth grade. Hynes Charter School-UNO will serve students in kindergarten and first grade, adding a grade each year until it goes through eighth grade. To apply, go to enrollnola.org. For information, call (504) 324-7160, or visit http://www.hynesschool.org.

ST. DOMINIC SCHOOL: Open house school tours for prospective students from prekindergarten through seventh grade and their families will be held from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.Tuesday, Dec. 10, beginning at the front gate of the school, 6326 Memphis St., New Orleans. For information, call the front office at (504) 482-4123.

YOUNG AUDIENCES CHARTER SCHOOLS: An open house for prospective students and their families from kindergarten through 10th grade will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Young Audiences Charter School Kate Middleton Campus,1407 Virgil St., Gretna. An open house for kindergarten and first grade will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Little YACS Campus, 3400 6th St., Harvey. Young Audiences Charter School is currently building a state-of-the-art facility for middle and high school students on Burmaster Street in Gretna, behind the current school on Virgil Street. The building is expected to be completed by August 2020. YACS will add a grade each year to eventually become a full PK-12 school. For enrollment information, visit http://www.yacharterschool.org, call (504) 304-6332 or email info@yacharterschool.org.

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