Prescott Middle School has seen more than its share of struggles, but less than its share of progress. Advance Baton Rouge led a team of fast-working volunteers to give the teachers a surprise: an “extreme makeover” of the teacher’s lounge, once a foreboding room of mismatched furniture and disrepair that only reinforced the school’s long-standing hopelessness. “The only reason we go in there is to get a Coke. It’s not a relaxing place,” says seventh-grade teacher Jamson Rochelle. The ABR team worked 12-hour shifts during spring break to install fresh floors, better lighting, new appliances and furniture, as well as set up new computers and a private consultation room. Read the full 225 story about the community and local businesses coming together to lift teachers’ spirits by clicking here.
Prescott Middle receives community gift
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