In honor of the late H. Norman Saurage III, third generation owner and Chairman of the Board for Community Coffee, Dream Teachers annually recognizes a Louisiana teacher for outstanding service....

Ken Brown, an Iowa Middle School teacher was recently recognized as this year’s H. Norman Saurage III Service Award winner. The service award is a state-level award for teachers who...

Leaders of Tomorrow (PILOT) is a student group at Sam Houston High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana, whose main mission is to ignite major social reform while utilizing the power...

Hundreds gathered at the lakefront to show their support against bullying. “Everyone at some point struggles with mental health, you are not considered weak if you reach out because of...

For the past 23 years, Sara Abbott Jolie has dedicated her time, energy and skills to Sam Houston High School. In 2000, she got hired on as the family and...

100 students, parents, and teachers from different schools across Louisiana gathered at the Capitol to promote awareness around teen suicide prevention.

After the death of a Sam Houston High School student, one of his teachers and a group of supporters started Peer Initiative - Leaders of Tomorrow, a nonprofit suicide prevention...

Ok. I get it. Nonprofits aren’t supposed to have logos that (according to my cousin) “look like a Game of Thrones shield.” Or that are “too masculine” (according to a...

A new law is aiming to help middle and high school students across the state who may be suicidal. It’s a move supported by students in the Lake Area and...

Last year, Sam Houston High School students grieved the loss of some of their own. "Here at Sam Houston, we went through a stretch last year where we lost four...