Kathryn Wood,
President
Alice Sample,
1st Vice President
Jana Panos,
2nd Vice President
Blair Irion,
Recording Secretary
Shayne Bryan,
Treasurer
Rachel Payne,
Corresponding Secretary
Lindsay Smith,
Past President
Bridget Ezernack
Tricia Frierson
Whitney Howell
Catherine Hunter
Briana McCollough
Robin McCoy
Jonathan Scoggin
Justin Sevier
Jennifer Veluvolu
The C.E. Byrd Foundation is a non-profit 501(c) charitable organization with the mission of providing support and enrichment for the academic and physical needs of C.E. Byrd High School. Funds raised by the Foundation are used to enhance the standing of Byrd High School as a center of academic excellence in the Shreveport community and beyond.
This year, your tax deductible donation will help support several exciting programs and initiatives identified by our new Principal, Mrs. Jana Panos, including:
Our growing Media Broadcasting program
A new Drama teacher and new props to help revitalize and expand the program
Band equipment and other needs to strengthen and grow our band program
Our National Merit Scholarship Program, including PSAT test-preparation materials
Additional textbooks and educational resources
Hydroponics supplies to support hands-on STEM learning
Provide students and teachers with additional academic resources in the classroom. Resources purchased with Foundation funds include classroom sets of textbooks, LCD projectors, SMARTBoards, computer software.
Provide ancillary funds for ongoing educational projects including the Anatomage Table and accompanying lab, the Organic Chemistry Lab, the BioXLab, and the Hydroponics Lab, which currently supplies fresh produce to the entire school district along with supporting area food banks.
Supplement academic needs not met by state and local funding.
Disburse funds in the same academic year as they are donated - every year, for every student.
Enhance the outstanding academic reputation of the City of Byrd.
Encourage parent and community involvement in maintaining and growing the tradition of academic excellence at C.E. Byrd High School.
Consider making a tax-deductible contribution to the C.E. Byrd Foundation. Talk to students and faculty about their academic needs. There is no wiser investment you can make than in the education of our community's young people.
For information on becoming a corporate or community sponsor, please contact Kathryn Wood at 318-455-7539 or at kathrynkwood@aol.com.
The Byrd Foundation was created in 2009 by parents, former parents, alumni and faculty in response to a question posed the previous year at a PTSA meeting: "Who provides booster funds for academics at Byrd?" The answer was a simple, "No group in particular." After a year of meetings and goal-setting, the Foundation was established to raise money for academic enhancements that were sometimes falling through the cracks. Funds raised in an academic school year are used for the support of students enrolled in the school that same year. C.E. Byrd Principal and Foundation Board Member Gerald Badgley said, "The C.E. Byrd Foundation is an incredible resource for Byrd High School as the funds raised by the Foundation have and will continue to meet needs that otherwise would go unmet. Byrd students and faculty are fortunate to have a committed organization supported by forward thinking donors focused solely on strengthening our school."
Gary Wrobel, Head Science teacher , Mark Warren, Class of '69, Jerry Badgley, principal. Lots of great memories walking the halls of C.E. Byrd. The hydroponics lab, funded by the foundation in 2019-2020 is amazing. Not only is horticulture is being taught, but salads are also regularly sold during lunch.
Mrs. Strong demonstrates the use of the brand new, state of the art Anatomage Table, a virtual 3D system to parents at our open house.
