W. D. & Mary Baker Smith Career Center

Holly Boffy and Jan Swift at W. D. and Mary Baker Smith Career Center

The W.D. & Mary Baker Smith Career Center, an extension of the high schools in the Lafayette Parish School System, offers students career and technical education in automotive, cosmetology, culinary, medical, industrial technology, and welding programs. Principal Holly Boffy joined Discover Lafayette to share the school’s mission and new programming being offered in the upcoming 2022-23 […]

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Traci Aucoin – GEAR UP Project Director for Lafayette Parish School System

Traci Aucoin, the Lafayette Parish Public School System GEAR UP Project Director, joined Jan Swift, host of Discover Lafayette.  GEAR UP stands for “Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs.” A competitive grant program funded by the U.S. Department of Education, GEAR UP works to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared […]

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