Photos: Ascension in Focus for July 5, 2012
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Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Khloie Pittman, Abby Alford, and Shayera Bibbs, all 3, from left, dance with Bailey Rood, 13, and Hannah Boudreaux, 14, from left, during Crazy Hair Day at Spartanette dance camp at East Ascension High School in Gonzales on June 26.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Volunteer Shelley Kling, center, is mobbed by hugs and high-fives from 3-year-olds Khloie Pittman, Elise LeBlanc, Gabby Melancon, Lily Melancon, and Aubri Best, from left, during Crazy Hair Day at Spartanette dance camp at East Ascension High School in Gonzales on June 26. 'E.A.'s dance camp is still a tradition,' said Kling, who used to run the camp herself, and whose daughter, Danielle Burke, is running the camp this summer.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Bailee Tanner, 11, Kayley Amorello, 13, Rease Dedon, 11, Kristen Loving, 13, and Cherish Brown, 11, from left, rehearse their routine during Spartanette dance camp at East Ascension High School in Gonzales on June 26.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Megan LeBoeuf, 12, Madison Coats, 11, Lily Lambert, 11, and Gabby Martinez, 11, from left, practice their routine during Spartanette dance camp at East Ascension High School on June 26. Girls learned a variety of dance moves throughout the week long camp and showed off their talents during a performance for family and friends Friday night.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Anaiah Doucet, Ava Landry, Abby Alford and Jasmine Johnson, all 3, from left, follow Hannah Boudreaux, 14, and Bailey Rood, 13, from left, during Spartanette dance camp at East Ascension High School in Gonzales on June 26.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Brylie Marchand, 12, Kylah Pittman, 12, Jalani Hill, 11, and Cori Planchard, 13, from left, follow Meagan Browning, 16, bottom, in a dance routine during Crazy Hair Day at Spartanette dance camp at East Ascension High School in Gonzales on June 26. Each day thorughout the week long camp, girls took part in a variety of themed sessions.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Ascension Catholic High School cheerleader Aimee Prejeant, 15, left, dances with Cadence Hood, 3, during cheerleader camp at the school gym in Donaldsonville on June 28.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Ava Landy, 4, runs while playing duck-duck-goose during cheerleader camp at the Ascension Catholic High School gym in Donaldsonville on June 28.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Ascension Catholic High School cheerleaders Brandi Landry, 14, Jeanne Zeringue, 16, and Simone Giroir, 16, from left, lead a cheer during girls' cheerleader camp at the Ascension Catholic High School gym in Donaldsonville on June 28.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Alli Adams, 14, comes up for air while swimming butterfly during the Pelican Point Waves' swim practice on June 27.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Andrew 'Buddy' Wright, 9, takes off from the starting block with other Pelican Point Waves during swim practice at the team's home pool on June 27.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Myah Robichaux, 10, heads for the wall while other swimmers wait their turn to practice flipturns during the Pelican Point Waves' swim practice in Burnside on June 27.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Sadie Lato and Nydia Cooper, both 10, center from left, share a hug in between swimming laps during the Pelican Point Waves' swim practice on June 27.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Camden Hull, 8, spreads her arms while swimming butterfly during the Pelican Point Waves' swim practice on June 27.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Andrew 'Buddy' Wright, 9, swims freestyle during a recent Pelican Point Waves' swim practice.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- From right, Ascension Parish Clerk of Court Kermit Hart Bourque swears in Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley for his fourth term as his wife LInda Wiley, and family stand by at Gonzales Civic Center in Gonzale.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley speaks after being sworn in on June 28 for his fifth term at the Gonzales Civic Center.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Ascension Parish Clerk of Court Kermit Hart Bourque, right, swears in Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley for his fifth term, center, as his wife Linda Wiley, left, stands by at the Gonzales Civic Center on June 28.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Ascension Parish School Board's newly completed Data Center in Gonzales on Friday, June 29, 2012.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAUJake Ragusa, director of technology for the Ascension Parish school system, displays an iPad and a Macbook Air. The goal is to give every middle and high school student in the district access to a personal computing device within five years.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Samantha Stringer, 19, and Ryan Brumley, 18, from left, prep for an expected rush of customers preceding the July 4 holiday at a fireworks stand along La. Highway 73 in Geismar.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Bundles of 'clustering bees' fireworks sit on display Friday at a fireworks stand in Geismar along La. 73. Fireworks use is legal in most parts of Ascension Parish but illegal in some neighboring parishes, including East Baton Rouge Parish.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Samantha Stringer, 19, stocks and preps a fireworks stand Friday along La. 73 in Geismar in anticipation of sales related to Independence Day. Fireworks use is legal in most parts of Ascension Parish.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Delivery men - Chris Cole, left, Darren Mut, John Lea and David Rahm bag ice in the freezer at Roy's Ice in Prairieville on Wednesday before making early morning deliveries. The employees work seven days a week, but the current heat wave has them extra busy. 'When people call us in weather like this, we just come in extra hours and get it done,' said Theresa Robbins.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Firefighters Alan Darr, Kris Johnson and Preston Landry, from left, wrap fresh-off-the-spit Boston butt roasts for the third annual Best Butts on Da Bayou fundraiser at the Public Safety Center in Gonzales on Friday.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Alyssa Kling and Stephen Allain, from left, rehearse their opening routine on June 27 in Kling's dance studio in Gonzales. The pair is preparing to compete with 12 other couples in the July 14 Dancing for a Cause fundraiser.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Alyssa Kling, left, demonstrates choreography in the mirror for dance partner Stephen Allain during rehearsal on June 27 in Kling's dance studio in Gonzales.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Stephen Allain, center, dips dance partner Alyssa Kling while the pair rehearses their opening routine at Kling's dance studio in Gonzales.
Buy this photoAdvocate staff photo by ADAM LAU -- Stephen Allain and dance partner Alyssa Kling, from left, rehearse choreography on June 27 in Kling's dance studio in Gonzales.
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