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This is a unique way for 45,000+ students to celebrate Mardi Gras & encourage them to display their Mardi Gras spirit.

(New Orleans � February 8, 2022) � Mardi Gras is back! As our city brings back the cultural tradition of parade season, we still want to celebrate safely and bring attention to unique reminders to mask-up during the carnival season. We are excited to bring back the "Celebrate Safely!" Mardi Gras Float and Mask Decorating Contest via social media to display our students' creativity. Last year, we used this contest as a safe way to help students celebrate the season and encourage them to continue to be diligent about wearing face masks. And due to the great response in 2021, we are eager to see what students produce.

We're asking our more than 45,000 students to display their creativity and decorate a shoebox float, a Mardi Gras mask, or a protective face covering.

Once decorated, students need to take a picture of themselves with their design and submit photos of the item(s) to [email protected].

Students can also tag the District in the photos to showcase their work to the public (Ì첩ÌåÓý Public Schools handles: @Ì첩ÌåÓýPublicSchools, @nolaps and @Ì첩ÌåÓýPSchools). Ì첩ÌåÓý-PS will then select a winner and award the student with a social media shout-out and Ì첩ÌåÓý-PS prize.

The contest ends Friday, February 18. The winners will be revealed by Friday, February 25. Winners will receive a special Ì첩ÌåÓý-PS item and have their entries showcased on a "parade route of New Orleans leaders". Winners and other entries will be showcased during the peak of parade season until Ash Wednesday.

Please help us get the word out to our students and families, via this fun, informative video:

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About Ì첩ÌåÓý Public Schools: Ì첩ÌåÓý Public Schools is the public school district for Orleans Parish. It includes the district's administration and elected school board, known as the Orleans Parish School Board. Ì첩ÌåÓý Public Schools currently oversees 76 public schools and is led by Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr.

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