Mrs. Johnson’s class is analyzing questions in social studies and collaborating to get the best evidence- backed answer!
We are truly grateful to every student, family, community member who joined us for Christmas at the U. This event wouldn’t have been a success without you. A special thank-you to all of our wonderful performers and participants as well! We are so blessed to be part of a community that continually uplifts our schools and students! #LEADlikeaGriffin #theDeSotoDifference
NDUE would like to extend a big congratulations to Addi Flowers, Leah Benjamin, Bella Brown, Elle Bailiff, and Emerson Rogers, all members of Gymstone’s Team Onyx. They hit zero and brought home first place at Worldwide Spirit Association’s All-Star Cheer Competition this past weekend! Way to go girls! We are proud of your hard work and dedication to your craft! #LEADlikeaGriffin
Mrs. Warren’s friends in third grade are using their Q-Ball to share how to create pieces of dialogue for an upcoming Narrative Writing Task for the one of the BEST BOOKS EVER, Charlotte’s Web. These kiddos came up with stronger responses than their teacher. :) Whoop! Whoop! #OMG, Better Than Me! #Super Writers! #Writing Rocks!
These students have been caught doing something nice by our silly elves! Way to go Griffins! #LEADlikeaGriffin
We hope to see you tonight at Christmas at the U! Please meet Ms. McLain in the cafeteria hallway 10 minutes before performance time. See you soon! NDUE Music Performances are as follows: 6:50 pm - 2nd grade, 7:05 pm -3rd grade, 7:20 pm- 4th grade, and 7:35 pm 5th grade.
Congratulation to these NDUE ladies: Logan Burke, Aubrie Heintz, Charlee Kate Rinaudo, and Stella Gray Rinaudo, for their achievements at the WSA Shreveport Cheer Competition on December 6th, 2025! Logan, Aubrie, and Charlee Kate each participated on the Louisiana Rebels Team Grace who won 1st place in their division, as well as the award for Most Creative. Stella Gray participated on the Louisiana Rebels Team Heart who also won 1st place in their division, and she received the award for Best Tumbling. Way to get it done girls! We are proud of you! #LEADLikeaGriffin
Tomorrow is Christmas at the U!
School Calendar Adjustment for ND Campuses
These NDUE boys kicked off their first weekend of basketball: Beckett Bass, Max Briery, Braxton Douglas, Jaxson Ebarb, McCoy Rhoads, John Luke Robinson, and Manning Whitman! They would like to give a special shout-out to Mrs. McCall for cheering them on and helping them get a win! She's the best supporter inside and outside of the classroom. They love Mrs. McCall, and so do we! #LEADlikeaGriffin
Reminder: NDUE's annual Christmas at the U Celebration will be here before we know it! Mark your calendars for December 9th from 5:30-8:00 p.m. Come see us for food, fun, and Jolly Old St. Nick! We can't wait to see you there! #LEADlikeaGriffin
Mrs. Fuller's class is learning how to annotate informational text in ELA! They are working with partners to read a section of the text and note take! Way to go Griffins♥️🤍💙
Join us in celebrating the holidays at NDUE by coming out tonight at 6:30 for the Christmas Parade, Tuesday for Christmas at the U, and by donating to our blanket, socks and scarf drive for the homeless. We will accept donations all week and have a box outside for afterschool donations. This service project and our NDUE float is brought to you by our Student Lighthouse team.
CONGRATS to our NDHS Griffins for advancing to the State Championship Final!The championship game is Friday at noon in New Orleans.
To support the vast number of Staff and Families traveling to the game, Thursday will be a VIRTUAL day and there will be NO SCHOOL on Friday for all ND schools. ND schools will make up the day on Friday (12/19) using the Flex day as listed on the Desoto Parish School Calendar.
We hope to see you in New Orleans and appreciate your support as we continue our march toward making history!
Geaux Griffins!
These students were caught being extra nice this week by our elves! Speaking of elves...they got jokes! We hope you all have the best 6-7 weekend, and GO GRIFFINS!🎄🎅🏻🏈
These Griffins are all about meeting their goals on Zearn! We are so proud of your hard work!
NDUE's Christmas at the U is December 9th from 5:30-8:00! We can't wait to see you there!
Mrs. Severin’s 5th grade math classes practiced their story problem solving skills during a thinking relay game. Students had a blast and solved a lot of fraction story problems in the process!
These Griffins had the best time at the annual DeSoto Parish Special Services Christmas Party in Logansport yesterday! Thank you for hosting such a wonderful event!🎄🎅🏻
Good luck to our little DIBELS takers this week! We know you will do great, and so do your elves! 🎄🎅🏻
