St. Tammany Parish Public School System

Pre-K students at Little Pearl Elementary celebrated their Leader In Me achievement and the end of a successful first week with a popsicle party!

Folsom Junior High and Folsom Elementary partnered up to hold their annual Community Breakfast! Partnerships throughout the community were celebrated with the goal of establishing and building new ones throughout the 2026-2027 school year.

Congratulations to the STPPS Communications Department on earning 12 awards for outstanding communications work.

The team was recognized with nine national awards from the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA), two first-place awards from the New Orleans Press Club, and a Bronze Telly Award!

The NSPRA awards recognized work including our Community eNewsletter, Recognition Day spotlights, district website, videos, and graphic design.

The team also earned two first-place Press Club awards for Rising from the Storm: 20 Years after Katrina and our Support Employee of the Year video. Rising from the Storm also earned a Bronze Telly Award.

Congratulations to our Communications Team for their continued commitment to telling the stories of our students, employees, schools, and community!

✏️ Teacher of the Year Spotlight 📚

Tiffany Helfer from Slidell Junior High carries a strong belief that successful students are created by providing the tools, guidance, and encouragement to help them reach their full potential. She finds her teaching inspiration from the thought that every lesson she presents to her students could be the one that plants the seeds of a child's future career, passion, or breakthrough.

📚✨ Starting the school year strong!

Thanks to the generosity of Keesler Federal Credit Union, students across our district are heading back to school with the supplies they need to learn, grow and succeed. 🎒✏️

We’re grateful for community partners who invest in our students and help us Build Our Legacy together.

🏫 With the first full day of school officially over, we are excited to welcome back our students, faculty, and staff across all of our campuses! 🍎 We cannot wait to see what the new school year has in store for everyone as we continue to Build Our Legacy! 🚌

See more photos at stpsb.org/FirstDay2026.