AOIT Articles
  1. Academy offers options, Lafayette Advertiser, Oct 17, 2009 (An overview of the Academy program with mention of ASPIRE)
  2. Students lead fiber optic work, Baton Rouge Advocate, Oct 15, 2009 (A description of the FiberKids! project, a cutting edge endeavor with fiber optics, huge bandwidth, and educational possibilities)
  3. Carencro academy showcases program, Baton Rouge Advocate, Oct 02, 2009 (Coverage of the ASPIRE national conference hosted by the CHS Academy of Information Technology)
  4. Woman Who Mean Business, The Independent, Aug 26, 2009 (AOIT Director, Kit Becnel, was featured in this feature honoring women who are leaders in business)
  5. Kit Becnel, National Academy Foundation Annual Report 2007, Jul 14, 2008 (A description of the AOIT program to the other academies in the National Academy Foundation network)
  6. Carencro High may join research, Advocate, Oct 03, 2007 (Representatives of the National Academy Foundation and MDRC Research visited the Carencro AOIT to evaluate the program for inclusion in a national study on academies.)
  7. Academy earns national buzz, The Daily Advertiser , Oct 03, 2007 (Representatives of the National Academy Foundation and MDRC Research visited the Carencro AOIT to evaluate the program for inclusion in a national study on academies.)
  8. Teacher Dedicates life to education, Acadiana Weekly, Sep 26, 2007 (AOIT Co-Director, Joel Hilbun, was featured in a short article in the Acadiana Weekly Newspaper. )
  9. Carencro High School's Academy of Information Technology honored, Times of Acadiana, Aug 20, 2007 (AOIT was featured in the Times of Acadiana in an article which describes the program and the Aldo Papone Award.)
  10. Technology takes the lead: Carencro High students look to internships, The Advertiser, Jul 04, 2007 (A description of AOIT's Internship Closing Ceremony at LITE)
  11. Carencro teen chosen for summit on Internet safety, The Daily Advertiser, Jul 04, 2007 (Eric Guilbeau was selected to attend a teen summit on Internet Safety in Washington, D.C.)
  12. Top 31 Women in Lafayette Parish, The Advertiser, Mar 28, 2007 (Kit Becnel, AOIT Director, was named as one of the top 31 women in Lafayette Parish)
  13. Commentary: Technology and academies are wise investment, The Daily Advertiser, Feb 06, 2007 (Commentary in the Lafayette Advertiser by Doug Menefee on High School Internships, Lafayette Parish Academies, and the CHS Academy of Information Technology)
  14. 'Choice' deadline approaches, The Daily Advertiser, Jan 30, 2007 (Article on the approaching deadline for academy applications, including quotes from Mr. Hilbun )
  15. Workforce panel explores ways to reach students, The Daily Advertiser, Jan 30, 2007 (Article on the Chamber of Commerce's Workforce Panel on which Kit Becnel, AOIT Director, serves.)
  16. HomeRoom, The Daily Advertiser, Dec 20, 2006 (Courtni Robicheaux, Lisa Barousse, Dylan Hollier, Alex Conde, Brandon Miller, Andre Sun Chee Fore and Sam Goulas were finalists in the VFW's Voice of Democracy Essay Contest. )
  17. HomeRoom, The Daily Advertiser, Dec 19, 2006 (Carencro Business Association visits the AOIT)
  18. Grants help Acadiana teachers in classrooms, The Daily Advertiser, Dec 08, 2006 (Joel Hilbun, Richard McClendon, and Kit Becnel receive grant awards from the Acadiana Educational Endowment )
  19. HomeRoom, The Daily Advertiser, Dec 05, 2006 (Advertiser coverage in Homeroom section on Joel Hilbun's award as a semi-finalist for the Horace Mann-NEA Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence and on AOIT faculty receiving a grant )
  20. Carencro High teacher is a national award finalist, The Daily Advertiser, Oct 24, 2006 (Mr. Joel Hilbun, AOIT Co-Director is named as a semi-finalist for the Horace Mann-NEA Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence)
  21. Teens tour Halliburton, The Daily Advertiser, Oct 05, 2006 (AOIT Seniors visit Halliburton)
  22. 'C'mon, let's hear it for ...' the cheerleaders?, The Daily Advertiser, Aug 28, 2006 (AOIT student Danielle Landry's picture is featured in a Daily Advertiser article on cheerleading )
  23. TechSouth, The Daily Advertiser , Apr 27, 2006 (TechSouth continues growing, Companies and students see benefits of attending)
  24. AOIT Presentation at the TechSouth 2005 IT Expo, The Daily Advertiser, Apr 19, 2005 (AOIT Co-Directors, Kit Becnel and Joel Hilbun, were invited to be presenters at the Expo to explain the AOIT program.)
  25. AOIT Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, The Lafayette Advertiser, Oct 21, 2004 (With a cheer, a spirited dance and a ribbon-cutting, parents, school officials and business leaders marked the grand opening Wednesday of the Lafayette Parish School District’s new technology academy, which currently serves 73 students. )
  26. Opening of School and the AOIT, The Lafayette Advertiser, Aug 18, 2004 (An article about the opening of the Academy of Information Technology)