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Phillip Freeman has a vision for Abbeville High School.
Right now, it’s only a vision held by the newly named principal of the school.
“I don’t have a plan that is on paper just yet,” Freeman said.
That will, of course, change during the coming weeks. What will assist that process is input from the school and community stakeholders. Freeman wants that input.
“I have met with more and more people this week,” Freeman said. “Community is very, very important. You also have to be able to communicate your vision. If you can do that, it gets easier.

When Mike Guilbeaux retired as North Vermilion High principal in 2008, after 33 years in the public school system, he didn’t plan on another stint in education.
He ended up finding one anyway, one that has lasted a dozen years. So now, Guilbeaux feels the time is right to again head off into retirement.
At the official end of the school year, Guilbeaux will say goodbye to Vermilion Catholic after spending the 12 years at the school, including the past 11 as principal.

When 2023 rolls around, the Vermilion Parish School Board will officially consist of a nine-member school board.
The school board will have an odd number of school board members for the first time ever. On Wednesday, the eight school board members voted 8-0 to add an extra district, bringing the total number of school board members to nine.
The last time the school board changed the number of school board members was around 1990, when it went from a 14-member school board to an eight-member school board.