A team from Bolton High School won first place in Northwestern State University’s Demon Math Classic on Feb. 15.

The competition drew eight teams from around the region for a quiz-bowl style competition presented by NSU’s Department of Mathematics and Physical Sciences and Department of Engineering Technology and Computer Information Systems. 

Rachel Pair of Fort Smith, Ark., earned Northwestern State University’s Student Research Award during the school’s 26th annual Research Day on Thursday, Feb. 21. 

Pair was among dozens of students who participated in a day of 15-minute oral presentations, demonstrations and musical performances with question and answer sessions.  Pair’s topic, entitled “Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make It Do!:  The Fashion of the World War II Era,” examined the influence the war and societal changes played in American women’s fashion from the 1930s through the 1950s.

Natchitoches artists Matt DeFord and Danny Brockner are in the process of installing a collaborative piece of public art on the city’s downtown riverbank near the Roque House.

Located on the north end of Rue Beauport, the piece entitled “Riviére a travers la pierre” is one of the first that officials hope will enhance the rich landscape of Natchitoches’ downtown historic landmark district and engage pedestrians in public art displays.