Santa Visits GSS

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A Christmas season could not go by without a visit from everyone's favorite jolly jingler.  Santa made a surprise visit on Friday morning so that all of the GSS students could let him know what they would like for Christmas.  Santa was happy to stay for pictures while his reindeer were resting comfortably on the roof.  The GSS students had a great time cheering and meeting good ole St. Nick! 

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Blessings Aplenty on Agriculture Street

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The Christmas Spirit was alive and well on Agriculture Street thanks to the many great supporters of GSS students!
Again this year, students were given Christmas backpacks organized by Ms. Laurie Pierce Martin and family, and generously donated by the Martin family, Retif Oil & Fuel, St. George Episcopal School, and many, many members of the community.  The Room Mom's dropped by with gifts, crafts, and their usual joy to brighten the smiles on the student faces.  And each classroom was given a recess bag along with PE equipment and so many more educational games and activities thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Ducote. Students were also gifted a GSS sweatshirt that can be worn on campus as part of the uniform.  These sweatshirts were provided by donors through the backpack program as well as Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Ducote.

​Thank you to the many donors who generously shopped for the GSS students this Christmas Season and thank you to our Room Moms who again brought the Christmas season to life! 

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Annual Appeal ​2022

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2021 Celebrating the Stars

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What a star studded evening!  Celebrating the Stars 2021 celebrated the GSS graduates and past dancers and choreographers from our annual Dancing With the Stars event. Due to the pandemic, we have not been able to host a full Dancing with the Stars event, but that did not stop a celebration of past supporters.  The evening was held at The Cannery and featured food by Bacchanal, Dooky Chase and Johnny Sanchez with musical performances by Amanda Shaw and Kermit Ruffins.  The many guests were wined and dined as the music set the celebration atmosphere.  We thank our many generous supporters for sticking with the students of Good Shepherd through the pandemic and thank the spotlight sponsors, Angel Wing's Foundation and Hancock Whitney Bank in addition to the many sponsors listed on this page.  We cannot support these students without your generous donations.  We look forward to the 2022 Dancing with the Stars event!  More information is forthcoming as soon as plans are secured.

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The Good Shepherd School
1839 Agriculture St
New Orleans, LA 70119
Tel: (504) 598-9399
GSS Mission Statement
The Good Shepherd Nativity Mission School, Inc., seeks to help low-income, urban youth in order to realize their fullest potential as productive members of society by providing them with an extended-day, year-round, quality education, integrated with personal, moral and spiritual development, and continued guidance during the students' further education.

The Judeo-Christian values which have inspired the Nativity model include a respect for the dignity and potential of each person, a responsibility to assist the poor and those in need, a strong sense of community within the one family of God, and the obligation to promote a society characterized by social justice. In this Nativity model, students are enrolled without regard to race, color, religion, or ethnicity.