Local school receives national recognition

Eric James, a multimedia journalist with KTBS Channel 3 in Shreveport, La., records class interaction between Christy Bucker, technology coordinator/instructor, STARBASE Louisiana, and students from Claiborne Fundamental Elementary School at the STARBASE Louisiana facility on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 23, 2012. James was working on a journalistic series about Claiborne being selected as a 2012 National Blue Ribbon School by the Department of Education. Claiborne is located in Shreveport, La., and is one of 48 elementary schools in Caddo Parish School District. It is a magnet school that serves 391 students in grades K-5. Magnet schools are public schools that offer a specialized curriculum or educational philosophy, often with a specific focus or theme. Magnet schools promote student diversity because they are open to students outside the normal school district boundaries and often attract high caliber students through competitive programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston)