February 25, 2020 - Thousands of elementary school students across Louisiana and Texas will participate in an interactive theatre show highlighting electrical safety in March.
The National Theatre for Children will present The Safety Circus to more than 5,800 students at 20 elementary schools throughout Northwest Louisiana and East Texas March 9-20. Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) sponsors the performances that teach students where electricity is made, its uses, how to identify dangerous electrical situations and stay safe around electricity.
“Teaching students to be safe around power lines and other potential hazards has always been one of our most crucial messages,” said Carey Sullivan, director of Corporate Communications at SWEPCO. “These shows are an excellent way to deliver that message.”
The partnership between SWEPCO and NTC spans two decades and has educated tens of thousands of children.
Last year, 15,660 students in 50 schools across Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas experienced 73 live theater presentations as part of the NTC and SWEPCO collaboration.
“Working together, SWEPCO and NTC make it possible for local students to see this program and learn about electrical safety in a fun way that will help students remember how to play it safe around electricity,” Sullivan said.
Scheduled to host shows in March are:
- Magnolia School of Excellence, Shreveport - 9 a.m. & 9:45 a.m. March 9
- First Baptist Church School, Shreveport - 1:30 p.m. March 9
- Carthage Primary School, Carthage, Texas - 9 a.m. & 9:40 a.m. March 10
- FL Moffett Primary School, Center, Texas - 1:30 p.m. March 10
- EB Williams Stoner Hill, Shreveport - 8:30 a.m. & 9:15 a.m. March 11
- Shreve Island Elementary, Shreveport - 2:15 p.m. March 11
- University Elementary, Shreveport - 8:50 a.m. & 9:20 a.m. & 10:10 a.m. March 12
- North DeSoto Elementary, Stonewall - 12:40 p.m. and 1:20 p.m. March 12
- Westwood Elementary, Shreveport - 9 a.m. March 13
- Caddo Heights, Shreveport - 1:15 p.m. & 2 p.m. March 13
- Southfield School, Shreveport - 9 a.m. March 16
- Midway Mustang University, Shreveport - 2:15 p.m. March 16
- Plain Dealing High, Plain Dealing - 9 a.m. March 17
- Gladewater Primary, Gladewater, Texas - 2:30 p.m. March 17
- Mooringsport Elementary, Mooringsport - 9 a.m. March 18
- Northside Elementary School, Shreveport - 1:15 p.m. and 2 p.m. March 18
- Apollo Elementary School, Bossier City - 9 a.m. March 19
- North Caddo Elementary, Shreveport - 2 p.m. March 19
- Pine Tree Primary School, Shreveport - 9 a.m. and 9:40 a.m. March 20
- Creswell Elementary, Shreveport - 1 p.m. March 20
