LSMSA searches for new executive director

NATCHITOCHES The Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts is searching for a new executive director to lead the prestigious residential high school.

The board of directors has opened a search to replace Patrick Widhalm, who will leave the school this summer after 15 years of service as its sixth executive director.

“I have accepted an excellent opportunity at Ben Franklin High School in New Orleans,” Widhalm said. “Nothing will diminish my love and appreciation for the LSMSA community or my experiences.”

Appointed by the executive committee of the Board of Directors, the search committee includes representatives of the faculty, alumni, parents, the board of directors, administration and the LSMSA Foundation.

Established by the state legislature in 1982, LSMSA is on the campus of Northwestern State University. It is a state-supported residential high school with competitive admissions for Louisiana’s high-achieving, highly-motivated students in grades 10-12. The school was recently ranked as the ninth best public school in the nation and the best high school in Louisiana in Niche’s 2016 Best Public High Schools in America.

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For more information about the executive director position or to apply, visit www.lsmsa.edu/employmentopportunities.