{"id":13575,"date":"2022-05-18T12:39:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T17:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/?post_type=news&#038;p=13575"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T17:40:26","slug":"ascension-smith-visits-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/magnet\/ascension-smith-visits-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Ascension Smith Visits Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Magnet&#8217;s first principal, Ascension Smith, visited campus today. Mrs Smith was the founding principal when Magnet opened in 1980, and she served in that role for nearly 20 years. We were thrilled to show her around our campus and hear her words of wisdom.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pictured: Barbara McGuire, Karen Soileau, Ascension Smith, Dionne Procell-Brown, Kathryn McDowell<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13576 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/magnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-12.34.57-PM-1024x767.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/magnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-12.34.57-PM-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/magnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-12.34.57-PM-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/magnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-12.34.57-PM-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/magnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-12.34.57-PM.png 1442w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pictured: Deborah Morehead, Ascension Smith<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13577 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/magnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-12.36.21-PM-1024x774.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/magnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-12.36.21-PM-1024x774.png 1024w, https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/magnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-12.36.21-PM-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/magnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-12.36.21-PM-768x581.png 768w, https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/magnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-12.36.21-PM.png 1428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pictured: RJ Middleton, Ascension Smith<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13578 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/magnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-12.37.26-PM-1024x767.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/magnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-12.37.26-PM-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/magnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-12.37.26-PM-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/magnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-12.37.26-PM-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/magnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-12.37.26-PM.png 1442w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ascension Smith in Karen Soileau&#8217;s classroom<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13579 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/magnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-12.38.33-PM-1024x766.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/magnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-12.38.33-PM-1024x766.png 1024w, https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/magnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-12.38.33-PM-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/magnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-12.38.33-PM-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/caddomagnet.net\/magnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-12.38.33-PM.png 1444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magnet&#8217;s first principal, Ascension Smith, visited campus today. 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