August 15, 2017 -- ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary School, in partnership with NORDC and the American Red Cross, will pilot a swim program at Joe W. Brown Park during the 2017-18 school year. The goal is to raise awareness and begin pushing all students in New Orleans public schools to learn water safety and skills. 

February 17, 2017 -- During NBA All-Star week in New Orleans, several former players visited ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary students during their first week at the temporary Gaudet site. Dikembe Mutombo, Gary Payton, Muggsy Bogues, Bob Lanier and others offered words of encouragement for the students, just one week after a tornado damaged their primary school building in New Orleans East.