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The Office of Catholic Schools is announcing a delayed start for the reopening of schools. Schools will re-open on Monday, August 24, 2020, for both in-person and virtual instruction. This decision was made after consultation with the COVID-19 taskforce, and our healthcare partners. More details will be released in the upcoming days about our virtual school option which will be offered at all schools in the Diocese of Lake Charles.
St. Louis Catholic High School greatly values its many alumni. Our alumni realize the important role of Catholic education in the lives of young people. St. Louis constantly evaluates policies, procedures, and language to ensure that we serve our students and those most in need with the level of respect and professionalism that our faith demands. We have an open admission policy and welcome recipients of the Louisiana Scholarship Program. Our goal is to help students to discover their identity as God’s children, made in His image and likeness. St. Louis Catholic High School condemns any form of social injustice, especially racism. St. Peter Claver, our diocesan patron, continues to serve as a hero to inspire us to be saints for today and tomorrow.
-St. Louis Catholic High School Administration
The most prestigious honor a St. Louis Catholic student can receive, the St. Louis Award, went to seniors Claire Brescher and Lucas Manuel on graduation day for the Class of 2020 Thursday, May 28, at Cougar Stadium.
Principal Mia Orgeron presented the The St. Louis Awards to Brescher and Manuel, both honor graduates. These awards go to the male and female senior student voted as the outstanding Christian student at the school by their peers and approved by members of the faculty each year.
The St. Louis Awards are presented to students who have shown the following characteristics: Love of God and Neighbor, Strong Moral Character, Desire to Serve Community, Courage to Stand up for Christian Principles, a Daily Christian Lifestyle and Proper Use of God-Given Talents.
“Both of this year’s St. Louis Award recipients live out these qualities with quiet humility,” said Principal Mia Orgeron. “When walking through the Commons, both Claire and Lucas could be found helping a classmate or working on assignments. They are so deserving of this award.”
Brescher will start college at LSU next year, and Manuel will attend Louisiana Tech University. Both students were members of National Honor Society and earned the Louisiana Seal of Biliteracy in Latin.
St. Louis Catholic’s 2020 honor graduates (students who maintained a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.75 and accumulated six or more AP/Honors/Dual Enrollment courses) are as follows: Elizabeth Achée, Blake Alley, Claire Basone, Zachary Benoit, Claire Brescher, Madison Brinkman, Anna Broussard, Juliana Broussard, Margaret Bruchhaus, Benjamin Burguieres, Samoan Combre, Adam Courville, Alexander Darbonne, Lily DeRouen, Olivia Desantos, Julia Dore’, Emma-Bernadette Faul, Abigail Fontenot, Presley Gilbert, Jake Hanks, Ethan Hebert, Anne Helms, Olivia Hubbard, Ryan Ieyoub, Katherine Jester, Cailyn Jones, Gabrielle Kuehn, Emily LaBiche, Abigail Lechtenberg, Lucas Manuel, Stratton McLaughlin, Mollie McSpadden, Russell Mixon IV, Eden Moreno, Layla Morton, Alivia Mudd, Isabella Nauts, Caroline Obluda, Jace Peloquin, Ana-Claire Perkins, Molly Piatt, Aidan Primeaux, Johnathan Savoy, Madeline Stickell, Sophie Stine, Julia Tassin, Sophia Tassin, Grace Anne Theriot, Nicholas Veuleman, Celia Villaume and Cassilda Williams.
More than $5.8 million in scholarship dollars was offered to the Class of 2020, not including TOPS. A full list of all 153 graduates with their scholarships is as follows. (An * indicates Honor Graduate).
KYLIE JACK ABELL
*ELIZABETH GRACE ACHÉE
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, Tiger Excellence Scholar Resident Award
SARAH KATHERINE ADAMS
NHS
SAVANNAH GRACE ADAMS
*BLAKE ELIZABETH ALLEY
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, Tiger Excellence Scholar Resident Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Scholarship
BRETT CHRISTIAN ARDOIN
McNeese Academic Excellence Award
STEPHEN CHRISTOPHER AYERS, JR.
Xavier Academic Scholarship
ISABELLE GRACE BACA
NHS, McNeese Academic Excellence Award, Distinguished Achievement Award in Art
*CLAIRE BERNICE BASONE
NHS, John McNeese Award
SADIE ALISE BELAIRE
NHS
JOSEPH HENRY BELCHER
Loyola University of New Orleans LA Resident Scholarship, Legacy Scholarship & Loyola Scholarship
LUKE WYATT BENOIT
ULL Men’s Track & Field Scholarship
*ZACHARY SEAN BENOIT
NHS, St. Edward’s President’s Achievement Scholarship, Edwardian Scholarship, St. Edward’s Grant
SARAH SUSANNAH BLUE
PAUL MICHAEL BOITNOTT
McNeese Band Service Award
RYAN ELLIOT BOWER
*CLAIRE ELIZABETH BRESCHER
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Scholarship, Academic Scholar Resident Award, Westlake Scholarship, Burger King McLamore Foundation Scholarship
*MADISON MARIE BRINKMAN
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, ULL Live Oak Scholarship
*ANNA CATHERINE BROUSSARD
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, John McNeese Award
AVA GRACE BROUSSARD
GRACIE MARIE BROUSSARD
JOHN-PATRICK JAMES BROUSSARD
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, Chick-fil-A Leadership Scholarship, McNeese Academic Excellence Award
*JULIANA ISABELLA BROUSSARD
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, UT Knoxville Volunteer Scholarship
*MARAGARET ANNIE BRUCHHAUS
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, LSU Flagship Scholar Resident Award
*BENJAMIN KEITH BURGUIERES
NHS, LA-Tech Outstanding Freshman Scholarship, Outstanding Student Scholarship
MATTHEW DAVID BURNHAM
NHS
HANNAH CLAIRE CALDARERA
ETHAN JUDE CARNAHAN
McNeese Academic Excellence Award
CHRISTIAN SCOTT CARPENTER
South Alabama USA Freshman Admission Scholarship
AARON DOMINIC CASTETE
NHS
ANDREW PHILIP CASTLEBERRY
*SAMOAN NICOLE COMBRE
Xavier Merit Based Scholarship & Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Scholarship
LANDON DANE COOLEY
LA Bi-literacy, LA-Tech Outstanding Student Scholarship
*ADAM BRICE COURVILLE
NHS, John McNeese Award
RYAN JAMES COURVILLE
ZOË JANE CRAWFORD
ANDREW ADAM DAIGLE
*ALEXANDER JAMES DARBONNE
John McNeese Award
COLLIN BERNARD DARBY
Spring Hill Ignatian Leader Award & Men’s Golf Scholarship
JOLI CLARICE DEROUEN
*LILY JO DEROUEN
NHS, LA-Biliteracy, Global Bi-literacy, SLU Vice President
Tuition Scholarship, SLC Catholic High School Award, Grant Assistance, Federal Pell Grant
*OLIVIA ALEJANDRA DESANTOS
NHS, Loyola University of New Orleans Dean’s Scholarship,
LA Resident Scholarship
*JULIA MARIE DORÉ
NHS, LA-Biliteracy, John McNeese Award
JOHN MARTIN DOWNER
CHARLES MITCHELL DROST
CALEB JOSEPH DUHON
JAMES KAELON DUPLECHAIN
JOHN MERRICK ELLENDER
NHS, LSU Academic Scholar Resident Award
WILLIAM MORGAN EVANS
LA Bi-literacy, LA-Tech Outstanding Student Scholarship, Counselor’s Choice Award
ETHAN ELLIS EZELL
*EMMA-BERNADETTE ALCANTARA FAUL
NHS, LA-Tech Outstanding Student Scholarship
*ABIGAIL GRACE FONTENOT
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, John McNeese Award
GARIN JAKE FONTENOT
GAVIN JULES FONTENOT
MATTHEW EVANS FONTENOT
ROMAN JOSEPH FONTENOT
ANNABELLA MONIQUE FRANKLIN
DILLON PAUL FRUGE
CLAY MATTHEW GASKIN
McNeese Academic Excellence Award
*PRESLEY CHRISTINE GILBERT
Tiger Excellence Scholar Resident Award
ANNA GRACE GROVE
KENZIE LEIGH GUILLORY
MADISON MAE GUILLORY
RICO PAUL GUILLORY
HANNAH ELIZABETH HANCOCK
McNeese Academic Excellence Award
*JAKE THOMAS HANKS
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, LSU Flagship Scholar Resident Award
RILEY CLAIRE HARGRODER
*ETHAN AUTRY HEBERT
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, LA-Tech Counselor’s Choice Award, Presidential Scholarship, National Merit LA Tech Award
*ANNE PATRICIA HELMS
NHS, Tiger Excellence Scholar Resident Award
HAYES ANGLIN HOLLAND
*OLIVIA GRACE HUBBARD
NHS, LA-Tech Presidential Scholarship, Citgo Scholarship Award
KRISTINA RENEE HUDSON
*RYAN MICHAEL IEYOUB
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, LSU Academic Scholar Resident Award
EMILY JACE JARRELL
*KATHERINE ANNE JESTER
NHS, Texas A&M Lechner Scholarship, Maroon Merit Award, Citgo Scholarship, National Honor Society Scholarship
GABRIEL KARRINGTON JOHNSON
McNeese NAUW Book Stipend
JADON CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON
Wayne State College Football Scholarship
*CAILYN BLAIR JONES
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, ULL Magnolia Scholarship and Sasol Scholarship
KEYSHAWN JERMAINE JONES
University of the Ozarks Commitment to Excellence Ozarks Annual Fund Scholarship
TRISTEN SCOTT JUDICE
GABRIELLE ISABELLA KARAM
OLIVIA ROSE KILPATRICK
NHS
*GABRIELLE ELIZABETH KUEHN
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, LSU Academic Scholar Resident Award
*EMILY CLAIRE LABICHE
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, LSU Academic Scholar Resident Award
*ABIGAIL MICHELLE LECHTENBERG
NHS, LA-Tech Dean’s Scholarship & P.E.O Star Scholarship
LUKE HENRY LEDET
MCKENZIE CRYSLYN LEDUFF
LA Bi-literacy, ASU Athletic Golf Scholarship, Dick & Linda Batti Scholarship, Doritos Valedictorian Contest Winner
EMMA MARIE LEONARD
J-ALLEN SEAN MANUEL
John McNeese Award
*LUCAS JAMES MANUEL
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, LA-Tech Presidential Scholarship
WILLIAM QUINN MARCEAUX
ISABELLE GRACE MARTEL
EMMA SHAY MATT
LA Bi-literacy
*STRATTON FOY MCLAUGHLIN
LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Scholarship, Academic Scholar Resident Award
DOHNAVAN RICHARD MCMICHAEL
McNeese Federal Pell Grant
*MOLLIE SOPHIA MCSPADDEN
ULL Magnolia Scholarship
ADAM TRENT MERE
GABRIEL LANDRY MEYER
NHS
KANE ROBERT MILLER
NHS, LSU Dean’s Scholarship, Transformation Merit Resident Award
LEXIE DAWN MILLER
AUGUSTUS PATRICK MILLIGAN
NHS
*RUSSELL CARSON MIXON IV
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, McNeese Presidential Award
GRIFFIN PAUL MOREIN
*EDEN GRACE MORENO
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, McNeese University Scholars Award
GRACE JEANNE MORGAN
*LAYLA MICHELLE MORTON
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, Tiger Excellence Scholar Resident Award
*ALIVIA MARIE MUDD
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, TCU Faculty Scholarship
AVA MARIE MUDD
NHS
I’JSHANELL MALAYSIA MULMORE
CALEB TODD MURRY
BRENON MANUEL NASH
NHS
*ISABELLA GIANNA NAUTS
NHS, John McNeese Award
MIKAYLA JOHNAYE NED
*CAROLINE MARIE OBLUDA
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, Global Bi-literacy, Colorado School of Mines President’s Scholarship, Vanguard Community of Scholars Program
JOHN AARON ORGERON
ZACKARY PHILLIPS PAUL
*JACE TANNER PELOQUIN
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, LA-Tech Presidential Scholarship
JOSEPH WILLIAM PERCLE
*ANA-CLAIRE MARIE PERKINS
LA Bi-literacy
COLBY ALAN PIATT
NHS, LA-Tech Outstanding Student Scholarship, Forestry Presidential Scholarship & Frank O. Pruitt Scholarship
*MOLLY GENE PIATT
John McNeese Award
*AIDAN CHRISTOPHER PRIMEAUX
NHS, LSU Flagship Scholar Resident Award, Manship Scholarship
JONAH PAUL EUGENY REGGIE
SARAH CATHERINE RICHARD
NHS, McNeese Academic Excellence Award
BENJAMIN KANE RILEY
OWEN MICHAEL ROACH
MARLANA MARIE RODRIGUEZ
LA-Biliteracy, ULL Westlake Scholarship
LUCILE LEBBY JENKINS RUMSEY
OLIVIA DANIELLE RUPERT
McNeese University Scholars Award
JAMES JOSEPH RYDER
BRYCE JAMES SANDERS
*JOHNATHAN DANIEL SAVOY
LA Bi-literacy
JILLIAN ISABELLE SEDANO
JACKSON DAVIS SLADE
COLSON JAMES SNIDER
John McNeese Award
SAMANTHA RACHEL STEVENS
*MADELINE GRACE STICKELL
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, Tiger Excellence Scholar Resident Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Scholarship, Westlake Scholarship
*SOPHIE MARIE STINE
NHS, LSU Flagship Scholar Resident Award
CHRISTIAN HEATH TABOR
John McNeese Award
*JULIA CAMILLE TASSIN
NHS, John McNeese Award
*SOPHIA GRACE TASSIN
NHS, A.J. “Bud” Weisbrod Scholarship & Choral Service Award, McNeese University Scholars Award
KALI GRACE TATE
*GRACE ANNE THERIOT
NHS, LSU Transformation Merit Resident Award
TIMOTHY NEAL THOMASON
LOGAN JAMES TODD
ANAIYA FAITH TURNER
LSU Eunice Basketball Scholarship
ANDREW FREDRICK VANCHIERE
*NICHOLAS DREW VEULEMAN
LSU Flagship Scholar Resident Award, Pelican Promise Award
*CELIA ANNE VILLAUME
NHS, LA Bi-literacy, ULL Cypress Scholarship
WILLIAM HENRY JOSEPH WARD
*CASSILDA OLIVIA-CLAIRE WILLIAMS
NHS, LSU Innovation Scholarship, Transformation Merit Resident Award
ALEXANDER JOSEPH YOKUBAITIS
OSU Academic Achievement Scholarship, Athletic Wrestling Scholarship
CAMERON REED YOUNG
Other Awards & Honors:
STUDENT OF THE YEAR: Aidan Primeaux
DAR/PLAUCHE GOOD CITIZEN AWARD: Juliana Broussard
AMERICAN LEGION AMERICANISM AWARD: Abigail Fontenot and Ethan Hebert
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS AWARD: Madison Brinkman and Lucas Manuel
CALDARERA STUDENT COUNCIL LEADERSHIP AWARD: Margaret Bruchhaus
SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD: Caroline Obluda and Ethan Hebert
KEITH JONES AWARD: Jadon Johnson
64 PARISH STRONG AWARD & KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CATHOLIC YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD: Kane Miller
Check out this heartwarming, inspiring video that showcases how St. Louis Catholic High School students, faculty & staff “marched on” with remote learning and maintained lasting connections even through the obstacles of COVID-19. (Compiled by Liz Mueller ’84).
Students who complete four years of high school English/Language Arts and a World Language as well as meet ACT and competency exam requirements are eligible for the Louisiana State Seal of Biliteracy per the Louisiana Legislature. In 2020, St. Louis Catholic High School is proud to recognize 34 seniors with this distinction in three different languages:
IN LATIN:
Claire Brescher, JP Broussard, Morgan Evans, Abigail Fontenot, Jake Hanks, Ryan Ieyoub, Lucas Manuel, Carson Mixon, Eden Moreno, Celia Villaume
IN FRENCH:
Elizabeth Achée, Landon Cooley, Julia Doré, Emily LaBiche, McKenzie LeDuff, Ana-Claire Perkins, Jillian Sedano, Madeline Stickell
IN SPANISH:
Blake Alley, Anna Broussard, Madison Brinkman, Lily DeRouen, Cailyn Jones, Marlana Rodriguez, Maggie Bruchhaus, Caroline Obluda, Juliana Broussard, Ethan Hebert, Gabrielle Kuehn, Emma Matt, Layla Morton, Alivia Mudd, Jace Peloquin, Johnathan Savoy
The Discovery Educator Network has distributed its annual DENny Awards, and the 2020 recipients include St. Louis Catholic Library Media Specialist Melanie LeJeune in the category of Expertise.
This award recognizes educators who have contributed to the success of local, national or global Discovery Education communities through sharing their deep or unique expertise and skills with others.
“Melanie taught me how to connect my class with classes around the world,” said Transitions Program teacher Tanya France, who nominated LeJeune. “We sent Christmas cards, Flipgrid videos and Louisiana items to a similar class as ours in Ireland, and they shared their Christmas traditions from their country with us. What a very amazing connection as we studied Christmas Traditions Around the World … This is just one example for the global learning section of the award!”
LeJeune is one of just 12 educators nationwide to receive a 2020 DENny Award for Expertise. Established in 2009, the annual DENny Awards recognize Discovery Educators who have contributed to the growth of community through teaching or leading.
DENny winners receive a physical award and certificate, digital badge, and recognition of their achievement sent to their leadership team. Award recipients were notified via email on May 22, and LeJeune said she is honored.
“I’m so humbled by this recognition,” LeJeune said. “Thank you to St. Louis Catholic and the Discovery Educator Network for making me feel so loved. I look forward to our future learning adventures.”
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Lake Charles, LA, May 22, 2020 – St. Louis Catholic High School is delighted to announce 36 students are being recognized by the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) and InnerView in the 2nd Annual National Community Service Awards. This program has been designed to connect student community service activities and commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to transform our world. Students from St. Louis Catholic High School delivered the most impact for SDG 4-Quality Education.
Through this program, students develop a digital service resume for use in job and college applications to demonstrate personal commitment, 21st century skills and key areas of interest. The three tier award program recognizes a range of student achievement: Merit for 20 hours, Honor for 40 hours and Ambassador for 100 hours of service this school year.
Merit Awardees from St. Louis Catholic are Elizabeth Achee, Blake Alley, Sadie Belaire, J.R. Brandon, Claire Brescher, Anna Broussard, Gracie Broussard, Juliana Broussard, Margaret Bruchhaus, Collin Churchman, Graham Conrad, Karina Cotten, Lily DeRouen, Emma-Bernadette Faul, Abigail Fontenot, Shreve Gage, Hannah Hancock, Isabel Istre, Michelle Mallett, William McNally, Lexie Miller, Molli Miller, Carson Mixon, Eden Moreno, Layla Morton, Alivia Mudd, Taylor Myers, Caroline Obluda, Aidan Primeaux, John Reina, Sophie Stine, Grace Theriot, Colby Trahan, John VanHoose, Cassilda Olivia Williams and Clairelynn Wright.
“I discovered InnerView through National Honor Society (NHS) and was immediately excited to see how this program encourages life-long volunteerism while helping students see the immediate impact their service makes on their community,” said Melanie LeJeune, Library Media Specialist & NHS Sponsor. “So many of our students go above and beyond what is required, and I’m thrilled to see these 36 students recognized. Each SLCHS student’s service is a Holy Moment, and it’s amazing to see how all of these Holy Moments together impact our community.”
The collective activity of our students this school year, delivered 12,023 service hours and personal activities to address local needs. This achievement earned an additional distinction of the Emerald Award for outstanding impact.
“Youth efforts and voices are essential to achieve the SDGs. These awards allow us to share our appreciation for youth leaders who have invested talent and effort in the causes they care about,” says Rachel Bowen Pittman, Executive Director of United Nations Association of the USA. “With a decade remaining to deliver on the SDGs, we are thrilled that these students will be entering the workforce with meaningful community engagement skills and socially aware experiences. We are encouraged that educators are including community service and cultural engagement in the educational experience of their students.”
Click HERE to view highlights from St. Louis Catholic High School’s Dance classes this year, including year-end media choreography projects that focused on “persevering through obstacles.” (You can also click the image to view).
Watch to the end to see Instructional Highlights from Spring 2020, including guest artists, FAME JR., and a special message from Ms. Tricia Barrow!
Ten students – five girls and five boys – took Dance I this year, while Dance II and Dance III had 13 girls apiece. The classes are open to grades 9-12 and count for one Art Elective credit toward TOPS requirements.
Tryouts for the 2020-2021 St. Louis Catholic Boys Basketball team under Coach Rick LeBato have been tentatively scheduled.
WHEN: Monday, June 22, at 1 p.m. (Varsity & JV) or Tuesday, June 23, at 1 p.m. (Freshmen)
WHERE: Krajicek Gym at St. Louis Catholic High School
We will post updates to the SLCHS website and social media accounts if these dates change due to LHSAA or state guidelines.