A couple of local students have had a busy week. They have been honored as regional finalists for Students of the Year.

Sunjay Letchuman from Caddo Middle Magnet School and Lauren Haigler of Airline High School did not win, but they did get lots of special attention.
Emma Purifoy from A.E. Phillips Laboratory School in Ruston did win at the Elementary division.

“Our future as a state depends on students who excel in the classroom and serve as a role model for others. These students are not only superior students but have superior character and leadership abilities,” said State Superintendent of Education John White. “Anytime we have the opportunity to reward the success of our students, it is as much a reward for me as it is for them. I look forward to recognizing their accomplishments.”

The regional finalists are as follows:

Grade 5
Emma Purifoy, A.E. Phillips Laboratory School, Lincoln Parish WINNER
Kevell Byrd, Luling Elementary School, St. Charles Parish
Mathilde Fox-Smith, Bains Elementary School, West Feliciana Parish
Shelby Rambo, George Welch Elementary School, Ouachita Parish
Charles Roemer V, Our Lady of Mercy School, Diocese of Baton Rouge
Isabella Wade, Kinder Middle School, Allen Parish

Grade 8
Adeline Martin, Lacache Middle School, Terrebonne Parish WINNER
Logan Berthelot, Brusly Middle School, West Baton Rouge Parish
Kerry Doyle, Calhoun Middle School, Ouachita Parish
Sunjay Letchuman, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Caddo Parish
Marcus Shallow, Elton High School, Jefferson Davis Parish
Rebekah Travis, Mount Carmel Academy, Archdiocese of New Orleans

Grade 12
Patrick Flanigan, Mandeville High School, St. Tammany Parish WINNER
Faiz Alam, Lafayette High School, Lafayette Parish
Lauren Haigler, Airline High School, Bossier Parish
Kalin Larousse, Thibodaux High School, Lafourche Parish
Audrey Marsh, St. Joseph’s Academy, Diocese of Baton Rouge
Skylar Winters, West Monroe High School, Ouachita Parish

For more information on the state’s Students of the Year awards program, please clickhere.

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