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From the Principal’s Pen Jaime Zapico
Tidings from Taylor M A R C H 2 0 1 8
Upcoming Events
March 15
HS Muffins with Mom
7:30 am
Drain Label Field Trip (6th
Grade Gifted & APES)
8:30—11:30 am
March 16
End of 3rd Marking Period
MS Muffins with Mom
7:30 am
Top Ten Luncheon
11:30 am
March 17
LSU HS Math Competition
9:30 am—4 pm
LSU Tureaud Hall
March 20
ACT Testing
March 22-24
Mu Alpha Theta State
Convention
Baton Rouge
March 22
Report Cards Issued
Science Extravaganza 9:30—11:30 am
Spring Play
7 pm
March 23
Science Extravaganza
9:30—11:30 am
Spring Play
7 pm
The end of the third nine weeks is approaching quickly, but students still need to be
mindful of their grades and standardized testing. Remember, you can access grades 24
hours a day on ECHO. The third nine weeks ends on Friday, March 16 and report cards
will be distributed on Friday, March 23. We look forward to another packed house for
the honor roll ceremonies on Monday, March 26, Tuesday, March 27, and Wednesday,
March 28.
Middle school students will begin standardized testing in April. Please make sure your
child is at school each day and on time, and that your child gets a good night's sleep and
a healthy breakfast each morning. I know all of our students are going to do great! Their
teachers have been prepping them for these major assessments all year.
I’m looking forward to our annual “Muffins with Mom” event. This year there will be
two: high school moms are invited on Thursday, March 15, and middle school moms are
invited on Friday, March 16. We appreciate all that our Taylor moms do for our stu-
dents, and this is just a little way to say thank you.
Congratulations to Eduardo Paternostro, Tran Nguyen-Phoung, and Dominic Schuerer,
who have been selected as finalists in the Patrick F. Taylor $100,000 scholarship. We
are so proud of them and wish them the best of luck in the remainder of the process.
Safety
Due to the recent event in Florida the school system has asked all schools to increase
the frequency of our intruder/lockdown drills to once a month. In our drills we follow
the district policy of run, hide, fight. When we practice this drill, we practice as if we
can't run. Teachers have been reviewing this policy with their students. We will send an
email and make an announcement before any intruder/lockdown drill occurs to ease any
anxiety the students and faculty may have. Also, all fire drills we now be an-
nounced. We will make an announcement over the intercom that a fire drill will take
place before it happens.
Lastly, JPPSS is now installing a fence around the perimeter of the school building which
will encompass the back field and student parking area. This will assist us in making sure
the campus is safe and has only one point of entry into the building.
T I D I N G S F R O M T A Y L O R
As we approach the end of the 3rd nine weeks, I would like to send out a few re-
minders:
Tuesday, March 20th – ACT Test
All Juniors & Seniors will be administered the ACT during school hours.
Please make sure they are using the available test prep tools to prepare.
Community Service:
All High School Students must complete at least 50 hours of Community Service to
graduate. Students who complete 80 hours or more will receive a Community Ser-
vice Endorsement on their diplomas. It is best if these hours are collected over the
course of the students’ high school careers so they are not struggling to complete
the requirement during their senior year. To submit community service hours, stu-
dents must complete the Community Service Hour Form, located outside of my of-
fice, and turn it in to me. Hours collected during the summer of 2017 or the 17-18
school year, must be turned in by the last day of school. Hours completed outside of
this time period cannot be accepted.
There are many clubs and school events that give community service hour opportu-
nities, as well as many community organizations that are always looking for volun-
teers (e.g., animal shelters and Second Harvest Food Bank). Summer break is also a
great time to collect community service hours, because schedules are more open for
any opportunities that may arise.
Seniors: Remember, all community service hours for graduation must be submitted
by Monday, April 16th.
9th through 11th Grade: All 17-18 Community Service Hour Forms must be sub-
mitted by Thursday, May 24th. Any hours completed after that time can be counted
toward the 18-19 School Year.
All students should check their PFTSTA email often. I have and will continue to send
out information about opportunities for scholarships, summer programs, and com-
munity service through email to eligible students.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Cheri Rivera
Counselor’s Corner
Upcoming Events
March 24
School Talent Show
7:30—9 pm
March 28
Honor Societies Induction
Ceremony
5:30—7 pm
March 29
Senior Carnival
March 30—April 8
Spring Break
T I D I N G S F R O M T A Y L O R
When March arrives, it means that Teen Tech Week (TTW) is not far behind, and
this year we will celebrate TTW from March 12 to March 16. YALSA, one of my
professional organizations, is the sponsor of this national event. Every day at lunch
during TTW, there is a different activity for the students in the library. The events
include a movie day, craft day, game day, anti-tech day, and a day with 100 Rubik’s
Cubes. You can visit the library website to find more about everything that is
planned: pftstalibrary.com/teen-tech-week-2018.html. At the end of TTW, you can
find pictures from the week posted at that same link.
The WINTER Reading Challenge was a huge success with forty students and two
teachers finishing. Congratulations to these amazing readers:
Lines from the Librarian
Elizabeth Kahn
PFTSTA
Library All Readers
Welcome Remember you can
visit the library 24/7
on the library
website,
on Facebook
&
on Instagram
A'Brianna Fluker, Adrien Bordelon, Alana Reiner, Alex Boulmay, Alexander
Fisher,Allie Johnson, Amairi' Ashford, Arren Murphy, Baron Falanga, Canon
Adkins, Carlos Castillion, Carter Guitterrez, Delina Tewelde, Emiliano Ows-
ley, Gabrielle Coste, Grace Bretz, Isabella Delatte, Iyana Long, Jacob Morris,
Katherine Mo, Kaylee Larrimer, Klara Stevens, Lincoln Joseph, Long Tran,
Lucy Broussard, Macie Jeansonne, Melissa Hernandez, Mrs. Ingargiola, Mrs.
Maher, MyHue Nguyen, Mykhael Wilson, Paul Bordelon, Rasheed Brown,
Robert Mouledoux, Sajiv Patel, Sasha Durta, Savanna Holly, Shawn Reason,
Srija Tamidela, and Yvonne Arcana
News from 6th and 7th Grade Science
Michelle Leonard
6th Grade Science
Sixth grade science students have been learning about the interactions between the
sun, Earth, and moon. They also completed a scavenger hunt on the different planets
within the solar system. The students designed and created scale models of the dis-
tances between planets in our solar system. They are finishing up the 3rd quarter by
studying the periodic table and creating models of compounds.
7th Grade Science
Seventh grade classes have been learning about genetics, DNA, natural selection,
and genetic engineering. They have been observing cells going through mitosis under
the microscope. They also have extracted DNA from strawberries. The students
will finish up the 3rd quarter by completing a project on natural selection and genetic
engineering.
Top right: Andrew McCann and Kenny Nguyen prepare
strawberries for DNA extraction.
Lower right: Myhue Nguyen and Richard Pham filter
strawberries for DNA extraction.
BRiMS was treated to a virtual visit at the
end of February with Irish author of The
List, Patricia Forde. She explained to the
students that she was always telling stories
as a kid. Her mother was very encourag-
ing, and so she knew that writing was
something that she wanted to try as a
career. Her book was a big hit with the
group, whose first question was to find
out if there would be a sequel to the
dystopian fantasy.
BRiMS members pose with the author.
7th Grade Gifted ELA Students Visit Lower Ninth Ward
Amanda Ingargiola
On Tuesday, February 27th, Mrs. Ingargiola’s seventh
grade Gifted ELA students visited the Lower Ninth Ward as part
of their study of Hurricane Katrina and the accompanying ser-
vice learning project sponsored by the Brown Foundation. We
began the day with a stop at Musician’s Village. This neighbor-
hood, established by Ellis Marsalis and Harry Connick Junior is
full of brightly colored homes, a vibrant playground, and a com-
munity center. Our next stop was Make it Right Homes, a project
sponsored by Brad Pitt post-Hurricane Katrina. Here, I
had the pleasure of meeting Robert Green, the neigh-
borhood association president whose mother passed away clinging to her
rooftop during Hurricane Katrina. Mr. Green has been an integral part in
rebuilding this section of the Lower Ninth Ward. The homes here are
unique, energy efficient, and built to withstand a storm like Katrina. Our
third and final trip was to King Elementary School. Here, a small selection
of my students performed a play version of the children’s storybook Mar-
velous Cornelius; this book tells the story of Cornelius Washington, a gar-
bage man in the French Quarter who is beloved by the community. Sev-
enth grade students next worked with book buddies to create storybooks
about inspirational people in the lives of the first grade students. Each first
grade student received a copy of Marvelous Cornelius and a box of crayons.
Many drawings, selfies, and hugs later, we departed the lower Ninth re-
turning to Patrick Taylor. I was so impressed by my students and their
positivity, enthusiasm, and maturity on this trip. I hope that this trip was
as memorable for them as it was for me! From here, students will
compile their experiences in slides as part of their digital scrapbooks
documenting Hurricane Katrina’s impact on New Orleans.
Pictured from left to right: Mason Mackie, as Marvelous Cornelius and Katherine Mo, reader; Melissa Hernandez
with her book buddies; Madeline Monistere with her book buddies.
Katsu Kawahara with his book buddy
Mrs. Ingargiola’s 7th Grade Gifted ELA students
Greetings,
You can smell summer approaching. It’s sunny. It’s hot. It’s humid. There are mosqui-
toes in abundance. My favorite holiday, the Opening Day of baseball, will soon arrive,
bringing that most awesome of ways to pass a lazy summer afternoon.
But while the weather and my MLB.com subscription say that summer is here and the
living is easy, our academic calendar certainly disagrees. To achieve success in our final
quarter of classes in this school year, I have to emphasize the importance of one main
strategy for both my Civics and AP Human Geography courses.
In all of the classes that I teach, there is an expectation that students are responsible
for a portion of the course content through individual assigned readings. I sometimes
feel that the expectation about what this actually means can sometimes be lost though.
One of the most defining ways that students learn to grow as scholars is developing
the perspective that reading is a process.
Simply reading is not really reading, at least not in an academic sense. Instead, students
have to engage with the reading given. What this means is employing strategies like the
SQ3R method (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review). A fantastic overview of this
method can be found at http://www.studygs.net/texred2.htm.
I encourage all parents and stakeholders to reinforce this active reading strategy with
your scholars. If you have any questions or want further clarification on this process,
I’m more than happy to assist. In addition, I also provide a guided notes worksheet for
students to work through for all Human Geography readings.
As always, thank you again for the opportunity to help develop your sons and daugh-
ters into educated young men and women of integrity. I always feel very lucky that the
goal of my job at the end of the day is to help people grow into thinking and reflective
leaders of society. I am always available by email at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Greg Webster
Words from Mr. Webster
Last month I wrote about video resources that can help students learn. March is all
about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).
What’s a MOOC?
Massive: Thousands of students might be enrolled in a MOOC at any given time,
Open: Most MOOCs are free or low-cost, and many are available in multiple lan-
guages. Furthermore, they are open to anyone regardless of age or prior academic
achievement.
Online: MOOCs are available 24/7 to anyone with an Internet connection. The online
platform allows for flexibility and global collaboration.
Course: As opposed to simply offering recorded lectures, these online course contin-
ue to evolve, taking advantage of the latest educational technologies and teaching
methods. Many quality MOOCs offer a segmented or weekly organizational structure
(although many are self-paced). In addition, students will often find a video compo-
nent, reading material, interactive activities, forums (for peer and instructor help),
weekly quizzes and/or projects, and a final exam and/or project.
How Can High School Students and Teachers Use MOOCs?
For some students, MOOCs are a way to benefit from high quality university courses
— even the Ivy League Universities offer MOOCs — without the cost of college tui-
tion. For others, MOOCs can help supplement high school courses and help students
prepare for college. EdX has partnered with several top universities to provide AP and
CLEP exam prep, as well as introductory courses that can not only bridge the gap be-
tween high school and college, but also allow students to try on different career paths
and/or take courses that aren’t offered at their high school. Students who are current-
ly enrolled in AP courses may also want to check out this list of 70+ Free AP Online
Courses & MOOCs for Advanced Placement Learners.
Where can you find the best MOOCs?
Where can you find a MOOC that will best suit your needs? Reviews.com took into
consideration usefulness, consistency, and credibility to compile their picks for the
best MOOC platforms of 2018:
1. Coursera
2. edX
3. Udacity
4. FutureLearn
5. iversity
6. Cognitive Class
Tidings from Tech Bytes
Kelly Maher
T I D I N G S F R O M T A Y L O R
Seventh grade research students explore unique
interests
Kiley Rogers
Students in seventh grade are rotating through four electives in the second semester of the
school year. The second round of students to come through the research portion have learned
to refine their research skills. Like the first group, students had to come up with a topic that in-
terests them and dive deep into it after coming up with their all-important driving question. Re-
searchers are in the final phase of this course and are creating their final products to present to
the class in the form of colorful, eye catching infographics. Some of the research topics include
art, food, New Orleans, Disney, the stock market, and the evolution of pop culture!
T I D I N G S F R O M T A Y L O R
Web Design
Kelly Maher
Students in the Web Design course are continuing to learn Dreamweaver and prepare for the
Adobe Dreamweaver CC ACA Exam. They will be applying this knowledge, as well as their un-
derstanding of HTML, and CSS, to create a digital portfolio that showcases their unique skills and
abilities. At the end of the semester, students will have an opportunity to earn a Dreamweaver
CC Adobe Certified Associate Certification. (The Adobe Certified Associate program is an in-
dustry-recognized credential that demonstrates proficiency in Adobe digital skills.)
PFTSTA students represented at MATHCOUNTS
Chapter Competition
Fran Wegener
Six middle school students—five sixth graders and
one eighth grader—recently represented Patrick F.
Taylor Science and Technology Academy at the
annual MATHCOUNTS New Orleans Chapter
Competition. On February 24 at the University of
New Orleans campus, Nhu Lam, Aidan Lefort,
Ethan Pittari and Srija Tamidela competed as a
team, while Allie Johnson and Ian Robertson com-
peted as individuals. Thanks go out not only to
these able and enthusiastic mathletes, but also to
their parents for making it possible for them to
participate in this fun and challenging activity.
Front: Ian Robertson, Nhu Lam, Srija Tamidela,
Allie Johnson
Back: Ethan Pittari, Aidan Lefort
T I D I N G S F R O M T A Y L O R
Seventh grade ELA research comes alive
Kiley Rogers
Students in Mrs. Rogers’ ELA class are continuing to work on their digital scrapbooks
about Hurricane Katrina. Each student read and researched Katrina and then chose a
person who had experienced the storm to interview. Among those interviewed were
parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and even teachers. After gaining the perspective
of others, students reflected on these interviews. Some of the feedback included the
following:
“They went through so much, and dealt with things I wouldn’t be able to even think
about dealing with.”-Iyana Long
“Throughout the interview, I could hear the memories vividly playing in her mind. The
way she talked about her experiences was almost distant, as if she’d pushed them
away for a while and was just now remembering them.” –Penelope Blondiau
“It makes me proud to know that dad was a big part of helping people in need.” –
Canon Adkins
As the third nine weeks comes to an end, students are wrapping up this scrapbook.
This project, along with others that have been completed this school year, has awak-
ened students to events of the near and distant past. Along with the knowledge they
have gained, they are learning to be more inquisitive, understanding, and empathetic.
“It makes me proud to know
that my dad was a big part of
helping people in need.”
Fab Lab Grade 8
Kelly Maher
Students in the Fab Lab Grade 8 course have been
mastering Python Programming and using that
knowledge, coupled with our Raspberry Pis, to
create and alter 3D worlds in Minecraft Pi. They
have learned essential programming concepts in-
cluding, but not limited to proper syntax, math
operators, comparators and control flow, and
string and console inputs. They have practiced
breaking larger problems into smaller more man-
ageable components, and created interactive pro-
grams that accept user input, make decisions, and
provide appropriate output. In addition, students
have exercised perseverance, critical analysis and
reflection, and further developed their communi-
cation, collaboration and problem-solving skills. I
have truly enjoyed working with your students this
quarter and look forward to the next group.
Science Update
Emily Caulfield
Greetings from 6th and 8th grade science!
The students in 6th grade are working on lunar phases, the planets, and seasons. They complet-
ed a scale model of the solar system on paper to compare the sizes and distances of the plan-
ets in relationship to each other and the sun. They worked hard in the classroom and in the
pod to draw the planets according to the given scale. In the upcoming weeks we will be work-
ing on roller coasters, studying what makes them work and how they use Newton’s Laws.
In 8th grade, the students are putting the finishing touches on their Plate Tectonics projects and
will be presenting those in class on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday March 14-16. In addition,
some students have decided to get creative and build their own volcano to set off outside dur-
ing 1st and 2nd period. That will be a fun-filled day! (Pictures will be shown in a later edition of
the newsletter. ) In the next few weeks, we will be learning about the history of planet Earth
and what took place during the history of the planet Earth.
T I D I N G S F R O M T A Y L O R
Making a difference with DonorsChoose Shelby Strong
Thanks to the generous donations of our Taylor
family and supporters all across the country, we
have been able to add many new resources to our
classroom, including alternative seating, graphing
calculators with color display, and whiteboards for
group work. Pictured are students taking advantage
of resources purchased through DonorsChoose.org
Right: Alex Kraus takes a seat on
an Urbnfit stability ball.
Students pictured above left
(Maci Mo-Ledet, Malak
Hamed, Mason Raymond,
and April Gauthreaux) and
above right (Alanna Reiner,
Jordan Pembo, and Joshua
Vu) use whiteboards to col-
laborate.
Right: Vayda Wagner,
Anna Apperson, and
Hunter Deemer make use
of the new calculators.
Greater New Orleans Science & Engineering
Fair 2018
Amanda Godshaw
Congratulations to the eleven students who competed this year at GNOSEF! We collectively
brought in over $10,000 in prizes, grants, and scholarships. We have six students moving on to
the state competition on March 21-22.
Category Awards
1st Place Alexander Walker (Energy: Chemical)
Laura Smith (Engineering Mechanics)
2nd Place Dominic Scheurer (Animal Sciences)
Tran Nguyen-Phuong (Behavioral & Social Science)
3rd Place Claire Hudson (Earth & Environmental Sciences)
Jasmine McGowan (Energy: Chemical)
Emily Kraus (Environmental Engineering)
4th Place Logan Barrios (Behavioral & Social Science)
Patrick Grindstaff (Robotics & Intelligent Machines)
GNOSEF Grand Awards
International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF): Alexander Walker was selected as one of
four students to receive an all-expense paid invitation to attend the international science fair in
Pittsburg, PA
Amanda Godshaw was selected as one of two teachers to receive an all-expense paid invita-
tion to attend the international science fair with the four grand award winners
Special Awards provided by GNOSEF Sponsors
Patrick F. Taylor Foundation School Grants: Patrick Taylor Academy received a grant
worth $1,666.67 to promote the science department and involvement in GNOSEF
Tulane Science Scholars Program (TSSP) Scholarship 1st place: Alexander Walker
This award provides a full scholarship worth $1,500 for a summer course that can be complet-
ed to receive 3 hours of college credit.
James de la Houssaye Mentor Award1st place: Amanda Godshaw
American Petroleum Institute (API) Delta Chapter 2nd place: Austin McDonnell
Women for a Better Louisiana: Claire Hudson
Special Awards (Regional and National)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics – Greater New Orleans Section
1st place: Alexander Walker, 2nd place Laura Smith
American Institute of Chemical Engineers – New Orleans Section
1st place: Alexander Walker, 2nd place Jasmine McGowan
American Psychological Association
Logan Barrios, Tran Nguyen-Phuong
GENIUS (Global Environmental Issues) Olympiad (National)
Claire Hudson
This awards acceptance into the GENIUS Olympiad international competition in Oswego,
New York.
MENSA (The High IQ Society)
1st place: Dominic Scheurer
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
1st place: Emily Kraus
New Orleans Geological Society
3rd place: Claire Hudson
Office of Naval Research (U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps)
Dominic Scheurer and Alexander Walker
Regeneron Science Talent Search
Dominic Scheurer, Tran Nguyen-Phuong, Laura Smith
This award includes an invitation to enter the regional STS.
Ricoh American Corporation
Alexander Walker
Sierra Club
Claire Hudson
Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Claire Hudson and Emily Kraus
U.S. Air Force
Alexander Walker
U.S. Metric Association
Laura Smith
Hi Patrick F. Taylor Family,
Holy Cow!! It is March, and we are just busy, busy, busy. I would like to call every-
body’s attention to our Charms website, which contains information about all of
our rehearsal times, performances, etc. Students also get email blasts and will be
getting text blasts concerning practices, auditions, concerts, etc. Please log in to
our portal for band information by completing the following steps:
Go to https://www.charmsoffice.com/about.asp and click “login.”
Click “Parents/Students/Members.”
Enter school code — “pftsta” — and you’re in!
On Sunday, March 11, the Louisiana Music Educator’s Association had their annual
District VI honor jazz ensemble concert. The band is chosen through an audition
process of students from Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes.
This year PFTSTA had a total of five students make the band, tying with Holy
Cross for having the most students representing their schools.
Students making the prestigious jazz band are Quint Adkins, 1st chair drums (senior
high); Canon Adkins, 2nd chair trumpet (junior high); Eliaz Alexander, 3rd chair
trumpet (junior high); Julia Hutto, 1st chair baritone saxophone (junior high); and
Joey Wells, 1st chair drums (junior high). Each ensemble had sixteen chairs, and
PFTSTA students comprised 25% of the junior high group. Featured soloists in the
concert were Quint for the senior high and Canon, Eliaz, and Julia for the junior
high. I am extremely proud of every student who practiced, auditioned, and was
selected for the band.
Quint Adkins has been a member of this group for seven straight years, since sixth
grade, so it should come as no surprise that Quint was awarded the LMEA District
VI Most Outstanding Jazz Musician. Way to go, Quint!
Be on the lookout for upcoming performances. The spring concert date has not
been set yet, so stay tuned. I am very proud of every band student and look for-
ward to making more music on every level with your terrific students. Until next
time…
Love ya’ Band,
Mr. McCloskey
Band News
“PFTSTA
students
comprised
25% of the
junior high
honor jazz
ensemble.”
Show time! Quint, Joey, Eliaz, Mr. M, Julia, and Canon before the concert at Jesuit HS auditorium March 11.
Junior High Honor Jazz Ensemble rehearsal at Rummel High School; Can you find our Pat Taylor stars?
T I D I N G S F R O M T A Y L O R
Spanish 2 News
Julie Avila
In Spanish 2 classes, the students are learning about a variety of cultures. They’ve been
comparing painters such as Xul Solar, Salvador Dalí, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in
class. Also, students are researching famous female Latinas in history, such as Rigoberta
Menchú and Ellen Ochoa, and discussing their achievements in groups. We’ve covered
social topics such as DACA, Hurricane María, and the recent earthquake in Mexico and
compared them to various worldwide current events. In addition to working on gram-
mar and language acquisition, the students enjoy learning about real-world cultural
experiences.
Coming soon to PFTSGA
Saturday, March 24 – Taylor’s Got Talent, 7pm on campus
Saturday, April 7 – Slam ‘N’ Jam XXII Sand Volleyball Tournament, 9am-
2pm Coconut Beach
April 16—April 20 – SGA Week
Friday, April 20 – High School Student Executive Board Elections
Monday, April 30 – High School Class Officer Elections
June 3—June 7 – Louisiana Association of Student Councils Summer
Workshop, Northwestern State University
T I D I N G S F R O M T A Y L O R
2nd Quarter Honor Roll Students
Middle School Principal’s Honor Roll
High School Principal’s Honor Roll
9th Grade Shelby Antill
Maverick Becnel Christian Blakely
Charlie Cosse Colin Doherty
Isabella Franchina Aidee Hernandez
Hutto, Julia Janee Kovacs
Hermione Lam Nina Luong
Fernandos Magee Chris Ngo
Alex Nguyen Christine Nguyen Nathan Nguyen Bashar Rimawi
Brian Sasso Trevor Treadway
Brandon Vo Erin Wallace
Jalen Xia
10th Grade Mohammad Abdel-
wahhab Logan Balfantz
Kya Dykes Bernice Eads
Kaitlyn Esnault Yousra Hamed Salma Heram Raven Hillard Olivia Howard Sadie Jensen Emily Kraus Anthony Le
Emily McIlwain Naija Nelson Ricki Pierce Carlie Rojas
11h Grade Ryan Boudreaux
Maddie Fryer Alex Gelpi
Macy Laurent Joshua Nguyen Christian Otero Hannah Porta Zoey Prado Cameron Vo Dustin Vo
Alex Walker
12th Grade Charlie Clerk
Rebecca Dufrene Aaliyah Edinburgh Mahree Houston
Jacob LeBlanc Larry Mason
Kaitlyn McCormick MyChau Nguyen
Tran Nguyen-Phuong
Brittney Seymour Johnny Thai
Holly Wilkinson
6th Grade Sasha Durta
Nhu Lam Aiden Lefort
Blake Nguyen Ethan Pittari
Cynthia Romero Srija Tamidela
Mira Ullo
7th Grade Penelope Blondiau Lucille Broussard Jason Brown, JR
Abigail Evans Mohammad Ibrahim
Molly Johnston Mason Mackie Katherine Mo Kenny Nguyen Ryan Rollins
Daniel Steudlein Javier Torres
8th Grade Eliaz Alexander Gabby Alphonse Jalyn Chevalier Hunter Deemer
Anna Do Mason Howard Allie Johnson Faith Kelley Amber Lien
Anahi Martinez-Rivera Nam Nguyen
Veronica Nguyen Aiyana Ringo Ryan Rojas
High School ‘A’ Honor Roll
9th Grade Sydney Andras Olivia Austin
James Bindewald Zaria Brooks Matthew Bui
River Caro-Landry Isabella Crabtree
Andre Drummond Juliana Falanga
Yahel Flota Jasmine Garrison Walker Grisbaum
Aalaila Jenkins Bailly Kuhn
Sarah Le Davion Lemon
Jennie Longwell Veronica Ly
Myles Mackie Arianna Montoya
Aiden Morriss Ben Morter
Anthony Nguyen Lilian Nguyen
Mylien Nguyen Kelly Parker
Austin Pellegrin Kylee Ponthieux Quentin Quarles
Troy Rigby Grant Roberts
Mauricio Rodriguez Omar Sarmini
Darcy Schneider Jonathan
Schowalter Veronica Suazo Elizabeth Sylve Jennifer Tran
Lili Tran Tyler Tran
Alexander Traylor
10th Grade Naadir Abdol Evan Barthe Hope Bass
Andrew Dinh Nile Doucette Maya Entwisle Connor Folse
Alex Fryer Branden Gantner Emily Gibbons
Andrew Gironda Ella Grindstaff Olivia Guerra
Isabella Hernandez A’Maya Hill Carl Howell
Lucky Huynh Rianne Jackson
Eduardo Jarquin Sheridan Kelly Aaron Marin
Ryunn Naquin Anne Nguyen
MyThuan Nguyen Viet Nguyen
Ahmed Ottallah Andreas Palmer Amber Peterson Mackenzie Pierce Suyog Pokharel Grace Ramsak Emma Rogers Alisa Salame
Colton Schnabel Shayne Shelton
Blenda Son Olivia Sonnier Sophia Vitello
Diamond Walker Brandon Warino Victoria Wilches
Taj Williams Elizabeth Womack
11h Grade Bailey Andras Logan Barrios Tyler Barrios Jade Blanchet
Anna Bordelon Jameel Brown
Ethan Bui Britini Crawford
Hailey Danna Kathleen Dinh
Nia Evangeloulis Shane Faircloth Jean Gonzalez Nicholas Hart Rye Hazlett
Ayree Johnson Catherine Lam Azoria Lloyd Tiana Malic
Elizabeth Matthews Austin McDonnell Jasmine McGowan
Domenic Mesa Katalina Nguyen
Riley Nguyen Savannah Pitre Amaya Price Caleb Randall Betty Reyes
August Steinkamp Andrew Tran
Ben Tran Tyler Tran
Judy Vu Wyatt Wittliff Woodard, Jada
12th Grade Quint Adkins
Paige Bass Bailey Bourgeois
Elizabeth Bundick Julian Cattles Alex Flores
Claire Hudson Semaj’ King Jake LeBlanc
Eduardo Paternos-tro
Harry Reiner Shelby Ruiz
Dominic Scheurer Brennan Silva Laura Smith
Dylan Vo Catherine Wertz
8th Grade ‘A’ Honor Roll
6th Grade ‘A’ Honor Roll
Ethan Barthelemy Joseph Bates
Kyle Bellanger Alyssa Briody
Rasheed Brown Abagail Cambre Gabrielle Camp-
bell Larry Cole, JR Gabrielle Coste
Shri Daasan Isabella Delatte
Alexander Fisher Anthony Fisher James Fairchild,
III Beau Faucheaux Joshua Gauthier
Carter Guitterrez Victoria Hanke
Jaydon Ho Savannah Holly Summer Huynh Erica Ingraham Savonna Jasper Mikayla Ketter-
ingham Victoria Kluttz Micah Kruger
Kaylee Larrimer Jadon Lieu
Morgan Loup Hayden McDan-
iels David Nguyen Khoi Nguyen Nikki Nguyen
Emiliano Owsley Harrison Pfister
Aaron Prem Jadon Russell Rene’ Sanchez Alyssa Stengle Zelma Suazo Ethan Tran
Jonathan Tran-Bilello
Gabrielle Viviano Isabelle Viviano
Brooklin Warner
7th Grade ‘A’ Honor Roll
Ameen Abdalbaqi Canon Adkins Jordan Alston
Yvonne Arcana Judah Attias
Martin Belisle Adrien Bordelon Alexander Boul-
may Grace Bretz
Trevor Bryan II Derek Chen
Olivia Commagere Emily Do
Reese Elwood Baron Falanga
Avery Folse Tristan Fulghum
Isaiah Gisclair Kai Guillot
Brendan Harbiston Melissa Hernandez
Asher Jolley Lincoln Joseph
Katsu Kawahara Royce Kraemer
Iyana Long Grace Loyacano
Malik Maali
Anson Mo-Billiot Madeline Monis-
tere Marcus Monistere Daniel Montroll
James Moya Kylie Musgrove MyHue Nguyen
William O’Rourke Yamyra Parker
Sajiv Patel Richard Pham
Isabella Proven-zano
Makayla Roche Evan Sakryd Logan Salas Zoe Samuel
Ian Schneider Munifa Shah Mariah Sims
Madeline Stein-kamp
Klara Stevens Long Tran
Christina Watson Joseph Wells
Miguel Wilches Mykhael Wilson
Jeremy Amador Brooke Annino Mason Bartlett
Sofia Bosch Laila Bouyer Oliva Buras
Amir Cazabat Saige Christen Jazzy Conforto
Jon Conners Lauren Craigie
Jonah Dannewitz Briann Dauphin
Mackenzie Defatta Vincente Do
Jacques Douglas Chiara Faircloth
Caden Guidry Huda Hamed
Elliena Ingraham Leia Jackson Ava Johnson
Sydnee Johnson Alex Kraus
Emily Kreller Madison LeMon
Todd Lillie Spencer Martinez
Jake McInnis Maci Mo-Ledet
Robert Mouledoux Sabrina Ng
Jack O’Connor William Oliver
Jordan Pembo Mia Ponti
Emma Potts Ethan Rogers
Kyle Smith Michael Soignet Jacob Stettner
Ashley Sutherland Balseba Tewelde Emma Thomas
Hailey Tran-Bilello Elliette Vorhoff
Helen Vu Joshua Vu
Chancie Wright
High School ‘B’ Honor Roll
9th Grade Claire Anderson Desi Bourgeois Bryan Brown Luke Chastant Troy Comeaux Donte’ Douse Caleb Gabriel Tyler Hatch
Jack Henderson Sam Imseis
Addy Jensen EJ King
Jacob King Caden Landrum Khoa Nguyen
Timothy Nguyen Chase Perkins Joy Rheams
Nathalie Romero Cade Ruttley
Joseph Schexnayder Emily Schmidt
Evan Scully Juliette Spahr
Joshua Trochez Leah Velasquez Joneya Williams
10th Grade David Abadie
Kristina Badeaux Charles Bass Niko Birkhoff Taylor Bolden
Merrick Crosby Ahmed Farhoud Dwayne Johnson
Olivia Laizer Julie Ledet
Brandon Mitchell Samantha Murillo
Henry Nguyen Gary Ramee
Chance Rodriguez Logan Roe
11h Grade Nader Ajin
Paige Arnoult Alyssa Barrios Haley Benoit
Timothy Firmin Carson Gauthreaux
Dominick Gulizo Macie Jeansonne
TJ King Julia Matherne Hannah Morter Sabrina Pham Ben Schluter Kylea Stamps
Angel Thompson-Askew
Tommy Vo Jada Woodard
12th Grade Bilal Al-Bassisi
Grace Babin Jayla Clivens
Andrew Demoulette Bryce Dillon Jake Dixon
Joel Gabourel Patrick Grindstaff Samantha Herman Cameron Lumar
Gavin Mahl Devin Marque Minh Nguyen Alyssa Phillips Ozzie Ross III
Willem Vander-Meulen
Divine Woodfin
Middle School ‘B’ Honor Roll
6th Grade Jalen Anderson Aminat Badaru
Saige Bartholomew Gavin Bonner Rowan Brite
Jazab Cheema Seth Childs
Owen Clakeley David Doell, III
Mia Estrada Leo Fritze
Brandon Gay Fernando Gomez Umana
Haania Hafeez Madeline Hartwell
Kinkaid Hinyup Haylie Hoang Cassidy Horne Kaihlan Knox
Makayla Lagarde Kevin Marin
Mason Martinez Eleanor Priest Shawn Reason
Andrea Recinos Christopher Richert
Lelah Riley Ian Robertson Aiden Rosson
Luke Santopadre Daijah Sonia
Alli Termine Mercede Tran
7th Grade
Amairi Ashford Jaida Billiot
Kadence Cannon Carlos Castillion Daniel Gauthier Mason Hillard
Eduardo Howell Caleb King
Andrew McCann Arren Murphy Austin Nguyen Jacob Nguyen Riley Ovalle
Senora Rodgers Rayonna Rousell Soliana Tewelde
Duy Trinh Trenton Vincent Jansen Williams
8th Grade
Daniel Abadie Ernesto Alonso
Kyle Becnel Dante Canas George Clark
Makenzie Conley Nico Fuentes
April Gauthreaux Malak Hamed Preston Jones Braden Kluttz
Lisa Le Cayla Lumar Rima Murad Baraa Nassar Alex Nguyen
Zoe Plute Samonica Randall
Amna Rathor Mason Raymond
Alanna Reiner Tamia Simmons Samantha Sims
Nicholas Spoonmore Ismael Tabrane
Nolan Tran Gavin Tranchina Spencer Vitello
Greg White Hailey WhiteRathor, Amna
Sims, Samantha Spoonmore, Nicholas
Stettner, Jacob Tabrane, Ismael
Tranchina, Gavin Vitello, Spencer Wagner, Vayda White, Gregory White, Hailey
PFTSTA 2018 Breakfast of Champions Honorees
Seniors (* indicates 7 year award recipients)
Bilal Al-Bassisi * Grace Babin Paige Bass
Charlie Clerk Rebecca Dufrene
Aaliyah Edinburgh Jaime Flores
Mahree Houston Claire Hudson Semaj’ King
Jacob LeBlanc Jake LeBlanc Gavin Mahl
Devin Marque Larry Mason, Jr.
Kaitlyn McCormick MyChau Nguyen *
Tran Nguyen-Phuong * Eduardo Paternostro
Alyssa Phillips Harrison Reiner
Brittney Seymour Laura Smith Johnny Thai
Dylan Vo Catherine Wertz Holly Wilkinson
Juniors Bailey Andras Logan Barrios Tyler Barrios Jade Blanchet
Anna Bordelon Ryan Boudreaux
Jameel Brown Ethan Bui
Hailey Danna Kathleen Dinh
Metaxenia Evangeloulis Madeline Fryer
Alex Gelpi Dominick Gulizo
Rye Hazlett Ayree Johnson Catherine Lam Macy Laurent Azoria Lloyd
Elizabeth Matthews Austin McDonnell Jasmine McGowan
Domenic Mesa Hannah Morter Joshua Nguyen
Katalina Nguyen Riley Nguyen
Christian Otero Savannah Pitre Hannah Porta Zoey Prado Amaya Price Caleb Randall Betty Reyes
Kylea Stamps August Steinkamp
Andrew Tran Tyler Tran Cameron Vo Dustin Vo Judy Vu
Alexander Walker Wyatt Wittliff Jada Woodard
Sophomores Mohammad Abdelwahhab
Logan Balfantz Hope Bass
Taylor Bolden Andrew Dinh Nile Doucette
Kya Dykes Bernice Eads
Maya Entwisle Kaitlyn Esneault
Connor Folse Alexander Fryer Branden Gantner Emily Gibbons
Andrew Gironda Yousra Hamed Salma Heram
Isabella Hernandez A’Maya Hill
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Eduardo Jarquin Sadie Jensen Emily Kraus Anthony Le
Emily McIlwain Samantha Murillo
Ryunn Naquin Naija Nelson Anne Nguyen
MyThuan Nguyen Viet Nguyen
Ahmad Ottallah Andreas Palmer
Mackenzie Pierce Ricki Pierce
Chance Rodriguez Logan Roe Carlie Rojas
Colton Schnabel Shayne Shelton
Blenda Son Victoria Wilches
Freshmen Shelby Antill Olivia Austin
Maverick Becnel James Bindewald Christian Blakely
Matthew Bui River Caro-Landry
Charlie Cosse Colin Doherty Juliana Falanga
Yahel Flota Isabella Franchina Jasmine Garrison Walker Grisbaum Aidee Hernandez
Julia Hutto Aalaila Jenkins Janee Kovacs
Hermione Lam Sarah Le
Davion Lemon Jennie Longwell
Nina Luong Myles Mackie
Fernandos Magee, Jr. Arianna Montoya
Chris Ngo Alex Nguyen
Christine Nguyen Lilian Nguyen
MyLien Nguyen Nathan Nguyen
Kelly Parker Austin Pellegrin Kylee Ponthieux Quentin Quarles Bashar Rimawi Grant Roberts Omar Sarmini
Brian Sasso Veronica Suazo Jennifer Tran
Lili Tran Tyler Tran
Trevor Treadway Brandon Vo Erin Wallace
Jalen Xia
8th Grade Eliaz Alexander
Gabrielle Alphonse Brooke Annino
Sofia Bosch Olivia Buras
Jalyn Chevalier Saige Christen Jazzy Conforto Hunter Deemer
Anna Do Vincente Do
Chiara Faircloth Caden Guidry Huda Hamed
Mason Howard Leia Jackson Allie Johnson Ava Johnson Preston Jones Faith Kelley Alex Kraus
Emily Kreller Madison LeMon
Amber Lien Todd Lillie
Spencer Martinez Anahi Martinez-Rivera
Jake McInnis Robert Mouledoux
Sabrina Ng Nam Nguyen
Veronica Nguyen Jack O’Connor Jordan Pembo
Mia Ponti Emma Potts Aiyana Ringo Ethan Rogers Ryan Rojas Kyle Smith
Michael Soignet Ashley Sutherland Balseba Tewelde Emma Thomas
Hailey Tran-Bilello Elliette Vorhoff Chancie Wright
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Penelope Blondiau Adrien Bordelon
Alexander Boulmay Grace Bretz
Lucille Broussard Jason Brown
Trevor Bryan II Derek Chen
Olivia Commagere Emily Do
Reese Elwood Abigail Evans Avery Folse
Tristan Fulghum Brendan Harbiston Melissa Hernandez
Mohammad Ibrahim Molly Johnston
Asher Jolley Lincoln Joseph, Jr.
Katsumasa Kawahara Mason Mackie Katherine Mo
Anson Mo-Billiot Madeline Monistere Marcus Monistere Kylie Musgrove Kenny Nguyen MyHue Nguyen
William O’Rourke Yamyra Parker
Sajiv Patel Richard Pham
Isabella Provenzano Makayla Roche Ryan Rollins Evan Sakryd Ian Schneider Munifa Shah
Daniel Steudlein Javier Torres Long Tran Duy Trinh
Christina Watson Miguel Wilches Mykhael Wilson
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Joseph Bates Gabrielle Campbell
Larry Cole, Jr. Sasha Durta
Alexander Fisher Carter Guitterrez
Victoria Hanke Savanna Holly
Summer Huynh Erica Ingraham Savona Jasper
Mikayla Ketteringham Victoria Kluttz
Nhu Lam Kaylee Larrimer
Aidan Lefort Morgan Loup Blake Nguyen Nikki Nguyen
Emiliano Owsley Ethan Pittari Aaron Prem
Cynthia Romero Zelma Suazo
Srija Tamidela Jonathan Tran-Bilello
Mira Ullo Isabelle Viviano Brooklin Warner
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