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

crivera@pftsta.jppss.k12.la.us

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 gwebster@pftsta.jppss.k12.la.us.

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

Raven Hillard Olivia Howard Rianne Jackson

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

7th Grade Ameen Abdalbaqi Yvonne Arcana

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

6th Grade Ethan Barthelemy

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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