Academics

Academic Honors

The Class of 2026

2026 National Merit Commended Students

Turner Gachassin
Jiya Lodha

Senior Cum Laude Society Members

Nathalie Breaux
Kelsey Broussard
Bird Fuller
Colby Huffman
Jiya Lodha
Grace Schwarz

Senior National Honor Society Members

Zhenya Avdeeva (co-president)
Nathalie Breaux
Kelsey Broussard
Bird Fuller
Turner Gachassin
Colby Huffman (co-president)
Preksha Jain
Ainsley Kaiser
Jiya Lodha
Grace Schwarz
Marie Walton

Senior Members of Mu Alpha Theta, the math honor society

Zhenya  Avdeeva
Nathalie Breaux
Kelsey Broussard
Ethan Defelice
Bird Fuller
Turner Gachassin
Cooper Gates
Colby Huffman
Preksha Jain
Jill Kennedy 
Emma Claire Kyle
Jiya Lodha
Camille Loughlin
Austen Montet
Tyger Poirrier
Bella Rutherford
Will Schumacher
Jonathan Sugeng
Grace Schwarz
Marie Walton
Mason Yoes


Graduation Awards

Scottish Rite's Patriotism Award: Marie Walton and Will Schumacher

Bishop and Mrs. Henton Award: Bird Fuller

Tom Olverson Award: Austen Montet

Bishop's Medal: Jiya Lodha

Headmaster's Award: Kelsey Broussard

Trustee Award: Ursula Quoyeser


Senior Departmental Awards

Performing Arts: Ava Proctor
 
Visual Arts: Macy McKnight
 
English: Marie Walton
 
Math: Jiya Lodha
 
Social Studies: Kelsey Broussard
 
Science: Nathalie Breaux
 
DAR Award: Bird Fuller

Sidney Hebert Athletes of the Year: Jiya Lodha and Austen Montet


Legacy Graduates

The Class of 2026 has three, and these additions to the alumni body brings the total number of ESA legacy graduates to 51. 

Colby Huffman, son of Laurie Edler Huffman, Class of 1986
Jillian Kennedy, daughter of Richard Kennedy, Class of 1992
Bella Rutherford, step-daughter of David Gallineau, Class of 2008

Seal of Biliteracy

Nathalie Breaux
Jiya Lodha

Senior Honor Roll

Ethan Defelice
Cooper Gates
Emma Kyle
Tyger Poirier
Will Schumacher

Senior Dean's List

Zhenya Avdeeva
Bella Bourque
Turner Gachassin
Jill Kennedy
Camille Loughlin
Macy McKnight
Jonathan Sugeng
Marie Walton

Senior Headmaster's List

Nathalie Breaux
Kelsey Broussard
Bird Fuller
Colby Huffman
Preksha Jain
Jiya Lodha
Grace Schwarz

Senior Course Awards

Social Studies
Civics - Ethan Defelice
AP US & Comparative Govt - Preksha Jain
AP Macroeconomics - Turner Gachassin

Science
AP Chemistry - Nathalie Breaux
AP Computer Science - Preksha Jain
Physics - Nathalie Breaux
AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism - Preksha Jain
AP Biology - Jiya Lodha

Math
AP Statistics - Nathalie Breaux
AP Calculus BC - Preksha Jain
 
Scholar-Athletes
The scholar athlete award is given to a male and female in each grade who has the highest GPA at the end of the third quarter and who also participated in at least one sport. For seniors, this is a cumulative GPA. 
The senior scholar athletes are Colby Huffman and Jiya Lodha.


Members of the Class of 2026

Zhenya Avdeeva
Bella Bourque
Nathalie Breaux
Kelsey Broussard 
Ethan Defelice
Oliver Eble
Bird Fuller
Turner Gachassin
Cooper Gates
Reece Hoyt
Colby Huffman
Preksha Jain 
Ainsley Kaiser
Jillian Kennedy
Emma Claire Kyle
Jiya Lodha
Camille Loughlin
Macy McKnight
Ryan Miniex
Austen Montet
Tyger Poirrier
Ava Proctor
Bella Rutherford
Will Schumacher
Grace Schwarz
Jonathan Sugeng
Marie Walton
Mason Yoes


2026 Middle School Awards

6th grade
RWW - Thomas Arsement
LA Studies - Jack Kennedy
Math 6 - Clara Shirley
Math 6  Honors - Sam Riggs
Math 7 Honors - Cora Gray
Science 6 - Thomas Arsement
French 6 - Teddy Famoso
Spanish 6 - Cora Gray
Music 6 - Angelle Chachere
Art 6 - Nate Walton

7th grade
English 7 - Isabel Feliz 
Geography - Anya Bergeron
Math 7 - Paisley DeJean
Science 7 - Charline Korab
French 7 - Reece Latiolais
Spanish 7 - Audrey Cahill
Drama 7 - Ashton Thomas
Music 7 - Emaline Sonnier
Art 7 - Isabel Feliz, Athalie Troyanowski

8th grade     
English 8 - John Bujard
History 8 - Evelyn Ryan
Intro to Algebra - Ruby Landry
Algebra I Honors - Lucy Olivier
Geometry Honors - Ollie Massie 
Algebra II Honors - Emersen Chen
Science 8 - Nora Whitman
French 8 - Nora Whitman
French II Honors - Sharon Lazarus
Spanish 8 - Emme Pham
Design Foundation - Arnav Kumar 
Music I - Nora Whitman 
Athletes of the Year - Lucy Olivier, Bea Lalande, Ian Romero, and Preston Roy

Citizenship Awards
6th grade    Cooper Kennedy
7th grade    Audrey Cahill
8th grade    Chase Dorsey
 
Martha Annan Cooper Award - Isla Roche
Valerie Marsalis Cox Award - Bea Lalande
DAR Award - Annabel Clark

Junior Book Awards - Class of 2027

Each college has a different set of criteria for its award, but together they recognize exceptional scholarship, leadership, character, and service.  

Yale Book Award: Avery Monica
The University of Rochester’s Bausch + Lomb Honorary Science Award: Cain Meche
Harvard Book Award and Rensselaer Medal for Math and Science: Andon Bergeron
The University of Rochester’s George Eastman Young Leaders Award: Paxton Leger
Tulane Book Award: Avery Pitre 
University of Rochester’s Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award: Chloe Heumann 

2026 Upper School Awards (9th-11th)

Visual Arts
Painting - Eleanor Sonnier & Sophie Wilson
Ceramics - Rosie Kane
Pottery - Mae Walton

Performing Arts
Music - Reed Kennedy
Advanced Music - Christopher Arsement & Elise Pittman
Advanced Theatre - Ivy Anseman

English
English I - Liam Roche & Audrey Bentley
English I Honors - Muskaan Lodha & Sophie Wilson
English II - Olivia Lopez & CeeCee Garber
English II Honors - Lily Deshotels & Bob Morrow
AP Language - Andon Bergeron
English III - Jessie Roane

Social Studies
World History - Chaney Joseph & Liam Roche
Western Civ - Sydney Lafleur & Audrey Vige
AP Euro - Kellen Giglio & Emile Myers
US History - Kate Miller & Eleanor Sonnier
Ap US History - Scout Helveston & Juliet Williams
Civics - Grace Schwarz

Math
Algebra I - Cam Besse
Geometry - Cayden Dowden & Mae Walton
Algebra II Honors - Muskaan Lodha
Precalculus - Rosie Kane & Kate Miller
Precalculus Honors - Paxton Leger
AP Calculus AB - Paxton Fischer
AP Statistics - Abigail Thibodeaux

Science
Physical Science - Muskaan Lodha & Liam Caswell
Biology - Alison Clark
Chemistry - Cain Meche
AP Biology - Chloe Heumann
AP Physics C: Mechanics - Andon Bergeron
Environmental Science - Grace Schwarz
Intro to Computer Science - Muskaan Lodha

World Languages
Spanish II - Liam Caswell
Spanish II Honors - Raj Kasturi
Spanish III Honors - Kellen Giglio & Olivia Lopez
Spanish IV Honors - Avery Pitre
French III - Muskaan Lodha & Chaney Joseph
French IV Honors - Alison Clark & Christopher Arsement
AP French - Tallulah LeBlanc

Scholar athletes 
Freshmen scholar athletes - Muskaan Lodha & Liam Caswell
Sophomore scholar athletes - Kellen Giglio & Max Prellop
Junior scholar athletes - Chloe Heumann, Avery Monica & Andon Bergeron

Citizenship Awards
Freshman Citizenship Awards - Chaney Joseph & Cayden Dowden
Sophomore Citizenship Awards - Erin Vige & Emile Myers
Junior Citizenship Awards - Scarlet Girouard & Paxton Leger 

2026 National Merit Recognized Students
Christopher Arsement
Andon Bergeron
Grace Schwarz

Junior Cum Laude Society Members
Andon Bergeron
Nathalie Breaux
Jiya Lodha
Avery Monica
Juliet Williams

Mu Alpha Theta, the math honor society

Zhenya  Avdeeva
Nathalie Breaux
Kelsey Broussard
Ethan Defelice
Bird Fuller
Turner Gachassin
Cooper Gates
Colby Huffman
Preksha Jain
Jill Kennedy 
Emma Claire Kyle
Jiya Lodha
Camille Loughlin
Austen Montet
Tyger Poirrier
Bella Rutherford
Will Schumacher
Jonathan Sugeng
Grace Schwarz
Marie Walton
Mason Yoes
Thomas Breaux
Tripp Kordisch
Andon Bergeron
Cain Meche
Emma-Katherine Abshire
Lauren Conroy
Whitney Defelice
Lily Deshotels
Ciara Farmer
Matthew Green
Reid Mayers
Ella O’Niell
Fin Vale
Erin Vigé

To be eligible, students must have completed or be enrolled in Algebra II, and must have earned a minimum cumulative GPA in mathematics courses corresponding to academic year: 4.0 for freshmen, 3.8 for sophomores, and 3.6 for juniors.

National Honor Society

Juniors:
Christopher Arsement
Andon Bergeron
Scout Helveston
Chloe Heumann
Tripp Kordisch
Cain Meche
Avery Monica
Avery Pitre
Grace Schwarz
Ella Uebinger
Juliet Williams

Sophomores:
Alison Clark
Lily Deshotels
Kellen Giglio
Olivia Lopez
Max Prellop

Membership is limited to no more than 15% of a sophomore class, 25% of a junior class, and 35% of a senior class based on GPA.
Full criteria for ESA's Chapter of the National Honor Society
 

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