Academics

Academic Honors

2026 National Merit Commended Students
Turner Gachassin
Jiya Lodha

Senior Cum Laude Society Members

Nathalie Breaux
Kelsey Broussard
Bird Fuller
Colby Huffman
Jiya Lodha

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


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


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 

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.


Mu Alpha Theta, the math honor society
Jonathan Sugeng
Colby Huffman 
Zhenya Avdeeva
Jiya Lodha
Kelsey Broussard
Cooper Gates
Camille Loughlin
Austen Montet
Will Schumacher
Bella Rutherford
Marie Walton
Tyger Poirier
Nathalie Breaux
Thomas Breaux
Turner Gachassin
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
Seniors:
Zhenya Avdeeva
Kelsey Broussard
Nathalie Breaux
Bird Fuller
Turner Gachassin
Colby Huffman
Preksha Jain
Jiya Lodha
Marie Walton

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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