Senior Graduation 2016

Graduation

May 2016

Honor Roll and Headmaster’s List

ESA recognizes notable individual student achievement at the conclusion of each marking period with the Honor Roll and Headmaster’s List. To earn a place on the Year-end Honor Roll, a student must earn a final grade of at least a B in every course attempted. The following members of the Class of 2016 were named to the Year-End Honor Roll for their senior year:

Josh Broussard

Abby Bullock

Landon Lingle

Jess Tetnowski

To be named to the Year-end Headmaster’s List, a student must earn at least an A- average (3.67) for the year and earn a final grade of at least a B in every course attempted.

The following members of the Class of 2016 were named to the Year-End Headmaster’s List for their senior year:

Andrew Billeaud

Matthew Bouchner

Luke Bravo

Danielle Broussard

Brittany Chen

Scott Chrysler

Annaliese Cole-Weiss

David Guidry

Grace Kerns

Herbert Leavitt

Maya Loney

Riley Nickel

Kathryn Noel

Armond Olivier

Alex Plauché

Madison Romero

Alexis Sabbaghian

Henry Schneider

Katherine Spears

Evan Thibodeaux

Members of the Class of 2016 in the National Honor Society

These are ESA’s Honor Graduates who maintained a grade point average of at least 3.33 and in the opinion of the faculty have exhibited leadership, strength of character, and service to the community:

Andrew Billeaud

Matthew Bouchner

Luke Bravo

Danielle Broussard

Abby Bullock

Molly Hebert

Grace Kerns

Herbert Leavitt

Zack LeBoeuf

Maya Loney

Riley Nickel

Kathryn Noel

Claire Pham

Alex Plauche

Madison Romero

Alexis Sabbaghian

Henry Schneider

Katherine Spears

Jess Tetnowski

The National Merit^® Scholarship Program

An academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test–a test which serves as an initial screen of more than 1.5 million entrants each year–and by meeting published program entry/participation requirements.

In late September, about 34,000 of the approximately 50,000 high scorers on the PSAT receive Letters of Commendation in recognition of their outstanding academic promise.

ESA had two National Merit Commended students in the Class of 2016:

Luke Bravo

Grace Kerns

In early September, about 16,000 students of the 50,000 high scorers, are notified that they have qualified as Semifinalists. Semifinalists are designated on a state representational basis usually scoring in the top ½ of 1% of the state. To be considered for a National Merit^® Scholarship, Semifinalists must advance to Finalist standing in the competition by meeting high academic standards, validating their PSAT score with a project score on the SAT Reasoning Exam, and receiving the support of their high school.

In February, some 15,000 Semifinalists are notified advanced to Finalist standing. ESA had two National Merit Finalist in the Class of 2016:

Brittany Chen

Henry Schneider

Yearbook Award: Caitlin Eid and Maya Loney

Theatre Award: Jess Tetnowski

Senior Art Exhibition Award: Brittany Chen

Music Award: Luke Bravo

Literature Award: Luke Bravo

Math Award: Grace Kerns

Science Award: Herbert Leavitt

Social Studies Award: Henry Schneider

Shriner’s Patriotism Award: Abby Bullock and Scott Chrysler

Sidney Hebert Awards: Sarah Pierre and Riley Nickel

The highest award an athlete at Episcopal School of Acadiana can receive is the Sidney Herbert Award. Awarded by a vote of the school’s coaches, the award is named in honor of the late Sidney Hebert, who was neighbor, friend, protector, and plant manager of the school from the day it moved to Cade. The winners of this award must participate in at least two varsity sports and exemplify excellence on the playing field as well as leadership on the team.

Tom Olverson Award: Herbert Leavitt

The Tom Olverson Award is named for a teacher, administrator, coach and mentor who was instrumental in the founding of ESA. It is given to a student who takes advantage of the opportunities at ESA.

Faculty Award: Henry Schneider

Unlike other graduation awards, the ESA faculty award is not necessarily given every year nor does it have well-defined criteria that dictate who should receive it. Rather, each year, the ESA faculty determines whether or not there is a student in the graduating class whose accomplishments and impact on our school are so outstanding that he or she warrants special recognition.

Bishop’s Medal: Henry Schneider

At commencement each year, Episcopal School of Acadiana recognizes the graduating senior with the highest cumulative GPA with the Bishop’s Medal.

Headmaster’s Award: Luke Bravo

The Headmaster’s Award is given to a student who has made an outstanding contribution to the school; who takes responsibility for the community or some aspect of community life; and who voluntarily, with care and concern, gives consistently, effectively and positively to help build the community. The closest synonym is probably leadership. The award also includes the criterion of strong academic leadership.

Trustees’ Award: Clint Freeland, Jody Kochansky, and Will McKinnon, members of the Class of 1986

The Trustees’ Award was created to recognize exemplary service to the ESA community.

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Senior Graduation 2016

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