Seniors enjoy banquet

Members of the Parents Council at LSMSA hosted their third annual Senior Banquet on Sunday, May 7, at Mariner’s Restaurant.

The senior banquet is a special evening for the seniors to celebrate their upcoming graduation and spend time together as a class before the stress of finals. Retiring faculty, as well as the residential staff, are invited to share in the evening.

Those attending enjoyed remarks from Dr. Steve Horton, executive director, Claire Leming, senior class president, and Dr. Kelly Lankford, associate lecturer of history.

Forty-four seniors received an acorn from John Allen, senior class sponsor and chief of staff, in recognition of completing three years at LSMSA.

Receiving acorns were Varun Amin of Lake Charles, Milan Arpino of Monroe, Sierra Bailey of Hammond, Joshua Ballagh of Leesville, Isaiah Benavides of Alexandria, Amanda Borel of New Iberia, Janie Bourgeois of LaPlace, Triniti Bulliard of New Iberia, Alexis Cambridge of Slidell, Marcos Cecchini of Denham Springs, Tyler Cenac of Houma, Charles Chapman of Haughton, Kamryn Chauncy of Benton, Ludwig Colimon of Lake Charles, Tierney Dardar of Galliano, Lenora Davis of Covington, Gwyneth Engeron of Houma, Beth Fontenot of Ville Platte, Victoria Frabbiele of Covington, Kodie Garza of Ringgold, Karleigh Gwyn of Denham Springs, Andrew Hebert of Breaux Bridge, Jared Hulsey of Dodson, Bethany Jenkins of Ville Platte, Abagael Kinney of Natchitoches, Zoe Matt of Washington, Michael Mayeux of Natchitoches, Shona McCullough of Baton Rouge, Kelsey Meshell of Bossier City, Annie Noel of Mandeville, Annemarie Picolo of Destrehan, Kori Reine of Slidell, Lucy Rhymes of Breaux Bridge, MyChel Robinson of Mansura, Cheyanne Rogers of Pineville, Ian Sager of Geismar, Kabir Shah of Natchitoches, Tamika Simpson of Bossier City, Carrie Thomas of Denham Springs, Larke Tyler of Monroe, Allison Walters of Metairie, Stephen Watson of Baton Rouge, Johnneisha White of Church Point, Kori Williamson of Reeves, Gabrielle Yoes-Favrot of Gonzales and Grace Yuan of New Orleans.

The Parents Council is a part of the LSMSA Foundation and exists to support LSMSA by organizing and sponsoring events throughout the year for current students and faculty.

Students enjoy an annual picnic in the fall, a senior banquet to honor and celebrate the graduating class and a graduation extravaganza for the entire student body.

Additionally, the Parents’ Council sponsors faculty and staff appreciation week each year as a way to show their gratitude for the employees who teach, coach and mentor their students during their time at LSMSA.