LSMSA holds Matriculation Ceremony for 44 students from the Blue Cohort

“You are no longer Louisiana School novices,” said Associate Lecturer of History Dr. Kyle Stephens, who delivered the Keynote Address. “You are not newbies. You are already veterans who have been tested in virtual classrooms that in many ways have been more challenging than the real thing.”

Director of Academic Services Dr. Kristi Pope Key and Director of Enrollment and Student Services Emily Shumate offered words of wisdom to the students as they walked up onto the stage to receive their certificates. SGO President Paige Delsa and Junior Class President Issac Lecompte oversaw the signing of the matriculation roster by each student.

The matriculants were invited onstage individually and officially welcomed as LSMSA students. Dr. Steve Horton gave them each a certificate and an elbow bump in place of the usual handshake. The event was live-streamed so friends and family members could watch from home.

“You’ve been Eagles for seven months and you’ve only been in the nest for the last four weeks,” said Executive Director Steve Horton. “It seems like you got here yesterday and the time has flown by. You’re the first group to come back to the nest after we closed the campus during the pandemic. We’re doing things a little bit differently and we’re all here to celebrate with you.”

Class of 2021:

Sy’rai Adams - Slidell
Jamie Simpson - Lake Charles


Class of 2022:

Ashton Andrepont - Arnaudville
Lee Braud - Saint Martinville
Max Collette - Lake Charles
Nicholas Guagliardo - Ponchatoula
Jordan Hoffman - Lake Charles
Jillian McDougal - Baton Rouge
Michael Meaney - DeRidder
Adrianna Rhodes - Benton
Lily St. Amant - Ruston
Brandon Turner - Sulphur

Class of 2023:

Ren Ackoury - Baton Rouge
L.J. Aguillard - Ball
Alexis Andersen - Pineville
Ravi Baker
Olivia Bergen - Lake Charles
Aidan Borne - Prairieville
Aaron Burton
Annemarie Campbell - Patterson
Natalie Conravey - Destrehan
Carter Copsey - Tickfaw
Manasi Desai - Monroe
Samantha Dugan - Mandeville
Jolie England - Alexandria
Madeline Falgout - Ponchatoula
Beau Fontenot - Ville Platte
Grace Guidry - Covington
Kaitlyn Hoang - Houma
Arianna Jackson - Mandeville
Leighanna Kain - Bossier City
Paulina Lamont - Benton
Ari Lee - Bush
Nena Lyons - Lake Charles
Jordan Murray - Pineville
Reese Nordan - Lake Charles
Kate Peterson - Ruston
Uyen Nhi Pham - Lafayette
Joy Qiu - Houma
Elise Ramcourt - lake Charles
Sara Rodrigue - Thibodaux
Rosie Shultz - Ruston
Noah Speights - Lake Charles
Cole Williamson - Lafayette


A second matriculation ceremony will be held March 25 when the Gold Cohort is on campus.