Natchitoches Parish students deemed Shining Stars

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There were 288 total awards presented to 159 students during the Shining Stars ceremony Thursday, Jan. 23 at NSU Middle Lab School’s auditorium. These students in grades third through eighth scored in the top five percent at their respective school for the LEAP 2025 Spring 2019 testing. Several students also were given Triple Advance and Quad Advance awards. At right, Issac Young placed in the top five percent in math, ELA, science and social studies and was in the Quad Advance. Photos by Hannah Richardson

By Hannah Richardson

Several Natchitoches Parish students were honored as Shining Stars during a ceremony Thursday, Jan. 23 at NSU Middle Lab School’s auditorium. 288 awards in total were presented to 159 students in grades third through eighth for scoring in the top 5 percent at their school for the LEAP 2025 Spring 2019 testing. 197 top 5 percent awards were given in ELA, Math, Social Studies or Science; there were 10 perfect scores (seven in ELA, one in Math and 2 in Social Studies); 50 Triple Advance for students that received an Advance score in three of the four assessments; and 31 Quad Advance for students that received an Advance score on all four assessments.

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All students were congratulated by school board members after receiving their award(s), including Emile Metoyer, Billy Benefield, Rhonda Guidroz, Tan’kia Palmer, Beverly Broadway, Reba Phelps and Stephen Harris.

Sisters Madeline and Evelyn Nicholson with their awards during the reception after the awards ceremony.
Keara Nelson place in the top five percent in ELA and Social Studies, and was in Quad Advance. She is also one of the three Students of the Year in Natchitoches Parish.
Photos by Hannah Richardson

Congratulations to all of the Shining Stars in Natchitoches Parish: Olutobi Adeleye, Kristyn Anderson, William Andrews, Journey Ashlock, Levi Aton, Savyah Augustus, Janiyah Bell, Savanna Braxton, Anniston Broadway, Trinity Browder, Kenneth Brown, John Brown, Cameron Brunson, Sydnee Ann Bryant, Carter Burks, Ezequiel Cabrera-Vincent, Keely Cade, Shelby Carhee, Christian Carpenter, Jace Carpenter, Jasmyn Carpenter, Luci Carr, Donavon Carries, Alyssa Chandler, Deserae Charles, Bryan Chen…

Alison Key was in the Quad Advance, also making a perfect score (815) on her ELA test.
Noah Martinez was in the Triple Advance and scored in the top five percent in Math.

Also Joshua Chesal, Rachael Christensen, Mary Hannah Churchman, Molly Coleman, Veronica Coutee, Colby Creamer, Aiden Cryer, Adrian Davis, Caldwell Deford, Aubrie Dickinson, Noah Dillard, Kale Doffitt, Jayda Donaho, Hunter Dove, Alexander Dunn-Miller, Eli Dyjack, Dinah Ellzey, Taylor Eubanks, Noah Evans, Andrew Ezernack, Peyton Faucheaux, Ella Fluitt, Valentine Forkner, Preston Fowler, Robert Fowler, Zelia Frazier, Izabella Friday, Judith Garcia, Arthur Gautreau, Huntar Goings, Brantley Gray, Marissa Greer, Brody Guin, Breanna Hale, Alyssa Halko…

Kale Doffitt shakes hands with school board members Emile Metoyer, Billy Benefield, Rhonda Guidroz, Tan-Kia Palmer, Beverly Broadway, Reba Phelps and Stephen Harris after receiving his awards. He was one of the 50 students that made Triple Advance.

Also Destyni Hamilton, Aaniyah Hardwell, Jaykob Harrison, Alaysia Haskett, Tyler Hassan, Sydnie Hatten, Megan Helaire, Alonna Henderson, Trinity Herndon, Anna Hobart, Benjamin Hogg, Aubrey Houghtby, Natalie Hyde, Elijah Hypes, Jaaion Ibnmohammed, Macey Jarnagin, William Jones, Richard Jordan, Alison Key, Hunter Lagrange, Brynn Landry, Tralyn Lofton, London Lonadier, Mathew Lonadier, Joseph Maggio, Delwin Maloch, Noah Martinez, Margaret Massia, Emorie Mathews, Morgan McClinton, Orian McGuire, Bethanne Methvin, Gabrielle Meziere, Thomas Miller…

Jaiqi Yi placed in the top five percent in Math and Social Studies, Quad Advance and also the only student to make a perfect math score.

Also Anthony Miller, Mnyia Mingo, Madelynn Misuraca, Sean Mitcham, Blaine Mitchell, Morgan Mitchell, Bentley Mobley, Natalie Molina, Chloe Montgomery, Gabriella Moore, Jericho Nelson, Keara Nelson, Bailey Newlee, Evelyn Nicholson, Madeline Nicholson, Joshua Nolley, Bella Obannon, Erica Obannon, Preston Parker, Jakyra Patton, Kylon Payton, Emily Penrod, Claire Perritt, Chelsea Perritt, Briley Pitts, Kendal Presson, Logan Rachel, Delonte Rager, Finnly Richard, Summer Richardson, Lila Robertson, Abigail Rodriguez, Abram Romero, Darrell Roque, Hayden Sellers, Alexis Shaw, Aleda Shirley…

Jacob Smith placed in the top five percent in ELA and Math, made Quad Advance and made a perfect ELA score.

Also Jacob Smith, Grace Smith, Tristan Smith, Alyssa Smith, Izabella Smith, Diamond Smith, Isabela Soto, Nariaya Sowell, Scott Stetson, Avery Summerlin, Tristyn Tarver, William Terrell, Harli Thomas, Claire Thompson, Connor Valentine, Naomi Vercher, Jordan Vercher, Lilly Warner, Anna Weaver, Caleb Weaver, Ainsley Weeks, Lincoln Wilkerson, McKenzie Williams, Jiaqi Yi, Isaac Young and Joseph Yount.