The gentlemen of Berchmans Academy took first place in the People’s Choice award with their design, We’re Not in CANsas Anymore, complete with tornado!  The group raised over $11,000 for the Second Harvest Food Bank.  They also claimed the 2^nd place Best Overall prize.  The team was made up of 10^th grade students, Blaise Broussard (captain); Joseph Aubert; Jacob Moreau; Seth Mouton; and 9^th grade student, Alton Stoute.

The Academy team won the 2^nd place People’s Choice award raising over $7,000 for Second Harvest Food Bank. The team also won the Best Use of Label Award!  The Academy team included:  Raven Bouvier (captain), Kate Edwards, and Theresa Zaunbrecher (11^th grade students), Lelia Saucier (10^th grade student) , and Sophia Deng (9^th grade student).

This year’s competition was the first to be held outdoors, so the teams overcame many challenges including rain and high winds to complete their designs.  There were even moments when passersby and parents tried to help in their plight.  They all agree they learned a great deal, especially about teamwork, perseverance and flexibility.  As Academy student Raven Bouvier said,  “Personally, I felt that it was so perfect that we all worked together to achieve the final goal, and I know we were all very grateful for the help. The whole day seemed to embody what Sacred Heart is about: a community coming together to help others.”

Berchmans Academy of the Sacred Heart competed in the Louisiana State Literary Rally held on April 20. Six Upper School students competed.  Congratulations to the following students for their placings:

Andrew Hebert – Physical Science, 5^th Place

Shallon Breaux – Spanish I, Superior

The Academy of the Sacred Heart competed in the Louisiana State Literary Rally held on April 20. Twenty-three Upper School students competed and 16 placed with high marks. Congratulations to the following students for their placings:

Mia Comeau – Chemistry, 1^st Place

Victoria Maia – Fine Arts Survey, 1^st Place

Melissa Wimberly – French II, 1^st Place

Olivia Chatman – French III, 1^st Place

Kate Edwards – Physics, 1^st Place

Inez Hill – Sociology, 1^st Place

Jennifer Link – Spanish III, 1^st Place

Hannah Dakin – Biology II, 2nd place

Meizi Chen – Calculus, 2^nd Place

Camille Prejean – Civics, 2^nd Place

Sarah Frey – English I, 2^nd Place

Brooke Devillier – English II, 2^nd Place

Raven Bouvier – U.S History, 3^rd Place

Sarah Papadakes – Advanced Math Pre-Calculus, 4^th

Maggie Lindemann – Algebra II, 5^th Place

Melissa Marshall – Spanish I, Superior

Madison Monceaux – Spanish II, Superior

Lauren LaHaye – Spanish III, Excellent

Sarah Nele – French II, Excellent

Morgan Boone – French III, Excellent

Malarie Zaunbrecher – French IV, Excellent

Friday April 26^th                         

 Lelia Saucier (10^th grade)

Scène “Biergarten”

• 6:45-7:30      Rex Moroux (Louisiana) / Singer-Songwriter                                                                      
• 9:15-10:00   Michael Juan Nunez (Louisiana) / Southern blues

Saturday April 27^th

Madeline Brown (9^th grade)   

Scène “Héritage” (aka Chevron)

• 3:45-5:00      Keith Blair Band (Louisiana) / Louisiana Blues

Scène “Pavillon de Cuisine” (aka Popeyes)

• 1:00-1:30      Spoken Word (Louisiana) / Poetry                                           
• 6:15-6:45      Brushy One String (Jamaica) / Blues-Reggae

Sunday April 28^th

 Melissa Wimberley (9^th grade)

Scène “Biergarten”

• 1:30-2:15      Brushy One String (Jamaica) / Blues-Reggae

Scène “Pavillon de Cuisine” (aka Popeyes)

• 3:30-4:00      Uncle Lucius (Texas) / Rock’n Roll-blues
• 5:15-5:45      McKenzie Bourg (Louisiana) / Pop

Olivia Chatman (10^th grade):

Scène “Pavillon de Cuisine” (aka Popeyes)

• 12:30-1:00   Spoken Word (Louisiana) / Poetry                                           
• 2:00-2:30      Huval-Fuselier (Louisiana) / Cajun

Scène “Biergarten”

• 4:00-4:45      The Onlies (Louisiana)/ Folk-bluegrass

Please support this courageous initiative from our students taking on  such  a challenge! As you can imagine, getting on stage must be very intimidating, especially when addressing the crowd in a language that is not your native tongue. Make sure to come by their stage: they will be happy to see familiar faces among the crowd to cheer them on!