Episcopal School of Acadiana

2026 National Merit Commended Students

Turner Gachassin
Jiya Lodha

Senior Cum Laude Society Members

Nathalie Breaux
Kelsey Broussard
Bird Fuller
Colby Huffman
Jiya Lodha

Junior Cum Laude Society Members
Andon Bergeron
Nathalie Breaux
Jiya Lodha
Avery Monica
Juliet Williams

Senior Departmental Awards

Performing Arts: Ava Proctor

Visual Arts: Macy McKnight

English: Marie Walton

Math: Jiya Lodha

Social Studies: Kelsey Broussard

Science: Nathalie Breaux

DAR Award: Bird Fuller

Junior Book Awards - Class of 2027

Each college has a different set of criteria for its award, but together they recognize exceptional scholarship, leadership, character, and service.

Yale Book Award: Avery Monica
The University of Rochester’s Bausch + Lomb Honorary Science Award: Cain Meche
Harvard Book Award and Rensselaer Medal for Math and Science: Andon Bergeron
The University of Rochester’s George Eastman Young Leaders Award: Paxton Leger
Tulane Book Award: Avery Pitre
University of Rochester’s Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award: Chloe Heumann

Senior Course Awards

Social Studies

Civics - Ethan Defelice

AP US & Comparative Govt - Preksha Jain
AP Macroeconomics - Turner Gachassin

Science

AP Chemistry - Nathalie Breaux

AP Computer Science - Preksha Jain

Physics - Nathalie Breaux

AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism - Preksha Jain
AP Biology - Jiya Lodha

Math

AP Statistics - Nathalie Breaux

AP Calculus BC - Preksha Jain

Scholar-Athletes

The scholar athlete award is given to a male and female in each grade who has the highest GPA at the end of the third quarter and who also participated in at least one sport. For seniors, this is a cumulative GPA.

The senior scholar athletes are Colby Huffman and Jiya Lodha.

Mu Alpha Theta, the math honor society
Jonathan Sugeng
Colby Huffman
Zhenya Avdeeva
Jiya Lodha
Kelsey Broussard
Cooper Gates
Camille Loughlin
Austen Montet
Will Schumacher
Bella Rutherford
Marie Walton
Tyger Poirier
Nathalie Breaux
Thomas Breaux
Turner Gachassin
Tripp Kordisch
Andon Bergeron
Cain Meche

Emma-Katherine Abshire

Lauren Conroy

Whitney Defelice

Lily Deshotels

Ciara Farmer

Matthew Green

Reid Mayers

Ella O’Niell

Fin Vale

Erin Vigé

To be eligible, students must have completed or be enrolled in Algebra II, and must have earned a minimum cumulative GPA in mathematics courses corresponding to academic year: 4.0 for freshmen, 3.8 for sophomores, and 3.6 for juniors.

National Honor Society
Seniors:
Zhenya Avdeeva
Kelsey Broussard
Nathalie Breaux
Bird Fuller
Turner Gachassin
Colby Huffman
Preksha Jain
Jiya Lodha
Marie Walton

Juniors:
Christopher Arsement
Andon Bergeron
Scout Helveston
Chloe Heumann
Tripp Kordisch
Cain Meche
Avery Monica
Avery Pitre
Grace Schwarz
Ella Uebinger
Juliet Williams

Sophomores:

Alison Clark

Lily Deshotels

Kellen Giglio

Olivia Lopez

Max Prellop

Membership is limited to no more than 15% of a sophomore class, 25% of a junior class, and 35% of a senior class based on GPA.
Full criteria for ESA's Chapter of the National Honor Society

2026 Middle School Awards

6th grade

RWW - Thomas Arsement

LA Studies - Jack Kennedy

Math 6 - Clara Shirley

Math 6 Honors - Sam Riggs

Math 7 Honors - Cora Gray

Science 6 - Thomas Arsement

French 6 - Teddy Famoso

Spanish 6 - Cora Gray

Music 6 - Angelle Chachere

Art 6 - Nate Walton

7th grade

English 7 - Isabel Feliz

Geography - Anya Bergeron

Math 7 - Paisley DeJean

Science 7 - Charline Korab

French 7 - Reece Latiolais

Spanish 7 - Audrey Cahill

Drama 7 - Ashton Thomas

Music 7 - Emaline Sonnier

Art 7 - Isabel Feliz, Athalie Troyanowski

Citizenship Awards

Sixth Grade - Cooper Kennedy

Seventh Grade - Audrey Cahill

2026 Upper School Awards

Visual Arts

Painting - Eleanor Sonnier & Sophie Wilson

Ceramics - Rosie Kane

Pottery - Mae Walton

Performing Arts

Music - Reed Kennedy

Advanced Music - Christopher Arsement & Elise Pittman

Advanced Theatre - Ivy Anseman

English

English I - Liam Roche & Audrey Bentley

English I Honors - Muskaan Lodha & Sophie Wilson

English II - Olivia Lopez & CeeCee Garber

English II Honors - Lily Deshotels & Bob Morrow

AP Language - Andon Bergeron

English III - Jessie Roane

Social Studies

World History - Chaney Joseph & Liam Roche

Western Civ - Sydney Lafleur & Audrey Vige

AP Euro - Kellen Giglio & Emile Myers

US History - Kate Miller & Eleanor Sonnier

Ap US History - Scout Helveston & Juliet Williams

Civics - Grace Schwarz

Math

Algebra I - Cam Besse

Geometry - Cayden Dowden & Mae Walton

Algebra II Honors - Muskaan Lodha

Precalculus - Rosie Kane & Kate Miller

Precalculus Honors - Paxton Leger

AP Calculus AB - Paxton Fischer

AP Statistics - Abigail Thibodeaux

Science

Physical Science - Muskaan Lodha & Liam Caswell

Biology - Alison Clark

Chemistry - Cain Meche

AP Biology - Chloe Heumann

AP Physics C: Mechanics - Andon Bergeron

Environmental Science - Grace Schwarz

Intro to Computer Science - Muskaan Lodha

World Languages

Spanish II - Liam Caswell

Spanish II Honors - Raj Kasturi

Spanish III Honors - Kellen Giglio & Olivia Lopez

Spanish IV Honors - Avery Pitre

French III - Muskaan Lodha & Chaney Joseph

French IV Honors - Alison Clark & Christopher Arsement

AP French - Tallulah LeBlanc

Scholar athletes

Freshmen scholar athletes - Muskaan Lodha & Liam Caswell

Sophomore scholar athletes - Kellen Giglio & Max Prellop

Junior scholar athletes - Chloe Heumann, Avery Monica & Andon Bergeron

Citizenship Awards

Freshman Citizenship Awards - Chaney Joseph & Cayden Dowden

Sophomore Citizenship Awards - Erin Vige & Emile Myers

Junior Citizenship Awards - Scarlet Girouard & Paxton Leger

2026 National Merit Recognized Students

Christopher Arsement

Andon Bergeron

Grace Schwarz

Academic Honors

Episcopal School of Acadiana

Episcopal School of Acadiana (Lafayette Campus)

Episcopal School of Acadiana (Cade Campus)