The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, was the main speaker at the event and presented the St. Louis Awards to the winners. The St. Louis Award goes to a male and female senior student voted as the outstanding Christian student at the school by their peers and approved by members of the faculty.
The awards, made possible the Lake Charles Serra Club of Lake Charles, are presented to students who have shown the following characteristics: Love of God and Neighbor, Strong Moral Character, Desire to Serve Community, Courage to Stand up for Christian Principles, a Daily Christian Lifestyle, and Proper Use of God-Given gifts. To read about all the awards garnered by the 2011 Senior Class go to http://live.lcdiocese.org/news/863-st-louis-catholic-senior-awards.html
In his address to the graduates and their families and friends, Bishop Provost said, “As we have learned, the 2011 graduating class of St. Louis Catholic High School has many achievements. This success should prompt them to wonder about expectations, both those of their parents and friends but also those they have placed upon themselves.
“This reminds me of what C. S. Lewis once called “the weight of glory,” Bishop Provost continued. “Future expectations weigh heavily on us, when we have tasted the success of initial accomplishment.
“It is my firm belief that our faith in God is essential to accompany us into whatever “glory” He has planned for us,” the Bishop continued. “After all, our true goal and “glory” is heaven, and God gives us a conscience so that we are able to seek that goal. Without that realization, then we are diminished and fall short of the end for which God intended us.”
The Lewis quote follows: ‘The sense that in this universe we are treated as strangers, the longing to be acknowledged, to meet with some response, to bridge some chasm that yawns between us and reality, is part of our inconsolable secret. And surely, from this point of view, the promise of glory, in the sense described, becomes highly relevant to our deep desire. For glory means good report with God, acceptance by God, response, acknowledgment, and welcome into the heart of things. The door on which we have been knocking all our lives will open at last.’
Lauren Snider, valedictorian, and co-salutatorians Ashlyn Courville and Ellen Landry, were among 33 honor graduates of the Class of 2011. The three top students each gave short addresses.
In her valedictory address, Snider spoke of how St. Louis “has given us all the tools to have a wonderful life and provided us with a formidable education as we march triumphantly into our futures.”
Courville and Landry, in a tag-team speech, noted they had spent 13 years as students together, beginning in pre-kindergarten, but that next year they “will be going into a classroom without each other, but with the memories of four years at St. Louis Catholic High School.”
Nearly $5 million in scholarships were offered to members of the Class of 2011, which does not include the amount of Louisiana TOPS scholarships.
The graduates were:
Kristopher Ross Travis Albarado, Nevin Paul Andrepont, Jessie Adam Arabie, Jordan Paul Aubey, Alexandra Anne Aucoin, Megan Lynn Aumiller, Hannah Rose Babineaux, Kara Jane Baggett, Skylar Jade Bailey, Darien Anthony Bartie, Daryn Joseph Beaugh, Taylor James Rene Belaire, Bruno Gabriel Beltran, Kayla Anne Benoit, Patrick Dillon Benoit, Danielle Ginette Bercier, Dillon Lee Berlin, Benjamin Leonard Bernard, Robert Owen Bertrand, Ryan Kade Billeaudeaux, Chelsea Lane Bose, Michael Anthony Bower, Stephen Dwayne Box, Kade Reed Brashear, AnnaB Breaux, Thomas Peter Breaux, Hunter Ross Broussard, Desiree` Ann Burgess, and Manon Leigh Burns.
Also, Corynne Maria Caballero, Megan Rae Caillouet, Sadie Marie Campbell, Lauren Ashley Carmont, Kenneth Samuel Caruthers, Robert Reid Chavez, Kayla Marie Chavis, Tyler Joseph Churchman, Adam Taylor Clausen, Callie Elizabeth Clement, Ashlyn Elizabeth Courville, Nicholas Cade Courville, Kobe Lang Crowell, Nicholas Jerome Daniel, Chelsey Nichole Davis, Paige Nicole Davis, Alexis Brianne Delafose, Catherine Michaela Delahoussaye, Destinie Nicole Dellafosse, Morgan Alexandra Delphin, Andrew Martin DeRouen, Blake Chapman DeRouen, and Carlin Laurene Donart.
Also, Stephen Joseph Eccles, James Robert Ferrer, Benjamin Joseph Flavin, Alyssa L'Nae Frank, Kristen Taylor Fontenot, Pfalyn Carah Fontenot, Kacie Lynn Franklin, Jack Harrison Fry, Andrew Jacob Gary, Aaron William Gayle, Baylee Carlynn Gifford, Blake Anthony Glaub, Jordyn Angelle Goody, JonMarie Ivy Guillory, Joseph Garrett Hacker, Kevin Christopher Hardy, Carmen Marie Hawkins, Rebekah Anne Hoffpauir, Dietrich Walter Jessen, III, Mary Claire Johnston, Claire Eleanor Jones, and Louis Cazanove Jones.
Also, David Joel Kasson, Danielle Megan Keys, Jennifer Lyn Kirkendall, Mary Clare Klumpp, Isaac Louis Lacombe III, Cameron Scott Landry, Ellen Margaret Landry, Bryce James Laningham, Shelby Noel Lavergne, Eddie Earl Lewis III, Rachel Elizabeth Livingston, Sarah Elaine Lorio, Geneva Racheal Luddington, Jessen Marie Mayo, Fraser Scott McAlpine, Taylor John McMahon, Katlyn Jewel McZeal, Maria-Josee Mendez, Michael Patrick Minaldi, Anne Aimee Monk, and Whitney Sade Moore.
Also, Melissa Catherine Navarra, Felix Christian Navejar, Kay Camille Nelson, Evan Alexander Nickel, Zachary Sinegal Nixon, David Michael Nodier, Jasmine Shante, Nicole Patterson, Connor Evan Phillips, Daniel John Piper, Laura Marie Prejean, Hayward O'Neal Prudhomme, Shelby Rae Quirk, Brandee Nichole Rains, Bradley Thompson Rasile, Hannah Marie Reed, Michael Jamar Rigmaiden, Linsey Aileen Roach, Samuel Charles Roques, and Lauren Ashleigh Ryder.
Also, Nadeen Jamal Saqer, Casey John Savoie, Miranda Joyce Savoie, Alexandra Elizabeth Schmitt, Meyer Joseph Schwartzberg, Jordan Paul Schwartzenburg, Alexander Douglas Shows, Cory Scott Snead, Lauren Leigh Snider, Garrett Michael Soileau, Devyn Blake Stark, Andrew Lee Sullivan, Seth Madison Temple, Quinton Richard Dronett Tharp, Brittany Symone Thierry, Mason Philip Thigpen
Desiree H. Thomas, Amanda Rae Thompson, Collin James Todd, Louis Mann Todd, Jr., and Christopher Matthew Tommasi.
Also, Hannah Renee Veazey, Austin Allen Verrett, Alessandra Mae Villamil, Marshall Kane Vincent, Rebecca Anne Walker, Alexis Devin Wesley, Zachary Joseph Whitbeck, Alexander Joseph White, Jacob Michael Williams, Paul David Williams, Sarah Jane Winterton, Luke David Woodard and Hiren Mukesh Zaveri.
