REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR Congratulations to SHS seventh-graders Lance Ourso, Josh Pickell and Matthew Crapanzano who competed in the Regional Science Fair at LSU on February 27. Lance placed first in the Engineering Division and will compete in the state science fair this month. Josh placed second in the Botany Division. Great job gentlemen! 8TH GRADE CSAL BOYS' BASKETBALL Congratulations to the 8th grade CSAL boys' basketball team for making it to the championship game of the CHS Elite Eight Tournament! The Tigers were defeated by Our Lady of Mercy in a hard-fought final. 7TH GRADE CSAL BOYS' BASKETBALL 7TH GRADE CSAL BOYS' BASKETBALL Congratulations to the 7th Grade CSAL boys' basketball team on winning the St. Michael Invitational Tournament on February 28. The boys defeated St. Jude and St. George to bring home the championship trophy! The team ended the season with a perfect 28-0 record. They won every tournament they entered! QUIZ BOWL Congratulations to the SHS fifth- and sixth-grade Quiz Bowl team which placed second at the Diocesan Quiz Bowl Tournament on Saturday, February 27. The team lost by only one point in the finals to St. Thomas More. Outstanding! 7TH GRADE CSAL BOYS' BASKETBALL Congratulations to the 7th grade CSAL boys' basketball team on winning their third tournament and remaining undefeated as of February 1. The team has placed first at Holy Family, St. George and St. Thomas More. ST. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY MATH TOURNAMENT Thanks so much to all the fourth, fifth and sixth grade students who participated in the SJA Math Tournament. Special recognition goes to the following students who won or placed in tournament events. 4th grade: 1st place team, Math Relay, Mary Madeline Gusky; 2nd place team, Math Relay, Nicholas Ashy; 3rd place team, Math Relay, Rees Romero. 5th grade: Winner, Estimation Contest, Tori LaCour; 1st place, Multiple Choice Individual Test, Alex Helwig; 3rd place team, Math Relay, Jaden Woods; 2nd place team, Math Relay, Nicholas Mueller; 4th place, Free Response Individual Test, Nicholas Mueller; 6th grade: 1st place team, Math Relay, Sarah Langlois; 3rd place team, Math Relay, Amy Miller and Thiru Vinayagam. 8TH GRADE CSAL BOYS' BASKETBALL The 8th grade CSAL boys' basketball team has now taken first place at two tournaments, Holy Family and St. Thomas More. The team also placed fifth at St. George. JR. HIGH SOCIAL STUDIES/SCIENCE FAIR The fair was held Thursday, January 21. The projects and displays were outstanding! 8TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES: Geography - Cami Kolniak (1st); History - Scott Maloney (1st), Madeline Pardi (2nd), Brandon Geske (3rd), Biana Jones (Honorable Mention); Sociology - Morgan LeBlanc (1st), Leo Frilot (2nd), Anna Katherine Dazzio (3rd), Austin Simoneaux (Honorable Mention); Anthropology - Zachary Johnson (1st), Christopher Bordelon (2nd), Robert Brundage (3rd), Kyle Wilkins (Honorable Mention); Economics - Kathryn Meyers (1st - tied), Alyssa Beth Kleinpeter (1st - tied); Lindsey Schexnayder (3rd); Lucy Raborn (Honorable Mention). 7TH GRADE SCIENCE: Environmental Science - Camille Broussard (1st), Connor Futch (2nd), Sarah Sparks (3rd), Michael Comeaux (Honorable Mention); Medicine/Health - Lauren Franklin (1st), Elise Barbin (2nd), Sarah Temonia (3rd), Trent Dykes (Honorable Mention); Botany: Josh Pickell (1st), Matthew Crapanzano (2nd), Brett Vidrine (3rd), Logan Gaspard (Honorable Mention); Chemistry - Chamberlyn McGriggs (1st), Darnecia Sylve (2nd), Matthew Mueller (3rd), Spencer Kleinpeter (Honorable Mention); Engineering - Lance Ourso (1st); Earth/Space Science - Connor Patterson (1st). 6TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES: Anthroplogy - Ashton Holmes (1st), Aleah Haynes (2nd), Grace Toups (3rd), Ally Pipkin (Honorable Mention); Economics - Hailey Gros (1st), Carl Toussant (2nd), Tyler Morrison (3rd); Geography - Nicole Goree (1st), Fallon Gerald (2nd), Demeco Johnson (3rd), Sarah Langlois (Honorable Mention); History - Mary Elizabeth Harrel (1st), Max Besse (2nd), Zackary Guillory (3rd), Tyler Hatch (Honorable Mention; Political Science - Sean Methvin (1st), Nick Kellner (2nd), Thiru Vinayagam, Toliver Freeman (Honorable Mention); Sociology - Marianne Smith (1st), Devin Bordelon (2nd), Mason Bettis (3rd), Ivy Souter (Honorable Mention). KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FREE THROW CONTEST SHS winners in the Knights of Columbus 3298 Free Throw Contest are Tory LaCour (10-year-olds); Louis Mouk and Natalie Johnson (11-year-olds); Tyler Hatch and Aleah Harris (12-year-olds); Zachary Johnson and Chloe Boudreaux (13-year-olds); Christopher Bordelon and Cami Kolniak (14-year-olds). The students now move to district competition. NICARAGUA MISSIONS SHS students and families raised $1,000 during December to assist the work of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Nicaragua Missions. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS POSTER CONTEST Congratulations to the three SHS students who won first place in the Knights of Columbus 3298 poster contest: Kathryn Meyers (12 - 14), Alcohol/Drug Awareness and Abuse; Aleah Harris (8 - 11), Alcohol Awareness and Abuse; and Claire Doucet (8 - 11), Drug Awareness and Abuse. The posters are now competing in area competition. JR. HIGH WALK FOR DIABETES Junior high students hit the pavement to stamp out diabetes on Monday, November 2, for the annual Walk for Diabetes. Students enjoyed an extra day of Halloween with the weather-delayed walk as they raised $2,703 for the American Diabetes Association! KINDERGARTEN TRIKE-A-THON Sacred Heart of Jesus School kindergartners put the pedal to the metal on Thursday, October 29, and raised $3,087 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. SHS STUDENT COUNCIL Congratulations to the officers and members of the new SHS Student Council! Officers are Alyssa Beth Kleinpeter (8B), president; Chloe Boudreaux (7B), vice president; Grace Bienvenu (6A), secretary; Thomas Klein (7A), treasurer. Other members are Lucy Raborn, Hunter Freeman (8A); Anna Katherine Dazzio (8B); Chamberlynn McGriggs (7A); Sarah Bertrand (7B); Cecilia Schexnayder (6A); Gabrielle Doan, Grace Toups (6B).