Underclassmen Awards Ceremony

An Underclassmen Awards Ceremony was held May 21 to honor students at Academy of Our Lady who have accomplished notable academic achievements by earning the highest average in a course, receiving a community award, participating in an honor society, earning college credit hours by successfully completing a dual enrollment course and achieving exemplary conduct for the year.



Six students were recipients of various community awards this year.

Junior Gianna Ezeb was the recipient of the Frederick Douglas and Susan B. Anthony Humanities/Social Sciences Award. The University of Rochester in Rochester, New York presents an award to a student for outstanding achievement in the humanities and/or social sciences.

Junior Hailey Lovell was awarded the St. Michael’s College Book Award. This award recognizes achievements of volunteerism in academics and community service.

Junior Georgette Toups was the recipient of the George Eastman Young Leaders Award which honors an outstanding junior for academic achievement and leadership skills.

Junior Amelia Russell was awarded the Xerox Award. This award is presented to a junior who has a strong interest in innovation and/or information technology and a high level of achievement in this area in coursework and outside of school. The recipient of the Xerox Award leads other students to new approaches in solving old problems and is involved in innovation community service.

Junior Michaela Thaibinh was the recipient of the Tulane Book Award which is presented for outstanding academic achievement and community service from Tulane University Undergraduate Admissions Department.

Junior Zarifa Abdeljabar was awarded the Bausch & Lomb Science Award. This honor is presented to an outstanding junior science student and qualifies her to enter a National Scholarship Competition sponsored by the University of Rochester.



Several students received recognition for earning the highest average in a course during taken the 2017-18 school year.

Sophomore Amally Abdeljabar highest average Engineering I Honors

Junior Zarifa Abdeljabar highest average US History Dual Enrollment, Health Science, Health Occupations Internship I, Spanish III, Algebra II Honors and Religion III

Sophomore Hannah Autry highest average Beginning Choir

Sophomore Lauren Baldassaro highest average Culinary I

Junior Emily Bates highest average Art Graphics II and Computer Systems Networking

Junior Angelle Bruchi highest average Law Studies

Pre-freshman Allie Burt highest average World Geography

Sophomore Elizabeth Bybee highest average French I

Freshman Jessica Caballero highest average Spanish II Honors and Speech I-B

Junior Hallie Childs highest average English III

Pre-freshman Sarah Corzantes highest average Pre-Algebra, English I and Earth Science

Sophomore Lorynn Coulon highest average English III Dual Enrollment

Sophomore Leigha Cox highest average World History

Sophomore Lindsey Ferguson highest average World History Dual Enrollment

Freshman Thai’la Henderson highest average English I

Sophomore Amy Hoang highest average Religion II

Freshman Farrah Labadie highest average Beginning Piano, Spanish II, Physical Sciences Honors and Religion I

Pre-freshman Paris Labadie highest average Health Science, Physical Science and Algebra I

Junior Katelyn Luebbert highest average Psychology Dual Enrollment

Freshman Linh Luu highest average Geometry

Junior Alexandra Mahler highest average English IV, Pre-Calculus Honors and Psychology

Junior Julia Mai highest average Medical Terminology

Freshman Olivia Marque highest average Health & PE I, Studio Piano, Spanish I, Biology I Honors, English II Honors and Geometry Honors

Freshman Abigail Melling highest average Business Computer Applications and Speech I

Pre-freshman Amber Nguyen highest average Art I

Sophomore Ariana Nguyen highest average Dual Enrollment Chemistry 101 and Dual Enrollment Chemistry 102

Freshman Nha Nguyen highest average Art Graphics I

Pre-freshman Y Ngoc Nguyen highest average Dynamics of Effective Study

Pre-freshman Chyna Offray highest average English 8

Pre-freshman Christine Pham highest average Computer Tech Literacy, Family & Consumer Science and Religion 8

Junior Thu Pham highest average Art II

Junior Danielle Poussard highest average French II and ACT Prep 11

Freshman Catherine Reyes highest average Intermediate Choir

Junior Abbey Rodivich highest average International Cuisine and ProStart I

Freshman Lindsey Rossano highest average Biology I and Theater I

Freshman Brianne Rotolo highest average Personal Finance

Junior Amelia Russell highest average Tech Applications

Junior Megan Russell highest average Sociology

Junior Michaela Thaibinh highest average US History, Physics, Engineering I, Robotics I and ACT Prep 12

Pre-freshman Milea Tran highest average World Geography Honors, Algebra I Honors and English I Honors

Sophomore Cambre Vegas highest average Health & PE II

Junior Thanh Vo highest average Algebra II and Chemistry

Junior Heidi Welch highest average PE III

Junior Bailey Ziegel highest average Computer Programming