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Fall 2017 Photograph by Blake Feuer, ‘17
Congratulations, ESA Class of 2017!
Benjamin Adams -UL-Lafayette • Kiran Ahluwalia - LSU • Emily Barron - UL-Lafayette • Dominic Berthelot - LSU Honors Nicholas Beyer - University of Alabama Honors • Jacob Billeaud - LSU • Angelle Bourgeois - UL-Lafayette Honors Cole Breaux - LSU • Madeline Breaux - LSU Honors • Robert Burlet - UL-Lafayette Honors • Davis Curry - LSU Honors Tracey Dibbs - Rice University • Blake Feuer - UL-Lafayette • Peyton Feuer - Tulane University • Tolson Frantzen - Stanford University • Isabell Gilfoil - LSU • Sabriah Haq - UL-Lafayette Honors • Samual Hebert - University of Chicago Michael Jindia - University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill • Olivia Johnson - University of Westminster, London Mikaila Kinsland - UL-Lafayette • David Louis - Loyola University-New Orleans • Grace Lowry - LSU • Andrew Malek - Duke University • Cole McKay - Denison College • Libby Menard - Tulane University • Ethan Miller - Hanover College Sean Morrow - Berklee College of Music • Lance Myers - UL-Lafayette Honors • Gabe Olivier - University of Oklahoma Honors Clarke Patrone - Harvard College • Simone Plauché - LSU • Christina Poole - Northwestern State University Everett Pooler - LSU • Elsa Ramsay - Savannah College of Art & Design • Nicholas Schutte - Savannah College of Art & Design Mason Shuffler - Washington & Lee University • Alyce Simien - Rice University • Emma Sonnier - Loyola University-New Orleans Will Storment - LSU • Kelly Swift - LSU • Teddie Swize - Auburn University • Hannah Theriot - Tulane University Ethan Thibodeaux - LSU Honors • Gunnar Viator - LSU Honors • Zach Withers - University of Alabama Honors
1 Presidential Scholar • 8 National Merit Finalists • 1 National Merit Semifinalist • 2 National Merit Commended Students 4 All-State Athletes • 1 Award-Winning Photographer • 3 Aspiring Filmmakers • 1 Student who earned a 36 on the ACT 2 Members of the Three-Time State Champion Quiz Bowl Team • 2 Pirogue Builders • 1 Fashion, Costume and Set Deisgner 7 Certified SCUBA Divers • 1 Web Deisgner • 1 Award-Winning Ceramicist • 47 new ESA Alumni
Offered more than
$6.5 million in merit aid from colleges and universities, not including TOPS
Commencement Awards and Recognition
National Merit Commended Students: Davis Curry and Nich Beyer National Merit Semifinalist and Presidential Scholar: Clarke Patrone National Merit Finalists: Tracey Dibbs, Peyton Feuer, Tolson Frantzen, Sam Hebert, Michael Jindia, Lance Myers, Andrew Malek, Gabe Olivier Bishop and Mrs. Henton Award: Gabe Olivier Tom Olverson Award: Sam Hebert Faculty Award: Davis Curry Bishop’s Medal: Michael Jindia Headmaster’s Award: Tracey Dibbs View all end-of-the-year awards at ESAcadiana.com/Today@ESA.
Below Left: Class of 2017 President Clarke Patrone has been named a Presidential Scholar by the U.S. Department of Education. Of more than 3.5 million high school seniors, 161 students were chosen from across the nation - and only two from Louisiana - as Presidential Scholars, one of the top honors a graduating senior can receive. Clarke traveled this summer with the U.S.-China Student Leaders Exchange, an annual initiative that sends 12 nationally recognized recent American high school graduates to China for a two-week immersion program to learn about the country’s successes and challenges.
Right: The ESA faculty chose Tracey Dibbs as the 2017 Headmaster’s Award recipient after watching Tracey steer the school as President of the Student Council, lead the tennis team and earn a spot in the State semifinals, and balance academic excellence with service to ESA and to the greater community. Thank you, Tracey!
To find real-life examples of the core values in our school prayer - gentle, generous, truthful, kind, and brave you need look no further than Headmaster’s Award recipient Allison Aucoin (right). One of her teachers describes Allison as “the quiet conscience of the group.” - Dr. Paul Baker
“If I were to elect a person to represent the eighth grade with the highest degree of fairness, humility and compassion, it would be Luke Lego.” (Valerie Marsalis Cox Award recipient Luke LeGoullon, left) - Bill Smith, music teacher
2016-2017 Awards Top left: Lower School award recipients Anna Breaux - St. Barnabas Award, and Allison Aucoin - Headmaster’s Award. Bottom left: Eighth grade award recipients, left to right, Luke LeGoullon - Valerie Marsalis Cox Award, Matthew Romig - 8th Grade Citizenship Award, Aline Malek - Middle School Athlete of the Year, Adam Sabbaghian - Middle School Athlete of the Year, Corbitt Driskell Martha Annan Cooper Citizenship Award.
Honors awarded to juniors who exhibit habits of scholarship, honor and service: Above - Bottom row, left to right, Ashlyn Driskell - Smith College Book Award, Jacob Camden - Yale Book Award, Abby Langford - Harvard Book Award. Top row, Arib Qureshi Hendrix College Book Award, Mark Dibbs - Tulane Book Award, Story Frantzen - Renssalaer Medal and Sewanee Book Award.
From the Garden Club to Student Council, Abby leads by example, with a smile, a sense of humor, and an incredible work ethic. Since arriving on campus in the seventh grade, this student has never given less than 100% to ESA. - Jenny Melanson, social studies teacher View all end-of-the-year awards at ESAcadiana.com/Today@ESA.
Finding a Rhythm at ESA Whether it’s a song at Coffeehouse, a sixth grade chapel performance, a drumline ensemble at a basketball game, or a musical band number, music teacher Bill Smith plays a supporting role that gives his students the confidence to perform at their best. With a career that has taken him around the country and across the world to perform, write and record, Bill has discovered that ESA is a fulfilling place to settle down. Originally from southeastern Ohio, Bill studied music therapy at Tennessee Tech before changing course and moving to Asheville, North Carolina, where he earned a B.A. in jazz performance from Brevard College. While in North Carolina, he taught African drumming, instructed drumlines and directed percussion ensembles for middle and high school students as an adjunct teacher. In 2005, Bill moved to Los Angeles, where he served as a middle school band director, taught music privately at the Rock School of Los Angeles, and played professionally. As a percussionist, he recorded with Peter Rowan, Alex Ebert, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and others. As the drummer and one of the lead singers of Truth & Salvage Co., Bill toured with The Black Crowes, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Steve Miller Band, The Avett Brothers and The Lumineers. His band traveled to Iraq to play for U.S. troops stationed there.
7th grade chapel performance
Bill’s music career took him to Nashville in 2012, where he played music and wrote songs for various artists. Some of his songs have been featured on the CMT website’s up-and-coming artists page. In 2014, Bill moved to Lafayette with his wife Monti – a Carencro native – and daughter Charlie. He found a home at ESA, and has spent the past two school years shaping the Cade campus music program. While he plays guitar and piano, Bill is primarily a percussionist. He uses instruments such as the drums, marimba and xylophone to engage the students quickly. In teaching rhythm, melody and harmony – the basic elements of music – Bill says learning is instantaneous with percussion instruments. He encourages students to play all of the instruments in his classroom, and continually adds to the collection. This year he is bringing in additional ukuleles as a predecessor to guitar. continued on page 8
“We use songs they like and that they listen to for teaching the basic elements. I develop the curriculum based on the personality of the class and the students’ needs.”
I get to share my experiences and what I know. I get as much satisfaction from watching my kids play as I did playing myself. - Bill Smith, ESA Music
6th grade chapel performance
The Cade campus music curriculum begins in middle school with short quarter-long courses in sixth and seventh grade and Music I in eighth grade. Students study the history of popular music, from the beginning of the 20th century to today. They examine modern songs for the basic elements and relate them to the music history they’ve studied. The students present songs to the class as options, and eventually the group chooses one to perform, usually in chapel. (View videos of some of the performances at vimeo. com/esacadiana.) In upper school, students enroll in either beginning or advanced Music II. “I see music as an outlet to help students with academics without making it too academic itself. It feeds their passions,” Bill says. At the same time, there are certain things he won’t overlook – like reading music, something he has worked on with his upper school musicians. He has seen the students grow as live musicians as well, and works with them on stage presence, understanding their instruments and communicating together on stage. With the exception of Sean Morrow, ’17, who is attending Berklee School of Music, the advanced musicians will all be back on the ESA stage this fall. Bill has enjoyed seeing them take their instruments more seriously and find success beyond Cade. At the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest music festival in Oklahoma last spring, ESA’s rock band impressed the stage managers, who told Bill ESA had one of the best bands they’ve seen in a long time.
Drumline at ESA Summer
Thanks to the Nails family, owners of Dockside Studios, middle and upper schoolers are learning what it takes to be studio musicians as well as live performers. A highlight of the program, the Dockside sessions have immersed the students in an environment that has seen an incredible range of talented musicians. “My goal with the recording sessions is to teach them work ethic, professionality and what goes into being a studio musician,” Bill explains. (Listen to recordings from the sessions at ESAcadiana.com/Music.)
ESA’s Rock Band ISAS Festival 2017 Left to right: Daniel Magann, guitar and vocals Ben Gomez, guitar and vocals Ashlyn Driskell, vocals Arib Qureshi, bass Sean Morrow, drums (hidden) Pablo Pellerin, guitar Nich Beyer, guitar (hidden) Charlotte Leavitt, vocals Alec Sabatier, keyboard Dylan Nails, guitar and vocals
Where studio recording is familiar to Bill, some of the aspects of musical theater are not. He had experience as an instrumentalist in theatrical productions, but not in acting or directing. Yet his work with Performing Arts Chair Kat Movassaghi on the school’s musical productions has deepened the music theatre experience, and Bill has managed to quickly make a mark on the program. For the first time in ESA history, a full student band performed the music for last year’s musical production, The Wedding Singer. Another expansion – a drumline – adds spirit and noise to basketball games and pep rallies. The group traveled to the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans to support the Falcons last year. A session of drumline camp during ESA Summer brought together some of last year’s drummers with new musicians hoping to join in. There’s no doubt ESA Music is thriving under Bill’s influence. At the same time, Bill sees the program as a great fit for this stage in his career. “I get to share my experiences and what I know. I get as much satisfaction from watching my kids play as I did playing myself.”
At Home in the EC As soon as we opened the doors to the new Lafayette Campus Enrichment Center in January, students and teachers began putting the space to use:
• For the Lower School musical, Annie, Jr., (middle row left), dedicated space in the EC made everything from rehearsals to set design easier.
• Dr. Baker (above) welcomed guests for Grandparents Day.
• The large chapel space (center) provides a home for presentations by students, teachers and guests. Each month we celebrate the Eucharist with area priests, such as The Rev. John Bedingfield (bottom right).
• ESA artists displayed their creations for the Lower School Arts Showcase (right). • Upper School Garden Club members coordinated a hunger banquet for fourth graders (top left) to educate them about poverty, food scarcity and what it feels like when some have and some don’t. • Fifth graders (top right) dissected sheep hearts in the science lab with the help of ESA parents Dr. Chris Lawrence and Dr. Phil Gachassin.
• Fourth graders performed La belle et la bête in the French classroom (middle right) for parents and guests. • In the library (bottom left), the Sense of Our Place enrichment cluster interviewed Dr. Baker about the history of the LAFCO Boats building and the decisions that went into creating the EC.
A Repeat and a Three-Peat! Five ESA athletes scored 111 points to win the 2017 Class B Girls’ Track & Field State Championship - ESA’s second in a row! Results include: Samantha Withers, 1st, 800m, 1st, 1600m, 2nd, 3200m; Aline Malek, 2nd, 1600m, 1st, 3200m; Breigh Rodriguez, 2nd, 800m; Hailie Williams, 4th, 100m hurdles, 2nd, 300m hurdles, 3rd, high jump; Kailie Williams, 1st, 100m, 2nd, 200m, 1st, 400m; 4x400m relay (Sam, Kailie, Aline and Breigh), 1st. ESA Golf won the Division IV State Championship for the third consecutive year! Oliver Nickel, who shot rounds of 73 and 71, placed 3rd in the tournament. Earning the 2017 victory were (from left) Coach Stephen Nickel, Oliver, Ethan Thibodeaux, Jacob Billeaud, Alex Billeaud and Ben Adams. Congratulations, Falcons!
The jurors were unable to select just one student to receive top honors in the exhibit. They chose Carter Broussard (whose photographs are on the cover and on page 5) and Tana Gauthier, who works in both 2D and in large-scale ceramics (above). Of Carter and Tana, the judges wrote: What really stood out with these two is their individual vision and their ability to recognize ‘mistakes’ and turn them into great successes. What also appealed to us was the sophisticated manner in which they addressed their work and the concepts underlying it, and the professional manner in which they made choices and articulated them as they presented their work.” Read more about ESA’s artists at ESAcadiana.com/VisualArts.
Sidney Hebert Athletes of the Year ESA Athletics dominated in 2016-2017. Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country, Girls’ Track & Field, and Golf all took home State Championships. The Boys’ Soccer team made it to the State finals, and both the Baseball and Basketball teams reached the semifinals. ESA coaches honored three athletes who competed on multiple teams and led their teammates to personal and team successes. Mason Shuffler, ’17, top left, and Cole McKay, ’17, right, played both Baseball and Basketball in 2016-2017. Mason is an All-District and All-State Pitcher and was invited to play in the 2017 All-Star game. Four-year starters in Basketball, both Cole and Mason scored over 1,000 points in their senior year. Cole was named to the All-District, All-Teche and All-Acadiana teams and received Honorable Mention on the All-State team. Samantha Withers, ’19, top right, won her second individual cross country state championship, and led the Falcons to championships in Cross Country and Track & Field. As a starter on the Girls’ Soccer team, she helped the team reach the second round of the playoffs.
It appears that nothing can be more improving to a young naturalist, than a journey in distant countries. Charles Darwin ESA Abroad 2017 - Galapagos Islands: In partnership with Ecology Project International, ESA students and teachers assisted researchers in hands-on field work, restoring habitat, eradicating invasive species and monitoring the Galapagos’ famous giant tortoises.
ESA’s 2016-2017 Roll of Donors Thank you for making a difference !
In 2016-2017, over 72% of ESA families contributed to the Annual Fund, along with alumni, past parents, Trustees and past Trustees, grandparents, faculty members and friends. Thank you to those who supported the Tates/Tutwiler Endowment, the Falcon Club and capital projects as well. Every gift makes a difference! Acadiana Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Fiat Acadiana Family Physicians Acadiana Mazda Acadiana Suzuki Strings Institute Dawn and Ben Adams Erica Ahern and Coy Lorraine Kathleen and Jat Ahluwalia Albertson’s Community Partners Hannah Ali Ann and Hub Allums Claire and Daniel Alvarado Bonnie and Ricky Anderson Jason Arceneaux Lynn and George Arceneaux Eric Arkin Amber and Doug Armentor Patty and Andrew Armond Pris and Eddie Ashworth Celina and Jibran Atwi Dr. Donna Aucoin Elsie and Bob Austin Ramsey and Kevin Ayers Julie and Randall Babineaux Kathy and Ken Back Elena and Michael Baker Vina and Brian Baker Lauren and Paul Baker Laurie and Paul Bako Amber Barfield Christin and Joey Barrios Geri and Richard Barron Excellent Drivers Academy LLC Katelyn Bates Karen and Tim Bearb Ramona and Jeff Begnaud Berard Transportation, Inc. Lisa and Peter Berg Jessica and John Bernard Sarah and Jon Berthelot Erin and Bret Beyer
Maria and Dani Bidros C.C. and Jeff Bienvenu Christa and Chip Billeaud Jean Ann Billeaud Julie and Richard Blanchard Karrie and Chris Blanco Shari and Robert Blem Lynn and Gene Blevins Alyshia and Kenny Boagni Charles Boggs Jodi and Troy Bollich Anne Gaiennie and David Bordes Cullen Investment Group, LTD Elise and David Bouchner Harriet and Carroll Boudreaux Kim and Carroll Boudreaux, Jr. J.P. Boullion Rachel and Mike Bourgeois Alicia and Brent Buoy Vicky and Charles Bowers Box Tops for Education Lisa and Mike Boyer Roger Boynton Michele and Hugh Brashier Jackie and Kirk Bravo Michelle and Brandon Breaux Emmy and Jason Breaux Stephanie and Jon Breaux Carolyn and Paul Breaux Natalie Begnaud Brent Fund at GHCF Barbara and Ken Bridges Amy and Michael Broussard Opal and Harvey Broussard Angie and Mark Broussard Kristine and Sammy Broussard Candace and Gordon Broussard Vivian and Scott Broussard Jill and Charlie Broussard Joanne and Todd Broussard Beryl Browning
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Thanks to the ESA Parent Group for providing Hokki stools for Lower School students, and water fountains and swings in Cade!
Linda V. Dautreuil Julia and Jim Davidson Angela and Tyler Davis Kaitlin Davis Katherine and Reynaldo dela Rosa Nadia de la Houssaye Cheryl and Wayne Delcambre Jamie and Ken DesOrmeaux Paula and Gaylon Deville Stephen Devine Najwa and Paul Dibbs Maria and Michael Dibbs Christy and Tony Dillane Christi and Chris Disher Celeste and Tom Dolan Willard Dolive Melissa and Rene Dominique Aleicia and Chancellor Donald Lynnette and Kevin Dore Susan and Lloyd Doré Shari and Terry Dressel Juliette and Terrel Dressel, Sr. Kim and Otis Drew Peter D’Souza Sharlene and Harvey Dubois Ashley and Jason Dugas Tasha and Jeremy Dugas Cindy and Venice Duhon Liz and David Duhon J. Kevin Duplechain, MD, APMC Lauren Dupré Ann and Gene Dupree Kristi Durke Rhonda Egan Louisiana Furniture Gallery Nicole and Darryl Elias Beth and Houston Elkins Barbe and Randy English Karen and Willie Evans Lisa and Mark Fabre Dana and Thomas Falterman Cindy and Jimmy Falterman James B. Falterman, Jr. M.D. Jason Fatheree Liz and Tim Faul Jo Faulk Holly and Teylor Feliz Ling Zhang and Yin Feng Jackie Fernandez Jeanne and Guy Feuer
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ESA’s Falcon Club provided lighting and sound equipment, a piano lab, new soccer goals, a volleyball net system and much more for athletics and arts programs for lower, middle and upper schoolers in 2016-2017. Thank you! Cindy and Scott Jordan Jonna S. Jordan Jamie and David Joseph Kristi and Brad Judice Keri and Mark Judice Betty Judice Christie and James Kane Kelli and Henry Kaufman Anne Keaty Susan Parisi and Herbert Kellman Maribel Dietz and Jordan Kellman Misty and Jeremy Kelso Katie and Rick Kennedy Debby and Richard Kennedy Gigi and Clint Kerns Kellie and Gary Kinsland Elisabeth and Moses Kitakule Physician Utilities Inc. Knight Miller SK Enterprises, LLC Sandie and George Knox
Nancy and Jody Kochansky Elise and Noah Kohan Barbara Kushner Julie and William Kyle Claire LaCroix Kathy and Darren Ladner Lafayette Rental Service Melanie and Ward LaFleur Dawn and Shay Lambright Sarina and Dave Lapeyrouse Lori Lapoint Cindy Lassalle Gannon Lasseigne Yung-Hsing Wu and John Laudun Danielle and Rodney Lavergne Stacey and Chris Lawrence Trauma & Emergency Medical Services, LLC Michelle and Steven Lazarus Jamie LeBlanc Mary LeBlanc
ESA opened the doors to the Lafayette Campus Enrichment Center in January. At the May commencement ceremony, the Board of Trustees honored parent and past Trustee Bernie Dupré with the Trustee Award for his work in raising the funds needed to ensure completion of the project in 2017. Amy and Chris Lee Carol and John LeGoullon Marsha and Andy LeGoullon Kimberly and James LeJeune April and Jon Leleux Jennifer and Nock LeMeunier Tonya and Tim Lemoine Nathalie and Steven Leroux David Levy Nancy T. Stutsman Lewis Kelly and Michael Lipari Cynthia and Mark Lipari Janie and Thomas List Elizabeth and Patrick Little Courtenay Littlefield Mehandi Haran and Ankur Lodha Kitty and Doug Longman Valerie Louis Louisiana Athletic Care Siao Yong Ly Siao Eung Ly Diana Maggini Margie Maier Paula and Bill Majeau Nahla Dahr-Malek and Fadi Malek
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Alumni Notes 1997
Jacob Robichaux and his Union Square gallery Gordon Robichaux received a rave review from the New York Times for a curated show of work by American artist Ken Tisa held in April.
1999
Congratulations to Shome Dasgupta, whose collection of short stories, Anklet and Other Stories, was published in May!
2001
Catharine Pyenson is a licensed architect with Elmslie Osler Architects in New York.
2002
Graham Laborde was named one of nine finalists in the CultureMap Tastemaker Awards Houston Chef of the Year competition last April. Graham, who graduated from Johnson and Wales school in Rhode Island, is operations chef for Killen’s restaurant group. Christiaan Mader is acquiring and relaunching The Current, a journal of Lafayette’s arts and ideas and the cultural changes that will carry the town into the future. Find the journal online at thecurrentla. com.
2003
Jennings Goza works for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Chicago, where he is a manager in the Credit Risk Management team within the Financial Services Risk & Regulatory practice. Matthew Kennedy and his wife Tara recently opened 9Round, a kickboxing fitness training facility in Lafayette. Sister Malia Grace Reed (Ali Reed) is a religious Sister and teacher in Virginia. She made her final vows as a Sister this summer.
Lex Pierre, ’09, (top left) graduated from LSU School of Dentistry in May. Congratulations, Dr. Pierre! Larry Simon, M.D., ’95, (bottom left) has been honored with Baylor College of Medicine’s Young Alumnus Award, a prestigious award given for excellence in achievement and service before age 45. Larry completed medical school and a residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Baylor. After residency, he completed a fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, California, and served as a clinical fellow and instructor at the University of California-San Diego. He received numerous research awards from the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology and the Society for Ear Nose and Throat Advances in Children. After his fellowship, Larry joined the faculty of the LSU Health Sciences Center at Children’s Hospital of New Orleans in 2010, where he served as Co-Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology. In January 2014, Larry joined Hebert Medical Group and practices General and Pediatric Otolaryngology with offices in Lafayette, Eunice and Jennings. Alisha Davlin, ’92, (far left in photo at right) held a workshop in Cade in August for 14 seniors preparing to write college essays. Alisha earned an M.Ed from Klingenstein Center at Teachers College, Columbia University, an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University, and a B.A. in English from Tulane University. A published writer and editor, she has worked as a Creative Writing instructor at NYU and as a College Writing professor at Lafayette College. Alisha taught high school English at the Pingry School for eight years. She is currently an outside college essay reader for a highly selective university. Alisha, thanks for sharing your expertise with ESA students!
2004
Alex McVeagh has been appointed special judge for Hamilton County General Sessions Court in Tennessee. Alex has been a litigation attorney at Chambliss Law Firm since 2013 and has practiced both civil and criminal law in Hamilton County General Sessions Court, as well as state and federal courts in both Tennessee and Georgia and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Vanderbilt Law School and a bachelor of science in economics and political science from Vanderbilt University. He
previously served as head research analyst and law clerk with the Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee and as a research analyst and legislative liaison with the Tennessee District Public Defenders Conference.
2006
2005
Chris Savoy has returned to New Iberia to take over the dentistry practice of past ESA parent Dr. Ken Brown, father of Aaron, ’08 and Trey, ’07. Chris has a BS in chemistry from Tulane. He attended the LSU School of Dentistry in New Orleans, and recently completed residency there. At graduation, he received the Pediatric Outreach Award
Cameron Simmons graduated from Carolinas Medical Center's family medicine residency program, passed his Family Medicine Boards, and is in St Louis for a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Care.
Lillian Guidry is working at an investment bank called TM Capital in Boston. She and fiancé Andrew Tsinikas plan to marry in New Orleans in April.
2007
for Outstanding Service for the six mission trips he and his wife Meaghan McCarron Savoy, ’08, made to the Dominican Republic to provide dental care in rural villages.
2008
Meaghan McCarron Savoy is teaching English at the Academy of the Sacred Heart. Dean Guidry works in Baton Rouge as an Environmental Scientist for CBNI. Mya Hartley graduated from the University of Florida with a BS in Chemical Engineering in 2014. She entered the Master’s Fellowship Program offered by Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, and completed an MS in Materials Science at Stanford University in 2016. She works as a Ferroelectric Materials Product Engineer at Sandia/NM. Mya and her husband recently bought their first home.
2009
Amber Washington has enrolled in The Harold Ramis Film School based at The Second City in Chicago. It is the only film school in the world focused entirely on comedy.
2010
Cyone Batiste served as Marketing & Community Engagement Manager for last year’s Final Four in Phoenix.
2011
David Greco graduated with a Masters of Energy Management from Tulane University, and earned the Dean’s Award. David has moved to Philadelphia to work as a Supply & Trade Analyst for Sunoco. Saul Pickett operates Magnetic Arts and Analog Recording, a Lafayette studio dedicated to using authentic methods and refurbished equipment to track records.
2012
Karl Ashkar is a member of the UL-Lafayette team that won first place in the Chem-E-Car competition in Tennessee last spring. Teams are required to build a small car that can run off of a chemical reaction and stop using a chemical reaction.
2013
Sarah Andry and her team shot her Senior Thesis film in New Orleans last spring. It was Sarah’s final project in the film program at NYU, and the largest project she has tackled. Sarah served as both writer and director of the film. Anna Buttaci received her white coat and is a member of the University of Virginia Medical School Class of 2021. Micah Nicholas is the new Director of the New Iberia Boys & Girls Club.
ESA Quiz Bowl hosted a Triva Night in March to support the team’s trip to Nationals in Chicago. The event, held in the Henton Chapel, featured team themes, costumes, props and fierce competition. Top honors went to the alumni team of Rizwan Merchant, ‘06, (left), Scott Broussard, ‘05, (being held), Jason Galewski, ‘07, (doing the holding) and friends. Quiz Bowl’s next Trivia Night will be March 10, 2018. Recruit for your teams now! Registration information to come.
Legacy Grads:
Congratulations to our latest two-generation alumni families: Brent and Mandi Pooler, ’92, with Everett, Kohlie Frantzen, ’87, with Tolson, George Plauché, ’87, with Simone, and Court Ramsay, ’83, with Elsa. With this group, ESA now has 12 legacy graduates!
2016
Jay Tetnowski starred in UL-Lafayette’s spring production of Sweeney Todd. Sarah Pierre is a freshman at Alcorn State, where she received the 2016-2017 Female Sportsmanship Award, was appointed Senator for the Class of 2020, was inducted into the Leadership Honor Society, played the lead in a theater production, was named a 2016-2017 Scholar Athlete, and was recognized by Alcorn State as one of 31 student athletes with a 4.0 average for the spring semester.
Left: Abigail Feinberg Rodriguez, '09, and her husband David visited ESA before leaving for Belgium, where Abigail is entering a two-year program at Lassaad, a theatre conservatory in Brussels. She and David, who have been married for six months, will also work in film production while overseas. Visit the ESA Alumni page on facebook for alumni news throughout the year.
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