The Student of the Year Awards Program designed by the Louisiana Department of Education recognizes excellence in students in grades 3, 8, and 12 who have demonstrated leadership, service, citizenship, and academic and/or career and technical achievement. Each school in St. Mary Parish selects a Student of the Year from these grade levels using criteria provided by the LDOE, which includes the completion of a portfolio that includes academic records, an autobiographical sketch, documentation of leadership, service, citizenship, and awards, as well as an interview. A selection committee at the district level then uses the same criteria to select one student from each grade level to represent the district in the regional Student of the Year program.

For a student to qualify for Student of the Year, they must meet the following requirements:

• Grade 5 nominees must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.1 on a four-point scale based on grades from grade 2, 3, 4, and the first grading period or semester of grade 5.
• Grade 8 nominees must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.1 on a four-point scale based on grades from grade 5, 6, 7, and the first grading period or semester of grade 8.
• Grade 12 nominees must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.1 on a four-point scale based on grades from grade 9, 10, 11, and the first grading period or semester of grade 12.

Updated 07/12/2023
Rachael Sanders, Ed. D.