Under the leadership of Academy of the Sacred Heart educator Dr. Wil Tyrrell, Sacred Heart students in eighth through twelfth grade recently competed in the annual South Central District Rally held at Nicholls State University.

Each year, more than a quarter of a million Louisiana high school students participate in nine District Rallies held throughout the state by the Louisiana High School Rally Association (LHSRA) to promote keen competition and to recognize academic excellence. Top performers then advance to the Louisiana State Rally.

This year, 31 Sacred Heart students qualified for State Rally, sixteen of whom placed in the top three in their respective subject areas. These gifted students next move on to the next step in the competition, State Rally Competition at Louisiana State University on March 4, 2023. 

1st Place:
Ava McGoey – Advanced Math Function
Pheobe Kleehamer – Advanced Math Function
Elana Costello - Economics
Lily Rosenstein - English I
Sophia Uhlig - French I
Megan Levy - French II
Kristen Zimmerman - Spanish II
Amelia Stein - World Geography

2nd Place:
Jane Farnsworth – Business Computer Application
Cecile Thomas - English IV
Nadya Macquet - French II
Lara Arabella - Spanish I
Ellie Habetz - Spanish II

3rd Place:
Maria English - English II
Anna Watson - Journalism
Reese LaCaze - Psychology

Additional Qualifiers:
Holly DeMarcay – Advanced Math Pre Calculus
Caroline Hales – Algebra I
Lindsay Kane – Algebra II
Abby Truxillo – Biology II
CC Johnson – Calculus I
Carolina Khatib – Chemistry
Amelie Bent - Environmental Science
Quinn McConville - Geometry
Allison Langhetée - Government
Leah Varisco - Intro to Business Computer
Chloe Shannon - Physical Science
Lance DeMarcay - Physics
Grace Rainey - Spanish IV
Katherine Benton - U.S. History
Rosalie Thomas - World History