Miss Shivani Jain was named as the 2007 Valedictorian.  She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ranjnish Jain of Luling. 

Shivani was a Summa Cum Laude Graduate with Gold Status Commendation, named a National Merit Commended Student by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, and an AP Scholar by the College Board.  She received the Alton Ochsner Future Physician Award, the President’s Award for Education Excellence, the Mu Alpha Theta Medallion Award, and the Regent’s Scholar Certificate of Recognition.  She earned Distinguished Honor Roll all five years of her high school career while serving as President of the National Art Honor Society, Treasurer of the National Honor Society, Secretary of Ambassadors, and Captain of the Varsity Quiz Bowl Team. 

Shivani received the Trustee Scholarship from Boston University, the LSU Alumni Association Top 100 Scholarship, the Dean’s Scholarship from Oxford College of Emory University, the Deans’ Honor Scholarship from Tulane University and the Valedictorian Scholarship from Tulane University.  She will attend Emory University where she plans to major in biochemistry and political science.  Her career goal is to become a medical doctor and work on global health policies.

Miss Sarah I. Denny was named the Salutatorian of the Class of 2007.  She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Denny of Metairie.

Sarah was a Summa Cum Laude Graduate with Gold Status Commendation and was named a National Merit Commended Student by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.  She received the President’s Award for Educational Excellence, the Mu Alpha Theta Medallion Award, the Regent’s Scholars Certificate of Recognition, and the U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete Award.  She earned Distinguished Honor Roll all five years of her high school career.  She was named a 2006 Louisiana Wendy’s High School Heisman State Finalist and received recognition as a McDonald’s and WWL-TV’s A+ Athlete.  She served as Co-President of the National Honor Society, Chaplain of Impressions, Campus Ministry Executive Board Member, Retreat Team Executive Board Member and an Ambassador Officer.

Sarah received the LSU Alumni Association Top 100 Scholarship, the Presidential Honors Scholarship from Spring Hill College, and the Deans’ Honor Scholarship from Tulane University.  She will attend Tulane University majoring in medicine.