PUBLISHED ON May 14, 2025

On Thursday, May 8, the Class of 2025 and their loved ones had a busy day of Graduation fun! In the morning, Archbishop Chapelle High School hosted the 2025 Baccalaureate Mass at the St. Louis Cathedral, and in the afternoon, Graduation was held at the Pontchartrain Center. Throughout both ceremonies, members of the Class of 2025 were presented with several awards.


See below for all award recipients:


Valedictorians

Rowan Fryou

Dalila Gulati

Elizabeth Hamilton

Maisy O’Brien

Gianna Rodriguez

Katie Scuderi



Our Lady of Prompt Succor Award

This award recognizes the senior(s) who, throughout the entire duration of her high school career, has exemplified what it means to be an Outstanding Catholic Student by her consistent example of faith

Rachelann Potter


The Emerald Awards

Emerald Awards are intended to recognize outstanding accomplishments by seniors over the course of the five years they have attended Archbishop Chapelle High School

Alaina Sauvage (The Art Excellence Award)
Earla Fleischer-Djoleto (The Athletics Excellence Award)
Menasah Benoit (The English Excellence Award)
Lynsey Marrone (The Foreign Language Excellence Award)
Olivia Farrell (The Mathematics Excellence Award)
Keely Edrington (The Music Excellence Award)
Dalila Gulati (The Science Excellence Award)
Katherine Tuttle (The Social Studies Excellence Award)
Katie Scuderi (The Theology Excellence Award)

The Archbishop Placide Louis Chapelle Outstanding Graduate Emerald Award

This award goes to a senior who exemplifies Christian faith, love, and values; one who has achieved academic success; and one who has shown loyalty, service and leadership at Archbishop Chapelle for the past five years. This student epitomizes what it means to be a Chapelle Chipmunk. She loves her school and it shows not only to our student body, but to our community and beyond.

Sophie Panzavecchia


Matthew 25 JoAnn LeCarpentier Service Award 

100 hours of service to the community in each of the five years at Chapelle

Elizabeth Hamilton
Olivia Srirerg



Outstanding Students in Various Subjects

Emma Alvarado (Outstanding Student Award for Civics)

Shay Au Shay (Outstanding Student Award for Life Skills)

Menasah Benoit (Outstanding Student Award for Audio Engineering, Biology Dual Enrollment Honors, and Probability & Statistics)

Savanna Corales (Outstanding Student Award for Law Studies and Positive Psychology)

Sophia Davis (Outstanding Student Award for Advanced Math Precalculus and Positive Psychology)

Ava Edie (Outstanding Student Award for Civics Honors, English IV Honors, Life Skills, and Physics Honors)

Keely Edrington (Outstanding Student Award for Advanced Band)

Sadie Faucheux (Outstanding Student Award for Audio Engineering)

Baylee Gaethe (Outstanding Student Award for Audio Engineering, English V, and Environmental Science)

Alessandra Galvan (Outstanding Student Award for Audio Engineering)

Dalila Gulati (Outstanding Student Award for Ap Calculus AB, AP Environmental Science, AP Government & Politics, AP Research, and Theology IV Part 1)

Elizabeth Hamilton (Outstanding Student Award for Business Economics)

Raegan Harmann (Outstanding Student Award for Positive Psychology)

Destiny Johnson (Outstanding Student Award for Holocaust & Genocide Studies and Television Production Part 1)

Brianna Killian (Outstanding Student Award for Pre-Calculus Dual Enrollment Honors and Veterinary Science)

Libbey Luminais (Outstanding Student Award for AP English V – English Literature & Composition, Apologetics, and Probability & Statistics Honors)

Lynsey Marrone (Outstanding Student Award for Audio Engineering)

Mia Martello (Outstanding Student Award for Life Skills)

Taylor Mateu (Outstanding Student Award for Life Skills)

Nyasha Mutepfa (Outstanding Student Award for Advanced Band)

Sydney Nuss (Outstanding Student Award for Positive Psychology)

Maisy O’Brien (Outstanding Student Award for AP Research and Life Skills)

Ella Primeaux (Outstanding Student Award for Television Production Part 2)

Brooke Provenzano (Outstanding Student Award for Life Skills)

Katie Scuderi (Outstanding Student Award for Apologetics and Theology IV Part 2)

Addison Stein (Outstanding Student Award for Creative Writing)

Kaitlyn Stremlau (Outstanding Student Award for Anatomy & Physiology Honors)

Audrey Weidner (Outstanding Student Award for Advanced Band)

Kate Wibel (Outstanding Student Award for Television Production Part 2)

Anya Claire Wimprine (Outstanding Student Award for Audio Engineering)

Kelsey Yanez (Outstanding Student Award for Advanced Band and Audio Engineering)

Avery Young (Outstanding Student Award for English V Honors and Positive Psychology)


Honor Roll Status

3.3 or higher GPA for each quarter of past 5 years

Sophia Altamirano

Kayden Dempster

Aubrey Dunn

Averey Dunn

Nyasha Mutepfa

Olivia Myer

Audrey Weidner

Meghan Wolfe



Distinguished Honor Roll

3.6 or higher GPA for each quarter of the past 5 years

Menasah Benoit

Sophia Calico

Savanna Corales

Cadance Corcoran

Sophia Davis

Ava Edie

Keely Edrington

Olivia Farrell

Earla Fleischer-Djoleto

Rowan Fryou

Isabella Gibson

Alexa Grouchy

Dalila Gulati

Elizabeth Hamilton

Raegan Harmann

Brianna Killian

Lynsey Marrone

Stella Merrill

Sydney Nuss

Maisy O'Brien

Sophie Panzavecchia

Hailey Reuther

Gianna Rodriguez

Alaina Sauvage

Katie Scuderi

Addison Stein

Kaitlyn Stremlau

Katherine Tuttle

Avery Young


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