PUBLISHED ON January 31, 2025

📚 Congratulations to Our Q2 Honor Roll Chipmunks! 📚


We are proud to celebrate the achievements of our students who earned a place on the Q2 Honor Roll. Your dedication and hard work exemplify the values of excellence we uphold at Archbishop Chapelle. Keep striving for success as we move forward into Q3!


8th Grade Distinguished Honor Roll:

Leila Abbate, Katelyn Albaral, Lily Aucoin, Maci Betz, Evangeline Birke, Ande Bohne, Ava Braendel, Sophia Brisset, Marissa Bui, Elise Cash, Megan Cash, Eleanor Cerise, Julia Clark, Alexa Comeaux, Kaidyn Cooley, Caroline Currault, Ryan Curry, Madelyn Dabdoub, Kathleen Elmer, Lyssa Foltz, Rylee Ford, Caroline Gaudet, Molly Glorioso, Amelia Hassell, Molly Johnson, Claire Johnston, Ava Kissinger, Leah LaBauve, Dior Lambert, Gianna Landry, Chloe Lange, Makayla LeCour, Trista Lerille, Hannah McClung, Brooklynn Modica, Lilyana Mosbey, Micah Mosely, Emma Myer, Marin OBrien, Sophia Organo, Elise Palm, Mallory Pansano, Isabella Pelitire, Maiya Pisciotta, Isabella Pumila, Jena Reuther, Grace Rieth, Lauren Rieth, Cambry Roberts, Emily Roop, Molly Saia, Chloe Saxton, Siena Scozzari, Brooke Sercovich, Amélie Sharp, Taelyn Smith, Lyla Steimle, Ashleigh Stemke, Blakeleigh Sticker, Lily-Grace Theriot, Mackenzie Thomas, Xenia Trejo, Sara Turnipseed, Alina Varkey, Mazie Vogel, Isabelle Wilson, Kyla Wilson, Leilani Wisecarver, Melina Wurster, Zoey Yeadon, Brees Zerby

8th Grade Honor Roll:

Izabella Arregui, Parker Buras, Ava Deutsch, Madison Gauthier, Emily Hedrick, Abigail Jones, Kami Leyva, Ryleigh McMyne, Ila Meers, Lundie Mitchell, Olivia Morrish, Kailey Neill, Jillian Orellana, Kasey Orlando, Remy Robin, Olivia Rodriguez, Makaila Varnado


9th Grade Distinguished Honor Roll:

Alyssa Aleman, Taylor Allen, Madelyn Allesandro, Sophia Almerico, Molly Avrard, Keira Bachemin, Amelia Becker, Angelica Bendeck, Olivia Benner, Kaelyn Berggren, Elizabeth Blackburn, Sloan Boudoin, Sarah Brechtel, Brinley Brignac, Addison Brouillette, Zoe Bush, Alexandra Chedotal, Iris Chiavetta, Rhylee Christian, Mackayla Clark, Isabella Clarke, Noelle Cody, Francesca Ducote, Sarah Dufrene, Brynn Dunn, Molly Dunn, Addison Egler, Morgan Ellerbusch, Reese Follette, Anaya Ford, Hailey Ford, Aubrey Frey, Elena Garcia, Ashley Garcia Morera, Lucy Guillot, Sophia Hansen, Emma Hawkins, Ava Held, Carolyne Hill, Reghan Howe, Sophia Indovina, Violet Jouet, Jessi Kammer, Allyson Keeley, Ava Kennedy, Ruby Kiefer, Bailey Kramer, Charlotte LaHatte, Stella Latino, Brea Leone, Shelby Lowrance, Sophia Marcotte, Gabrielle Marino, Ella Matherne, Camryn McGregor, Gabriela Mejia-Aguilar, Emma Melan, Nora Michelli, Alexis Morgan, Payton Morris, Margaux Mouton, Kristin Munch, Anna Claire Occhipinti, Emma Oubre, Leigha Parrales, Alyssa Pesantes, Jolyn Pham, Cecilia Pineda Regan, Anna Poche, Sophia Quigley, Lia Reinecke, Marigny Richards, Elise Storey, Vivian Tan, Addison Terrio, Rachel Tuck, Lilian Voiles, Isabella Whittle, Emma Willmott, Ashley Young, Zoe Zabala, Yara Zeitoun


9th Grade Honor Roll:

Hailey Aucoin, Olivia Barraco, Skylar Campuzano, Lauren de la Gardelle, Layla Diaz, Alexa Ferina, Eden Flowers, Claire Hebert, Elizabeth Jones, Lantonia Mahne, Skylar Manuel, Ava Martinez, Emma Masson, Adamaris Melara, Christina Pierce, Rory Pilie, Sarah Turcios


10th Grade Distinguished Honor Roll:

Madison Adams, Kendall Allen, Olivia Atkins, Harper Blackburn, Brianna Borne, Lillyana Bracamonte-Flowers, Kaia Braendel, Addison Breaux, Kylie Burke, Gabrielle Bush, Nicol Caldeira, Chloe Campbell, Allyson Cardella, Rosemarie Cardella, Gia Chester, Julia Clement, Sierra Corales, Caroline Cortez, Audrey Cure, Allyson Dardar, Madissen De Sousa, Kendall Decourt, Kamryn DiMaggio, Taylor Dubrock, Audrey Dubuc, Avery Duplantier, Emma Flynn, Amy Galvan-Mendoza, Egan Guidroz, Molly Harris, Ella Holmes, Emmery Johnson, Kalia Jones, Lena Justice, Kasey Kadinger, Kaelen Keeton, Calleigh Kies, Peyton Klotz, Helena LaForge, Emily LeBlanc, Jordan LeGaux, Allyson Leon, Allie LeSieur, Jenny Mains, Victoria McCann, Saige McReynolds, Riyan Meilleur, Nikita Molaison, Julie Mullen, Alivia Nevels, Cassie Ha-Ni Nguyen, Jillian Orlando, Rylie Panepinto, Madison Pansano, Lyla Pelle, Avery Perez, Johanna Perez, Miley Perkins, Emma Pillow, Eve Regan, Sophia Richardson, Karoline Roche', Leanne Siverd, Ja’Layah Small, Avery Spadoni, Mackenzie Stanga, Rylie Stierwald, Sophia Stutson, Allisson Suazo Caballero, Jilah Thomas, Lilly Treme', Julia Turnipseed, Aashna Varkey, McKenzie Verges, Shelby Wells, Molly White, Katie Williams, Claire Willmott, Sophia Wolz


10th Grade Honor Roll:

Mya Arroyo, Alyssa Canfill, Isabella Cannatella, Marcella Casanova, Victoria Durham, Sophie Exnicios, Alison Gonzalez-Saravia, Bella Impastato, Mia Impastato, A'lajah Jackson, Makenzie Mares, Dylan McLeod, Madison Nelson, Cadence Reinhardt, Kiyomi Ricks


11th Grade Distinguished Honor Roll:

Isabella Alcazar, Kylie Andersen, Kyla Apostolakis, Isabella Arboneaux, Chloe Arnold, Kali Barber, Gretchen Bassil, Ryleigh Beck, Alexa Bienvenu, Blythe Bonnaffons, Brooke Braun, Ma'Liani Butler, Kiara Carbajal, Carina Castillion, Mollie Chedotal, Rayah Christian, Logan Cooley, Alexandra Daigre, Karissa Dennis, Kelsey Doyle, Kolleen Dubroc, Camryn Ellerbusch, Samantha Fairchild, Sophia Faucheaux, Dilena Fernando, Victoria Frey, Ava Galey, Jena Gaudet, Katelyn Gauthier, Alayna Gillio, Gracelyn Gros, Ella Growl, Isabella Haik, Penelope Haley, Abby Hebbler, Madison Heintz, Isabella Holt, Abigail Huggins, Sarah Karcher, Keira Kissinger, Jaelynn Klein, Demi Kostopoulos, Ava Landry, Macey Lane, Anh Dao Le, Emily Ledet, Anita Li, Sophia Marchan, Kate Marks, Lilly McNeil, Allie Mixon, Caroline Muller, Elise Mulvihill, Riley Mumphrey, Drue Murray, Mackenzie Ory, Kayla Palacio, Maylee Reese, Delilah Richard, Emma Rogers, Gabriella Saia, Hannah Sarver, Kaleigh Scheve, Kelsie Schmidt, Isabella Schwarz, Brooke Silva, Katie Solis, Emma Stevens, Kate Subervielle, Sarah Switzer, Baylie Theriot, Emma Tran, Raegan Tuttle, Lillian Weaver, Shelby Williams, Emily A. Wilson, Emily C. Wilson, Grace Wilson, Olivia Wurster, Lilly Yavas, Alexandra Young, Evelyn Zajac



11th Grade Honor Roll:

Ava Cambre, Leilani Christophe, Paige Dean, Raelyn Doubleday, Rachael Flores, A'Mari Galloway, Bella Greene, Sophia Krebs, Victoria Pelitire


12th Grade Distinguished Honor Roll:

Sophia Altamirano, Emma Alvarado, Isabella Arnold, Shay Au, Gabrielle Babin, Olivia Bares, Hailey Barrios, Menasah Benoit, IsaBella Brescher, Sophia Calico, Samantha Chapman, Brooke Chevez, Mackenzie Clark, Dakota Cope, Savanna Corales, Cadance Corcoran, Sophia Davis, Kayden Dempster, Kaylee Dublin, Aubrey Dunn, Averey Dunn, Ava Edie, Keely Edrington, Olivia Farrell, Sadie Faucheux, Earla Fleischer-Djoleto, Brianna Fonseca, Rowan Fryou, Alessandra Galvan, Isabella Gibson, Alexa Grouchy, Simone Guidry, Dalila Gulati, Elizabeth Hamilton, Raegan Harmann, Nicole Hartel, Dianni Hatfield, Arabella Hebert, Destiny Johnson, Brianna Killian, Amelia Klein, Brooke LaCoste, Raegan LaCoste, Shea Lange, Libbey Luminais, Lynsey Marrone, Taylor Mateu, Stella Merrill, Layla Milloit, Katie Morel, Nyasha Mutepfa, Olivia Myer, Sydney Nuss, Maisy O'Brien, Lucy Orlando, Maelyn Orlando, Sophie Panzavecchia, Isabella Perry, Rachelann Potter, Ella Primeaux, Hailey Reuther, Brianna Ripoll, Gianna Rodriguez, Alaina Sauvage, Avery Schexnaydre, Katie Scuderi, Madeleine St. Pierre, Addison Stein, Kaitlyn Stremlau, Jenna Strider, Katherine Tuttle, Rihanna Valle, Lauren Velino, Audrey Weidner, Madison Wells, Kate Wibel, Anya Claire Wimprine, Meghan Wolfe, Kelsey Yanez, Avery Young


12th Grade Honor Roll:

Ava Beaudean, Madison Clark, Ema Godoy, Payten Malbrough, Brooke Provenzano, Kara Rodriguez, Olivia Srirerg, Sophia Tran, Brie Williams

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