Nationally Recognized Students
John Appleton
National Merit Commended Scholar, son of Patience and Richard Appleton, attended St. Aloysius School.
Jonathan Beale
National Merit Semifinalist, son of Dawn and Bryan Beale, attended Our Lady of Mercy School.
Matthew Bohan National Merit Commended Scholar, son of Michelle and Glenn Bohan, attended St. Aloysius School.
William Boneno National Merit Commended Scholar, son of Kimberly and David Boneno ’87, attended St. George School.
Ethan Cave National Merit Commended Scholar, son of Amy Cave, attended Sacred Heart School.
Benjamin Eagleton National Merit Commended Scholar, son of Wren and Bernard Eagleton, attended St. Aloysius School.
Lucas Gawarecki National Merit Commended Scholar, son of Wanda and Glenn Gawarecki, attended Our Lady of Mercy School.
Benjamin Herman National Merit Commended Scholar, son of Heather and Mark Herman ’82, attended St. George School.
Shaan Jindal National Merit Semifinalist, son of Supriya and Bobby Jindal, attended University Laboratory School.
Brady Keller National Merit Commended Scholar, son of Lisa and Brian Keller, attended University Laboratory School.
Alexander Landreneau National Merit Semifinalist, son of Amy Landreneau, attended The Dunham School.
Alexander Lauve National Merit Commended Scholar, son of Rachael and Andrew Lauve, attended St. Aloysius School.
Christopher Mengis National Merit Commended Scholar, son of Stacey and Joseph Mengis ’84, attended St. Aloysius School.
Parker Nyboer National Merit Commended Scholar, son of Karen ad Scott Nyboer, was homeschooled prior to CHS.
Benjamin Papizan National Merit Semifinalist, son of Miranda and Stephen Papizan, attended Christian Life Academy.
Jackson Robb National Merit Semifinalist, son of Elizabeth and Scott Robb, attended Most Blessed Sacrament School.
Kaleb Shanklin Recognized African American Scholar, son of Kellee Bowie and Kendrick Shanklin ’98, attended Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School.
Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars
The Advanced Placement Program (AP) provides students with the opportunity to take college-level courses while in high school and to earn college credit, advanced placement or both with successful performance on the AP Exams.
John Appleton APScholarwithHonor,sonofPatienceand RichardAppleton,isasenioratCatholicHigh School.
Jonathan Beale
APScholarwithHonor,sonofDawnand BryanBeale,isasenioratCatholicHigh School.
Thomas Bellanger ’21
Collin Blanchard ’21
APScholar,sonof MinetteandJoey Blanchard, isattendingLouisianaState University.
Joseph Blanchard
APScholarwithHonor,sonofTriciaand APScholar,sonofMichelleandGlennBohan, APScholarwithHonor,sonofKimberlyand DavidBoneno’87,isasenioratCatholic MichaelBlanchard’90, isasenioratCatholic isasenioratCatholicHighSchool. HighSchool. HighSchool.
Matthew Bohan
William Boneno
Brady Burns
Brennan Campesi ’21
Gino Canizaro
William Conger ’21
James Couhig
APScholar,sonofTiffanyandDrake Bellanger,isattendingtheUniversityof SouthCarolina.
AP Scholar, son of Erica Bunch and Erik 2021NationalMeritFinalist,APScholarwith APScholarwithDistinction,sonofKari Burns ’86, is a senior at Catholic High School. Distinction,sonofPaulaandBradCampesi,is CanizaroandPhilipCanizaro,isaseniorat CatholicHighSchool. attendingtheUniversityofAlabama.
Ian Cavana ’21
AP Scholar, son of Helen and Jeff Cavana, is attending the United States Military Academy.
Ethan Cave
APScholar,sonofAmyCave,isaseniorat CatholicHighSchool.
Anthony Chiasson
APScholarwithHonor,sonofLaurieChiasson APScholar,sonofPaigeandAlanColby,isa andMarkChiasson,isasenioratCatholic senioratCatholicHighSchool. HighSchool.
Jacob Colby
John Cole ’21
William Creech
Cameron Crochet ’21
Luke Dardis ’21
Patrick Day
APScholar,sonofFinneyandPeter APScholarwithHonor,sonofKatherine Couhig’90,isasenioratCatholicHighSchool. andJasonCreech, isajunioratCatholic HighSchool.
APScholarwithDistinction, sonofJeanne andJohnDardis,isattendingtheUniversity ofNotreDame.
APScholar,sonofBridgetandBryanDay,isa senioratCatholicHighSchool.
Benjamin Eagleton
Blake Edwards ’21
Bailey Faulk ’21
Ethan Goldsmith
Patrick Gordon
Adam Grissom ’21
APScholar,sonofShellyandHoraceCrochet ’92,isattendingLouisianaStateUniversity.
APScholarwithHonor,sonofEgeria MladenkaandJohnCole,isattending LouisianaStateUniversity.
APScholar,sonofMadeleineandWilliam Conger,isattendingtheUnitedStates MilitaryAcademy.
John Dillman
James Douet ’21
Aiden Duffield
Joseph Duncan
APScholarwithHonor,sonofMarthaand KyleDuncan,isasenioratCatholicHigh School.
APScholarwithHonor,sonofWrenand Bernard APScholarwithDistinction,sonofSuzieand 2021NationalMeritFinalist,APScholarwith BrandtEdwards,isattendingLouisianaState Distinction,sonofKimberlyandDavidFaulk Eagleton,isasenioratCatholicHighSchool. University. ‘88,isattendingTexasA&MUniversity.
Timothy Ferrell ’21
Owen Gamble ’21
Lucas Gawarecki
Eric Gioe ’21
APScholar,sonofKristenandMichael Dillman,isasenioratCatholicHighSchool.
APScholarwithHonor,sonofKarenDouetWannamakerandJohnDouet,isattending LouisianaStateUniversity.
APScholar,sonofDawnHearnandMike Duffield,isajunioratCatholicHighSchool.
APScholarwithDistinction,sonofRacheland APScholarwithHonor,sonofWandaand APScholar,sonofAimeeandBenjamin Ferrell,isattendingLouisianaStateUniversity. KevinGamble,isattendingLouisianaState GlennGawarecki,isasenioratCatholicHigh School. University.
APScholar,sonofCheriandRonaldGioe,is attendingLouisianaState University.
APScholar,sonofArleneGoldsmithand MichaelGoldsmith,isasenioratCatholic HighSchool.
APScholar,sonofStephanieandKeith Gordon,isasenioratCatholicHighSchool.
2021NationalMeritFinalist,APScholarwith Distinction,sonofMelissaandStevenGrissom, isattendingLouisianaStateUniversity.
Jacob Grissom
Max Guillot
Thomas Hodgson ’21
APScholarwithDistinction,sonofIsabeland AP Scholar, son of Julie and Michael RobertHodgson,isattendingLouisianaState Hubbell, is attending Louisiana State University. University.
Matthew Hubbell ’21
APScholarwithDinstinction,sonofSupriya andBobbyJindal, isasenioratCatholic HighSchool.
Lance Landry ’21
Benjamin Langley ’21
APScholar,sonofDonnaandKevin Langley’82,isattendingtheUniversityof SouthCarolina.
APScholarwithDistinction,sonofRachael andAndrewLauve,isasenioratCatholic HighSchool.
Michael Long ’21
APScholar,sonofMelissaandSteven Grissom,isasenioratCatholicHighSchool.
APScholarwithHonor,sonofNikkieand FloydLandry,isattendingTulaneUniversity.
APScholarwithDistinction,sonofSherry andChrisGuillot,isasenioratCatholicHigh School.
Walter Herasymiuk ’21
Stephen Herin ’21
Benjamin Herman
APScholarwithDistinction,sonofHeather andMarkHerman’82,isasenioratCatholic HighSchool.
APScholar,sonofLoriandDavidHeroman ’89,isasenioratCatholicHighSchool.
2021NationalMeritFinalist,APScholar,son ofRebeccaDavis,isattendingTexasA&M University.
Shaan Jindal
Alexander Keaty
Brady Keller
James Kelly ’21
Alexander Landreneau
Alexander Lauve
James Lauve ’21
Jacob LeBlanc ’21
Britton LeBlanc
Alex Leonard ’21
APScholarwithDistinction,sonofMeredith APScholarwithDistinction,sonofNancy CronanandWilliamHerasymiuk,isattending HerinandMichaelHerin,isattending TulaneUniversity. LouisianaStateUniversity.
Hap Heroman
APScholarwithHonor,sonofDeniseand APScholarwithDistinction,sonofLisaand APScholarwithDistinction,sonofAliciaand ScottKeaty, isajunioratCatholicHighSchool. BrianKeller,isasenioratCatholicHighSchool. JamesKelly,isattendingLouisianaState University. ,
APScholar,sonofRachaelandAndrew Lauve,isattendingHillsdaleCollege.
APScholarwithDistinction,sonof Amy Landreneau,isasenioratCatholicHigh School.
2021NationalMeritFinalist,APScholar withDistinction,sonofStephanieandGary LeBlanc,isattendingTexasA&MUniversity.
APScholarwithHonor,sonofBritneyand DaleLeBlanc’95,isasenioratCatholicHigh School.
AP Scholar with Honor, son of Regina and Jimmy Leonard, isattendingLouisiana StateUniversity.
APScholarwithHonor,sonofAngelaand DarrylLong,isattendingtheUniversityof Alabama.
Gerard Lorio
APScholar,sonofDawnandKeithLorio’86,isa APScholar,sonofElizabethMartinand RobertMartin,isattendingNorthCarolina senioratCatholicHighSchool. StateUniversity.
Robert Martin ’21
APScholarwithDistinction,sonofAnneand FredMatthewsJr.’86,isattendingColumbia University.
2021NationalMeritFinalist,APScholarwith APScholarwithHonor,sonofMitsieand APScholar,sonofStaceyandJoseph Distinction,sonofMitsieandJohnathon JohnathonMayeux’95,isajunioratCatholic Mengis’84,isasenioratCatholicHighSchool. Mayeux’95,isattendingTexasA&MUniversity. HighSchool.
Benjamin Mayeux ’21
Carter Mayeux
Christopher Mengis
André Miller
Zachary Morgan ’21
APScholar,sonofMeriWatsonandDonald APScholarwithHonor,sonofNanMurtagh APScholarwithDistinction,sonofBrandy MorganandJohnnyMorgan‘79,isattending andScottMorin,isattendingLouisianaState Musso,Jr., isasenioratCatholicHigh Schoool. LouisianaStateUniversity. University.
Cameron Morin ’21
Hayden Musso
Jacob Nguyen ’21
APScholarwithDistinction,sonofDanaand APScholarwithDistinction,sonofPeggy VincentNguyen,isattendingLouisianaState andRaphO’Neill’84,isasenioratCatholic HighSchool. University.
Griffin O’Neill
Kyle Oubre
Cole Patterson
John Peak ’21
Lane Poche ’21
Cole Primeaux ’21
Connor Sanders ’21
Andrew Sellers III ’21
APScholar,sonofMargaritaRamos-Grasa and ThomasMiller, isajunioratCatholic HighSchool.
Benjamin Papizan
APScholarwithDistinction,sonofMiranda andStephenPapizan,isasenioratCatholic HighSchool.
APScholar,sonofGailandClintPatterson,isa APScholarwithHonor,sonofAshleyand senioratCatholicHighSchool. BryanPeak,isattendingLouisianaState University.
Jackson Robb
Reagan Robinson
APScholarwithHonor,sonofElizabethand APScholarwithHonor,sonofBrendaTaylor ScottRobb,isasenioratCatholicHighSchool. andJeremyRobinson,isasenioratCatholic HighSchool.
Trevor Turner ’21
APScholarwithHonor,sonofAimeeand TonyTurner,isattendingtheUniversityof AlabamaatBirmingham.
APScholar,sonofLisaandMarkSanders,is attendingLouisianaStateUniversity.
Peter Vallet ’21
APScholarwithDistinction,sonofEvaand JodyVallet,isattendingLouisianaState University.
Jack Matthews ’21
Noah Hixon ’21
APScholar,sonofLauraandJayPoche,is attendingtheUniversityofNotreDame.
APScholarwithDistinction,sonofDenise andAndrewSellers,isattendingLouisiana StateUniversity.
Craig Waguespack ’21
APScholar,sonofColleenandStephen Waguespack,isattendingTexasChristian University.
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL IS THE ONLY SCHOOL IN THE NATION TO HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED SIX TIMES AS A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE.
1989 | 1993 | 1998 | 2003 | 2014 | 2020
APScholar,sonofMaureenandEdgarOubre, isajunioratCatholicHighSchool.
APScholarwithDistinction,sonofStefany andKeithPrimeaux,isattendingLouisiana StateUniversity.
Steffek Rainey ’21
APScholar,sonofJessicaandKyleRainey,is attendingtheUniversityofSanDiego.
Charlie Rhodes ’21
Jonah Stagg ’21
Ethan Territo
Christian Thompson ’21
APScholarwithDistinction,sonofRebecca andEdStagg,isattendingLouisianaState University.
George Wilson ’21
APScholarwithDistinction,sonofLindaand MichaelWilson,isattendingLouisianaState University.
AP Scholar, son of Melodie and Bryan Territo ’94, is a senior at Catholic High School.
Broderick Wong ’21
APScholarwithDistinction,sonofAmber andRandyWong,isattendingLouisiana StateUniversity.
APScholar,sonofDeniseandMarkRhodes,is attendingLouisianaStateUniversity.
2021NationalMeritFinalist,APScholar withDistinction,sonofMichelleandChad Thompson,isattendingArizonaState University.
Caleb Woods ’21
APScholarwithHonor,sonofShanaand JarradWoods,isattendingXavierUniversity ofLouisiana.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2021 THE CLASS OF 2021 WAS
AWARDED $23 MILLION
IN MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS (EXCLUDING TOPS)
24% OF THE CLASS OF 2021
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RECEIVED A 30 OR HIGHER ON THE ACT THE CLASS OF 2021 WAS
OFFERED ADMISSION TO 141
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY