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Academic Results
Academic Games
Academic Games
The Academic Games team resumed in-person competition this year. At the local level, the junior division team placed first in Propaganda. Individually, Max Bartlett and Christian Smith finished in 4th and 5th place, respectively. Additionally, Bartlett tied for first in On-Sets and Mason Becker placed first in Propaganda. In April, the team traveled to Knoxville, TN, to compete in the national tournament. The junior team placed 2nd in Current Events, 3rd in Equations, and 4th in Presidents. Their hard work culminated in an overall finish of 5th place in sweepstakes. The team is continuing to grow, and Jesuit is expected to have a strong senior division team for the 2022-23 season. Next year’s national tournament will be held in Orlando, FL.
Mu Alpha Theta
For only the second time in 60 years, Jesuit’s math honor society claimed a state championship at the annual Louisiana Mu Alpha Theta State Convention. Fifty-eight students represented Jesuit in Baton Rouge.
The following Jays placed in the top 3 of the convention’s events. In the Area Test results, Aiden Wang (Geometry) and Max Daly (Advanced Math) took 1st while Peter Lev (Algebra II) came in 3rd.
In the Individual Test results, William Bellott and Pete Metzinger earned 1st and 2nd in Algebra II. Dylan Bracey (Scholarship) and Luc Carriere (AB Calculus) placed 3rd in their categories. The Geometry students swept the competition, raking in 80% of the top 10 spots–Carter Jennings, Andrew Duncan, and Henry Lackey took the top three spots, respectively. In the Games Results for the three rounds of four different types of games, 48 of Jesuit’s 58 attendees went on to rank in the top five teams of each game. All but four students ended up in the finals. In the “Descartes” team, Bracey (Calculus BC) took 2nd, and Raahil Rab (Algebra II) took 3rd. In the “Hustle” team, Taylor Trepagnier, Ethan Benoit, Dylan Falcon, and Bellott all earned 3rd place. The Calculus team (Matthew Vuong and Ethan Waugaman) took 3rd; the Precalculus team (Wade Rogers and Asher Terrell) finished in 2nd; the two Algebra II teams, Mason Becker and Charlie Garitty and the second made up of Jonathan Jordan and Cole Maestri, claimed 1st and 3rd place respectively; and the Geometry team of Casey Cognevich and Salvatore Esola earned 1st place.
In the Math Bowl Finals for Ciphering, Jesuit outnumbered the competition again by ranking in the top four teams at every level of competition. The Algebra II team (Parker Alig, Metzinger, Dylan Patel, and David Paul) and the Geometry team (Duncan, Lackey, Ethan Lapeze, and Evans Wise) took 1st place. The Algebra II team (Garrett Orgeron, Peyton Warden, Diego Fernandez, and Charlie Pullen), the Calculus BC team (Michael Paul Fine, Nick Nobile, Jack Scott, and Shreyash Singh), the Precalculus team (Leo Garcia, Daniel Lee, Jake Palo, and Preston Rumney) and the Geometry team (Jennings, Rishab Prabhu, Carter Rigney, and Jackson Sober) all took 3rd place.
On the interschool test, Precalculus students worked together in the Alpha Division to place 3rd for the weekend. In the Theta Division, Algebra II and Geometry students comfortably came in 1st place.
Mu Alpha Theta
Mock Trial
For the second year in a row, Covid restrictions forced the regional round of mock trial competition to be held via Zoom. Rather than competing live at the Jefferson Parish Courthouse, Jesuit’s two teams of student attorneys participated from the first-floor classrooms at Jesuit. Although Jesuit’s teams performed well, neither advanced to the final round. Jesuit mock trial looks forward to returning to the courtroom next season and has high hopes for a core group of student attorneys who have participated in mock trial since 8th grade.
Model UN
Now in its sixth year, Jesuit’s Model UN Team in February participated with other teams from throughout Louisiana in the YMCA Youth & Government MUN Conference. The Blue Jays have been taking part in this annual conference since the group was founded, and although it is usually held in Baton Rouge, this was the second year it took place online due to Covid. Students represented the perspectives of various countries— such as Japan, Norway, and Indonesia—as they addressed and debated topics ranging from developments in Afghanistan to reforming the UN Security Council. Veteran members Preston Rumney and Derek Tsang, representing Afghanistan, were recognized for their resolution that passed out of the Economic and Social Council and addressed vaccines in developing countries. Newcomers Aidan Wang and Frank Young, representing Portugal, were recognized for their resolution that was approved by the General Assembly and addressed internet access in developing countries. Jesuit MUN is hoping to return this school year to other conferences it participated in before the pandemic.
Mock Trial
State Rally
In March, 16 Blue Jays placed in the top four in their events at the 112th Louisiana State Rally at LSU in Baton Rouge. Finishing first overall in the state were William Bellott (English III), Dylan Bracey (Computer Science), Harrison Harley (Enviormental Science), Brayden Laurent (Latin II) Nicholas Nobile (Calculas 1), Conlan Pausina (Civics), Matthew Voung (Physics), and Frank Young (French II).
Quiz Bowl
In the Louisiana State Championship Tournament, the varsity team of captain Andrew
Cavignac, Zane Madi, Conlan Pausina, and Wade Rogers finished the preliminary rounds with a perfect record advancing to the playoffs. They suffered their only loss to eventual champion Caddo Magnet, but easily defeated the remaining playoff teams to claim second place in the state. Madi was the 5th-highest scoring individual in the state.
They also went on to compete in a national 3-2-1 Online Tournament. The varsity team led by Cavignac featuring Dominic Gennaro, Madi, Pausina, Collin Pelitere, Derek Tsang, and Rogers placed 6th nationwide and were the top team from Louisiana.
