Celebrating our Alumni

OUR ALUMNI WITH A HOMECOMING WELCOME, A TAILGATE, AND FOOTBALL

The ULS Foundation hosted the annual Alumni Homecoming Tailgate by welcoming alumni and their families for an evening of fun and festivities. More than 250 alumni, family, and friends joined us in September for a fabulous tailgate with delicious food catered by Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux. Children enjoyed having their faces painted and balloon art prepared for them. Alumni and their families were invited to stay for the football game and the halftime show where the ULS Foundation announced the 2023 Distinguished Cubs inductees to the Academic Hall of Distinction and Athletic Hall of Fame.

2023 DISTINGUISHED CUBS NAMED

The University Laboratory School Foundation is proud to announce our 2023 Distinguished Cubs that will be inducted in the Academic Hall of Distinction and Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, February 11, 2023.

The ULS Hall of Distinction honors graduates who have distinguished themselves through their chosen professions and through character and community involvement that reflects favorably upon the school.

The ULS Athletic Hall of Fame honors graduates who earned one or more letters in a varsity sport while at ULS, have gained distinction through superlative performance as athletes, and have established personal reputations for character and citizenship that reflect favorably upon the school.

Our newest members of the Academic Hall of Distinction are Warren Drake, Class of 1969 and Gordon McKernan, Class of 1984.

Warren Drake has dedicated his life to education in the state of Louisiana. Retired Superintendent of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System and Network Leader for the Louisiana State Department of Education, Warren now works as an Educational Leadership consultant helping school districts throughout the state. Gordon McKernan is an attorney, owner and managing partner of Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys. Gordon has been engaged in supporting and participating in numerous charitable, educational, and civic projects around Baton Rouge and the state. Gordon is dedicated to the Cub Community and continues to be one of U-High’s most avid advocates and donors.

Our newest members of the Athletic Hall of Fame are Anwar Johnson, Class of 2004 and Steve Maddox, Class of 1966.

Anwar Johnson was a standout basketball star at U-High. He went on to have a stellar athletic career with the United States Air Force Academy. He currently serves as the Executive Officer of the Headquarters Air Education Training Center Directorate of Plans, Programs and Requirements.

Steve Maddox is a U-High athletic standout. He went on to play baseball at LSU and then became a beloved Coach and faculty member at U-High in the 1980s and 1990s. Coach Maddox shaped the lives of many current UHS Athletic Hall of Fame members.

Contact the ULSFoundation@lsu.edu for ticket information.

ULS Theatre put on a spectacular production of Little Shop of Horrors over Halloween weekend. Nineteen high school “triple threats” (acting, singing, dancing) and a tech crew of ten middle and high school students performed, ran lights and sound, and puppets in the fantastic production. Directed by Matthew Lavergne and Dana Lux, with choreography from parent volunteer Stephanie McCandless, the students worked for ten weeks on the production leading to the performance on October 28-30. Dana Lux expressed her pride at how hard the students worked, giving their all to the show. The new Fine Arts Department Chair Margaret Fowler Milam (‘93) said, “This production brought to life effort in every endeavor that ULS promotes. This production of Little Shop of Horrors truly demonstrated this motto and we couldn’t be prouder!”

Cub Club is a volunteer group of parents whose mission is to connect and involve parents, faculty,and staff through membership and volunteerism and to provide resources and services to enhance the University Laboratory School community. Throughout the year, volunteers host programming, events, and fundraisers that impact the experience of every Cub. All parents are invited to join. To learn more about Cub Club committees and programming or to join visit the Cub Club page under students and parents on the U-High website.

Standing L-R: Sara Exner Whittaker ‘00, vice chair; Jenny Cohn, secretary; Laura Heroman, chair; ME Hart, immediate past chair and Michael Baker, treasurer.

Cub Club Hosts Dad’s Night Out

Thanks to all who participated in our Dad’s Night Out! On October 24th, Cub Club organized a great night for dads to get together at Unleaded BBQ. We are so thankful for our dads and look forward to hosting another night out for them soon!

U FUND Phonathon ULS nearly$200K raised in one night!

More than 130 volunteers gathered at the Cook Conference Center on October 5 for the largest, and most successful, phonathon to date. Thanks to these dedicated volunteers, and our Cub community for answering their calls and saying YES, this year’s phonathon raised more than $196,000 in gifts and pledges made to the U Fund.

Volunteers helped with set up and decorations throughout the day, made calls to fellow parents and grandparents, sent text messages, wrote thank you notes to donors, and helped with administrative tasks throughout the night. This fun night was capped off with a happy hour and door prizes for all!

Many thanks to all the volunteers, led by our Annual Appeal Executive Team: • Ashley Granger, Chair • Shelly Caro, Vice Chair • Jordan Jopling, Assistant Vice Chair • Scotty Chabert, Immediate Past Chair If you would like to volunteer for next year’s phonathon, please reach out to Aimée Lemann at alemann@lsu.edu.