Achievements by St. Mary students

Senior will get
ICS diploma
For the first time in decades, a senior will graduate from Morgan City’s Immanuel Christian school.
Darianna Duet is completing her senior year at the small Christian school, which she has attended since she was 4.

Lacoste receives
scholarship
Landyn Lacoste of Bayou Vista, a Berwick High student, is the first recipient of a scholarship from St. Mary Hospital Service District No. 2 with proceeds from a tax passed in part for that purpose.
The recipient plans to study at Fletcher Technical Community College to become a radiology technician.

MCHS student
plays first flute
Duc Bui, a Morgan City High student, earned the first chair flute distinction in the All-State Concert Band. He performed Jan. 20 in the Louisiana Music Educators Association All-State Concert Band.
He made news last year by scoring a perfect 36 in his ACT.

Local students earn NW St. honors
Nine St. Mary students earned academic honors for Northwestern State’s fall 2025 semester.
Earning President’s List distinction with 4.0 grade point averages were Erin Adams of Berwick; Paulina Trejo and Kaitlyn Waguespack of Morgan City; and A’laiya Favors of Patterson.
Lacey Guagliardo, Trent Hillen and Alex Shoemake of Morgan City are on the Dean’s List with GPAs of 3.5-3.99.
Noah Castenada and Alyssa Domangue of Morgan City made the Honors List with GPAs of 3.0-3.49.

Morgan City student
Receives McNeese degree
A St. Mary student was among the 541 who received degrees Dec. 19 at McNeese State’s commencement.
Brittany Guillot of Morgan City received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.