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CATHOLIC ACTION AWARDS, the most prestigious award presented to a student by Notre Dame High School of Acadia Parish, was presented to Sabrina Lynn Hanks and Jules Grant Broussard during the 2016 Notre Dame High School commencement exercises on Friday, May 20, at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Church Point. Making the presentations were Fr. Mikel Polson, left, and Fr. Matthew Higginbotham, right. (LSN staff photo by Jeannine LeJeune)

Notre Dame High graduates 94 seniors

CHURCH POINT - With hosts of family and friends in attendance, 94 young men and women were graduated from Notre Dame High School of Acadia Parish on Friday, May 20.
The graduates began their honored day with 9 a.m. Mass in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Church Point.
Fr. Matthew Higginbotham, NDHS chancellor, was main celebrant. Concelebrating the Mass was Fr. Mikel Polsen, pastor of St. Michael in Crowley; Fr. Billy Massie, associate pastor of St. Michael in Crowley; Fr. Kevin Bordelon, pastor of St. Joseph in Rayne; Msgr. Jefferson DeBlanc, vicar for the West Region of the Diocese of Lafayette and pastor of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in Church Point; Fr. Jude Thierry, pastor of St. Joseph in Iota; Fr. Gary Schexnayder, pastor of St. Elizabeth Seton Church in Lafayette.
Immediately following Mass, a special tribute was paid to Judge John Trahan, the 2016 inductee into the Notre Dame High School Shoe of Fame.
Mr. Michael Stefanski, representing the American Legion, presented the Legion Awards to Seth Paul Gauthier and Sarah Catherine Leonards.
The Catholic Action Awards, Notre Dame’s most prestigious awards, were presented to the outstanding boy and girl displaying qualities of leadership, service to community and church, and Christian attitude toward all they meet. The recipients, voted on by their classmates, were Jules Grant Broussard, son of Mark and Diana Broussard of Crowley and Sabrina Lynn Hanks, granddaughter of Ruthy Boudreaux and daughter of Roxanne Boudreaux and Paul Hanks of Crowley.
Grant Broussard, Anne Faulk, Seth Gauthier, Sidney Gilder, David Gonzalez, Seth Harson, Claire Lalande, Blade Leger, Grace Morgan and Erin Trahan, summa cum laude graduates, penned the valedictory address, while Gonzalez delivered the address.
The highlight of the morning was conferment of diplomas by Fr. Higginbotham to the 2016 graduates, including Olivia Louise Barbin, Amy Clare Bellard, Adam James Berken, Lance Michael Bertrand, Nygel Alexander Billy, Boedy Paul Borill, Benjamin James Boulet, Hayden Thomas Bourgeois, Michael Edward Bourgeois, Jules Grant Broussard, Peter Eugene Brown, Catherine Elise Castille, Karley Marie Castille, Kiley Marie Castille, Rheagan Renia Chapman, Lauren Alexis Cramer, Amber Alexis Devillier, Marina Brynn Doucet, Matthew Jarrett Doucet, Hannah Beth Dunagan, Sybil Lorraine Duncan, Allen Morris Faulk, Anne Francis Faulk, Joel Blaine Faulk, Taylor Ray Faulk, Connor Louis Fay, Christopher Gerard Fontenot, Madeline Elizabeth Fulton, Brianne Margaret Gary, John Daniel Gates, Seth Paul Gauthier, Chazsmine Elise Gibson, Caroline Theresa Gielen, Sidney Marie Gilder, Rese Cassidy Goff, David Jose Gonzalez, Madison Claire Gray, Paul Edward Guidry, Laura Katherine Guinn, Jamie Nicole Hanks, Sabrina Lynn Hanks, Seth Michael Harson, Christopher Joseph Hebert, Jace Tyson Hebert, Grace Marie Hensgens, Nathan Loi Hong, Mary Helen Hundley, Michaela Louise Jabusch, Joshua Thomas Kilgore, Natalie Marie Kojis, Abigail Lydia LaFosse, Claire Elizabeth Lalande, Megan Elise Lavergne, Emily Anne Lawson, Cody Paul LeBlanc, Hunter Paige LeBlanc, Blade Keith Leger, Natalie Marie Leger, Samantha Daryn Leger, Bethany Josina Leonards, Tabitha Josepha Leonards, Sarah Catherine Leonards, Shelby Elise Link, Emily Christina Lucas, Alec Mitchell Matte, Emily Katherine Matte, Hunter Luke Meche, Austin John Melancon, Christian John Millet, Abigayle Louise Mire, Nicholas Leal Moore, Grace Ann Morgan, Morgan Kathryn Oliver, Logan Andrea Onebane, Gabriel Mark Petry, Andrew Thomas Piron, Jared Ross Prejean, Errin Nicole Privat, Jake Henry Reiners, Julia Rose Schmid, Caroline Diane Skelton, Ethan Paul Smith, Frankie Marie Sonnier, Austin Keith Thibodeaux, Madison Claire Thibodeaux, Erin Kate Trahan, Trey Matthew Vautrot, Jack Anthony Veillon, Jacob Paul Vicknair, Thomas Frederick Welter, Cooper Martin Wingate, Sarah Elizabeth Wright, Alan Michael Zaunbrecher and Bradley Shea Zaunbrecher.

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