E. D. White Catholic High School's Rally Team competed at District Literary Rally, which was held at Nicholls State University on Saturday, March 19^th.  Of the twenty-five students who competed in judged events, eight students placed overall and nineteen students qualified for state competition.

Front row:  Nicole Dominique (Spanish II, qualified for state), Dayla Rich (English II, 1^st place, qualified for state), Kayla Soares (Parenthood Education), Taylor Degruise (English IV, qualified for state), Lauren Becnel (Calculus, qualified for state), Kandis Cazenave (Biology II), Kaitlyn Blanchard (Original Oratory), and Sydni Faucheaux (French II, 2^nd place, qualified for state).

Second row:  Abby Hagen (English III, 3^rd place, qualified for state), Chelsea Thibodeaux (French I, 2^nd place, qualified for state), Samantha Eroche (Fine Arts Survey, 2^nd place, qualified for state), Chelsey Bourgeois (Algebra II), Katie Acosta (Civics), Emily Sauce (Biology I, qualified for state), Natalie Richard (English I, qualified for state), and Trey Rodrigue (Geometry, 3^rd place, qualified for state).

Back row:  Brendon Gros (Chemistry), Richard Grabert (Physics, qualified for state), Christopher Melancon (Spanish I), Christopher Rodriguez (Physical Science, 2^nd place, qualified for state), Cameron Belding (Algebra I, 3^rd place, qualified for state) Bennett Peltier (World Geography, qualified for state), and Brandon Domangue (World History, qualified for state).

Not pictured:  Benton Troxclair (Advanced Math/Pre-calculus, qualified for state), Matthew Blake (U.S. History, qualified for state), Kaylee Pitre (Family & Consumer Science, qualified for state), Rosalyn Stilling (Psychology), Richard Blakeman (Art), Kyle Truxillo (Art), Annie Waguespack (Art), Ainsley Steib (Art), and Christy Badeaux (Art).

Sr. Barbara Nell Laperouse, O.Carm will offer a Morning of Prayer on Saturday, April 16th from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. in the E. D. White chapel. Coffee and juice will be available in the student union at 8:45 A.M.   The talks will focus on Prayer as Presence to God in our Everyday Life.  We will reflect on experiencing God within our relationships to family, our work situation, and in our own persons.  If you are interested in attending, please email Sister Barbara Nell at blaperouse@bellsouth.net so that sufficient handouts will be available. 

Dylan Ledet presented a check for $400 to David Boudreaux, president of E. D. White Catholic High, to be donated to the school's building project, Challenge 21, Phase II.  Dylan received the award from McDonald's Restaurants of Greater New Orleans and WWL-TV in recognition of his selection as an A+ Athlete.

The 6^th Annual Bayou Region CardDraft, a silent and live auction for E. D. White Catholic High School, will be held on Friday, April 15, 2011.  We are looking for corporate sponsorships ($500) and donations from our alumni.  Items donated in the past were restaurant certificates, tickets to sporting events, hunting and fishing trips, and use of vacation homes.  These items are very popular and generate high bidding.  You may have connections in your city in acquiring such items.

Please contact Jane Bourgeois at 985-449-1859 or edwalumni@htdiocese.org if you can help.