Ascension Students Shine at District Literary, Art, and Drama Rallies

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Ascension Episcopal School students delivered an outstanding performance across this year’s Academic, Art, and Drama Rallies, showcasing the depth of talent and dedication within the Upper School. Led by math teacher Taylor Ducote, who coordinated the school’s Literary Rally efforts, the Blue Gators achieved exceptional results at the district level and are now preparing to compete at State.
Celebrating Our Art Rally Participants

The rally season began with the UL Art Rally, where several Ascension students were selected to represent the school and have their work exhibited at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Fletcher Hall.

We proudly recognize the following student artists:
  • Mason Guillory ’27

  • Rorie Williamson ’26

  • Allie Chng ’27

  • Abby Boone ’26

  • Lilly Kennedy ’29

Exceptional Success at Literary Rally

Ascension’s students achieved remarkable success at the District Literary Rally in March. Of the 23 students who competed, 22 placed in the top three in their division. Even more impressively, 19 students earned first or second-place finishes, qualifying them to advance to the State Rally!

Two students earned the highest overall scores in their respective subjects:
  • Lillian Sheets — Calculus II

  • Amir Balbeisi — World History

District Literary Rally Results:
  • Algebra I — Lila Giardina (1st)

  • Algebra II — Kate Alldredge (3rd)

  • Biology I — Louis Soileau (1st)

  • Calculus I — Cameron Adania (2nd)

  • Calculus II — Lillian Sheets (1st, top score)

  • Chemistry — Rhodes Perry (1st)

  • Economics — Morgan Alspaugh (1st)

  • English I — Grant Landry (3rd)

  • English III — Natalya Grant (2nd)

  • English IV — Samuel Sonnier (1st)

  • Financial Literacy — Andrew Clement (3rd)

  • French I — Elizabeth McCormick (1st)

  • French II — Sophie Courville (1st)

  • Geometry — William Allemand (2nd)

  • Journalism I — Martha Odom (2nd)

  • Physics — Christian Huggard (2nd)

  • Spanish I — Kaitlyn Cutrer (2nd)

  • Spanish II — Colin Perry (1st)

  • Spanish III — Henri Durio (1st)

  • Spanish IV — Afif Lakhani (1st)

  • U.S. History — Joseph Wilson (1st)

  • World History — Amir Balbeisi (1st, top score)

Strong Showing at Drama Rally

Ascension’s Drama Rally team also delivered an impressive performance. Students presented a one-act production of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, written by Dwayne Hartford and directed by upper school theatre and journalism teacher, Mrs. Renee Barry-Byrne.

The group earned a score of 80 out of 100, placing second—just half a point behind first place. Each performer was also recognized with individual honors:
  • Emmeline D’Albor — Best Actress

  • Camryn Landry — Best Supporting Actress

  • Ava Bourgeois — All-Star Cast

  • Braxton Leonard — All-Star Cast

Looking Ahead to State

Ascension Episcopal School is incredibly proud of the hard work, talent, and commitment to excellence of all students who participated in this year’s rallies. With a large group of students advancing, the Blue Gators are excited and confident as they look ahead to the State Literary Rally!
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