By Josh Beavers
Students from Webster Parish schools recently showcased their academic talents at the Louisiana District Literary Rally held at Louisiana Tech University. Overall, 60 students qualified to advance to the state competition at LSU in Baton Rouge.
Minden High School students led the way, earning 27 placements and the District II overall winners award. Twelve Minden High students took first place in their individual exams.
The Louisiana Literary Rally traces its origins back over a century to 1909, when LSU hosted the first High School Rally featuring both academic and athletic contests. Events ranged from English composition and debate to potato sack races. According to LSU records, the inaugural rally was so successful that it became an annual tradition.
Over the decades, the competition evolved into the current Louisiana High School Rally Association, which hosts ten district rallies at universities statewide. The top qualifiers advance to the culminating State Rally held at LSU. For over 100 years, LSU has hosted this event to showcase Louisiana students’ academic and performance talents through friendly competition.
Recently, the State Rally has drawn over 4,000 participants from more than 350 schools after advancing from their local districts. The longstanding event allows Louisiana’s brightest students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills on a statewide stage.
Students qualifying for state include:
MINDEN HIGH SCHOOL (II)
ALGEBRA I Maggie Pesnell 1
BIOLOGY Wyatt Haley 2
BIOLOGY II Ava Woods 3
BUSINESS COMPUTER APPLICATIONS Jaydee Tuttle 1
CHEMISTRY Parker Davidson 1
CIVICS Logan Klimkiewicz 2
ENGLISH I Jake Boyce 2
ENGLISH IV Janey Smith 2
ENGLISH LITERATURE Alec Simpson 1*
ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION Kalyn Williams 1*
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Dimiyah Seets 3
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE Travesti Byrd 1
FINANCIAL LITERACY Kailand Fields 1
FINE ARTS SURVEY Kan Sangmuang 1
GEOMETRY Emma Woods 2
INTRO. TO BUS. COMPUTER APPLICATION Hailey Miller 1
JOURNALISM I Maygan Dison 1
NUTRITION & FOOD Shamara Moore 1
PHYSICS Landon Greer 2
PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS Chelsey Frazier 1
SPANISH I Tamera Marquez 2
SPANISH II Carlie Cupples 2
SPELLING 10 Topher Wilson 2*
SPELLING 11 Porter Neal 2*
U.S. HISTORY Luke Butcher 2
WORLD GEOGRAPHY Emma Herring 2
WORLD HISTORY Lorelai Beavers 2
NORTH WEBSTER HIGH SCHOOL (III)
ACCOUNTING Kadi Colvin 1
AGRISCIENCE I Terris Alexander Luna 3
AGRISCIENCE II Ian Oglee 3
AGRISCIENCE III Daniel Slade Lockey 4
ENGLISH LITERATURE Samuel Brice Baker 1*
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Amiyah White 2
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE Taylor Roberson 1
FINANCIAL LITERACY Zoe Oremovic 1
FINE ARTS SURVEY KeAdrian Thirdgill 3
FRENCH II Callie Lewis 2
FRENCH III Maximiliana Thumfart 1
NUTRITION & FOOD Camryn Nail 2
PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS Nathan Birdsong 2
PSYCHOLOGY Gabriella Bree Lyons 3
U.S. HISTORY Ayden Deshote 4
DOYLINE HIGH SCHOOL (V)
SPANISH II Jazmine Torres 1
U.S. HISTORY Ashlyn Thomason 1
WORLD GEOGRAPHY Erin Gannon 4
LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL (III)
ACCOUNTING Gavin Woodall 2
ADV. MATH-FUNCTIONS & STATISTICS Ethan Patterson 3
ADVANCED MATH-PRE CALCULUS Cameron Murray 1
AGRISCIENCE I Ashlyn Ricketson 1
BUSINESS COMPUTER APPLICATIONS Joshua Hasty 1
CIVICS Caden Doyle 3
COMPUTER SCIENCE I Hayden Burrell 2
ENGLISH II Baylee Stricklin 4
ENGLISH III Alyssa Chang 3
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Landon Finley 1
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE Chloe Monroe 2
FINANCIAL LITERACY Charlene Randall 2
INTRO. TO BUS. COMPUTER APPLICATION Nyla Braggs 3
JOURNALISM I Kamryn Goodson 1
PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS Abby Miller 1