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Calcasieu parish | senior stars
Voting has ended for our 2025 Senior Stars contest! Please check back next year for our 2026 seniors! Remember to follow our social media posts to submit your senior next year!

People's Choice Winner
2025 Calcasieu Parish

54 Seniors
1,746 Votes Cast

Chloe Ledet
Hamilton Christian HS

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Trinity Henderson
Hamilton Christian School
Future Plans: My plans after high school is attend Grambling State University and earn a degree in Nursing.
Favorite High School Memory: One of my favorite high school memories is being a leader also being a role model to the younger students.
Future Plans: My plans after high school is attend Grambling State University and earn a degree in Nursing.
Favorite High School Memory: One of my favorite high school memories is being a leader also being a role model to the younger students.

Zoey Rhodes
Sulphur High School
Future Plans: I plan to major in Civil Engineering at McNeese State University.
Favorite High School Memory: Performing with The Pride of McNeese and Barbe for the halftime show at the Sulphur vs Barbe football game. I'm in Sulphur's Golden Tornado Marching Band.
Future Plans: I plan to major in Civil Engineering at McNeese State University.
Favorite High School Memory: Performing with The Pride of McNeese and Barbe for the halftime show at the Sulphur vs Barbe football game. I'm in Sulphur's Golden Tornado Marching Band.

Lamarion Armstead
Lake Charles College Prep
Future Plans: I plan to attend Grambling State University and major in Electrical Engineering.
Favorite High School Memory: My favorite memory is having one of my childhood friends as my greatest competitor for student of the year. (I won by the way)
Future Plans: I plan to attend Grambling State University and major in Electrical Engineering.
Favorite High School Memory: My favorite memory is having one of my childhood friends as my greatest competitor for student of the year. (I won by the way)

Emma Vinson
Westlake High School
Future Plans: Attend LSU Law School and become a lawyer and a Louisiana Legislator.
Favorite High School Memory: My favorite memory from high school is making it to the State Quarterfinals with my best friends for volleyball.
Future Plans: Attend LSU Law School and become a lawyer and a Louisiana Legislator.
Favorite High School Memory: My favorite memory from high school is making it to the State Quarterfinals with my best friends for volleyball.

Hailey DiMarco
Iowa High School
Future Plans: Attend mcneese state university for my major in biological science in pre med
Favorite High School Memory: Homecoming pep rally of 2024
Future Plans: Attend mcneese state university for my major in biological science in pre med
Favorite High School Memory: Homecoming pep rally of 2024

Paige Tilbury
Iowa High School
Future Plans: Attend McNeese for Radiology
Favorite High School Memory: Cross Country
Future Plans: Attend McNeese for Radiology
Favorite High School Memory: Cross Country

Abigail Vincent
Sulphur High School
Future Plans: I plan to attend McNeese State University for Pre-Med to obtain my degree as a Medical Pathologist.
Favorite High School Memory: Beta conventions, state literary convention, the homecoming dances and parades.
Future Plans: I plan to attend McNeese State University for Pre-Med to obtain my degree as a Medical Pathologist.
Favorite High School Memory: Beta conventions, state literary convention, the homecoming dances and parades.

Ayla Stollsteimer
Iowa High School
Future Plans: I plan to attend LSU and major in Pre Law.
Favorite High School Memory: My favorite memory from high school is all of the friendships that have come out of it!
Future Plans: I plan to attend LSU and major in Pre Law.
Favorite High School Memory: My favorite memory from high school is all of the friendships that have come out of it!

Grace Hodges
Sam Houston High School
Future Plans: I will be attending Tulane University hoping to obtain a degree in both biology and psychology on the pre-medicine track. I then hope to attend the Tulane School of Medicine.
Favorite High School Memory: One of my favorite high school memories was making school history with my soccer team and winning a playoff game.
Future Plans: I will be attending Tulane University hoping to obtain a degree in both biology and psychology on the pre-medicine track. I then hope to attend the Tulane School of Medicine.
Favorite High School Memory: One of my favorite high school memories was making school history with my soccer team and winning a playoff game.

Emily Quinton
Vinton High School
Future Plans: Go to college to be an ultrasound technician.
Favorite High School Memory: All of them.
Future Plans: Go to college to be an ultrasound technician.
Favorite High School Memory: All of them.

Jessie Burge
DeQunicy High School
Future Plans: I would like to go to McNeese to pursue a degree in nursing.
Favorite High School Memory: My favorite memory from high school was getting to tour the McNeese nursing building with my classmates. It was our last field trip together.
Future Plans: I would like to go to McNeese to pursue a degree in nursing.
Favorite High School Memory: My favorite memory from high school was getting to tour the McNeese nursing building with my classmates. It was our last field trip together.

Laikyn Renae Fontenot
Dequincy High School
Future Plans: I plan to attend LSUE to become an ultrasound tech.
Favorite High School Memory: Going to the football games every Friday night
Future Plans: I plan to attend LSUE to become an ultrasound tech.
Favorite High School Memory: Going to the football games every Friday night

Hayz Hext
Dequincy High School
Future Plans: Sowela Technical College
Favorite High School Memory: Being team captain my senior year for football team
Future Plans: Sowela Technical College
Favorite High School Memory: Being team captain my senior year for football team

Dixie Stewart
Sulphur High School
Future Plans: I will be attending the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where I have been recruited as a member of the Ragin’ Jazz dance team. I plan to major in Kinesiology, pursuing my passion for health, movement, and helping others.
Favorite High School Memory: Being a member of the nationally ranked Sulphur High Twisters
Future Plans: I will be attending the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where I have been recruited as a member of the Ragin’ Jazz dance team. I plan to major in Kinesiology, pursuing my passion for health, movement, and helping others.
Favorite High School Memory: Being a member of the nationally ranked Sulphur High Twisters

Caden McCardle
Sulphur High School
Future Plans: Attend McNeese State University - Music Education Major
Favorite High School Memory: Friday night lights in the band, competitions, and All State for 3 yesrs
Future Plans: Attend McNeese State University - Music Education Major
Favorite High School Memory: Friday night lights in the band, competitions, and All State for 3 yesrs

Alli Richard
Dequincy High School
Future Plans: After high school, I plan to attend LSU and pursue a law degree.
Favorite High School Memory: My favorite memory from high school is sitting in Mr. Habetz’s class and laughing til I cried with my friends. I had Mr. Habetz as my teacher for 3 years and I have never been challenged more or laughed more.
Future Plans: After high school, I plan to attend LSU and pursue a law degree.
Favorite High School Memory: My favorite memory from high school is sitting in Mr. Habetz’s class and laughing til I cried with my friends. I had Mr. Habetz as my teacher for 3 years and I have never been challenged more or laughed more.

Chloe Ledet
Hamilton Christian School
Future Plans: Attend Xavier University of Louisiana to major in pre-dentistry.
Favorite High School Memory: Cheering through basketball season. Hamilton won their first state championship! It was an awesome experience!
Future Plans: Attend Xavier University of Louisiana to major in pre-dentistry.
Favorite High School Memory: Cheering through basketball season. Hamilton won their first state championship! It was an awesome experience!

Shaye Doucett
Home-Schooled
Future Plans: Go to College To Become a Social Worker
Favorite High School Memory: Being able to play volleyball before having my two knee surgeries.
Future Plans: Go to College To Become a Social Worker
Favorite High School Memory: Being able to play volleyball before having my two knee surgeries.

Allie Delome
Sulphur High School
Future Plans: Attending the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Favorite High School Memory: My favorite memory from high school is going on the JAG nationals trip to Indiana.
Future Plans: Attending the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Favorite High School Memory: My favorite memory from high school is going on the JAG nationals trip to Indiana.

Brandon Colligan Jr
Lake Charles College Prep
Future Plans: Attend McNeese State University Life Academy
Favorite High School Memory: Going on college visits, campaigning for prom king, and visits to my mom's classroom
Future Plans: Attend McNeese State University Life Academy
Favorite High School Memory: Going on college visits, campaigning for prom king, and visits to my mom's classroom

Aiden Perry
Iowa High School
Future Plans: Chemical Engineering - McNeese State University
Favorite High School Memory: Participating in the CPSB-McNeese College Prep Dual Enrollment Program
Future Plans: Chemical Engineering - McNeese State University
Favorite High School Memory: Participating in the CPSB-McNeese College Prep Dual Enrollment Program

Ian Malone
Sulphur High School
Future Plans: Play basketball at Centenary College of Louisiana and go to nursing school to eventually become a CRNA
Favorite High School Memory: Winning the Semifinal basketball game at our home court
Future Plans: Play basketball at Centenary College of Louisiana and go to nursing school to eventually become a CRNA
Favorite High School Memory: Winning the Semifinal basketball game at our home court

Kailynn Dantley
Hamilton Christian School
Future Plans: Attend Geneva college, and earn a degree in physical therapy and buisness
Favorite High School Memory: Participating in basketball and attending chapels
Future Plans: Attend Geneva college, and earn a degree in physical therapy and buisness
Favorite High School Memory: Participating in basketball and attending chapels

Benjamin Crisp
Starks High School
Future Plans: Ben plans to attend Louisiana State University in the fall to study chemistry in order to prepare him for his graduate pharmaceutical degree.
Favorite High School Memory: My favorite memory from high school would have to be playing my final baseball game of my senior season. Despite the circumstances that our team faced this, our determination led us through the adversity and we managed to qualify for playoffs for the first time in years. Although we did not achieve the best results and were defeated, nevertheless every single one of us played our heart out and left nothing but our best effort on that field, and I walked away knowing that I gave this year everything that I had.
Future Plans: Ben plans to attend Louisiana State University in the fall to study chemistry in order to prepare him for his graduate pharmaceutical degree.
Favorite High School Memory: My favorite memory from high school would have to be playing my final baseball game of my senior season. Despite the circumstances that our team faced this, our determination led us through the adversity and we managed to qualify for playoffs for the first time in years. Although we did not achieve the best results and were defeated, nevertheless every single one of us played our heart out and left nothing but our best effort on that field, and I walked away knowing that I gave this year everything that I had.
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