StM News

St. Martin's students secured a dominant victory at the Southeast Louisiana District Literary Rally on March 14, held at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. From the humanities to the advanced sciences, St. Martin’s competitors secured top finishes in the state’s premier academic competition, a testament to our students' commitment to academic excellence. 

In a remarkable achievement, St. Martin’s earned a perfect advancement rate to the state level. Every single student who competed in Hammond secured a qualifying spot for the State Literary Rally, held at Louisiana State University in April.

District Champions (First Place)

• Drew Koasarek ’29: Biology
• Grayson Lambert ’27: Calculus I
• Kimberly Ortiz ’27: Chemistry
• Grant Heytens ’26: Economics
• Bay Bowes ’29: English I
• Marigny Molaison ’28: English II
• Kayman Rice ’27: English III
• Juliet Whitaker ’26: English IV
• Corinne Andrews ’27: Environmental Science
• Evie Dicasali ’29: French II
• Jonah Kulp ’29: Geometry
• Devyn McManus ’27: Government
• Tyler Sandlin ’27: Physics
• Connor Bordelon ’29: World History

District Runners-Up (Second Place)

• Griffin Jacobson ’30: Algebra I
• Caleb Heytens ’28: Algebra II
• Gavin Irwin ’28: U.S. History
• Christian LaCoste ’29: Spanish I

Congratulations to these Saints on their hard-earned success! We look forward to seeing them compete State Literary Rally.