Ville Platte High School graduate Jazlyn Ardoin (center) received a special surprise while receiving her diploma. Her father, Army Staff Sergeant Brannavon Ardoin (right) was approved for military leave to attend his daughter’s graduation. They are shown with Principal Shelsy Williams. (Photo courtesy of Trayvon Wilson)
By: HEATHER BOGARD
Associate Editor
Graduation is already a momentous occasion in a high school student’s life, but little did Ville Platte High School graduate Jazlyn Ardoin know she would also receive the biggest surprise of her life that night. As Jazlyn’s name was called, her military father, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Brannavon Ardoin, who has been deployed overseas in Kosovo for over a yea…
