From left are Superintendent Darwan Lazard; Jaiden Thomas, 5th grade student of the year from James Stephens Montessori; Ethan Zang, 8th grade student of the year from Evangeline Reimagine Academy; and Supervisor Cheri Fontenot. Not present was Charlee Smith, 12th grade student of the year from Basile High School. (Gazette photo by Nancy Duplechain)
By: NANCY DUPLECHAIN Staff Reporter During the Evangeline Parish School Board’s Wednesday meeting, Elementary Supervisor Cheri Fontenot presented the 2025-2026 District Student of the Year winners. Honored were James Stephens Elementary fifth-grader Jaiden Thomas, Evangeline Reimagine Academy (ERA) eighth-grader Ethan Zang. and Basile High School twelfth-grader Charlee Smith. Also honored was ERA …
