Young
Author Parish Winners 2011-2012

Alyssa Richard, Second Place Poetry
Grade 5, Anita Dupuis, Principal,
Chloe Maturin, Second Place Fiction
Grade 3, Ryleigh Istre, Second Place
Poetry Grade 3.
Teacher of the Year
Mrs. Jamie Lounsberry
Mrs. Jamie is married to Kent Lounsberry
and has two daughters Bethany Erin and
Hillary.
Bethany works as an RN at LGMC and
Hillary is a student at UL Lafayette.
Her parents are Burnell
and Dorothy Simon Istre and she has two
sisters who also work at Jesse Owens,
Stephanie Lafosse and
Melissa Hair. Mrs. Jamie graduated
from GHS and attended LSU and USL.
She has been teaching
for 28 years.
Student of the year
Kendra Nicole Petry
Kendra is the
daughter of Craig and Dena Broussard
Petry. She has one brother,
Dustin. Her
grandparents
are Thomas and Loretta Petry and Deanna
and the late Preston Broussard.
Kendra is curently
serving
as President of the JOES Jr. Beta Club
and Vice-President of JOES 4-H Club.
She is also a member
of
both the JOES Choir and Band. Her
hobbies include basketball, arts and
crafts. Kendra does all of these
things
while maintaining a 4.0 GPA.