The Louisiana Department of Education announced the 2025 Students of the Year Regional Honorees, which included the following Caddo and Bossier Parish students: 

Bossier:

5th Grade – Karrington Faith Brown

8th Grade – Lily Lynne Kees

12th Grade – Kylie Marie Small

Caddo:

5th Grade – Mary Mack Thornton

8th Grade – Anya Marie Trutschl

12th Grade – Arisha Sultana

In conjunction with the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), the Department recognizes outstanding fifth, eighth, and twelfth-grade students who have demonstrated excellence in leadership, academic performance, achievements, citizenship, and service to the school and community through the Students of the Year program. Regional honorees were selected through public, charter, and nonpublic zone reviews per each BESE region.

From this outstanding group of students, one honoree per BESE region will be named a finalist. Finalists will be announced later in the school year and celebrated at an awards ceremony where the overall honorees, one per grade level, will be named.