Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School named Mr. and Miss LCM, the 2012 Golden Bear, Medallion Winners and Star Students during the annual awards night, held at the High School on Tuesday, May 29. Scholarships were also announced. These totaled $1,724,360.

Bailey Gilbeaux received the Golden Bear award. This is a teacher-nominated position to pay tribute to a student, who throughout his or her high school career, has shown outstanding leadership and personal qualities that exemplify the best of what teachers and administrators want to see in LCM HS graduates.

Hayden Reed and Connor Hanks were selected as Mr. and Miss LCM. These students were selected from the other senior Star Students for 2011-12. Selection is by a committee of cross-curricular teachers who have been members of the LCM faculty for five or more years, and Mr. and Miss are chosen based on their accomplishments and resumes for their entire high school career.

Star Student Award winners are nominated and voted on by the entire LCM High School faculty. Star Students are those that excel in school and community activities while setting an example for others in the areas of leadership, academics, discipline, and attendance.

Seniors recognized as Star Students are:

·         Preston Armstrong

·         Payton Burns

·         Kourtney Derouen

·         Bailey Gilbeaux

·         Conner Hanks

·         Kyle Herfurth

·         Grant Kimbrough

·         Jordan Parker

·         Hayden Reed

·         Jonathan Schilz

Junior Star Students are:

·         Caleb Bickham

·         Zoe Casteel

·         Becky Davis

·         Nathan Howlett

·         Kailey Rountree

·         Alex Sezer

·         Demi Sheppard

·         Tara Thompson

·         Casey Viator

·         Christian Wendt

Sophomore Star Students include:

·         Ivy Casteel

·         Michael Chen

·         Lawson Cox

·         Patrick Herfurth

·         Chelsea McLain

·         Savanna Smith

Freshmen Star Students are:

·         Sophie Braud

·         McKenzie DiLeo

·         Coby Roddy

·         Triston Stringer

Medallion winners have the highest average in a particular subject. These include the following. Shelby Alford - Interior Design - junior; Jordan Babcock - Graphic Design & Illustration – junior; Katherine Burns – Chemistry and Spanish 2 – sophomore; Payton Burns - US Government – senior; Ginny Ann Byerly - Lifetime Nutrition & Wellness – senior; Ivy Casteel - English 2 – sophomore; Steven Cerkiewicz - Audio / Video Production – senior; Jesse Chwaliszewski - Spanish 1 – sophomore; Pablo Cisneros - Accounting 2 – junior; Baylie Comeaux - Anatomy & Physiology and Art 2 – senior; Angel Cross - Culinary Arts – junior; Taylor Dempsey - Small Animal – tenth; Courtney Derouen - Dual Credit Biology – senior; Brandon Dockens – Welding – senior; Emily Dodd - Theatre Productions – senior; Teri Duhon - Cosmetology 2 – senior; Katelyn Dyer - Touch Systems Data Entry – freshman; Chloe Fisher - Art 1, Geometry, and World Geography – freshman; Alex Fontenot - Wildlife Management – junior; Drew Fredrick - Technical Theatre – senior; Heather Garber – Cosmetology – junior; Raven Guillory - Principles of Human Services – sophomore; Jessica Hanson - Accounting 1 – junior; Nathan Howlett - Landscape Design – junior; Erica Hsu - Spanish 4 – senior; Alicia Hubbard - Advanced Quantitative Reasoning and Debate – senior; Ashleigh Jones - Medical Terminology – senior; Karli Kyzar - Earth & Space Science – senior; Sean Laughlin - Dual Credit Chemistry, Physics, and pre-calculus – junior; Madison Laurence - Web Technologies – senior; Sierra Locke – Pharmacy and Statistics – senior; Diane Maldonado - Child Development – tenth; Kevin McGee - Art 4 and Bear Broadcasting – senior; Kent Morris - Principles of AV Tech and US History – junior; Shrikara Murthy – Biology – freshman; Casey Myers - French 3 – senior; Alidia Norton - Algebra 1 – ninth; Jordan Parker - Dollars & Sense – senior; Cyrena Peterson – Calculus – senior; Jasmine Ruiz - Art 3 – senior: Tanner Sanders - Principles of Agriculture – freshman; Alex Sezer - English 3 and Spanish 3 – junior; Alex Sezer - Spanish 3 – junior; Savannah Sheppard – Forestry – sophomore;  Abigail Smith - Principles of Health Science – junior; Savannah Smith - Pre AP Algebra 2 and World History – sophomore; Sarah St. John - Fashion Design – junior; Triston  Stringer - Theatre Arts – freshman; Shelby Switzer - Environmental Systems – senior; Peyton Taylor - English 4 – senior; Emily Turner - Floral Design – sophomore; Erin Tutt - Education, Training & Practicum – senior; and Craig Wittenburg - Livestock Projection – junior.