Achievements and Honors
CHS Golden Bear Honors Convocation 2026
On Wednesday May 13th, Catholic High School hosted its annual Golden Bear Honors Convocation to recognize many of the students who have honored CHS through their outstanding performance during the past four (or five) years. Characteristics of such performance are determined by diligence in the classroom, perseverance on the field of play, fellowship among classmates, charity through serving those in need, and integrity and kindness in all that they do. We gave special recognition to those students who have made incredible contributions toward making this year a memorable one.
We are honored to announce TWO valedictorians for the Class of 2026 - Liam Price and Jonathan Thompson.
Colton Matherne will serve as the Salutatorian.
Blaise Thomassie received The American Legion Award and was also named the Outstanding Graduate for the Class of 2026.
William McDaniel was the Service Award Recipient.
Kristian Scott received the Student-Athlete Award.
The following students (pictured below) received an Academic Golden Bear:
- Art - Dr. John Daniel Shea Memorial Award - Gabriel Soileau
- Band - J. A. Fourrier Memorial Music Award - Joseph Wicker
- Chorus - CHS Class of 1952 Honorary Award - Garrett Mathews
- Engineering & Tech - Mr. and Mrs. Pete Hymel Jr. Award - Brady LeBlanc
- English - Brother Xavier Werneth, S.C. Honorary Award - William Mumford
- French - Louis L. and Blanche D. Arceneaux Memorial Award - Benjamin Chiasson
- Latin - A. Edward Hardin Sr. Memorial Award - Christian Hardgrove
- Math - John B. Heroman Sr. ’97 (SVA) Memorial Award - Ellis Evans
- Religion - William Bradford Kilshaw '50 Memorial Award - Irwin Spreen
- Science - Greg Sollie Memorial Award - Jonathan Thompson
- Social Studies - Edmund J. Kennedy Jr. and Patrick B. Kennedy '52 Memorial Award - Liam Price
- Spanish - Denver Ross Denison ’16 Memorial Award - Liam Price
The following students (pictured below) received a Golden Bear for their involvement in an extracurricular club:
- Art Club - Gerald E. Tullier Honorary Award - Sawyer Navarre
- Bruin Broadcast Network - Brother Barry J. Landry, S.C. Honorary Award - Cody Bankston
- Bruin - Robert Norman Ferachi ‘84 Memorial Award - Zidane Tran
- Drama Club - Blumes and Catherine Gauthier Award - Garrett Mathews
- French Club - Norma Dyess Michaud Honorary Award - Benjamin Chiasson
- Investors Club - David and Maria "Re" DiVincenti Sr Award - Jackson Herbst
- JCL- Brother Donnan Berry, S.C. Memorial Award - Joseph Wicker
- MAO - Margaret "Peggy" Patout Honorary Award - Shawn Tate
- National Honor Society - Stanley L. Heine, Jr. ’44 Memorial Award - Mason Christensen
- Spanish Club - Marta Hernandez McCarron Memorial Award - Victor Vargas-Osorio
- Student Ambassadors- Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Bologna '45 Memorial Award - Irwin Spreen
- Student Council - Mothers' Club Award - Matthew Maher
- Ultimate - Samuel Michael Barth '13 and Kirklin Paul Roberts '14 Memorial Award - Maxwell Smith
- Youth & Government - Benjamin Stanley Jumonville '10 Honorary Award - Nicholas Picquet
Catholic High School would like to congratulate the 2026 CHS Men of the Year:
- Benjamin Chiasson
- Vincent Cutrone
- Alex Green
- Matthew Maher
- William McDaniel
- Luke Moreau
- Charlie Mosely
- Harrison Kidder
- Blake Talbert
- Jonathan Thompson
- Blaise Thomassie
- Hayden Wallace
Honors Convocation 2026
