Caps Off To Our Grads!

STEPPING INTO THEIR FUTURE!

Editor Yogi Barras

Graduation is the accomplishment, and commencement is the ceremony because every crossed finish line marks the next new beginning. Graduation season 2026 was once again rich with opportunities to celebrate the accomplishments of family and friends from Kindergarten to High School and beyond.  

Stroll Le Triomphe is proud to join the chorus of cheerleaders for this year’s graduates. Congratulations on the milestone, and blessings on those to come. May the momentum and lessons learned propel you confidently onward; we join our prayers to your hope that the best is yet to come. 


Emma Lou Clayton 
Parents: Greg and Wanda Leblanc
Graduated from STM

Emma Rose Baumer 
Grandparents: Shep and Nina Baumer
Graduated from College of Charleston. 
She will be attending Nursing School in New Orleans in August

Michael Baumer 
Grandparents: Shep and Nina Baumer
Graduated from Ole Miss 
He  is planning on attending Law School

Stuart Michael Simoneaud II
Parents: Stuart Sr & Christine Simoneaud
Graduate of Southside High School 
Headed to LSU to study Electrical Engineering 

Peyton Elisabeth McNamara
Granddaughter of Jim and Donna Fatheree
Graduated Suma Cum Laud from Southeastern Louisiana University
BS in Micro/Molecular Biology.
 
Maly Mullen
Class of 2026
Highland Baptist Christian School
Valedictorian
 
Carter Jackson                                                                                  Grandson of Victor & Cyndi Jackson                                                    Graduated Liberty Christian School
  • Honor Student
  • AP Scholar
  • Jack and Jill Teen President
  • Kappa League SWP Student of the Year
  • Prairie View Honors College Acceptance
  • PV 1876 Leadership Candidate
  • Presidential Scholar Candidate
  • Future Kinesology PhD Candidate

Alexa Maraist 
Parents: Leonard & Teri Maraist
UL Bachelor of Science in NURSING

Isla Roche
Parents: Collus & Lahna Roche
ESA 8th Grade Graduation
  • Awards: Martha Annan Cooper Citizenship Award, National Junior Honor Society, Headmaster's List, Coaches Award for Volleyball, Coaches Award for Tennis
  • Sports: Volleyball, Soccer, Tennis
  • Next up: ESA Upper School, Class of 2030

William Patrick Laborde
Grandmother: Kathy Henson 
Parents: Attorney Garrett Laborde & Dr. Jennifer Laborde
Pensacola Catholic High School (Pensacola, FL), Class of 2026. Graduated on May 16 in a class of 166 students.
  • Played freshman football and was a 3-year lettered manager for the champion Crusader baseball team. He was also active in community service and school organizations, including Fellowship of Christian Athletes, The Wounded Warrior Project, Rally Club, Sader Surfers (beach clean-up club), The Miracle League and St. Vincent de Paul volunteer
  • Recipient of the 2026 Florida Medallion Scholarship, a University of Mississippi Academic Merit Scholarship, and a University of Mississippi Alumni Legacy Scholarship.
  • Attending the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in Oxford, MS, with plans to major in either mechanical engineering or biomedical engineering.
  • Best Advice for Rising Seniors: always be a friend and bring out the best in people, “A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle” -James Keller
Cecilia “Cece” Barras
Granddaughter of David & Julee Barras
Graduating from preschool to PreK 3
Will attend Sts.Leo Seton Elementary

Appoline Patout  
Parents 
Pre K Graduate Saint Cecilia 

Sutton Mullen
Parents Jared and Chelsea Mullen
3rd Grade Graduation - St Edward School

Evelie Mullen
Parents Jared and Chelsea Mullen
PK4
St. Edward School