A total of 58 Blue Jay scholar-athletes in the Class of 2017 were recognized by the LHSAA for their academic excellence. Among those honored were eight Blue Jays who made the various statewide Composite Teams. To earn Composite Team honors, these Blue Jays maintained a 4.0 grade point average (on an unweighted scale). From left, Luke Lingle (tennis); Cullen Unsworth (football); Christian Hebert (cross country and tennis); Christian Marks (football); Richard Besselman (football and wrestling); Alex Plaisance (football); Jack Steib (tennis); and Chris Beebe (baseball and basketball). Gregory Bohn (not pictured) also earned Composite Team honors for wrestling.

Fifty-eight Blue Jay athletes in the Class of 2017 were honored by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) for their outstanding academic achievements, including three Blue Jays who each attained recognition on two different composite teams.

Jack Steib, who earned Composite Team honors for tennis, is among the list of the five co-valedictorians in the Class of 2017.

Chris Beebe made two of the composite teams (baseball and football); Richard Besselman earned the honors for football and wrestling; Christian Hebert was also named to two composite teams (cross country and soccer).

The LHSAA/Exxon Mobil All-Academic Award Program presented by ISC recognizes the academic excellence of senior student-athletes who have achieved a 3.5 grade point average and higher on an unweighted scale by placing them on the Composite All-Academic Team, Class (5A) All-Academic Team, or Division (1) All-Academic Team.

To earn composite team honors, a student-athlete’s six-semester GPA must be one of the 18 highest in all seven classifications. Composite Teams (all 4.0 students on an unweighted scale) were honored at LHSAA state championship events. The class and division teams are composed of student-athletes with a six-semester GPA of 3.5–3.9 (on an unweighted scale).

The coaches, faculty, and administration of Jesuit High School congratulate these Blue Jay scholar-athletes for their outstanding achievements.