Donaldsonville High School Student of the Year and Early College Option student Joel Walker is one of only two Louisiana recipients of the Cooke College Scholarship from The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Walker will receive up to $40,000 annually to cover costs associated with his undergraduate education. This year’s recipients were chosen from a pool of more than 5,800 applicants residing in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Marianas, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.

As we go into the Easter Break, I would like to take a moment, once again, to express gratitude to everyone who contributed to a successful school year thus far.