Fifth grade student Brix LaFontaine, of Little Oak, Robert Ryals IV, an eighth grader at Fontainebleau Junior High, and Beija Lopes-Morgan, a senior at Mandeville High, have been selected as the St. Tammany Parish Public School System’s 2025-2026 Students of the Year and will represent the system in the upcoming zone/regional competitions.

The students were selected based on their outstanding academic achievement, leadership skills, character, and service to their schools and communities. Each was first chosen as Students of the Year at the school level before being selected at the district level by a panel of judges.

“Brix, Robert and Beija are exactly what the St. Tammany Parish’s education system represents. We are so proud of these young scholars and could not be happier to see all o

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