Class of 2026 Senior Recap
By the Numbers
👩🏾🎓 Graduation Honors
- Nyssiah Ebanks: Gifted Salutatorian (McKinley Sr. High School)
- Reginald Ellis II: Salutatorian (Southern Laboratory School)
- Rhemi Lee: Traditional Salutatorian (McKinley Sr. High School)
- Kamryn McKinnis: Valedictorian (Jehovah-Jirah Christian Academy)
- Olivia Sterling: Valedictorian (LSU Laboratory School)
- Summa Cum Laude/Highest Honors: Jazmyne Cotton, Reginald Ellis II, Braylan Legarde, Madison Parker, Ty’Rielle Williams
- Magna Cum Laude: Aaron Fields, Danni Morris, Brandon Odom Jr., McKayla Packwood, Travis Sampson
- Cum Laude: Hailey Dunbar, Khloe Jordan
🏆 Academic & Cultural Awards
- Rhemi Lee: Student of the Year (McKinley Sr. High School)
- Ayden Adams: Mr. McKinley (McKinley Sr. High School)
- Walter A.: Student of the Year (Northeast High School)
- Bryce Butler: Mr. Senior (McKinley Sr. High School)
- Nyssiah Ebanks: EBR Parish Student-Athlete of the Year (finalist)
- Joi Guillory: Miss Woodlawn (Woodlawn High School)
- Braylan Legarde: Most Scholarship Funding Award; Top 10 Students (Collegiate Baton Rouge)
- Ty’Rielle Williams: Top Dolphin (Collegiate Baton Rouge)
- Madison Parker: Highest ACT Score (Madison Preparatory Academy
- Harmony Revish: Miss Senior (McKinley Sr. High School)
- Tajh Turner: Mr. Northeast (Northeast High School)
- Walter A.: Student of the Year (Northeast High School)
- SaRiah Kimber: Honors Band (Istrouma Magnet High School)
🏫 Notable Acceptances
💖 Thank you, Senior Mentors!
BRYC’s work and Fellows’ achievements wouldn’t be possible without the support of 60+ volunteer Senior Mentors. We dedicate these results to you!
💸 Selected Institutional Scholarships
- Boston University: Mirielle Atkinson*
- Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University: Janiya Bell, Joi Guillory, Kyren Johnson, Skyler Morris*, Michaela Winfield*
- Grambling State University: M’Kensye King*
- Hampton University: Jasmine Washington*
- Louisiana State University: Ayden Adams*, Laila McCoy*, Rondrick Williams Jr.*
- Michigan Tech: Rodrick Joseph (finalist)
- Northeastern University: Anña-Liza Washington (finalist)
- Princeton University: Olivia Sterling*
- Southeastern Louisiana University: Charles Taylor
- Southern University and A&M College: Sonia August, Myah Brown*, Ayrion Dukes*, Jeremiah Dunbar*, Rhori Richard*, Madeleine Webb*
- Southern Utah University: Chadler Dotson
- Texas Southern University: Assata Firven*
- Tulane University: Mirielle Atkinson, Zahara Firven, Rhemi Lee, Kamryn McKinnis*, Trinity Moore
* Full-ride scholarship recipient
👏🏾 Selected Private Scholarships
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation Scholarship: Savannah Fort
- American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) Scholarship (Louisiana Chapter): Khloe Jordan
- Cam Jordan Legacy Scholarship: Dillon Coleman, Khloe Jordan
- Gates Scholarship: Jazmyne Cotton (finalist), Jaylen Lewis (finalist)
- GBR National Pan-Hellenic Council Unsung Hero Award: Kaila Anthony
- Northeast High Alumni Scholarship: Tahj Turner
- GBR State Fair Scholarship: Reginald Ellis II
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholarship: Jamie Valenzuela (finalist)
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting Young Hero: Jaden Armstrong
- Neighbor’s Way Tuition Assistance Program: Jeremiah Dunbar (finalist), Rhemi Lee (finalist)
- Omega Psi Phi Scholarship: Savannah Fort
- QuestBridge Scholarship: Laila McCoy (finalist)
- Raising Cane’s Endowed Scholarship: Rhori Richard
- VANROSS Foundation Scholarship: Khloe Jordan
- Young Entrepreneurs’ Academy Pitch Competition: Jaylen Lewis (3rd place), Anña-Liza Washington (finalist), Rodrick Joseph (finalist)
🫶🏾 BRYC Scholarships
- Jones Walker Pre-Law Scholarship: Savannah Fort
- Journey Reclaimed Scholarship: Walter A., Ty’Rielle Williams
- Levy Family Scholarship: Alicia Nde
- Patricia Saidu Memorial Health Fellows Scholarship: Heaven Edwards, Kyren Johnson, Khloe Jordan, Braylan Legarde, Skyler Morris
- Tammie Phillips Excellence in Business Scholarship: Reginald Ellis II
Congratulations, Class of 2026! 🎓
🌟 Four-Year Fellows
In 2018, BRYC celebrated the first “Four-Year Fellows” — students who joined BRYC in ninth grade and attended consistently through senior year. Only 11 Fellows met the criteria then, but fully 26% of the Class of 2026 (35 Fellows) have earned this distinction:
Kaila Anthony, Mirielle Atkinson, Dillon Coleman, Nyssiah Ebanks, Reginald Ellis II, Jacob Freeman, James Freeman III, Alliyah Goss, DeAnthony Gros, Joi Guillory, Azariah Humphrey, Sean Ingram, Gabrielle Jackson, Kyren Johnson, Bria Jones, Malai Jones, Khloe Jordan, Howard Litzsey, Khristionne Marshall, Aleix McKenzie, Skyler Morris, Conner Nairn, Madison Parker, Daniel Penn, Kaniya Preston, Trey Rogers, Travis Sampson, Kierce Smith, Olivia Sterling, Charles Taylor, Justin Thomas, James Vincent, Rondrick Williams Jr., Michaela Winfield, Eriq Wright
