On May 19, Riverside Academy held its 50th annual graduation ceremony, promoting 40 members of the Class of 2021. These students certainly have had a wild year, battling through virtual learning because of a global pandemic. And yet, they persevered.

For the first time since 1998, the graduating class had four valedictorians. They were Layken Audiffred, Ashley Hymel, Rio Frazier and Cara Campbell. Colleen Fabre was the lone salutatorian.

The 2021 graduates were:

Layken Audiffred (V)

Keiahz Bernard

Monica Boudreaux

Trevone Brown

Cara Campbell (V)

Tiffany Champagne

Will Cupit

Emily Duhe

Debra Ellis

Colleen Fabre (S)

Larissa Frank

Rio Frazier (V)

Kayla Fultz

Alyssa Hebert

Lexie Heltz

Amber Honses

Ashley Hymel (V)

Chamar Jackson

Anthony Landry, Jr.

Dillan Larvadain

Asha Leeseman

Tairyn Lockhart

Camryn Louque

Logan Loving

Amanda Mince

A’Laja Morris

Darryl Morrissey III

Haley Moses

Andre Murphy

Myron Nicholas, Jr.

Adrian Oubre

Tyler Palermo

Chloe Simon

Zach Vicknair

Nicholas Washington

Robert Wells, Jr.

Colby Wilson

Kyle Wilson