Six students and a staff member from the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts volunteered at a local food pantry on Thursday, Dec. 8. They packed boxes that were to be distributed to needy families around the Natchitoches area.

Pictured are, from left, Hannah Shimer, a sophomore from Lake Charles; Cooper Miller, a junior from Natchitoches; Rachel Judson, a junior from Lake Charles; Jenny Schmitt, assistant director of student life; Athena Cai, a sophomore from Madisonville; Kansas Johnson, a junior from Columbia; and Dalaisjsa Payton, a junior from Leesville.