ATLANTA, GA – The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) recently announced student Ethel Marie Guidry from Melrose, LA, has been selected to become a member of the esteemed organization. The Society recognizes top scholars who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, scholarship, and community commitment. The announcement was made by NSHSS Co-founder and President James W. Lewis.
Ethel Marie will graduate from LSMSA at the age of 16 years old with many talents, including academic excellence and artistic creativity. She attended Catholic schools, including St. Mary’s through the 10th grade. A gifted high achiever, she started LSMSA in the 11th grade and is now a successful senior there.
Ethel Marie has many interests and talents. She is drawn to a career where she can use her artistic talents to advance the mission of organizations that serve others. This past summer, she produced prints of her painting, “Cane River Cotton ‘N Sunflowers,” raising enough money to finance a Catholic medical missionary trip to El Salvador.
In spite of many options after graduation, she plans to pursue a visual and fine arts degree at the Louisiana Scholars College at NSU. She loves Natchitoches and believes there’s no better place to be. She is the daughter of local historian, physician, and deacon, Mark Guidry.
“On behalf of NSHSS and our co-founder Claes Nobel, a member of the family that established the Nobel Prizes, I am honored to recognize the hard work, passion, and commitment that Ethel Marie has demonstrated to achieve this exceptional level of academic excellence,” said Lewis. “Ethel Marie is now a member of a unique community of scholars – a community that represents our very best hope for the future.”
NSHSS recognizes academic excellence at the high school level and helps to advance the goals and aspirations of high-achieving students through unique learning experiences, scholarships, internships, international study: and peer networks. For more information about NSHSS, visit www.nshss.org.