Isabelle Berthelot

2015-2016/8th grade year:

-First ESA student to be named a winner in the Promising Young Writers Program, sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English, a contest that recognizes promising 8th grade writers from across the nation. Louisiana's sole winner in 2016, and the first Louisiana writer to be honored since 2010. 

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 2016-17/9th grade year:

-Photograph, "Blue Room," chosen to be shown at third annual LSU art gallery.

-Won a video contest and, as an award, attended an internship at the Morro Bay, California marketing company of ESA alumnus Brett Landry, '95.

-"Winter Coats" drawing featured in 337 Magazine. 

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2017-18/10th grade:

-Painting, "A Match Burning Out," chosen to be shown at fourth annual LSU art gallery.

-Photograph, "Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder," chosen to be shown at third annual LSU art gallery. 

-Film, "The Track We're On," awarded “Best Film on a Budget” from Johns Hopkins film festival in Baltimore. 

-"The Track We're On" placed third at the 2018 Film Now Festival in Philadelphia.

-Watercolor painting, "Old Chapel," was selected for the 9th annual Southern Teachers Association student art calendar and was mailed to over 2,000 independent schools. 

-Limited-edition prints of the "Old Chapel" watercolor painting was also used for the Falcon Club Gold Members’ annual gift.

-Awarded a scholarship to Université Sainte-Anne 5-week summer semester in Nova Scotia for an intense French immersion program.

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2018-19/11th grade year:

-Digital cinema, "Out of Body," was chosen to be shown at fifth annual LSU art gallery.

-Film, "Out of Body," chosen to be shown at Zoom Film Festival in Toronto, Ontario. 

-Awarded Hendrix College Book Award for distinguished scholarship, creativity, and engaged learning experiences. 

-Awarded the ESA AP English Language and Composition subject award. 

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2019-20/12th grade year:

-Digital cinema, "Out of Body" was selected as one of the only two high school films in Iberia Film Festival and won the title of Director's Choice. 

-Teaching assistant for the filmmaking course, Exlabs, at ESA, with Jennifer Graycheck. 

-Digital cinema, "A Study of Bugs, Mushrooms, Leaves, Slugs, and Berries," was chosen to be shown at the sixth annual LSU art gallery.

-3D multi-media piece, "40 Moons Tapestry," was selected to be shown at the sixth annual LSU art gallery and awarded an Honorable Mention.