Michelle Guyn Beals and Tin Huynh have been named top graduates and will be joined by 10 4.0 students at Morgan City High's graduation ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday at Morgan City Municipal Auditorium.
Top graduates
Michelle Quyhn Beals
Michelle Quyhn Beals is the daughter of Daniel Beals and Tap Nguyen. At MCHS, she served as JROTC executive officer, Student Council senior class president, Quiz Bowl captain and Drama Club secretary.
Michelle was also a member of Tiger Ambassadors, BETA Club and Talented Art. She plans to attend Nicholls State University to study biology. She ultimately plans to go into wildlife conservation and rehabilitation.
Tin Huynh
Tim Huynh is the son of Tung Huynh and Be Hai Pham. Tin served as 2023-2024 Student Council president, JROTC battalion commander, Tiger ambassador and color guard/drill commander. He was also a member of Key Club.
Tin will attend Northwestern State University to major in mechanical engineering. He plans to enroll in the university Army ROTC program to serve as an Army engineer officer.
4.0+ graduates
Lillian Beryl Berry
Lillian Beryl Berry is the daughter of Jason and Emily Berry. While at MCHS, Lillian was a member of the Mighty Tiger Band all four years, serving as flute captain during her sophom*ore year, junior drum major her junior year and senior drum major her senior year. She was also a member of the Lady Tiger soccer team all four years. She was named captain during her senior year.
Lillian participated in BETA Club, Student Council and Tiger Ambassadors. After high school, she will attend Louisiana Christian University to major in nursing. Her long-term goal is to become an OR nurse or ER nurse.
Angelise Birdsall
Angelise Birdsall is the daughter of Stephanie E. Smith and James Richard. Angelise was involved in Student Council, BETA Club, Health Occupations Students of America Club, MCHS Mighty Tiger Band and Drama Club. She also served as Key Club secretary and Tiger football manager.
She will be furthering her studies at Louisiana State University for biological sciences pre-med. Her goal is to find ways to help others, cure diseases and give back to her community by offering her own research and scholarships to those who want to continue learning.
Ian Thomas
Carmichael
Ian Thomas Carmichael is the son of Adam and Tracy Carmichael. At MCHS, he was a member of the football and track teams. He was also named Composite Academic All-State for both football and track. Ian plans to attend Nicholls to study nursing with the hopes of becoming a nurse practitioner.
Hannah Rose Fryou
Hannah Rose Fryou is the daughter of Daniel and Brandy Fryou. During her years at MCHS, Hannah has been a member of BETA Club, Student Council and the Lady Tiger volleyball team. She also served as Student Council senior class vice president. Hannah will attend the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to major in early elementary education.
Gracie Elizabeth Gagliano
Gracie Elizabeth Gagliano is the daughter of Heather and Carlo Gagliano Jr. At MCHS, Gracie was a member of Student Council and BETA Club. She was a Tiger ambassador for two years and Tiger baseball manager for three years, and served as the 2023-2024 MCHS cheer captain.
She also represented MCHS at the Rotary’s New Generation Forum during her junior and senior years. Gracie plans to attend Louisiana State University to major in kinesiology with plans to become an athletic trainer.
Dasny Angelica Gutierrez
Dasny Angelica Gutierrez is the daughter of Yansy Gutierrez and Josue Torres. At MCHS, she was active in Student Council and Tiger Ambassadors. Upon graduation, she plans to attend Louisiana State University to major in nursing. She intends to become a nurse anesthesiologist in the future.
Connor Ho
Connor Ho is the son of Victory Ho and Monica Hopp. He was a member of the Mighty Tiger Band all four years at MCHS. He plans to attend Louisiana State University to major in mechanical engineering.
Kennedy Zakalia Levine
Kennedy Zakalia Levine is the daughter of Latoya Pharr and Kendrick Levine. She was a member of the Mighty Tiger Band all four years.
After graduation, Kennedy plans to attend Louisiana State University to double-major in English and pre-law.
Lac Van Nguyen
Lac Van Nguyen is the son of Dung and Le Nguyen. Lac was selected as a team member to represent MCHS at the 2024 Nicholls State University Math Competition for high schools.
In the fall, Lac will attend Nicholls State University to major in computer information systems and computer science business applications. He plans to be a computer programmer in the future.
Emily Claire
Orgeron
Emily Claire Orgeron is the daughter of Matthew and Patty Orgeron. She was a member of the Lady Tiger softball team, Student Council and Tiger Ambassadors.
She plans to attend Southeastern Louisiana University to major in chemistry.
