Recently, the East Baton Rouge School System announced the district’s 2024-2025 Students of the Year at McKinley Middle Academic Magnet School of Visual and Performing Arts. In attendance, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome was the guest speaker, and Superintendent LaMont Cole and Deputy Superintendent Adam Smith were also present. The students awarded were: Zoey Jenkins, Parkview Elementary School; Zachary Jarquin, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School; Kaitlyn Smith, Baton Rouge Magnet High School; Jace Johnson, CSAL; Karissa Carter, Inspire Charter Academy; and Adison Salecedo, Helix Mentorship STEAM Academy. Congratulations to the outstanding students!