Pictured are this year’s Livingston Parish Louisiana Council for Exceptional Children’s awards winners that were announced during a ceremony at the Cajundome Convention Center in Lafayette on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. Front row, from left, are Joshua Duffy, Holden High, “Yes I Can!” winner for school and community activities; Logan Ruckman, Walker High, “Yes I Can!” winner for transition; Kayla Ordes, Live Oak High, “Yes I Can!” winner for technology; Katy Altazan, South Fork Elementary, “Yes I Can!” winner for academics; Camilla Rios, Seventh Ward Elementary, “Yes I Can!” winner for self-advocacy; and Rocco Siracusa, Southside Junior High, “Yes I Can!” winner for arts. Pictured, back row from left, are Michelle McClain, French Settlement High, Paraeducator of the Year; Brice Larson, 2016 Live Oak High graduate, scholarship recipient; and Tessa Walters, Seventh Ward Elementary, Parent Advocate of the Year.
Tessa Walters (second from left) was named the Louisiana Council for Exceptional Children’s Parent Advocate of the Year winner during an awards ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. Walters is a paraeducator at Seventh Ward Elementary, where her special needs daughter also goes to school. Pictured, from left, are Ashlie Abercrombie Allardyce, LCEC president; Walters; Bambi Polotzola, Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Disability Affairs; and Dr. Berlinde Beckers.
Michelle McClain (second from left), of French Settlement High, was named the Louisiana Council for Exceptional Children’s Paraeducator of the Year winner during an awards ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. Pictured, from left, are Ashlie Abercrombie Allardyce, LCEC president; McClain; Bambi Polotzola, Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Disability Affairs; and Dr. Berlinde Beckers.
Katy Altazan, front, was named the Louisiana Council for Exceptional Children’s “Yes I Can!” winner for academics during an awards ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. Pictured, back row from left, are Ashlie Abercrombie Allardyce, LCEC president; Walters; Bambi Polotzola, Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Disability Affairs; and Dr. Berlinde Beckers.
Rocco Siracusa (holding plaque), of Southside Junior High, was named the Louisiana Council for Exceptional Children’s “Yes I Can!” winner for arts during an awards ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. Pictured, back row from left, are Ashlie Abercrombie Allardyce, LCEC president; Walters; Bambi Polotzola, Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Disability Affairs; and Dr. Berlinde Beckers.
Joshua Duffy (holding plaque), of Holden High, was named the Louisiana Council for Exceptional Children’s “Yes I Can!” winner for school and community activities during an awards ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. Pictured, back row from left, are Ashlie Abercrombie Allardyce, LCEC president; Walters; Bambi Polotzola, Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Disability Affairs; and Dr. Berlinde Beckers.
Logan Ruckman (holding plaque), of Walker High, was named the Louisiana Council for Exceptional Children’s “Yes I Can!” winner for transition during an awards ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. Pictured, back row from left, are Ashlie Abercrombie Allardyce, LCEC president; Walters; Bambi Polotzola, Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Disability Affairs; and Dr. Berlinde Beckers.
Kayla Ordes (holding plaque), of Live Oak High, was named the Louisiana Council for Exceptional Children’s “Yes I Can!” winner for technology during an awards ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. Pictured, from left, are Ashlie Abercrombie Allardyce, LCEC president; Walters; Bambi Polotzola, Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Disability Affairs; and Dr. Berlinde Beckers.
Camilla Rios Duffy (holding plaque), of Seventh Ward Elementary, was named the Louisiana Council for Exceptional Children’s “Yes I Can!” winner for self-advocacy during an awards ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. Pictured, back row from left, are Ashlie Abercrombie Allardyce, LCEC president; Walters; Bambi Polotzola, Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Disability Affairs; and Dr. Berlinde Beckers.
Pictured are this year’s Livingston Parish Louisiana Council for Exceptional Children’s scholarship and mini-grant award winners that were announced during a ceremony at the Cajundome Convention Center in Lafayette on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. From left are Tammy Tassin, Northwestern State University; Brice Larson, Southeastern Louisiana University and a Live Oak High graduate; Mary Frances Avera, University of Louisiana Lafayette; and Meghann Jordan.
