The Dunham School - Baton Rouge, La.

Congratulations to 2026 graduate Anna McIlwain, recipient of a $3,000 scholarship awarded by the Neighbors Capital Area Foundation! Read more at https://www.dunhamschool.org/dunham-senior-receives-neighbors-way-scholarship

LEMONADE WARS 🍋 Third grade spent their last few days of school preparing for the annual Lemonade Wars! The students were divided into groups to complete tasks that challenged their design, coding, building, and collaboration skills. And, of course, they made lemonade! The fifth graders graciously accepted the invitation to taste each group's lemonade and vote on their favorite flavor. 🐯 These Tigers squeezed every minute out of the day!

SPECIAL AWARDS 🐯 Congratulations to these Class of 2026 graduates who received special awards during our graduation ceremony. To read more about these outstanding students, click here: https://www.dunhamschool.org/hats-off-to-the-class-of-2026

Lower School Moving Up Ceremony 🐯 This special Dunham tradition is a precious time to recognize the positive character qualities and academic milestones of our 2nd-4th grade students. Our 4th graders were officially welcomed to Middle School, and we are so excited to watch them grow next year!

VALEDICTORIAN & SALUTATORIAN 🐯

Congratulations to our 2026 Valedictorian, Aiden Fee. During his high school career, he has taken a total of 15 Advanced Placement courses, 12 Honors courses and has completed his academic career with an extraordinary 4.57 cumulative grade point average and a perfect 36 on the ACT. Aiden has earned recognition as an AP Scholar with Distinction, a National Merit Finalist, and a candidate for the US Presidential Scholar.
Despite his demanding academic workload, he was a member of Mu Alpha and served as the Vice President and President of the Junior Classical League where he led the team to two state championships, and he earned 2nd place at the United States National Chemistry Olympiad. Aiden's scholarship offers add up to approximately $11,625,296. In the fall, he will attend Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and pursue a degree in Computational Biology and Biological Chemistry.

Our Salutatorian is Londyn Thibodeaux. Londyn has taken 15 Advanced Placement classes and 8 Honors classes. She is completing her high school career today with a remarkable 4.43 cumulative GPA and has been named an AP Scholar with Honor. She is a member of the National Honor Society, the Institute of Leadership, and Mu Alpha Theta. She has also served as the captain of the powerlifting team and competed at the state convention for Beta Club, placing 4th in Language Arts. In addition to her academic accomplishments, she has displayed a great passion for community service. Londyn has received scholarship offers of approximately $76,600. After graduation, she will attend the University of California, Los Angeles to pursue a degree in Molecular Biology.

CONGRATS to our 2026 Star of Stars winners! For the second year in a row, The Advocate has named Elijah Haven ‘27 as the Boys Athlete of the Year! Additionally, Coach Neil Weiner was named as the Boys Coach of the Year! We also would like to congratulate our Football Team for being a Boys Team of the Year Finalist!

Election results are in 🐯 Meet your '26-'27 class officers! We are so happy to have these students lead their classes next year.

Lower School is WILD about Field Day 🐯