Bobbie Cates Hicks SMART Program

Congrats to new SMART student Rishi Sultana for placing in the International Science Fair!

5 of our Magnet science students traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico last week to compete in the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. Our students qualified to attend based on their performance at the state JSHS competition. The competitors were Lily Bodily, Claire Kevil, Aashni Shah, Rishi Sultana, and Maya Trutschl.

Please help us congratulate Rishi Sultana for placing 2nd in Life and Behavioral Sciences!

Great work, CMHS scientists! We are proud of you!

Congratulations to the newest SMART Program participants from Byrd! This is quite an honor, and we are proud of all of them. L to R : Josephine Comerford, Emilija Majstorovic, Garrett Stroud, and Parker Townsend 💜💛💜💛💜💛

Congrats to our SMART ladies who placed at the Louisiana Region 1 Science and Engineering Fair. We wish them luck as they compete in the state competition next week!

Anika Alla – Magnet HS, 1st place in Translational Medicine and 1st overall division winner receiving a bid to the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Los Angeles in May.

Hannah Fry – Airline HS, 3rd place in Biomedical & Health Science

Chloe Liles – C.E. Byrd HS, 3rd place in Cellular & Molecular Biology

Hudson Roberts – C.E. Byrd HS, 3rd place in Biomedical Engineering

Anjali Veerareddy – Caddo Magnet, 1st place in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Congrats, ladies!

Please join us in congratulating two of our Caddo Magnet seniors, Anika Alla and Anjali Veerareddy. Both students were selected as 2024 Coca-Cola Scholars and each will receive a $20,000 college scholarship.

Only 150 students from around the country were chosen from a pool of over 103,000 initial applicants. The awardees were selected for their leadership, service, and academics. Coca-Cola Scholars are invited to attend the Coca-Cola Scholars Weekend in Atlanta in April, where they will be guests of honor at a banquet and participate in a Leadership Development program.

Anjali and Anika were the only students selected for this honor in the state of Louisiana. You can read more about this honor and view the list of all 150 scholars at coca-colascholarsfoundation.org. Congratulations!

Way to go ladies!

Congratulations to Parker Townsend, Garrett Stroud, Emilija Majstorovic, and Josephine Comerford for acceptance into the 2024-2025 SMART program. This is the first time in history that Byrd has 4 students accepted into this prestigious program. We are proud of you.
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Enrollment opens for SMART program, a yearlong research opportunity for high school students Enrollment for the 2024-2025 Bobbie Cates Hicks Science and Medicine Academic Research Training (SMART) program is now open, and the deadline to apply is 4:00 p.m. on February 29. SMART provides a yearlong research experience with faculty investigators at LSU Health Shreveport for eight to 12 academ...

Congrats to Hudson and Chloe for interviewing for Student of the Year. We are so proud of our SMART ladies!

Exciting morning at The City of Byrd as these Lady Jackets interviewed for Student of the Year. Congratulations to Hudson Roberts, Mollie Hamm, Chloe Liles, Hannah Kendrick, Kate Shaw, Elsie Jane Adams, and Madison Coleman. Thank you for making your mark at 3201 Line Avenue! 💜💛🐝💜💛

Congrats, Hudson!

Happening Now…C.E. Byrd’s Hudson Roberts is recognized by the Caddo Parish School Board for being a National Merit Semifinalist. Congratulations, Hudson! The City of Byrd is proud of you! 💜💛🐝💜💛

All-female student group pursuing STEM education and careers through local program Eight students from local high schools have begun their yearlong research study with the Bobbie Cates Hicks Science and Medicine Academic Research Training (SMART) program. This year’s exclusively female cohort is a striking shift from the program’s early years when just one to two participants ...

Please consider supporting our SMART students by donating during this year's Give for Good annual day of giving powered by the Community Foundation of North Louisiana: GiveforGoodnla.org/brf

Because of your donations, BRF's SMART students often have an advantage over other college students when applying for limited positions inside the school's labs. Please help us help our students by giving at GiveforGoodnla.org/brf

Please join us in congratulating SMART student Jaylen Pruiett in being the recipient of a Gates Scholarship! Congrats, Jaylen!

CADDO CLASS OF 2023: Congratulations to Jaylen Maurice Pruiett of Captain Shreve High for being awarded The Gates Scholarship! It is a highly selective scholarship for exceptional student leaders, with the intent of helping them realize their maximum potential. Jaylen serves as Student Council President and has represented Shreve as the State Vice President for the Louisiana Association of Student Councils. Jaylen plans to major in psychology on a pre-medical track with a minor in criminology.

Students who graduate from the Bobbie Cates Hicks Science and Medicine Academic Research Training (SMART) program often pursue medical or research careers. Your donation will allow us to continue to have an impact on young lives. GiveforGoodnla.org/brf

Congrats to our 2022-2023 SMART graduates! Click the link to learn more about their accomplishments:

2022-2023 SMART Graduates

Meet two of the students in the Bobbie Cates Hicks Science and Medicine Academic Research Training (SMART) program. Thanks to your donations, they are getting hands-on lab experience before entering college. GIveforGoodnla.org/brf

Donate today to support programs that encourage local students to explore medical and research careers. GiveforGoodnla.org/brf

Congrats to SMART student Raj Letchuman for being named student of the year by the Louisiana Department of Education!

Congratulations to our very own, Raj Letchuman! He was just named Louisiana’s Student of the Year by the Louisiana Department of Education for high school! WE ARE CADDO proud!

Congrats to our SMART ladies!

Congrats, Raj!

The Louisiana Department of Education named Caddo Parish's Elementary, Middle and High School Students of the Year as finalists in the state’s annual Students of the Year competition! Congratulations to Parker Cram of Eden Gardens Elementary Magnet, Esha Pingili of Caddo Middle Magnet and Raj Letchuman of Caddo Magnet High.

Interested in becoming a SMART student? Enrollment is now open for the 2023-2024 program! The deadline to apply is Feb. 28th. Please visit the link for more information and how to apply:
Caddo Parish Public Schools Bossier Schools DeSoto Parish Schools

SMART Program at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport The Science & Medicine Academic Research Training Program provides academically advanced high school seniors who are interested in careers related to medicine, scientific research, and biomedical engineering opportunities to engage in intensive research with medical clinicians, researchers, and acad...

Congratulations to SMART participant Chloe Miller on being a 2023 Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar! She is one of 300 Scholars selected from 1,949 applications and 627 high schools across 48 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and four other countries.

SMART program participant Raj Letchuman was chosen as student of the Year. Congrats, Raj!

Congratulations to Raj Letchuman, who was chosen as the Caddo Parish Public Schools High School Student of the Year. He will now advance to the state level of the competition. Way to go, Raj! We are so proud of you.

Meet the 11 Caddo Parish students working with BRF and LSU Health Shreveport this school year BRF’s Bobbie Cates Hicks Science and Medicine Academic Research Training (SMART) program 2022-2023 class has begun its yearlong research studies.

BRF is excited to welcome the 2022-2023 Bobbie Cates Hicks SMART class. We can't wait to see what these students achieve!

Bobbie Cates Hicks SMART Program updated their address.

Bobbie Cates Hicks SMART Program updated their website address.

Meet two more students in the Bobbie Cates Hicks Science and Medicine Academic Training (SMART) Program: Ruhani and Karaline. Ruhani plans to pursue a degree in biomedical engineering, while Karaline plans to study nursing. They will be tomorrow's healthcare leaders because of your donations. GiveforGoodnla.org

Today is Give For Good Tuesday! Please consider supporting the Bobbie Cates Hicks Science and Medicine Academic Training (SMART) Program to help tomorrow's doctors and medical researchers. GiveforGoodnla.org/brf