Among the many talented and successful seventh and eighth grade students at St. Joan of Arc Catholic School who are preparing to enter high school, nine earned scholarships to area high schools based on their placement test rankings.

The eighth graders are (left to right, back row) Maddie Sympson ($400 to St. Charles Catholic), Chloe Faucheux ($400 to St. Charles Catholic), Jake Vicknair ($3600 to Archbishop Rummel) and Bryce Newman ($400 to St. Charles Catholic).

The seventh graders are (front row) Aleigha Martin ($475 to St. Charles Catholic), Bailey Gossett ($1000 per year to Archbishop Chapelle), Noah Vicknair ( $3600 to Archbishop Rummel), Morgan Williams ($475 to St. Charles Catholic), and Luke Ringe ($475 to St. Charles Catholic).

The total in scholarships is almost $15,000.