Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Andre Dunn, right, congratulates Jardell Pleasant after the Donaldsonville High School graduation ceremony at Floyd Boutte Memorial Stadium on Friday.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Kendra Hamilton, 18, boogies off stage after receiving her diploma during Donaldsonville High School's graduation ceremony on Friday.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Joshua Larvadain, winner of Ascension Idol 2011 and Donaldsonville High School graduate, belts out the national anthem during Donaldsonville High School's graduation ceremony on Friday in Floyd Boutte Memorial Stadium.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Malisha Dogan, center, leaps and lifts her hand in celebration with other Donaldsonville High School graduates after receiving their diplomas during a graduation ceremony at Floyd Boutte Memorial Stadium in Donaldsonville on Friday.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Ascension Catholic High School graduates file up the steps into Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church for their graduation ceremony on Friday.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Erin Breaux, 17, center, holds onto her graduation cap while posing for a photo with fellow seniors before Ascension Catholic High School's graduation ceremony at Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church in Donaldsonville on Friday.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Ascension Catholic High School Principal Sandy Pizzolato addresses students before the school's graduation ceremony at Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church in Donaldsonville on Friday.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Cade Schexnayder, 18, left, chats with classmates before heading into Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church for Ascension Catholic High School's graduation ceremony on Friday.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Graduating senior Chevon Allen, 18, center, hugs Principal Traci McCorkle, right, during East Ascension High School's senior awards ceremony on May 15 in Gonzales.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Zachary Guy and Michael Gullett, both 18, from left, step forward to receive tassels from Principal Traci McCorkle during East Ascension High School's senior awards ceremony on May 15 in Gonzales.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Kaitlin Ridings, 18, right, gives a thumbs up to the audience after receiving an award tassel from Principal Traci McCorkle, center, during East Ascension High School's senior awards ceremony on May 15 in Gonzales. The students graduated on Friday in Spartan Stadium.

Advocate staff photo by LIBBY ISENHOWER Commencement keynote speaker Julio Melara, left, looks on as Ascension Christian High Principal Mark Pellegrin hugs his son, and 2012 salutatorian, Evan Pellegrin before handing him his diploma Sunday evening at Household of Faith in Gonzales. In his graduation address, Pellegrin joked that the valedictorian only beat him by a few tenths of a point.

Advocate staff photo by LIBBY ISENHOWER Taylor Bruno, left, laughs with classmates John Babin and Evan Pellegrin after receiving their diplomas Sunday evening at Ascension Christian High's commencement ceremony held at Household of Faith in Gonzales.

Advocate staff photo by LIBBY ISENHOWER Shaina Lacarbo, left, and Sarah Rushin laugh with each other as images of classmates are played on the screens of Household of Faith during Ascension Christian High's commencement ceremony Sunday evening.

Advocate staff photo by LIBBY ISENHOWER -- Rhegan Jones, left, and Connor Bledsoe laugh with each other as images of classmates are played on the screens of Household of Faith during Ascension Christian High's commencement ceremony Sunday evening. Jones and Bledsoe have been friends and classmates since kindergarten.

Advocate staff photo by LIBBY ISENHOWER Ascension Christian High School graduates, from left, Arielle Dempster, Troy Davis, Christian Credeur, Mark Cooper Jr. and Sylvia Buatt enjoy a slideshow of photographs of classmates during Ascension Christian High's graduation ceremony Sunday evening at Household of Faith in Gonzales.

Advocate staff photo by LIBBY ISENHOWER Ascension Christian High graduates, from left, Justin Buquoi, Shaina Lacarbo, Sarah Rushin, Rhegan Jones, Connor Bledsoe, Julio Ochoa, Jacob Odom and Jacob Puryear embrace each other during the playing of their school's alma mater Sunday evening at the conclusion of the graduation ceremony at Household of Faith in Gonzales.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Suzanna Atkins, 18, waves to family in the stands of the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center during St. Amant High School's graduation ceremony on May 17 in Gonzales.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Hally Lambert, 18, flips her tassle after receiving her diploma during St. Amant High School's graduation ceremony on May 17 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Blake Hollier, 18, left, kicks a beach ball over sitting graduates after it bounced in front of him during St. Amant High School's graduation ceremony on May 17 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales. Seniors' attempts to pass beach balls during the ceremony were quickly halted by staff.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Travis Badeaux, 18, blows bubbles while waiting with other seniors before St. Amant High School's graduation ceremony on May 17 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Grady 'Money' Miles Jr., 19, left, reacts after receiving his diploma during St. Amant High School's graduation ceremony on May 17 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales. Associate Principal Maurice Swinney, at right, hands out diplomas.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Patience Akuffo, Carey Alexis and Dylan Alford, all 18, from left, look to family and friends in the stands during Dutchtown High School's graduation ceremony on May 16 in Geismar.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Stevi Plaisance, center, cups her hand over her mouth after receiving her diploma while assistant principal Ron Brown, left, and principal Edith Walker applaud during Dutchtown High School's graduation ceremony on May 16. Plaisance received a surprise standing ovation from her classmates.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Stevi Plaisance, center, walks among fellow graduates after receiving her diploma at Dutchtown High School's graduation ceremony on May 16 in Geismar. Plaisance received a surprise standing ovation from her classmates.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Assistant Principal Kathryn Rice, left, shares a laugh with graduating senior Vanity Coleman, 18, right, while she and Landon Collins, 18, center, wait to receive their diplomas at Dutchtown High School's graduation ceremony on May 16.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Dylan Bleakley, 18, high-fives a fellow graduate after receiving his diploma during Dutchtown High School's graduation ceremony on May 16.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Rachel Varrecchio, 17, right, catches her graduation cap after the ceremonial toss with fellow graduates during Dutchtown High School's commencement ceremony on May 16 at Griffin Stadium.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Flame of Hope runs through Gonzales Ascension Parish Sheriff Det. Shekima LeBlanc, right, hands off the Flame of Hope to Gonzales Police Officer Derek LeBlanc, left, during the 2012 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics on May 17 in Gonzales. The torch wound its way from New Orleans to Hammond, where the Special Olympics Louisiana State Summer Games were held on May 18 on Southeastern Louisiana University's campus.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Gonzales police officer Chase Delatte, right, carries a torch while running with fellow Gonzales police and Ascension Parish sheriffs deputies during the 2012 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics on May 17 in Gonzales. The torch traveled from New Orleans to Hammond, where the Special Olympics Louisiana State Summer Games were held on May 18 on Southeastern Louisiana University's campus.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Victoria Rincon, 17, squeezes into a plane with pilot Hypolite Landry Jr. during the Louisiana Regional Airport's 20th anniversary fly-in on Saturday. Rincon took her second flight ever with Landry, her first with another pilot only 30 minutes prior.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Barry Tanner, of Lafayette, pulls his P-51 Mustang into a parking spot at Louisiana Regional Airport in Gonzales on Saturday during the airport's 20th anniversary fly-in. Tanner rebuilt the plane in his garage over five years, starting with little more than a leftover fuselage.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU The Smith family - Renee, Emily (in stroller), Brian, Thomas, 3, and Sarah, 5, from left, - watch as a plane taxis down the runway after landing at Louisiana Regional Airport in Gonzales on Saturday for the airport's 20th anniversary fly-in.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Abigail Clifton, 8, left, boots the ball past defenders Liam Payne, 9, Amy Newman, 8, and Jodyce Duplessis, 8, from left, during a soccer match at The Rock Church in Gonzales on Saturday.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Soccer coach and volunteer Matt Stafford, top center in blue, shares Bible verses with players and parents during a halftime devotional and prayer at The Rock Church in Gonzales on Saturday. It was the final day of play for the church's Upward Soccer program, which fielded 150 players in kindergarten through sixth-grade.

Advocate staff photo by ADAM LAU Coach and volunteer Matt Stafford, left, cradles his niece, Jayden Stafford, 8, following a soccer match at The Rock Church in Gonzales on Saturday. The teams play a European style of soccer on smaller fields.