The Grant Parish School Board proudly recognized a group of outstanding students from across the parish who had qualified for the 2026 State Literary Rally, one of Louisiana’s longest-standing academic competitions.
The Louisiana High School Literary Rally brings together top-performing students from across the state to compete in a wide range of subject-area tests, including English, mathematics, science, history, computer science, and more. Students first had to qualify at the district level, making their advancement to the state competition a significant academic achievement.
Students from three high schools—Georgetown High School, Grant High School, and Montgomery High School—were among those earning spots at the state level.
From Georgetown High School, qualifiers included Kameron Bates (Family and Consumer Science), Tripp Jones (Ag III), Colby Barrett (Health), Cole Griffith (Financial Literacy), Luke Fry (Ag I), Jackson Gore (Computer Science), Blake Winslett (Nutrition and Food), Jorja Griffith (Sociology), Sarah Riggs (Journalism), Katie Riggs (Civics), Jacelynn Greenfield (Environmental Science), and Emma Johnson (Ag II).
Grant High School was represented by Lenny Logan (Advanced Math: Functions & Statistics), Breena Owens (Agriscience I), Van Zohner (Biology II), Jacob Antilley (Computer Science, 1st Place Overall), Khloe Martin (English I), Makinlee Albert (Financial Literacy), Ella Firment (Government), Gracelyn Shirley (Nutrition & Food), and Addison Jones (Spanish I).
Montgomery High School qualifiers included Jarin Gibson (U.S. History and Biology II), Sam Koss (Algebra II & English III), Daniel Reeves (Biology), Jaxon Grindstaff (Advanced Math), Andrew Blair (English IV), Jackson Munson (Health), and Jared Gibson (Nutrition & Food, 1st Place Overall).
These students were set to represent Grant Parish at the State Literary Rally held at Louisiana State University on April 18, 2026, where they were expected to compete alongside some of the top academic students in Louisiana.
District officials and school staff expressed pride in the students’ accomplishments and extended their congratulations for reaching this level of academic excellence. As the competition approached, the district noted it was eagerly anticipating the results and wishing all participants the best of luck at the state level.