Maria Guay

Majoring in English(Writing)
Mississippi College, Class of 2024
From Ponchatoula, LA

Education

Mississippi College
Ponchatoula High School

Maria in the News

Maria Guay of Ponchatoula Named to the Spring 2024 President's List at Mississippi College

Maria Guay of Ponchatoula was named to the Spring 2024 President's List at Mississippi College. The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the president's list after the close of ...

May, 28 2024 - Verified by Mississippi College

Maria Guay of Ponchatoula Named to the Fall 2023 President's List at Mississippi College

Maria Guay of Ponchatoula was named to the Fall 2023 President's List at Mississippi College. The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the president's list after the close of fa...

January, 19 2024 - Verified by Mississippi College

Maria Guay of Ponchatoula Named to the Spring 2023 President's List at Mississippi College

Maria Guay of Ponchatoula was named to the Spring 2023 President's List at Mississippi College. The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the president's list after the close of f...

May, 31 2023 - Verified by Mississippi College

Maria Guay of Ponchatoula Named to the Fall 2022 President's List at Mississippi College

Maria Guay of Ponchatoula was named to the Fall 2022 President's List at Mississippi College. The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the president's list after the close of fa...

January, 10 2023 - Verified by Mississippi College

Maria Guay, a member of Swannanoa Social Tribe

Maria Guay is being recognized by Swannanoa Social Tribe for being an active member. Swannanoa is a social and service organization that joined Mississippi College in 1954. We Will Go Ministries s...

October, 19 2022 - Verified by Mississippi College

Maria Guay of Ponchatoula Named to the Spring 2022 President's List at Mississippi College

Maria Guay of Ponchatoula was named to the Spring 2022 President's List at Mississippi College. The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the president's list after the close of ...

May, 26 2022 - Verified by Mississippi College

Maria Guay Named to the Fall 2021 President's List at Mississippi College

Maria Guay was named to the Fall 2021 President's List at Mississippi College. The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the president's list after the close of fall and spring s...

February, 04 2022 - Verified by Mississippi College

Maria Guay Named to the Spring 2021 President's List at Mississippi College

Maria Guay was named to the Spring 2021 President's List at Mississippi College. The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the president's list after the close of fall and spring...

June, 14 2021 - Verified by Mississippi College

Maria Guay of Ponchatoula Named to the Fall 2020 President's List at Mississippi College

Maria Guay of Ponchatoula (70454) Named to the Fall 2020 President's List at Mississippi College The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the president's list after the close of ...

January, 19 2021 - Verified by Mississippi College

Maria Guay Joins the Mississippi College Family

Maria Guay of Ponchatoula, LA is among the new students who enrolled at Mississippi College for the Fall 2020 semester. As MC begins its 195th academic year, students returned to traditional class...

September, 18 2020 - Verified by Mississippi College

Achievements Added by Maria

Maria Guay was recognized for earning an academic award

Academic Key Medals are awarded to students who have demonstrated academic excellence in a specific discipline throughout their time at Ponchatoula High School. Teachers from their respective disciplines have submitted a brief explanation of each student's contributions and achievements that have earned them this esteemed honor. The English Key is given to one senior who has a 4.0 GPA, has earned an A in both English IV Honors Dual Enrollment 101 and 102, and has demonstrated excellence in college writing through the expression of ideas, language use, and unique perspective and authentic voice.

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Maria Guay was recognized for earning a scholarship

The Ponchatoula Chamber of Commerce Scholarship is given to four high school students planning to attend a four-year university or technical college who have exemplified leadership qualities, academic achievements, and community involvement.

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Maria Guay was recognized for earning a scholarship

Students with an ACT score of 29 or higher are considered Presidential Scholars, the highest academic award, at Mississippi College. All Presidential Scholars are invited to compete in the Presidential Scholarship Interview Competition for the opportunity to be chosen for additional scholarships. I was awarded the President Scholarship with Distinction.

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Maria Guay was recognized for graduating

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Maria Guay was recognized for earning an academic award

Summa Cum Laude recognizes students with a 4.0 GPA. I was ranked #1 out of my graduating class.

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Activities

National Honor Society

The Ponchatoula chapter of National Honor Society, or NHS, honors students with at least a 3.75 GPA on the 4.0 scale, made significant service contributions to their school and community, and demonstrate high standards of morality, discipline, and reliability.

Spring 2018 - Spring 2020 - Ponchatoula High School

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Greenback Staff

The Greenback Staff is the school's yearbook organization. Staff members are expected to take and collect photographs from school events, conduct student interviews, and design pages highlighting important events throughout the school year. For my second year on staff, I was selected to be the Editor-in-Chief of the 2018/2019 book. As Editor-in-Chief, in addition to all of the normal responsibilities of staff members, I oversaw the entire staff's work and progress, offered design input, edited all spreads before submission, and performed business tasks. The book I served as Editor-in-Chief for was a national award-winning book.

Fall 2017 - Spring 2019 - Ponchatoula High School

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Student Council

Student Council is the student governing body, consisting of general members and an executive board who make decisions regarding student activities on campus. Student Council hosts the Homecoming dance, creates spirit week and football game themes, and provides aid to other organizations on campus. As Student Council President my senior year, I initiated an annual social awareness project, focusing on mental health awareness. Through Student Council, I had the opportunity to attend two Louisiana Association of Student Councils (LASC) summer workshops and state conventions, where I was elected to serve as the LASC District II Parliamentarian in 2018.

Fall 2016 - Summer 2019 - Ponchatoula High School

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Interact

Interact Club, a junior organization of Rotary International, is dedicated to serving the local community. We often partner with our local Rotary chapter to help put on and volunteer at community events.

Fall 2016 - Spring 2020 - Ponchatoula High School

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Sigma Science Club

Sigma is a science club at PHS for all students interested in any field of science. Sigma meets once a week to discuss a specific topic and perform an experiment relating to it.

Fall 2016 - Fall 2018 - Ponchatoula High School

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Louisiana Girls State

Louisiana Girls State, or LAGS, is a summer workshop with the goal of developing leadership and pride in American citizens, educate delegates about state and national systems of government, instill a greater understanding of American traditions, and stimulate a desire to maintain the democratic process. Citizens must exemplify high moral character, interest in current events, strong leadership qualities, and an above-average scholastic standing.

Ponchatoula High School

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Alpha Psi Omega

Alpha Psi Omega is a national theatre honor society for participants in collegiate theatre. Members have shown exemplary interest and involvement in all aspects of theatre and performance. The purpose of Alpha Psi Omega is to encourage dramatic production at every step in a person's academic career.

Mississippi College

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Work Experience

Barista at Courtyard Cafe

As a barista, I greeted and helped customers, created hand-crafted custom drinks, and prepared crepes and bagels made to order for customers.

May 2020 - Present

Projects + Publications

Pause

"Pause" is the Ponchatoula High School yearbook for the 2018 school year. "Pause" encourages readers to stop and enjoy the small moments that are often missed as life flies by. I was selected to be the Editor-in-Chief of this yearbook. This book was selected by Herff Jones to be featured in "The Best of Herff Jones," an annually published book that highlights the best yearbooks produced by schools.

August 2019 - Publications

From All Angles

"From All Angles" is the Ponchatoula High School yearbook for the 2017 school year. Although I was just a general staff member, I contributed greatly to the design of the book, from introducing the thematic concept, finding ways to incorporate the theme of the book into each spread, choosing specific design elements that matched the theme, and designing the book cover. My photography was not only featured on my spreads, but also on numerous spreads throughout the book.

August 2018 - Publications

Curriculum Vitae

Theatre Resume

Badges Awarded