The fifth-grade nominees for the 2008-2009 Student of the Year award included (front row, left to right) Keely Johnson, Lake Pontchartrain Elementary, Omar Herrera, East St. John Elementary, Lori Chen, LaPlace Elementary, (back row, left to right) Jainishia Zeno, Garyville/Mt. Airy Magnet, Kirione Watkins, Fifth Ward Elementary, and Maya Trench, West St. John Elementary. Not pictured is Cobi Smith, John L. Ory Magnet.