Kady Benedic
As 1 of our 5 Scholarship Winners, we want to share a little bit about Kady and her accomplishments at
Pope John Paul II Catholic High School.
Kady has maintained great academic grades and has been on the Principal’s Honor Roll throughout her high school career. She was Class Vice President her 8th and 9th grade year, Class President her 11th grade year and Entire School President her Senior year. Kady is also a Student Ambassador and President of Sanctity of Like her Senior year.
Kady has also been involved with Toys for Tots, serving as a Eucharistic Minister at Sunday Masses, she a star Volleyball and Softball player throughout her high school career to name a few of her other accomplishments.
Kady plans to attend SLU in the Fall and will be majoring in Childhood Education.
We want to wish Kady the very best and we know she will carry on Avery Natal’s dreams, while achieving her own.
Congrats Kady, welcome to our foundation family!
Olivia Palmer
As 1 of our 5 Scholarship Winners, we want to share a little bit about Olivia and her accomplishments at
Pope John Paul II Catholic High School.
Olivia has maintained great academic grades and has been on the Honor Roll throughout her high school career. She has also been in the National Honor Society her Junior and Senior year and a Student Ambassador her Sophomore, Junior, and Senior year.
Olivia has also been involved with Art Club, Retreat Team, and Muti-Cultural Club to name a few of her other accomplishments.
Olivia plans to attend LSU in the Fall and will be majoring in Psychology.
We want to wish Olivia the very best and we know she will carry on Avery Natal’s dreams, while achieving her own.
Congrats Olivia, welcome to our foundation family!
Amaya Turkin
As 1 of our 5 Scholarship Winners, we want to share a little bit about Amaya and her accomplishments at Northshore High School.
Amaya has maintained amazing grades while being on the National Honor Society, Student Council, Beta Club, JAG, Blue Crew, and Senior Ambassador throughout her high school career.
Amaya plans to attend LSU in the Fall and will be majoring in Sociology & Pre-Law.
We want to wish Amaya the very best and we know she will carry on Avery Natal’s dreams, while achieving her own.
Congrats Amaya, welcome to our foundation family!
Ella Babin
As 1 of our 5 Scholarship Winners, we want to share a little bit about Ella and her accomplishments at
Pope John Paul II Catholic High School.
Ella has maintained great academic grades and has been on the National Honor Society throughout her high school career.
Ella has participated in food drives and other non-profit events, none more meaningful to her than attending the Transplant Games of America to raise awareness for organ donation as well as raising money for Team Louisiana for organ, eye, and tissue donations.
Ella plans to attend SLU in the Fall and will be majoring in Counseling/Social Work.
We want to wish Ella the very best and we know she will carry on Avery Natal’s dreams, while achieving her own.
Congrats Ella, welcome to our foundation family!
Genevieve DeBarbieris
As 1 of our 5 Scholarship Winners, we want to share a little bit about Genevieve and her accomplishments at Salmen High School.
Genevieve has maintained amazing academic grades through her high school career, one of the many reasons she was Salmen High School “Student of the Year” 2025-2026!
Just a few of her other accomplishments are Student Council, Yearbook Club, Salmen Ambassador, Tennis Team, National Honor Society, I truly could go on and on, this young lady is amazing!
Genevieve plans to attend Tulane in the Fall and will be majoring in Psychology.
We want to congratulate Genevieve for all of her hard work and dedication; we are so proud to have her as one of our 2025-26 scholarship recipients!!
We wish her the very best and we know she will carry on Avery Natal’s dreams, while achieving her own.
Congrats Genevieve, welcome to our foundation family!
