There were two members of Coushatta’s First Methodist Church who are graduates this year. One graduated from Red River High School. The other graduated from Northwestern State University.

The graduates were honored during regular Sunday morning worship. Afterward they joined members of the congregation for lunch in the fellowship hall.

Kaylee Antilley graduated at the top of her class at Red River High School. She was one of two co-salutatorians. Antilley was also a member of the Lady Bulldog Basketball team. Antilley said she plans to attend Northwestern State University to further her education.

The other graduate is Ethan Squires. On May 11, 2018, John Ethan Squires graduated from NSU with a Bachelors of Arts degree. His ambitions are to Teach English and Social Studies in the High School grades as well as coach. Ethan is a product of Red River High School and was one of the first students to complete both the TOPs scholarship curriculum and an NCCER accreditation.