Red River High School Juniors Rafe Suggs and Shelby Pickett were recently honored by the Masonic Lodge with the Honesty and Integrity Award. Both were recognized at the annual gathering of members.

Rafe Suggs is the son of Jeffrey and Christy Cannon Suggs. He currently has a GPA of 4.2 and recently scored 25 on his ACT. He is completing his third college course this semester and plans to attend college at ULL or ULM majoring in kinesiology with a focus in sports training/therapy. Rafe plays on the offensive line for the Bulldogs football team and plays infield on the RR Baseball team. He serves as an officer of RRHS 4-H and a member of the Junior Leaders. During 4-H U last summer, he competed as part of a team in sports broadcasting and placed 6th in the state. They plan to return this summer and take first. He is an active member of First Baptist Coushatta.

Shelby Pickett is the daughter of Autumn McCoy. She is an honor roll student and is currently on the Superintendent’s List. She plays shortstop on the Lady Bulldogs Softball team and enjoys summer softball league. She’s also a member of the golf team since fourth grade. Shelby is considering teaching and fine arts degrees at Northwestern State University. She is currently in the ED Rising program at RRHS. Shelby is the treasure for Junior Leaders and is also on the Student Council. She is a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Martin.