Kids these days know their way around an iPhone camera. They know how to take selfies and Snapchat images that are deleted and forgotten in seconds. For this issue’s photo-centric focus, we asked students at two local schools to get behind a real camera and document one day in their lives. Included here are the images and words the students provided.
Rebecca Lawler School: St. Joseph’s Academy Year: Senior
Getting to school: “The only thing that gets me out of bed in the morning is my cup of coffee. After the drive to school, I face the biggest obstacle of the day: the stairs.”
Morning classes: After Lawler’s first hour class (World History), it’s on to second hour: English. “On this particular day, we tested games we made inspired by The Canterbury Tales.” Then, it’s on to French class.
Between classes: Lawler captured this shot of her fellow students at St. Joseph walking across campus to their next classes.
Lunchtime: “After French class, I attend the local Hunger Games, otherwise known as the lunch line.”
“Most days, I spend lunch visiting with my friends and eating.”
Afternoon classes: The second half of the day starts with Environmental Science. Then it’s off to Catholic High for choir class.
After school: When she isn’t answering phones at Kleinpeter Photography or helping out with the student-published newspaper, Student Prints, Lawler heads home for homework and much-needed sleep. “The night is usually occupied with homework and assignments I’ve written in my trusty planner. Then I crawl into my never-made bed and fall asleep.”
Jyron Walker School: The Dunham School Year: Senior
Around campus: Walker took this photo of his fellow students walking across campus.
In Physics class: Walker is an honor student with his eye on several prestigious colleges. “I want to major in math and finance in college. I like [calculus most] because it will prepare me for my future studies.”
Between classes: Walker snapped a few photos of some of his friends while walking between classes.
In the lunch line: “On game day, I enjoy eating lunch with the juniors, my teammates.”
Pep rally: As quarterback and defensive back for Dunham’s Tigers, Walker is a big presence at the school’s football pep rally.
Benjamin Leger previously served as managing editor for 225 and was the editor of its Taste section from 2012 to 2021, editing, writing and steering the direction of its food coverage in print and online. He is passionate about all things food and food journalism, and has written about the greater Baton Rouge area’s cuisine and culture for nearly two decades.
Rebecca Lawler
Jyron Walker
