Dominican Senior Jade Mason Receives $1 Million in Scholarships

St. Mary’s Dominican High School senior Jade Mason has been offered $1 million in scholarships from Western New England University, Christian Brothers University, Howard University, Xavier University of Louisiana, Tuskegee University, Loyola University New Orleans, University of Holy Cross, Fisk University, Averett University, Alabama A&M University, Hardin-Simmons University, Florida Institute of Technology, Morgan State University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, University of Southern Mississippi, Baylor University, University of New Orleans, Spring Hill College, Dillard University, Jackson State University, and The Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary Louisiana State Conference.

The Honor Roll student is a Student Ambassador, a member of National Art Honor Society, Video Production Club, Cultural and Diversity Club, Yearbook Club, Junior Engineering Technical Society, Intramurals Club, and STEM NOLA. She was a Bronze Medalist recipient in the 2023 NAACP ACT-SO New Orleans Regional competition; First Place, Dominican’s 2022 Juneteenth art contest; 2020 team member Color Guard Runner-up in the Louisiana Mississippi Color Guard and Percussion Circuit Championship.

Community volunteerism includes outreach to the homeless and community beautification. The Corpus Christ Epiphany Roman Catholic Church Youth Minister is a lector and instructs the children’s readings at Mass. The Knights of Peter Claver Junior Division member is a past inner guard, Louisiana Junior State Treasurer, and national office junior secretary/marketing specialist. At Louisiana Girls State she served as Atchafalaya District Judge. In 2024, she was named Queen of the Young Men Illinois Club.