Scotlandville Students Earn National Recognition
Three Scotlandville Magnet High School students had their research poster proposal preselected for the CADCA Coalition Ideas Fair.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Secondary Education
Three students from Scotlandville Magnet High School in Baton Rouge earned national recognition after their research poster proposal was preselected for the CADCA Coalition Ideas Fair. The students developed a data-based, student-led prevention framework addressing substance use challenges in North Baton Rouge.
Why it matters
The recognition highlights student-led work tackling substance use in North Baton Rouge through data-driven prevention. The students will carry their framework to a national stage, bringing local youth perspectives into a national conversation on prevention.
Three students were recognized through the CADCA Coalition Ideas Fair, a preselection process for the 37th Annual CADCA National Leadership Forum. The source does not report measured results from the prevention framework.
The players
CADCA
The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America is a national organization that supports community coalitions working on substance use prevention.
Coach LaDonna Washington
Washington is the Health Occupations Students of America advisor who led the students through the prevention framework project.
The details
Under the leadership of Health Occupations Students of America advisor Coach LaDonna Washington, the students developed a prevention framework led by students and based on data. The framework addresses substance use challenges in North Baton Rouge and was selected through the CADCA Coalition Ideas Fair preselection process.
Timeline
November 5, 2026: Students' national recognition is announced.
February 2027: Students present at the 37th Annual CADCA National Leadership Forum in National Harbor, Maryland.
Youth Prevention Pipeline
The students' selection through the CADCA Coalition Ideas Fair places a Baton Rouge high school project within the national CADCA National Leadership Forum, which convenes prevention professionals and youth advocates. The recognition extends that forum's push to elevate student voices in substance-use prevention.
Students and families in North Baton Rouge may see school-based prevention efforts addressing substance use expand as local students gain national visibility. The recognition offers a model of student-led, data-driven approaches that local schools can observe and consider.
The takeaway
Student-led projects grounded in local data can earn national attention and offer practical models for prevention. Families and educators interested in similar programs can look to school advisors and coalition ideas fairs as entry points.
What happens next
Students will present their prevention framework at the 37th Annual CADCA National Leadership Forum in February 2027.
Further reading
Explore more on Secondary Education for related school-based programs in the region.
Source note: This article includes information reported by WBRZ.
