Bristol County Agricultural High School announces top 10 seniors and graduates for 2026

Bristol County Agricultural High School has announced their top 10 seniors and graduates for 2026.

1. Lauren Decoste (Valedictorian)

Lauren was in the Equine Science program at Bristol County Agricultural High School. She has served as the Class of 2026 Vice President, student worker, treasurer of the student council, student ambassador, member of the equestrian drill team, varsity girls’ basketball player, student representative, member of the National Honor Society, and a member of the FFA Horse Evaluation team, where she received a Gold Emblem at the 2025 National Competition. Lauren will be attending Cornell University in the fall to major in Animal Science with a concentration in Integrative Physiology and Nutrition. She was selected to serve as a Cornell Tradition Fellow. 

2. Mason Tavares (Salutatorian)

Mason served as Class President, Student Advisor of the FFA, and Treasurer of the National Honor Society while on Co-Op at Anchor Animal Hospital. He will attend Cornell University, where he will study Animal Science in the Pre-Veterinary Concentration. 

3. Molly Labrie

Molly majored in Veterinary Science and served as Secretary of the National Honor Society and a student ambassador. She participated in varsity volleyball and served as captain of the varsity basketball and softball teams. Molly will be attending the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the fall, studying animal science on a pre-vet track, and afterwards hopes to attend veterinary school to become a veterinarian.  

4. Natalie Minster

Natalie Minster is graduating from the Livestock and Dairy Management program. Throughout her high school career, she played for the freshman and varsity volleyball teams, served as a student ambassador, student worker, and MDAR Ag Youth Council Member. During her senior year, she acted as a Varsity Volleyball Captain and president of the Bristol chapter of the National Honor Society. She has been accepted to and started a 5-month Stewardship program at Polyface Farms, VA, where she will spend her next few months learning the ins and outs of regenerative meatbird production and butchering. She plans to take what she learns through this program and pursue a career in Regenerative Agriculture. 

5. Jennifer St. Laurent

Jennifer is a senior in Equine Science at Bristol Aggie and actively involved in the BA Book Club as the social media manager, the BCAHS Equestrian Drill Team, and the George Gilbert Chapter of the National Honor Society as chapter Historian. In addition to being an honors student, Jennifer took 4 AP courses along with dual enrollment classes through Bristol Community College. Jennifer is enrolled at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for animal science on a pre-vet track, and plans to become a livestock or exotic veterinarian. 

6. Alexis Macleod

Alexis MacLeod was a student in the Arboriculture program at Bristol Aggie. She was very involved in major and competed in the New England chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture Climbing Competition, where she took 2nd place as a sixteen-year-old student. She also served as captain of the girls lacrosse team for 2 years, was an active member of FFA, participated on the varsity girls soccer team, served as the wrestling team photographer, and was a member of the National Honor Society. She plans on spending the summer in the Hamptons working for Whitmores Inc. before attending the University of Massachusetts Amherst for Arboriculture and Community Forest Management in the fall. 

7. Phoenix Olivier

Phoenix was an active member of the community as a volunteer, Eagle Scout, the senior class representative, and FFA parliamentarian. She plans to travel abroad and pursue a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical engineering. 

8. Sophia Tavares

Sophia is a senior in the Veterinary Science program at Bristol County Agricultural High School and participated in the co-op program, where she gained hands-on experience working as a Veterinary Technician Assistant. She has been actively involved in FFA Dairy Judging, Student Council, Student Government, and the National Honor Society. Sophia will attend the University of New Hampshire this fall to study Animal Science with a focus on dairy management on a pre-veterinary track, with the goal of attending veterinary school in the future. 

9. Faith Flateau

A Livestock and Dairy Management major, Faith is a part of the FFA Dairy Judging 2026 national team and the school 4-H club. Outside of school, she is in three other 4-H clubs where she serves as the president, vice president, and junior leader for the different clubs. After graduation, Faith plans to work at FoxRock Farms, where she will be taking care of their livestock. 

10. Izabel Znoj

Izabel is the Varsity Team Captain of the Softball team, in the National Honor Society, on the Honor Roll 2022-2026, a Student Ambassador, and enrolled in three AP courses. She has committed to Bridgewater State University on a full tuition scholarship to pursue a degree in Elementary Education. Izabel intends to become an elementary school teacher and eventually have a small farm of her own.  

Here is the complete list of Bristol Aggie’s 2026 graduating class