▁Al pha ▁Th eta ▁Te en age ▁Republic ans ▁D rama ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁La ure l ▁Christian ▁D rama ▁Club ▁won ▁ 1 st ▁place ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁regional ▁and ▁state ▁levels ▁with ▁their ▁production ▁of ▁" All ▁In ▁the ▁Tim ing ." ▁The ▁team ▁also ▁received ▁a ▁" Top ▁ 5 " ▁ranking ▁at ▁the ▁S out he astern ▁Theatre ▁Conference . ▁The ▁team ▁also ▁won ▁Best ▁St rike ▁and ▁Best ▁C rew . ▁ ▁The ▁La ure l ▁Christian ▁School ▁Spe ech ▁and ▁Deb ate ▁Team ▁is ▁ranked ▁ 5 th ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁size , ▁and ▁ranked ▁ 3 rd ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁new ▁NFL ▁degrees . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁ 8 th ▁gr ader ▁Ab di ▁Mart ine z ▁won ▁ 1 st ▁place ▁on ▁both ▁state ▁and ▁regional ▁levels ▁in ▁French ▁ 1 ▁in ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁Private ▁School ▁Association ▁competition ▁hosted ▁in ▁Jackson , ▁MS . ▁And ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁as ▁a ▁fresh man , ▁he ▁won ▁ 1 st ▁place ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁regional ▁and ▁state ▁levels ▁in ▁Spanish ▁ 1 ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁M PS A . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁from ▁La ure l ▁Christian ▁High ▁School ▁have ▁often ▁rout in ely ▁taken ▁first ▁place ▁at ▁both ▁a ▁district ▁and ▁state ▁level ▁in ▁the ▁Academ ic ▁Better ment ▁Compet ition , ▁and ▁five ▁students ▁from ▁La ure l ▁Christian ▁have ▁been ▁recognized ▁as ▁National ▁Mer