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Posted:  May 22, 2008

Freshmen and Sophomore Awards

Monday, May 19, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.

MacArthur Auditorium

      

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Freshmen

One Year

Binayak Acharya

Stephanie Akpunku

Marco Becerra

Laura Blanco

Jesus Castro

Jason Frimpong

Eric Govea

Dayton Miller

Jinae Sakai

Maneesh Sanger

Wamiq Siddiqui

Matthew White

Aliscia Wright

Lynda Uzona

Devion Darden

Dominguez Ordonez

 

Two Years

Maleeka Abbas

Christopher Farris

Darrell Ford

Randy N’Kele

Michelle Nguyen

Oluwatosin Olowoyeye

 

Two Years

Pritesh Patel

Alex Ramos

Emerson Rodriquez

Andrea Sanchez

Carlos Zelaya

 

Three Years

Candace Galbreath

Rebecca Hernandez

 

Four years

Olivia De La Torre

Andrew Heller

 

Five Years

Obinna Okezie

 

Eight Years

Janeth De Los Santos

 

Nine Years

Andrew McClelland

 

Ten Years

Chelsea Raymond

Sophomores

One Year

Jessica Aguilar

Jason Albarran

Chelsea Bass

Pearl Choi

Brianna Falls

Nicole Macmurdo

Eliberto Torres

 

Two years

Dania Kanakoqui

Laila Kanakoqui

Rodrigo Pina

 

Three Years

Yazmyen Frazier

Monica Ramirez

 

Four Years

Dolly Patel

 

Five years

Riham Alsabag

Emmanuel Okelola

 

Ten Years

Adrian Barry

 

Eleven years

Deborah Kim

Community Service

Freshmen Community Service (50+ hours)

  • John Naylor  -  56 hours

  • Preston Dendy  -  89 hours

  • Eddie Brasch  - 103 hours

Sophomore Community Service (75+ hours)

  • Jiles Wolever  -  100 hours

  • Amanda Thomas  -  116.5 hours

  • Ryan Poynter  -  138.5  hours

  • MacKenzie Iffland  -  158 hours

  • Matthew Lessard  -  186.5 hours

  • Haley Arrington - 197 hours

Academic UIL Participants and Award Winners

Regional Medalist For Visual Arts Scholastic Event

  • Freshmen Brandon Barrett, Steven Rowland and Samuel Ramos

  • Sophomores Laura Martinez and Patricia Moreno

State Qualifier for Visual Arts Scholastic Event 

  • Sophomore Jessica Mitchell

Regional Medalist and State Qualifier For Visual Arts Scholastic Event

  • Sophomore Daniel Torres

Regional and State Medalist For Visual Arts Scholastic Event

  • Sophomore Haley Arrington  and Deborah Kim

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America State Leadership

  • 3rd Place – Freshmen Sarah Walker and Sophomore Eurika Sulpya

Texas State Solo and Ensemble Qualifiers

  • Freshmen Jenny Bachand         
  • Sophomores Vania Aragon and Spencer Strand

Regional Orchestra Qualifiers

  • Freshmen Kharis Genuzio , Jasmin Hernandez , Maggie Mahan,  Vincent Posival, Victoria Whitehead

Regional and Area Orchestra Qualifiers

  • Freshmen Carol Ann Lightfoot
  • Sophomore Josie Cannon

UIL Spelling & Vocabulary Regional Qualifiers

  • Freshmen Stephanie Akpunku 
  • Sophomores Daniel Vinson and Vania Aragon

UIL Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking Regional Qualifiers

  • Freshmen Zirwa Baseer

UIL Cross-Examination Debate State Qualifiers

  • Freshmen Zirwa Baseer
  • Sophomores Vania Aragon

Honor Roll

Freshmen Cum Laude Scholars - GPA of 90% to 92% for the 2007-2008 year

Binayak Acharya

Emma Catalina Diaz

Elizabeth Ugonne Okugo

Mohammad Al-Smadi

Steven Gabriel Ekpo

Donte' O. Parker

Serenity Joe Alexander

Keegan A. Everett

Jagrit Poudel

Evelyn Aragon

Sarah K. Few

Andy Saday Rodriguez

Macicela Arroyo

Anne M. Freeman

Emerson Rodriguez

Tara Beegle

Simone Marie Gale

Alan Rostro

Ashleigh Bird

Utah James Gentry

Steven Patrick Rowland

Laura Ivette Blanco

Tracey Danielle Gilbert

Shelbe Jeanette Russell

Jennifer Branch

Huda Abdelrahim Hassan

Andrea Gabriela Sanchez

Artaya Brown

Adiah L. Hicks

Juan A. Sanchez

Jalen Brown

Nam Phuong Nhat Hoang

Ashley Jenae Shields

Zachary Morgan Brown

Parris Mondrarae Johnson

Lauren Paige Sikora

Michael Wayne Burton

Jessica K. Jones

Ethan Miles Smith

Sarthak Chhettry

Emily Michelle Jordan

Franco Tak-Ming Sun

Naim Chowdhury

Corey D. Lollar

Evelyn B. Valencia

Jessica Paige Clark

Janette Terry Magee

Sofia Itzel Villarreal

Zuleyma Mercedes Caballero

Maggie E. Mahan

Amer M. Wadi

Maria Faye Davis

Cristina Menjivar

Christopher Ryan Wilkes

Jose E. DeLeon

Autumn Norris

Esmeralda Zapata

Sophomore Cum Laude Scholars - GPA of 90% to 92% for the 2007-2008 year

Lori Michelle Amerson

Christina Ann Jarboe

Avina Aleshia Rodriguez

Lauren Christine Bachand

Holly Jenkins

Spencer B. Strand

David A. Bible

Jessica Johnson

Ksanet Yohannes Terfai

Stephanie Darlene Boothe

Briana Kidder

Ray Alan Thomas

Danielle L. Candelaria

Diego Alberto Lozano

Tanner Thompson

Quashayla De Smaun Carroll

Sulema Raquel Melgar

Timothy Tran

Alice Y. Cho

Fernando Mendez, Jr.

Amanda Turnage

Christina Conlon

Ricardo Navarrette, Jr.

Laura Vazquez

Jessica Conlon

Emmanuel Tobin Okelola

Eliezer Jesai Ventura

Jessica Estrada

Jose Manuel Padilla

Ricardo Ventura

Brianna Charde' Falls

Kaylee Glenn Parker

Briseyda Villegas

Gemma Garcia

Dolly Shashikant Patel

Christopher Vose

Erica Michelle Garza

Ryan Kenneth Poynter

Marchelle Warren

Keeansia Greenwood

Zulema Ramirez

Brandi Watkins

Jasmine Victoria Hall

Cordell Rasco

Jiles Wolever

Karen Hernandez

De'vonte Robinson

 

Freshmen Magna Cum Laude Scholars - GPA of 93% to 96%

Alexandra Allen

 Mayra Ordonez Domiguez

Michelle Nzoc Nguyen

Derek Alexander Arnold

Joanne Juliet Fernandez

Ria Rahman

Edgar Jesse Arreguin

Luis Eduardo Franco

Robina Rayamajhi

Nazia Tasnim Ayub

Candace Elizabeth Galbreath

Benjamin James Roman

Patricia L. Bailey

Andrew Stephen Heller

Sheyla Amayrani Salas

Zirwa Baseer

Mariana Hernandez

Cesar L. Sanchez

Madelyn C. Beaird

Jason Edidiong Ikpatt

Maneesh K.Sanger

Cliff Robert Bereuter

Sahar Jamal

Raven Thomas

Theodore Adam Beyene

Jordan Taylor Jenkins

Dawon Lovell Turner

Lynette Ramirez Cargo

Stephen Christopher Joe

Sarah Allison Walker

Casey Lynn Chaney

Kerry Austin Jones

Corri M. Watson

Myriah Lee Colorado

Nicolas Andrew LaPuma

Jordan Nicole Williams

Katie Christine Darst

Andrew Clayton McClelland

Ellery Scott Williamson, Jr.

Christopher Aaron Del Monte

Nehlin Mehra

Johanna Zambrano

Sophomore Magna Cum Laude Scholars - GPA of 93% to 96%

Riham Alsabag

Yazmyen Frazier

Veronica Paloblanco

Vania Aragon

Anthony Lopez Guerra

Bhumi P. Patel

Haley Arrington

Haley Nicole Guerra

April Renae Price

Elizabeth Bethea

Ashley Michelle Hilton

Monica Marie Ramirez

Oscar Esquivel Castro

Ivory M. James

Libni A. Reyes

Caitlin Parker Cowart

Ricky McCain Jennings

Vanessa Yvonne Rivas

Dalaney Rae Davenport

Samuel Colin Klose

Marina Rodriguez

Taeler Christine DeHaes

Kaitlyn Leigh Hall

Karina Rosales

Mariko Leigh Dougherty

Dania Pamela Kanakoqui

Ashwin Anthony Tharappel

Michelle Joy Earley

Jessed Arturo Martinez

Cristi Wygal

Callie Edwards

Laura Christina Martinez

Anthony Xayakham

Megan H. Farrar

Karem Elizabeth Montemayor

 

Carla M. Flores

Sebastian Josue Olivera

 

Freshmen Summa Cum Laude Scholars  - 97% or higher

Stephanie Akpunku

Jennifer Bachand

Samantha Christian

James Filbeck III

Greer Gardner

Rebecca Hernandez

Oluwatosin Olowoyeye

Jinae Sakai

Top two Freshmen Academic Students

  •    #2 Stephanie Akpunku - GPA 100.58

  •    #1 Jennifer Bachand – GPA  101.07

Sophomore Summa Cum Laude Scholars  - 97% or higher

Mikayla Diane Barber

Adrian Garcia Barry

Josephine Marie Cannon

Cheryl Varghese Chamathil

Pearl Yena Choi

Andrew Philip Ellington

Mariana Franco

Mohammed Hossain

Corrie Houser

Diane Chidiadi Ihezie

Laila Paola Kanakoqui

Deborah Kim

Dolapo Oyebadejo

Jankiben Patel

Jesse Santamaria

Max Savage

Prithvi Shahi

Stoney Ray Stanley

Eurika Sulpya

Daniel Vinson

Top two Sophomore Academic Students

  •    #2 Dolapo Oyebadejo  GPA 100.04

  •    #1 Adrian Barry – GPA 100.70

Who’s Who in Subject Areas

 

9th Grade

10th Grade

ACADEMIC DECATHLON

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Adrian Barry

ART

Juan Sanchez

Haley Arrington

BAND

Andrew Heller

Spencer Strand

BUSINESS

Nestor Ayala

Christina Jarboe

CHOIR

Tara Beegle

Kaitlyn Hall

DANCE

Candace Galbreath

Dalaney Davenport

ENGLISH

Jenny Bachand

Max Savage

ESL

Betzaida Marquez

Alejandro Arce

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

Sarah Walker

Briseyda Villegas

FRENCH

Robina Rayamajhi

Timothy Tran

LATIN

Alexandra Allen

Corrie Houser

MATH

Jinae Sakai

Adrian Barry

MARKETING EDUCATION

Jasmine Phillips

Amanda Thomas

ORCHESTRA

Carol Ann Lightfoot

Riham Alsabag

SCIENCE

Jinae Sakai

Stoney Stanley

SOCIAL STUDIES

Rebecca Hernandez

Elizer Ventura

SPANISH

Cesar Sanchez

Taryn Thompson

SPEECH

ZIRWA BASEER

VANIA ARAGON

TECHNOLOGY

Gustavo Miralda

Daniel Vinson

THEATER ARTS

Carol Ann Lightfoot

Brianna Kidder

Athletic UIL Participants and Award Winners

Boy’s and Girl’s Basketball 

  • Honorable Mention All District – Sophomore Darius Anderson
  • 1st Team All-District - Sophomore Rickey Scott
  • All Region 1st team and All State Sophomore Odyssey Sims

Boys and Girl’s Track Regional Qualifiers

  • Freshmen Elizabeth Okugo
  • Sophomores Patrick Adams, Keeansia Greenwood, Danielle Candelaria and Odyssey Sims  

Girls Cross Country Regional Qualifiers

  • Freshmen Lacie Goodwin      
  • Sophomores  Marianna Franco and Avina Rodriguez 

Volleyball

  • 2nd Team All-District - Sophomore Danielle Candelaria 
  • 1st Team All-District - Freshmen Katie Darst  

Volleyball  All-District Academic selections

  • Freshman  Katie Darst and Nam Hoang
  • Sophomores Callie Edwards, Brianna Falls,  Corrie Houser, and  Diane Ihezie

Soccer

  • 2nd Team All Distict- Sophomore Salvador Rosales

Gymnastics

  • Regional Qualifier - Freshmen Barrett Carpenter
  • Regional Qualifier - Sophomore Sebastian Olivera
  • The girls team also qualified for regionals.  Team members included Freshmen Bri Allen

Baseball

  • Honorable Mention All-District Outfield - Freshmen Nico Lapuma

Girls Golf Regional Qualifiers

  • Team members included Sophomores Deborah Kim, Jessica Mitchell, and Ruby Torres

Most Outstanding in Sports

 

 

9th Grade

10th Grade

BASEBALL

MOST OUTSTANDING

Nico Lapuma

Stoney Stanley

BOYS BASKETBALL

MOST OUTSTANDING

Derek Arnold

Rickey Scott

GIRLS BASKETBALL

MOST OUTSTANDING

Ivory Coleman

Odyssey Sims

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

MOST OUTSTANDING

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Carlos Reyes, Jr

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

MOST OUTSTANDING

Lacie Goodwin

Avina Rodriquez

FOOTBALL

MOST OUTSTANDING

Jason Frimpong

James Sims

BOYS GOLF

MOST OUTSTANDING