Texas High School Names 2017 Honor Graduates VALEDICTORIAN SALUTATORIAN TOP GRADUATES TOP Richter Kane
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Texas High School Names 2017 Honor Graduates VALEDICTORIAN SALUTATORIAN TOP GRADUATES TOP RICHTER KANE She received the Award of Excellence Alexandra Michelle O’Gorman, in English and served as Editor-in-Chief the daughter of Michelle and Tommy for the Tiger Times Newspaper, earning O’Gorman, graduated eighth. First Place for Feature Piece and Opinion She is an Advanced Placement Scholar Portfolio from the Interscholastic League with Honor, Texas Scholar, Ross Perot Press Conference. STEM Academy graduate, Distinguished Anna Kate was a member of Science Achievement Program graduate and Club, Rosebuds Junior Garden Club, member of National Honor Society, Mu Young Democrats and the UIL Academic Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society Teams where she earned Fourth Place in and Quill & Scroll International Honor Ready Writing at the District competition Society for High School Journalists. and Third Place in Feature Writing at the Alex received the Award of Excellence State level. in Journalism and Academic Achievement JUSTIN JONES Anna Kate was offered academic Awards for Geometry Pre-AP, Art I Pre-AP, scholarships from Boston University and Government DC and Texas Government DC. On May 27, 2017 Texas High School Raga was offered academic scholarships She was a four-year letterman for the University of Texas - Austin. She served as Editor-in-Chief of the proudly graduated 365 students who from Boston University, New York Texas Tigers Varsity Tennis Team, serving She accepted the Billy Moses Tiger Times Online Newspaper, receiving had earned scholarship offers totaling University and University of Missouri - as Captain and receiving the Highest Scholarship, University Interscholastic Tops in Texas Awards for Feature Writing, $17,676,333. Columbia. GPA Award. She is a two-time winner of League Scholarship and an academic Editorial Writing and Page One Design Texarkana Independent School District She accepted the Interscholastic the Fighting Tiger Award, Most Valuable scholarship from Harvard University, from the Interscholastic League Press honors the District’s graduating seniors League Press Conference Scholarship, Player Award and the John Watson Award. where she will attend, majoring in English Conference and a Gold Circle Award for who have achieved superior academic Philanthropic Education Organization Individually, Ali was a Regional and writing for The Crimson. Digital Media from Columbia Scholastic performance through the Cum Laude Sisterhood Scholarship, Dallas Scottish Qualifier in Girls Doubles, Regional Press Association. System. Under this system, students earning Rite Library & Museum Scholarship, Quarterfinalist and earned Third Place in Grace Caroline Hickey, the daughter of Alex was actively involved in the UIL a high grade point average can place in one Texas Association of Journalism Educators Mixed Doubles at the Regional level. She Tara and Jay Hickey, graduated sixth. Academic Team for Ready Writing and of three categories at graduation: Summa Scholarship, Texas Association of was a District Champion in Girls Singles, She is a National Merit Commended Journalism, was a State level competitor Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude and Cum Secondary School Principals Academic District Champion in Mixed Doubles and Scholar, Texas Scholar, Ross Perot STEM for the Visual Arts Scholastic Event and Laude. Students, in effect, are competing Excellence Scholarship and the THS took Third Place at the District level for Academy graduate, and Distinguished was a member of Key Club and Rosebuds against a pre-established academic standard Volunteers in Public Schools Scholarship. Girls Singles. As a member of the Tennis Achievement Program graduate. Junior Garden Club. of excellence rather than against their peers. Raga will attend the Plan II Honors Team, Ali was instrumental in the team Grace served as Treasurer for International Alex accepted the Texas Association With the Cum Laude System, the District is Program at the University of Texas - winning four District Championships, a Thespian Society, Parliamentarian for of Journalism Educators Julia Jeffress able to recognize all deserving students for Austin, majoring in Journalism. Championship title, Finalist and Third National Honor Society and was a member Memorial Scholarship, Certificate of academic excellence upon graduation. Place finish at the Regional level and Third of Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Deafness Scholarship and an academic Texas High School recognizes as Honor Place at the State Championship. Society and Quill & Scroll Honor Society scholarship from the University of Texas - Graduates those students with weighted She was selected to the THS for High School Journalists. Austin, where she will attend, majoring in grade point averages at or above specific Homecoming Court and was actively SALUTATORIAN She was actively involved in the Tiger Communication Sciences & Disorders and benchmarks. The weighted grade point involved in the THS Thirst Project, raising Theatre Company where she was named a serving as a member of The Daily Texan system applies a weighted factor to the grade Carson Keith Jones has been named funds to build a water well in Swaziland, University Interscholastic League All-Star newspaper staff. earned by the student in the class. Higher the Salutatorian for the 2017 graduating Africa for those who do not have access to Actress. Grace served as Viewpoint and weighting factors are applied to advance class of Texas High School. He is the son of clean water. Copy Editor for the Tiger Times Newspaper Kevin Oliver Thompson, the son placement courses, dual credit courses and Rhonda and Dwayne Jones. Ali completed two Independent Research and received Tops in Texas Awards for of Steve Thompson and the late Denise pre-advanced placement courses. Summa Carson is a Texas Scholar, Ross Projects: “Peer to Peer Volunteers,” Story and Page from the Interscholastic Thompson, graduated ninth. Cum Laude recognizes those students with Perot STEM Academy graduate and a peer mentoring group for young athletes League Press Conference. He is a Texas Scholar, Ross Perot a weighted average of 155.0 or higher Distinguished Achievement Program planning on playing tennis in high school She was a member of THS Leadership, STEM Academy graduate, Distinguished which is the equivalent of a 97.6 or higher graduate. He is a member of Mu Alpha and “Are Cramps Cramping Your Style?”, Rosebuds Junior Garden Club and Achievement Program graduate and a average in standard courses and an 87.4 or Theta Mathematics Honor Society and a brochure for athletes. Student Council, serving as Student Body member of National Honor Society and Mu higher average in Pre-AP or AP courses, or a served as Vice President of National Honor She dedicated over 500 community Secretary. Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society. combination of the two. Magna Cum Laude Society. service hours to Williams United Methodist Grace was offered academic scholarships Kevin received Academic Achievement recognizes those students with a weighted Carson received Academic Achievement Church Community Café, THS VIPS Dash from University of Oklahoma, Texas Awards for Calculus AP and Biology AP. average of 150.0 or higher which is the Awards for English I Pre-AP and for Cash, Partners for Pathways Run the Christian University, Hastings College, He was an active member of Student equivalent of a 95.9 or higher average in Environmental Science AP. He was Line Marathon, Komen Texarkana Race for Rowan University, The American Academy Council, Key Club and spent his free time standard courses and an 85.8 or higher Class Representative for Student Council, the Cure and the TISD Recycling Program. of Dramatic Arts and University of Peer Coaching for various subjects. average in Pre-AP or AP courses, or a member of THS Leadership and the UIL Ali is a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Northern Colorado. He volunteered his time through many combination of the two. Cum Laude Social Studies Academic Team. Carson Church and serves as a Biology tutor. She accepted the THS Volunteers in different events such as Komen Texarkana graduates must maintain a weighted was chosen as “Most Scholarly” by his She accepted the Texas A&M Local Club Public Schools Scholarship and academic Race for the Cure, THS VIPS Dash for average of 143.0 points which is equivalent classmates during his senior year. Scholarship, Mu Alpha Theta Scholarship scholarships from Texas State University, Cash and Williams Memorial United to an average of 90 in standard courses. He was a member of the Texas Tigers and academic scholarships from Texas where she will attend as one of thirteen Methodist Church Community Café. Varsity Basketball Team and played on the A&M University - College Station, where students accepted into their Bachelor of Kevin enjoys playing soccer and Texas Tigers Varsity Football Team. she will attend, majoring in Psychology & Fine Arts Acting Class of 2021. volleyball, taking care of animals and Carson has volunteered over 1,000 Pre-Medicine in the Cornerstone Honors nature. community service hours through various Program. VALEDICTORIAN Jillian Kay Cheney, the daughter of He was offered an academic scholarship organizations and events such as: Komen Shanna and David Cheney, graduated from Texas Tech University. Anaraga Rahel Justin has been named Texarkana Race for the Cure, CASA Color Kasey Taylor Kane, the daughter of seventh. Kevin accepted an academic scholarship the Valedictorian for the 2017 graduating Run, Literacy Council of Bowie & Miller