Texas High School Names 2014 Honor Graduates
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Texas High School Names 2014 Honor Graduates VALEDICTORIAN SALUTATORIAN TOP GRADUATES TOP MARKHAM SCHOEN Oklahoma, Fordham University, Arizona Society, French Honor Society and National State University, University of Arizona, Honor Society, serving as President. Vanderbilt University, Harvard University, Vernicia received Academic Awards in Lyon College, Texas State University, Algebra II Pre-AP and English I Pre-AP, University of Mary-Hardin Baylor, served on the UIL Academic Team for University of Central Florida, University Speech & Debate and earned top honors of Missouri and Texas A&M University- and ratings in French, Advanced French Texarkana. Poetry and Extemporaneous Reading. He accepted the National Achievement She was actively involved in TigerVision, Scholarship, National Dunbar Alumni serving as President. Vernicia was selected Association Scholarship, Delta Sigma as the 2014 Student Television Network Theta Scholarship, B. C. Green Scholarship Student of the Year Runner-Up, Newtek NORTON HALL from St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church “All American Bowl” Video Crew member On June 7, 2014 Texas High School Ben was offered scholarships from 20 Member and Treasurer of the Interact and an academic scholarship from Stanford and placed third in the Texas Department proudly graduated 362 students who outstanding universities. He accepted the Club. As a member of the French Club University, where he will attend, majoring of Transportation Distracted Driving had earned scholarship offers totaling Texas Association of Secondary Principals she earned top placements in the Arkansas in Human Biology and Pre-Medicine. PSA and for National Student Television $15,378,938. Award, Texas High School VIPS Award, American Association of Teachers of Network Live Reporting. Texarkana Independent School District Freshman Valedictorian Award and French competitions. Lindsey Nicole Gore, daughter of Cindy She is a graduate of Leadership honors the district’s graduating seniors McCombs School of Business Honors Kristen was a four-year member of the and Derrell Gore, graduated sixth. She is Texarkana’s “Today’s Youth, Tomorrow’s who have achieved superior academic Scholar Award from the University of Texas HighSteppers earning the Spirit a Distinguished Achievement Program Leaders”, Founding Chairman and performance through the Cum Laude Texas at Austin, where he will attend in the Award, Highest GPA, Spirit of ADTS graduate, AP Scholar with Distinction, President of Interact Club, Secretary of System. Under this system, students earning fall, majoring in Business. and Honorable Mention for All-American Ross Perot STEM Academy graduate, Rosebud Junior Garden Club and member a high grade point average can place in one of dancer. Katelyn was offered academic Texas Scholar, member of the Mu Alpha of Calculus Club, International Club, three categories at graduation: Summa Cum scholarships from Abilene Christian Theta Mathematics Honor Society and Statistics Club, Young Philanthropists Laude, Magna Cum Laude and Cum Laude. University, Baylor University, Southern National Honor Society. Club, French Club and Key Club. Students, in effect, are competing against SALUTATORIAN Arkansas University and Texas A&M Lindsey received the Awards of Vernicia was offered academic a pre-established academic standard of University-Texarkana Excellence in Foreign Language, and was scholarships from Baylor University, excellence rather than against their peers. Kristen Nicole Hall, the Salutatorian She accepted the Ellene Johnson Rosebud a member and Regional Qualifier of the Houston Baptist University, University With the Cum Laude System, the District is of the 2014 graduating class of Texas High Scholarship, Lone Star Aggie Mom’s Club Lady Tigers Varsity Cross Country Team, of Mary-Hardin Baylor and Southern able to recognize all deserving students for School, is the daughter of Paula and Roger Scholarship, THS VIPS Scholarship and setting a record for the 3200 meter relay. Arkansas University. academic excellence upon graduation. Hall. She is a National Merit Commended Texas HighSteppers Scholarship. She was actively involved in French Club, She accepted the Johnny Green Sports Texas High School recognizes as Honor Scholar, Advanced Placement Scholar Katelyn will attend Texas A&M Psychology Club, Interact Club, Student Writers Scholarship, Daughters of the Graduates those students with weighted with Honors, Distinguished Achievement University-College Station and has been Council, Calculus Club, Statistics Club and American Revolution Good Citizen grade point averages at or above specific Program Graduate, Ross Perot STEM accepted into the College of Architecture. Rosebud Junior Garden Club. Scholarship and an academic scholarship benchmarks. The weighted grade point Academy Graduate, Texas Scholar and She will major in Architecture & Graphic Lindsey participated in the Texarkana from Southern Methodist University, system applies a weighted factor to the member of National Honor Society and Mu Design. Community Ballet, Rotary Youth where she will attend, majoring in Political grade earned by the student in the class. Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society. Leadership Award Camp and UAMS Science. Higher weighting factors are applied to She received Academic Awards in Sydney Noelle Schoen, daughter of Medical Applications of Science for Health. advance placement courses, dual credit Art History AP, Algebra II Pre-AP, Vanessa and Dennis Schoen graduated She was offered academic scholarships Joshua Lie Klein, son of Ying and courses and pre-advanced placement Calculus AB AP, Chemistry I Pre-AP, fourth. She is a Distinguished Achievement from Baylor University. Robert Klein, graduated ninth. He is a courses. Summa Cum Laude recognizes Choir, Communication Applications, Program graduate, Advanced Placement Lindsey accepted the American Heart Distinguished Achievement Program those students with a weighted average of Psychology AP, Statistics AP and World Scholar with Honor, Ross Perot STEM Association Scholarship, Miss Texas High graduate, Ross Perot STEM Academy 155.0 or higher which is the equivalent of a Histor y A P. Academy graduate, Texas Scholar, member Scholarship, Nancy Harris Scholarship, John graduate, Texas Scholar, Historian of Mu 97.6 or higher average in standard courses Kristen was a four-year letterman and of Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Nance Henry Scholarship and an academic Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society, and an 87.4 or higher average in Pre-AP Captain of the Texas High TigerSharks Society, National Honor Society and scholarship from University of Texas- Quill and Scroll International Honorary or AP courses, or a combination of the earning the Academic All-American President of Quill and Scroll International Dallas, where she will attend, majoring in Society and Treasurer of National Honor two. Magna Cum Laude recognizes those award. She was a Regional Finalist, named Honorary Society for High School Neuroscience and Pre-Medicine. Society. students with a weighted average of 150.0 Most Valuable Freshman and received the Journalists. Josh received the Award of Excellence or higher which is the equivalent of a 95.9 Coach’s Award for Exemplary Character. She was a three-year member of the UIL William Taylor Potter, son of Rebecca in Social Studies and an Academic Award or higher average in standard courses and Kristen served as Treasurer for the Journalism Team, earning District and and Tommy Potter, graduated seventh. in AP Physics II. He was Staff Writer, an 85.8 or higher average in Pre-AP or AP Rosebud Junior Garden Club, President Regional Placement in Editorial Writing, He is an Advanced Placement Scholar, Viewpoint Writer and Co-Editor-in-Chief courses, or a combination of the two. Cum of the Statistics Club and member of the Feature Writing and News Writing. Sydney Distinguished Achievement Program of the Tiger Times Newspaper earning the Laude graduates must maintain a weighted Calculus Club. She is a 14-year dance was named as an All-State Journalism graduate, Ross Perot STEM Academy Texas Student Achievement Award, and average of 143.0 points which is equivalent student at the Judith McCarty School of Staff Member and to the National graduate, Texas Scholar, member of Mu being named to the Journalism Honor Roll to an average of 90 in standard courses. Dance and member of First Baptist Church Scholastic Press Association Honor Roll. Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society, and Publications Honor Roll. of Wake Village. She served as Staff Writer, Co-View National Honor Society and Quill and As a four-year letterman for the Kristen was offered the President’s Gold Point Writer, and Co-Editor in Chief of the Scroll International Honorary Society TigerSharks Swim Team, Josh was Scholar Award from Baylor University, the Tiger Times Newspaper receiving TOPS in for High School Journalists, serving as named an Academic All-American by VALEDICTORIAN Cambridge Scholar Award from Rhodes Texas and other top three placements from Secretary. the National Interscholastic Swimming College and the Dean’s Award from Texas Interscholastic League Press Conference Taylor was an Award of Excellence Coaches Association. He was an All-State Fred Reuben Norton III has been Christian University. and Colombia Scholastic Press Association recipient in Journalism and received Team Member for the 200 Medley Relay, named the Valedictorian of the 2014 She accepted the Bill Lively Scholarship in Newspaper and Yearbook. 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