- Houston Independent School District
- Class of 2013 Valedictorians, Salutatorians
- High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
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Taylor Ross
Taylor Ross—High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Taylor Ross is a product of Wesley Elementary and a middle school in Cypress Fairbanks ISD. She plans to major in sociology at Brown University, where she will use the Questbridge National College Match Scholarship she received. Ross lists her favorite subject as Advanced Placement English literature, and her hobbies as reading, writing, and dancing.
Ross is a member of the Business Professionals of America, the National Honor Society, Student Council, and the Texas Business Alliance. She also serves as captain of the cheerleading squad, president of Ladies of Justice, and president of Students Against Drugs. She won a Mickey Leland Kibbutzim Internship to travel to Israel as a junior, and she has been recognized for her exemplary academic performance in debate and government.Kristin GerhartKristin Gerhart—High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Kristin Gerhart has served as a corps commander, first brigade adjutant, and corps command sergeant major in the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC). She attended Sinclair Elementary and Hamilton Middle schools before graduating from HSLECJ.
Gerhart is active in her school’s chapter of the National Honor Society. She plans to attend Texas A&M University in the fall, where she will pursue a degree in education, with a focus on special education. She lists science as her favorite subject and some of her interests as photography and reading.