June 25, 2012
Each year the Board of Education recognizes distinguished seniors from HISD high schools in recognition of their total accomplishments exemplified by their character, academic achievement, leadership, and service. Selection is made by a school committee appointed by the principal and the award is presented by the board trustee during commencement exercises. An outstanding young man and young woman are selected as well as up to five honorable mention students from each high school. This year’s recipients are:
Advanced Virtual Academy
Maira Adame – Outstanding Young Woman
Juan Aguilar – Outstanding Young Man
Raul Perez – Honorable Mention
Margena Hunter – Honorable Mention
Pierra Rukata – Honorable Mention
Montgomery Gibson – Honorable Mention
Shaquila Davis – Honorable Mention
Stephen F. Austin High School
Evelyn Duarte – Outstanding Young Woman
Genry Santibanez – Outstanding Young Man
Andres Banuelos – Honorable Mention
Melanie Guevara – Honorable Mention
Nalleli Hidalgo – Honorable Mention
Lorena Lozano – Honorable Mention
Edna C. Ruiz Rodriguez – Honorable Mention
Bellaire High School
Neha Reddy – Outstanding Young Woman
Robin Go – Outstanding Young Man
Vincent Su – Honorable Mention
Denes Marton – Honorable Mention
Weiting Ji – Honorable Mention
Alyssa Blackburn – Honorable Mention
Carrie Li – Honorable Mention
Andrew Carnegie Vanguard High School
Camryn Burkins – Outstanding Young Woman
Jonas Actor – Outstanding Young Man
Darius Altman – Honorable Mention
Carthal Anderson – Honorable Mention
Ian Christie – Honorable Mention
Rebecca Foreman – Honorable Mention
Aaron Schaer – Honorable Mention
Challenge Early College High School
Keyana Monia Simmons – Outstanding Young Woman
Paul Alonso Chavez – Outstanding Young Man
Kyana Ase Freeman – Honorable Mention
Luis Mauricio – Honorable Mention
Joe Resendiz – Honorable Mention
Jasmine Louise Suryawan – Honorable Mention
Kristine Faith Valencia – Honorable Mention
César Chávez High School
Thao Nguyen – Outstanding Young Woman
Jesse Tapia – Outstanding Young Man
Norma Arroyo – Honorable Mention
De'shawna Sherman – Honorable Mention
Andy Salazar – Honorable Mention
Maria Reza – Honorable Mention
Kenneth Weems – Honorable Mention
Jefferson Davis High School
Bethzabe Martinez – Outstanding Young Woman
Isai Castelan – Outstanding Young Man
John Fuentes – Honorable Mention
Madeline Pearson – Honorable Mention
Joann Chagolla – Honorable Mention
Eli Cruz – Honorable Mention
Ansel Lara – Honorable Mention
Michael E. DeBakey High School
Adriana Pantazis– Outstanding Young Woman
Cameron Holmes – Outstanding Young Man
Muhammad Jalal – Honorable Mention
Jia-Hsun Lu – Honorable Mention
Somtochi Okafor – Honorable Mention
Van Tran – Honorable Mention
Bamidele Omidiran – Honorable Mention
DeVry Advantage Academy and Contemporary Learning Center at HP Carter
Chiquita Demas – Outstanding Young Woman
Roman Reyes – Outstanding Young Man
Jasmine Romo– Honorable Mention
East Early College High School
Evelyn V. Hinojosa – Outstanding Young Woman
Salvino Gonzalez – Outstanding Young Man
Madeline Castilla – Honorable Mention
Sarita Benavides– Honorable Mention
Eastwood Academy
Graciela Martinez – Outstanding Young Woman
William Solomon – Outstanding Young Man
Arnold Luna – Honorable Mention
Carlos Martinez – Honorable Mention
Kimberly Ochoa – Honorable Mention
Rosie Rebollar – Honorable Mention
Jadeely Salinas – Honorable Mention
Energized for STEM Academy
Perla Gonzales – Outstanding Young Woman
De’Andrez Johnson – Outstanding Young Man
Kimberly R. Beltran – Honorable Mention
John Charles Ward – Honorable Mention
Mitanshu Shukla – Honorable Mention
Danh Nguyen – Honorable Mention
Ebbert Furr High School
Taylor York-Briscoe – Outstanding Young Woman
Ray Ochoa – Outstanding Young Man
Shelly Morales – Honorable Mention
Jennifer Gonzales – Honorable Mention
Davion Antwine – Honorable Mention
Francisco Hernandez – Honorable Mention
Diana Orapeza – Honorable Mention
High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Nallely Prudencio-Olvera – Outstanding Young Woman
Paul Trinidad – Outstanding Young Man
Wady Rahbani-Chavez – Honorable Mention
Odis Moreno – Honorable Mention
Sigourney Huizar – Honorable Mention
Alexander Kampf – Honorable Mention
Adriana Castaneda – Honorable Mention
High School for Performing and Visual Arts
Laura Lisk – Outstanding Young Woman
Spencer Shen – Outstanding Young Man
Daniel James Moore – Honorable Mention
Alicia Garza – Honorable Mention
Corwin Stoddard – Honorable Mention
Amanda M. Jacobsen – Honorable Mention
Jennifer Lynn Carson – Honorable Mention
Hope Academy Charter
Myunique Anderson – Outstanding Young Woman
Joshua Heads – Outstanding Young Man
Datrick Baty – Honorable Mention
Tiffany Banks – Honorable Mention
Azya Higgins – Honorable Mention
Juqaim Barthen – Honorable Mention
Landre Sanders– Honorable Mention
Houston Academy for International Studies
Elizabeth Flores – Outstanding Young Woman
Daniel Perry Anderson – Outstanding Young Man
Crystal Sade Sowemimo – Honorable Mention
Mary Esmeralda Gonzales – Honorable Mention
Cindy Marina Aranjo – Honorable Mention
Treveon Roshard Williams – Honorable Mention
Dominisha Diane Felder – Honorable Mention
Jesse Jones High School
Rosaura Reyes – Outstanding Young Woman
Gabriel Galvan – Outstanding Young Man
Tanesha S. Barnett – Honorable Mention
Yazmin R. Gonzalez – Honorable Mention
Rodrick D. Hawkins – Honorable Mention
David Lopez Jr. – Honorable Mention
Sandy Trejo – Honorable Mention
Barbara Jordan High School for Careers
Cha'Mar O'Neal Henderson – Outstanding Young Woman
Esther Kentish – Outstanding Young Man
Aaliyah Mason – Honorable Mention
Rodrigo Herrera – Honorable Mention
Patricia Cardenas – Honorable Mention
Vaughn Fontenette – Honorable Mention
Sade Brown – Honorable Mention
Kashmere High School
Kaylin Renell McNary – Outstanding Young Woman
Marquis J'qard Sawyer – Outstanding Young Man
Mariah Gallien – Honorable Mention
Belinda Glenn – Honorable Mention
Francisco Perez – Honorable Mention
Kirsten Petitt – Honorable Mention
Adoile Turner– Honorable Mention
Mirabeau B. Lamar High School
Brette Lauren Machiorlette – Outstanding Young Woman
Steven Sannoh – Outstanding Young Man
Alex Wheeler – Honorable Mention
Samuel Gonzales-Luna – Honorable Mention
Selina Khwaja – Honorable Mention
Jennifer Chavez – Honorable Mention
Mikhaela Stavrinou – Honorable Mention
Lee High School
Celeste Carpio – Outstanding Young Woman
Jianbin Yu – Outstanding Young Man
Michel Vidal – Honorable Mention
Jeremy Arcola – Honorable Mention
Juan Martinez – Honorable Mention
Karlycia Garner – Honorable Mention
Mercedes Sellers – Honorable Mention
James Madison High School
Khadijah Z. Artis – Outstanding Young Woman
Jorge Alvarado-Vasquez – Outstanding Young Man
Jamarcus Burks – Honorable Mention
Kyra Johnson – Honorable Mention
Maria Lumbreras – Honorable Mention
Raquel Rincon – Honorable Mention
Jairo Vera – Honorable Mention
Charles H. Milby High School
Guadelupe Orozco – Outstanding Young Woman
Rodney O’Neal Young – Outstanding Young Man
Janet Aide Perez – Honorable Mention
Adrian Arevalo – Honorable Mention
Maria Luz Gomez – Honorable Mention
Itziguary De La Paz – Honorable Mention
Jennifer Phuong – Honorable Mention
Mount Carmel Academy
Maria Amador – Outstanding Young Woman
Ki-Hoon Bohle– Outstanding Young Man
Derris Fulks – Honorable Mention
Kassandra Alfaro – Honorable Mention
Anna Guitguit – Honorable Mention
Maria Montemayor – Honorable Mention
Lloyd Bartley – Honorable Mention
North Houston Early College
Karla Alejandra Figueroa – Outstanding Young Woman
Thomas Corey Robicheaux – Outstanding Young Man
Robert Torres – Honorable Mention
Uriel Ramos – Honorable Mention
Celia Medrano – Honorable Mention
Tyra Skinner – Honorable Mention
Giselle Ventura – Honorable Mention
New Aspirations Academy
Charity Plummer – Outstanding Young Woman
Samuel Sierra – Outstanding Young Man
Stefany Zuniga – Honorable Mention
Ryna Tovar – Honorable Mention
Ronnie Gage – Honorable Mention
Rashannen Walker – Honorable Mention
Brisa Hernandez – Honorable Mention
Reach Charter
Lesley Jasmine Espinoza – Outstanding Young Woman
Ventura Dominguez-Gaona – Outstanding Young Man
Brandon Joshua Barrientos – Honorable Mention
Mark Anthony Cortez – Honorable Mention
Andrew Pena – Honorable Mention
Ana Silva Roque – Honorable Mention
Mario Julio Vergara – Honorable Mention
John Reagan High School
Jacqueline Coronado – Outstanding Young Woman
Nathaniel Ballinger – Outstanding Young Man
Taylor Roach – Honorable Mention
Alexander Tyson – Honorable Mention
Alexis Barerra-Garcia – Honorable Mention
William Primrose – Honorable Mention
Thesley Imboden – Honorable Mention
Thomas Horace Rogers School
Jessica Cruz – Outstanding Young Woman
Dominique Hale – Outstanding Young Man
Joseph Antwine – Honorable Mention
Lee Bowie – Honorable Mention
Tiffany D’Armata – Honorable Mention
Sara Flores – Honorable Mention
Codi Gardner – Honorable Mention
Sam Houston Math, Science and Technology Center
Alicia Luna – Outstanding Young Woman
Rajankumar Patel – Outstanding Young Man
Adrian Garcia – Outstanding Young Woman
Hamid Mayorga – Outstanding Young Man
Cristobal Mireles – Honorable Mention
Rebeca Rodriguez – Honorable Mention
Hema Thakor – Honorable Mention
George Scarborough High School
Merline Gonzalez – Outstanding Young Woman
Kristopher Walker – Outstanding Young Man
Brandon Bonilla – Honorable Mention
Cristina Soto – Honorable Mention
Dion Jones – Honorable Mention
Sharpstown High School
Yuridiana Silvestre – Outstanding Young Woman
Ryan Miller – Outstanding Young Man
Quyen Le – Honorable Mention
Robert Solis – Honorable Mention
Ariel Davila – Honorable Mention
Marissa Robinson – Honorable Mention
Monica Coitino – Honorable Mention
Ross S. Sterling High School
Danielle Tierra Larry Paul – Outstanding Young Woman
George Allen Smith – Outstanding Young Man
Juliana Esperansa Chavez – Honorable Mention
Jason Derrick Hawthorne – Honorable Mention
FranChell J’nae Davidson – Honorable Mention
Jalicia Janae Hines – Honorable Mention
Jasmine Nicole Thompson – Honorable Mention
Sharpstown International School
Thuy Tran – Outstanding Young Woman
Jose Teran – Outstanding Young Man
Ruchamah Belizor – Honorable Mention
Rose Ilunga – Honorable Mention
Zenon Trujillo – Honorable Mention
Irving Velasquez – Honorable Mention
Xiomara Molina – Honorable Mention
Stephen Waltrip High School
Alexis Michelle Zamora – Outstanding Young Woman
Raven Matthew Garza – Outstanding Young Man
Kaylan H. Mayer – Honorable Mention
Carnell Simmons – Honorable Mention
Dylan Lockridge-Fletcher – Honorable Mention
Veronica Zaragoza – Honorable Mention
Stephany Cadena – Honorable Mention
Booker T. Washington High School
Glenda Reyes – Outstanding Young Woman
Roger Guillory – Outstanding Young Man
Aaron Lavergne – Honorable Mention
Kianna Wright – Honorable Mention
Frankie Mojekwu – Honorable Mention
Francesca Ampudia – Honorable Mention
Nico Bush – Honorable Mention
Westbury High School
Funmiola Adesina – Outstanding Young Woman
Brian Kizzee – Outstanding Young Man
Wuenseslao Hernandez – Honorable Mention
Tuyet Phung – Honorable Mention
Preston Pierott – Honorable Mention
Gladys Brown – Honorable Mention
Beverly Chatfield – Honorable Mention
Westside High School
Adrienne Miller – Outstanding Young Woman
Omete Anassi – Outstanding Young Man
Kristina Lutz – Honorable Mention
Nicole Syder – Honorable Mention
Harlin Oh – Honorable Mention
Khadijah Ray – Honorable Mention
Bryan Corzo – Honorable Mention
Phillis Wheatley High School
Jamia Jacobs – Outstanding Young Woman
Juan Lara – Outstanding Young Man
Kevin Chan – Honorable Mention
Zhane Simpson – Honorable Mention
Wayne Blount II – Honorable Mention
Daniela Pineda – Honorable Mention
Ka-Deidra Hudson – Honorable Mention
Evan Worthing High School
Tanisha Manning – Outstanding Young Woman
Nicholes Malveaux – Outstanding Young Man
Ty’Shonique Mayes – Honorable Mention
Megan Grice – Honorable Mention
Chassidy Oakley – Honorable Mention
Jordan Cline – Honorable Mention
Damesha Roy – Honorable Mention
Jack Yates High School
Tyler Anderson – Outstanding Young Woman
Christopher Wong – Outstanding Young Man
Edmund Christian – Honorable Mention
Amber Davis – Honorable Mention
Courtney Williams – Honorable Mention
Jalen McGhee – Honorable Mention
Chelsea Arceneaux – Honorable Mention
