One outstanding young man and young woman are selected from each high school

June 09, 2011


Each year the Board of Education recognizes distinguished seniors from HISD high schools in recognition of their 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, recognized at their high school graduation ceremony, were:

Advanced Virtual Academy/CLC

• Outstanding Senior Male – Marc Leal
• Outstanding Senior Female – No Outstanding Senior Female

Advanced Virtual Academy/Jones High School

• Honorable Mention –Juana Bonilla

Advanced Virtual Academy/Scarborough High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – No Outstanding Senior Male
• Outstanding Senior Female – Lauren Selig
• Honorable Mention – Jaime Bautista

Advance Virtual Academy/ Sharpstown High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – No Outstanding Senior Male
• Outstanding Senior Female – Maria Wilson

Austin High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Lonnie Nelson
• Outstanding Senior Female – Cristina Chavez
• Honorable Mention – Luis D. Gonzalez
• Honorable Mention – Roxana Rivas
• Honorable Mention – Alyssa Zavala Honorable Mention – Eric DeLeon
• Honorable Mention – Rene I. Jimenez

Bellaire High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Thomas Du
• Outstanding Senior Female – Ruoxi Yu
• Honorable Mention – Ashwin Ramdas
• Honorable Mention – Samantha Maher
• Honorable Mention – Austin Batson
• Honorable Mention – Yiming Tang
• Honorable Mention – Nayeli Cabrera

Carnegie Vanguard High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Alex Stolzberg
• Outstanding Senior Female – Christina Fong
• Honorable Mention – Kellyn Conant
• Honorable Mention – Robert “Jimmy” Given
• Honorable Mention – Kelly Maset
• Honorable Mention – Elisabeth Massey
• Honorable Mention – David Nichol

Challenge Early College High School

• Outstanding Senior Male –John Michael Wiggins - Goff
• Outstanding Senior Female – Raquel Azcue
• Honorable Mention – Tayler Milburn
• Honorable Mention – Nemesis Pineda
• Honorable Mention – Yaritza Espinoza
• Honorable Mention – Janay Goodman
• Honorable Mention – Joshua James

Chavez High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Hoang Tran
• Outstanding Senior Female – Paige Bibbs
• Honorable Mention – Karen Bravo
• Honorable Mention – Charlesetta Taylor
• Honorable Mention – Abril Hidalgo
• Honorable Mention – Jafus Gaines
• Honorable Mention –Noe Martinez

Contemporary Learning Center

• Outstanding Senior Male – Cedric Brown
• Outstanding Senior Female – Elvira Zapota
• Honorable Mention – Valentin Acosta
• Honorable Mention – Derrick Brown
• Honorable Mention – Angel Diaz
• Honorable Mention – Melanie Rodriguez
• Honorable Mention – Cristan Blanco

Davis High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Gerald Ganaway
• Outstanding Senior Female –Yuridia Gonzalez
• Honorable Mention – Ana Castro
• Honorable Mention – Biliulfo Martinez
• Honorable Mention – Carlos Rodriguez
• Honorable Mention – Ryekeisha Swafford
• Honorable Mention –Josue Umanzor

DeBakey High School

• Outstanding Senior Male –Francisco Galdos
• Outstanding Senior Female – Nancy Shenoi
• Honorable Mention – Rose Nguyen
• Honorable Mention – Varun Potluri
• Honorable Mention – German Benitez
• Honorable Mention – Folasade Oba
• Honorable Mention – Daisy Herrera -Vasquez

East Early College High School

• Outstanding Senior Male –Pedro Ambriz
• Outstanding Senior Female – Janet Rivera
• Honorable Mention – Nancy Lara
• Honorable Mention – Brenda Martinez

Eastwood Academy

• Outstanding Senior Male – Jose Gonzalez
• Outstanding Senior Female – Sarah Garcia
• Honorable Mention – Hugo Rodriguez
• Honorable Mention – Alphonso Lloyd
• Honorable Mention – Stephanie Castillo
• Honorable Mention – Martha Juarez
• Honorable Mention – Christine Cassio

Empowerment High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – No Outstanding Male
• Outstanding Senior Female – Chastie Davis
• Honorable Mention – Kierha Baker
• Honorable Mention – Monique Bullock
• Honorable Mention – Brittney Ratliff
• Honorable Mention – Jasmine Harbor

Furr High School

• Outstanding Senior Male –Andre Shaw
• Outstanding Senior Female – LaTonya DeClues
• Honorable Mention – Lissette Almanza
• Honorable Mention – Alexis Artega
• Honorable Mention – Sheila Melo
• Honorable Mention – Michael Reyes
• Honorable Mention – Gustavo Yraheta

Harper Alternative

• Outstanding Senior Male – Jamarcus Thomas
• Outstanding Senior Female – Mersedes Gamino
• Honorable Mention – Joshua D. Brown
• Honorable Mention – Martin Pinon
• Honorable Mention – Benny Nunez
• Honorable Mention – Corey E. Davis II
• Honorable Mention –Kateri M. Matthews

High School for Law Enforcement

• Outstanding Senior Male – Armando Bernal
• Outstanding Senior Female – Lucia Cerritos
• Honorable Mention – Breonna Harris
• Honorable Mention – Tabia Jarrett
• Honorable Mention – Jasmin Logan
• Honorable Mention – Robert Huerta
• Honorable Mention – Cristopher Ramos

High School for Visual and Performing Arts

• Outstanding Senior Male – Gregory LaMontagne
• Outstanding Senior Female – Margaret Winchell
• Honorable Mention – Ralph De LaCalzada
• Honorable Mention – Kelly Engler
• Honorable Mention – Karina Farek
• Honorable Mention – Michael Kibbe
• Honorable Mention – Julia Linn

Hope Academy

• Outstanding Senior Male – Dimitri Ferrier
• Outstanding Senior Female – ReyKeysha L. Roy
• Honorable Mention – Tiara S. Bradford
• Honorable Mention – D’Andre Miller
• Honorable Mention – Rodell Cole
• Honorable Mention – Taylor L. Murphy
• Honorable Mention – Jason A. Ross

Houston Academy for International Studies

• Outstanding Senior Male – Warren Douglas
• Outstanding Senior Female – Jessica Perlaza
• Honorable Mention – Shaina Frazier
• Honorable Mention – Destiny Davis
• Honorable Mention – Rody Casillas
• Honorable Mention – Aleeza Melo
• Honorable Mention – Lauren Vinette

The International High School at Sharpstown

• Outstanding Senior Male –Mauro Douohoy
• Outstanding Senior Female – Yessica Botello
• Honorable Mention – Antwi Thompson
• Honorable Mention – Nick Pelayo
• Honorable Mention – Rachel Garnadi
• Honorable Mention – Jessica Flores
• Honorable Mention – Ghenet Kidane

Jones high School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Kenneth Gay
• Outstanding Senior Female – Jessica Chavez
• Honorable Mention – Elvis Argueta
• Honorable Mention – Timothy Brown-Ball Jr.
• Honorable Mention – Emanuel Long
• Honorable Mention – Shanta Motte
• Honorable Mention – Alecia Wilson

Jordan High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Tyree M. Norwood
• Outstanding Senior Female – Sapphire Middleton
• Honorable Mention – Daniel Deason
• Honorable Mention – Kedrick Williams
• Honorable Mention – Asia Howard
• Honorable Mention – Nicole Mondragon
• Honorable Mention – LaDreamar Watkins

Kashmere High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Tremelle Moore
• Outstanding Senior Female – Nigie Williams
• Honorable Mention – Bria M. Fontenot
• Honorable Mention – Ieron T. Davis
• Honorable Mention – Darrellniece Nicholson
• Honorable Mention – Marie L. Bolden
• Honorable Mention – Jovan R. Jackson

Lamar High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Michael Tekie
• Outstanding Senior Female – Katheryne Angel
• Honorable Mention – Niru Anya
• Honorable Mention – Bethany Kelm
• Honorable Mention – Kornel Rady
• Honorable Mention – Treasure Stone
• Honorable Mention – Kristen Valenzuela

Leader's Academy High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Channing DeVorne Wallace
• Outstanding Senior Female – Karla Urbina
• Honorable Mention – Dwayne Leary
• Honorable Mention – Ashley Ruiz
• Honorable Mention – Steve Visurraga
• Honorable Mention – Yessica Hernandez
• Honorable Mention –Shareeca Thomas

Lee High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Jesse Mirelez
• Outstanding Senior Female – Roxana Cardet
• Honorable Mention – Timothy Pyles
• Honorable Mention – Nancy Turcios
• Honorable Mention – Roderick McMiller
• Honorable Mention – Tarikh Emahazien
• Honorable Mention – Sonia Scott

Liberty High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Sidikie Fofanah
• Outstanding Senior Female – Bernabela DeLeon
• Honorable Mention – Enrique J. Zarate
• Honorable Mention – Willian Larreinaga
• Honorable Mention – Jonathan A. Cruz
• Honorable Mention – Ramon A. Bardales
• Honorable Mention – Clarissa L. Calidonio

Madison High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – TyShawn Wilson
• Outstanding Senior Female – Jacelyn Olivia Wilson
• Honorable Mention – Raymundo Cordova
• Honorable Mention – Roxana Reyes
• Honorable Mention – Bria Lanes
• Honorable Mention – Olatunde Idowu
• Honorable Mention – Stephen Smith

Milby High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Arturo Lara Jr.
• Outstanding Senior Female – Leslie A. Espinoza
• Honorable Mention – Gaty Batres
• Honorable Mention – Danny Cervantes
• Honorable Mention – Marcos Duran
• Honorable Mention – Jonathan D. DeLeon
• Honorable Mention – Tania Rogel

Mount Caramel Academy

• Outstanding Senior Male – Miguel Hernandez
• Outstanding Senior Female – Stephanie Quiroz
• Honorable Mention – Whitney Wegener
• Honorable Mention – Tatiana Nunez
• Honorable Mention – Jessica Cervantes
• Honorable Mention – Sharonda Prasit
• Honorable Mention – Tashi Nkululeko

New Aspirations Academy

• Outstanding Senior Male – German Portillo
• Outstanding Senior Female – Sarah Willard
• Honorable Mention – Aldaberto Garcia
• Honorable Mention – Calista Perez
• Honorable Mention – Jaime Rodriguez
• Honorable Mention – Travis Simeon
• Honorable Mention – Yordanka Tase

REACH Charter School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Benjamin McIntire
• Outstanding Senior Female – Dominique Stewart
• Honorable Mention – Celia Garza
• Honorable Mention – Marlen Vences
• Honorable Mention – Rojelio Quiroga
• Honorable Mention – Jazell Medrano
• Honorable Mention – Leonel Espinoza

Reagan High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Irving Reyna
• Outstanding Senior Female – Margarita Rios
• Honorable Mention – Justin Murcia
• Honorable Mention – Hector Alvarenga
• Honorable Mention – Andrea Arroyo
• Honorable Mention – Milan Clemente
• Honorable Mention – Argant Hardison

• Outstanding Senior Male – Julio Canas
• Outstanding Senior Female – Coral Hernandez
• Honorable Mention – Jose Mendiola
• Honorable Mention – Jesus Meza
• Honorable Mention – Carlos Leija
• Honorable Mention – Ozmayra Pineda
• Honorable Mention – Christina Espinoza

Scarborough High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Jordan Alvarez
• Outstanding Senior Female – Divyaben J. Bhakta
• Honorable Mention – Matthew L.Chavez
• Honorable Mention – Patrick J. Tow
• Honorable Mention – Sashae D. Crockett
• Honorable Mention – Iris Rivero
• Honorable Mention – Yessica J. Joya

Sharpstown High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Jaron Barnes
• Outstanding Senior Female – Talitha Halley
• Honorable Mention – Yosley Ruiz
• Honorable Mention – Princillar Agyapong
• Honorable Mention – Elisa Vazquez
• Honorable Mention – Rickey George
• Honorable Mention – Jerrin Phillip

Sterling High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Andre Cook
• Outstanding Senior Female – Frederecka Tyler
• Honorable Mention – Shannon Grigsby
• Honorable Mention – Eryca Salas
• Honorable Mention – Michael Valentin
• Honorable Mention – Jonathan Wicker
• Honorable Mention – Racquel Williams

Waltrip High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Mario A. Gonzalez
• Outstanding Senior Female – Chelsea Rae Jones
• Honorable Mention – Erin Kibler
• Honorable Mention – Jeremy Williams
• Honorable Mention – Dominic Moreno
• Honorable Mention – Yovana Velazquez
• Honorable Mention –Andrew Morse

Washington High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Christopher M. Foster
• Outstanding Senior Female – Ginia Ramos
• Honorable Mention – Allen McCord
• Honorable Mention – Courtney Pichon
• Honorable Mention – Adam Taylor
• Honorable Mention – Zerick Kendrick
• Honorable Mention –Daniel Hanchett

Westbury High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Yonas Tesfai
• Outstanding Senior Female – Brandi Mathis
• Honorable Mention – Derrick “Ryls” Wilson
• Honorable Mention – Roderick Hines
• Honorable Mention – Maggie Zufall
• Honorable Mention – Dayna Marenco
• Honorable Mention – Christian Buzombo

Westside High School

• Outstanding Senior Male –Luis Cartagenova
• Outstanding Senior Female – Abby Cramer
• Honorable Mention – Sam Velasquez
• Honorable Mention – Stephanie Jones
• Honorable Mention – Pro-Chen Yang
• Honorable Mention – Drew Scott
• Honorable Mention – Makai Cartman

Wheatley High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Uriel Milian
• Outstanding Senior Female – Chelsea Fields
• Honorable Mention – Ketryn Briggs
• Honorable Mention – Heather Struggs
• Honorable Mention – Lameika Walker
• Honorable Mention – Joe Guzman
• Honorable Mention – Yahaira Martinez

Worthing High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Darius Ellisor
• Outstanding Senior Female – Jasmine Winfield
• Honorable Mention – Montreal Thomas
• Honorable Mention – Kayla Simeon
• Honorable Mention – William Blake
• Honorable Mention – Adrian Curry
• Honorable Mention – Kourtney Parker

Yates High School

• Outstanding Senior Male – Christopher J. Flix
• Outstanding Senior Female -- Janelle Calhoun
• Honorable Mention – Lauren Hicks
• Honorable Mention – Stacie Richard
• Honorable Mention – BreAsha August
• Honorable Mention – Julius Janes
• Honorable Mention – Matthew Ealy