More than $1M in scholarships given at Senior Awards Night
Waxahachie High School hosted its annual Senior Awards Night on Monday. More than $1 million in scholarships were given out to the incredibly deserving students of the class of 2016.
“The hard work that the class of 2016 has done was certainly evident tonight,” said Jeremy Glenn, WISD superintendent. “We are extremely proud of these students, and we know they will represent WISD well as they move on to the next phase of their educational careers.”
During the ceremony, 10 students were named to the Superintendent’s Honor Roll, 72 were named to the Principal’s Honor Roll, 14 students made perfect attendance and 43 made the top 10 percent of this year’s graduating class. In total, 113 students were recognized, some earning more than one recognition. Eighty-three scholarship donors also awarded 153 scholarships.
Students receiving scholarships and awards were:
RAMA ALDARKAZANLY
Principal’s Honor Roll
MATTHEW ALLEN
Principal’s Honor Roll
ELTON ANDRES
Perfect Attendance
TERESA ARCIVAR
Perfect Attendance
CODY ARMSTRONG
Perfect Attendance
LILIANA ARROYO
Principal’s Honor Roll
KENDALL BEHNING
Principal’s Honor Roll
The Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence from Abilene Christian University
MIHIR BHAKTA
Perfect Attendance
SAMUEL BOSHER
Perfect Attendance
DEVAN BRADY
Principal’s Honor Roll
The Athletic Scholarship from Southern Nazarene University
BRIANA CALVILLO
Principal’s Honor Roll
KENDRICK COLEMAN
Principal’s Honor Roll
ELIZABETH COOK
Principal’s Honor Roll
The Eagle Excellence III Award from the University of North Texas
CHARLES CUPP
Principal’s Honor Roll
MAKAYLA DAVIS
Principal’s Honor Roll
ELISABETH DIEMER
Principal’s Honor Roll
ALEXUS DOYLE
Principal’s Honor Roll
SARAH DUCKLOW
Principal’s Honor Roll
FAITH EVANS
Principal’s Honor Roll
EMILY FISHER
Principal’s Honor Roll
BRANDON FONTAINE
Principal’s Honor Roll
ASHLYNN FREY
Principal’s Honor Roll
The Texas State Achievement Scholarship from Texas State University
EMILY GALBRAITH
Principal’s Honor Roll
The Terry Foundation Scholarship from Texas Woman’s University
ALEXIS GARCIA
Perfect Attendance
RONA GARCIA
Principal’s Honor Roll
SAMANTHA GARCIA
Principal’s Honor Roll
CELESTE GOODWIN
Perfect Attendance
TIMOTHY GORDON
Principal’s Honor Roll
The General Rudder Scholarship from Texas A&M University
HOPE GUTIERREZ
Principal’s Honor Roll
ANTREKA HARRIS
Principal’s Honor Roll
CYDNEY HARRIS
Principal’s Honor Roll
PATRICK HARRIS
Principal’s Honor Roll
SIMEON HARRIS
Perfect Attendance
The Dean’s Scholarship from Midwestern State University
BROOKE HENRY
Principal’s Honor Roll
DYLAN HERNANDEZ
Perfect Attendance
GABRIEL HERNANDEZ
Principal’s Honor Roll
KRISTAN HERNANDEZ
Principal’s Honor Roll
ALYSSA HOPSON
Superintendent’s Honor Roll
KYNDALL HUNT
Principal’s Honor Roll
BRIANNA JANSKY
Perfect Attendance
ANDREW JONES
Principal’s Honor Roll
LACEY JOWERS
Superintendent’s Honor Roll
JULIA JUAREZ
Principal’s Honor Roll
KODEY KEIMIG
Principal’s Honor Roll
SYDNEY KEITH
Principal’s Honor Roll
JORDAN KITNA
Superintendent’s Honor Roll
National Merit Scholarship
OLIVIA KLUG
Principal’s Honor Roll
DEVIN LEAVELL
Principal’s Honor Roll
ETHAN LEE
Principal’s Honor Roll
Perfect Attendance
CONNOR LINGUIST
Principal’s Honor Roll
HOPE LIVELY
Principal’s Honor Roll
LACI LONERGAN
Superintendent’s Honor Roll
MARITZA LOPEZ
Principal’s Honor Roll
DESTIN LOTT
Superintendent’s Honor Roll
BILLY LU
Superintendent’s Honor Roll
ADRIANNA CUEVAS MARTINEZ
Superintendent’s Honor Roll
ADRIANA NICOLE MARTINEZ
Principal’s Honor Roll
FREDRE McFADDEN
Principal’s Honor Roll
The Founders Scholarship from Austin College
VANESSA MEDINA
Principal’s Honor Roll
RILEY MICKLEY
Principal’s Honor Roll
SOPHIA MINER
Principal’s Honor Roll
VICTOR MOORE
Principal’s Honor Roll
CLARISSA MORENO
Principal’s Honor Roll
MICHAEL MUNOZ
Principal’s Honor Roll
MAXFIELD NAVARRO
Principal’s Honor Roll
TCU Dean’s Scholarship
NATHAN ORTIZ
Principal’s Honor Roll
COLTON OSBORN
Superintendent’s Honor Roll
The Regents Scholarship from Texas A&M University
MATTHEW PEREZ
Principal’s Honor Roll
ALYSSA PIERCE
Principal’s Honor Roll
GARRETT PRINGLE
Principal’s Honor Roll
ALYSSA RAMIREZ
Principal’s Honor Roll
JOSEPH REDFORD
Perfect Attendance
JALEESA REYNOLDS
Principal’s Honor Roll
ABIGAIL RODGERS
Superintendent’s Honor Roll
Perfect Attendance
ALLIYAH RODRIGUEZ
Principal’s Honor Roll
KIRSTEN ROLISON
Perfect Attendance
LAUREL ROMINGER
Principal’s Honor Roll
SAVANNAH ROSTETTER
Principal’s Honor Roll
BLAKE SAUCEDA
Principal’s Honor Roll
Oklahoma City Theater Scholarship
JILL SEALS
Principal’s Honor Roll
TALMAGE SMITH
Principal’s Honor Roll
President’s Charter Scholarship at the University of Texas at Arlington
MACALL SPARKS
Principal’s Honor Roll
ASHLYNN SPURLOCK
Principal’s Honor Roll
KAYLA STELLICK
Principal’s Honor Roll
SHELBY STUCKEY
Principal’s Honor Roll
JOSHUA TAYLOR
Principal’s Honor Roll
GABRIEL TORRES
Principal’s Honor Roll
RAMON TOVAR
Principal’s Honor Roll
GABRIELLE WALLACE
Principal’s Honor Roll
MADISON WELLS
Superintendent’s Honor Roll
Baylor Presidents Scholarship and Baylor Excellence Scholarship.
AUDREY WILLETT
Superintendent’s Honor Roll
ASHLEY WILLIAMS
Principal’s Honor Roll
LINDSEY WILLIAMS
Principal’s Honor Roll
HAILEY WINNINGHAM
Principal’s Honor Roll
DANIKKA ZEDLITZ
Principal’s Honor Roll
UIL SCHOLAR AWARD RECIPIENTS
Christopher Autry
John Calvert
Derek Espinoza
Matthew Hill
Jordan Huskins
Blanca Macias
Julia McGee
Gavin Pringle
Colton Robinson
ALTA EDMONSON AWARD
Awarded to: Paschal Miller
BAND BOOSTER ESSAY SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Micaiah Armstrong, Timothy Gordon, Patrick Harris & Garfield Harrison
BROWN CHILES SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Brooke Henry
CAIN AP ENGLISH IV AWARD
Awarded to: Madison Wells
CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH/DR. MAYO BARBARA TENNERY SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Timothy Gordon, Paschal Miller, Tiffany Rastella, Sumner Smith & Audrey Willett
CENTURY CLUB LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Awarded to: Colton Osborn & Audrey Willett
CHEROKEE CHARMER BOOSTER CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Lauryn Baltrip, Lexy Doyle, Elizabeth Evans, Selesse Garcia & Alliyah Rodriguez
M.E. SINGLETON SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Timothy Gordon, Paschal Miller & Blake Sauceda
CNB OF TEXAS MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Haley Acker, Kendall Behning, McKenzee Brown, Elizabeth Cook, Rona Garcia, Brooke Henry, Alyssa Hopson, Kaiden Maines, Maxfield Navarro, Abigail Rodgers, Madison Wells & Audrey Willett
CORNERKICK SOCCER BOOSTER CLUB SCHOLARSHIP (GIRLS)
Awarded to: Danikka Zedlitz
DANNY HILL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Ja’Tavius Donalson & Breterrian Jackson
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (DAR)- GOOD CITIZEN AWARD
Awarded to: Lauryn Baltrip
DAVE WILLIAMS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP-ATHLETIC TRAINER
Awarded to: Alyssa Villarreal
DR. RICK MCMICHAEL SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Jasmine Ayub
DUNAWAY ELEMENTARY ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Dylan Hernandez
EDNA PEARL CARDER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Paschal Miller
ELLIS A&M CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Samantha Garcia, Timothy Gordon, Brooke Henry & Abigail Rodgers
ELLIS COUNTY MASTER GARDENER SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Rex Johnson
HARDING CHOIR AWARD
Awarded to: Maxfield Navarro
HERNDON FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Elizabeth Cook
HILCO SCHOLARSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE
Awarded to: Abigail Rodgers
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS WAXAHACHIE #80 AWARD
Awarded to: Rona Garcia
JACKSON COMMUNITY FUNERAL HOME AWARD
Awarded to: McKenzee Brown
JAMESON CONNOR MEMORIAL “STAY IN SCHOOL” SCHOLARSHIP NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY
Awarded to: Timothy Gordon
JANET LOFTIS SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Paschal Miller
JIMMY LOFLAND/RONALD SIEBERT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Elizabeth Evans & Rex Johnson
JOHN HICKS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Garfield Harrison
LES JACOBS WHS ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Destin Lott
LIFETOUCH PHOTO JOURNALISM AWARD
Awarded to: Makayla Davis
LILLIAN CUSTOM HOMES STUDENT AWARD IN BAND
Awarded to: Monica Martinez
LILLIAN CUSTOM HOMES STUDENT AWARD IN BUILDING TRADE
Awarded to: David Carrillo
LILLIAN CUSTOM HOMES STUDENT AWARD IN CAD AND DESIGN
Awarded to: Billy Lu
LINDA MOXLEY INDIAN TRAILS MASTER NATURALIST SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Hope Huneke
MARY FRANCES ELLIOTT MEMORIAL MATH AWARD-WAXAHACHIE FEDERATION OF WOMEN’S CLUB
Awarded to: Dylan Hernandez
MIKE O’DANIEL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Abigail Rodgers
REBEKAH LODGE #381 SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Andrew Jones
ROBERT & RODNEY DULIN MEMORIAL BASEBALL SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Samuel Bosher, Damian Lopez & Garrett Penny
ROYAL ARTS SOCIAL & CHARITY CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Dylan Green
RYAN WILT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Andrew Gish, Fedre’ McFadden & Garrett Penny
SHACKELFORD ELEMENTARY “STAY IN SCHOOL” AWARD
Awarded to: Blake Sauceda
SHAKESPEARE CLUB ENGLISH AWARD
Awarded to: Madison Wells
SHAKESPEARE OUTSTANDING SENIOR GIRL AWARD
Awarded to: Madison Wells
SHANLEIGH MAE ALMON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Ashlynn Frey, Emily Galbraith, Alyssa Hopson, Garrett Penny & Abigail Rodgers
TED & NANCY PAUP TEXAS A&M LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Samantha Garcia
U.S. ARMY RESERVE NATIONAL SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD
Awarded to: Jordan Kitna & Rona Garcia
W.R. JETT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN BIOLOGY
Awarded to: Madison Wells
WAXAHACHIE ATPE SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Faith Coleman, Elizabeth Cook, Emily Galbraith & Paschal Miller
Presented by: Nora Crist
WAXAHACHIE FAMILY DENTISTRY MUSICAL ARTS SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Micaiah Armstrong, Kaiden Maines, Maxfield Navarro & Blake Sauceda
WAXAHACHIE JUNIOR SERVICE LEAGUE SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Dylan Hernandez & Abigail Rodgers
WAXAHACHIE LIONS CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Haley Acker & Laurel Rominge
WAXAHACHIE MASONIC LODGE #90 SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Cydney Harris & Randon Haynes
WAXAHACHIE OPTIMIST CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Garrett Penny & Madison Wells
WAXAHACHIE ROTARY CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Haley Acker, Mihir Bhakta, Timothy Gordon, Brooke Henry, Dylan Hernandez, Riley Mickley, Abigail Rodgers & Madison Wells.
WAXAHACHIE STUDENT ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Awarded to: Laci Lonergan & Garrett Penny
WAXAHACHIE SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION YOUNG ARTIST AWARD
Awarded to: Patrick Harris, Monica Martinez, Canali Miller & Maxfield Navarro
WEST ELLIS COUNTY RETIRED SCHOOL PERSONNEL SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Dylan Hernandez
WHS ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME AWARD IN MEMORY OF PEGGY CANTU
Awarded to: Andrew Gish, Abigail Rodgers & Audrey Willett
WHS CLASS OF 1965 EVELYN EASTHAM PITTS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Laurel Rominger
WHS CLASS OF 1965 TERRY GREGORY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Madison Wells
WHS EX-STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Timothy Gordon
WHS INTERACT CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Dylan Hernandez & Riley Mickley
WHS SPIRIT CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Samantha Garcia & Lacey Jowers
WHS VOLLEYBALL BOOSTER CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to: Destin Lott, Abigail Rodgers & Madison Wells
WINGS OF HOPE AWARD
Awarded to: Abigail Rodgers