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Top 10 graduates of Robert E. Lee
of Baytown Scholarship.
In her free time, Han enjoys playing volleyball,
swimming, skateboarding,
exercising,
volunteering,
praying, reading the Bible
or other books, sleeping and
eating. Han plans to attend
the University of Texas at
Austin as a TIP Scholar, majoring in biology. She is the
daughter of Jimmy Thang
and Nancy Tran.
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Graduating as valedictorian for Robert E.
Lee High School with
a grade point average
of 5.284 is Han Bui. Han is
senior class president and
plays varsity volleyball. She
is also a member of Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor
Society, Interact Club, Key
Club, Student Council and
College Forward.
Han was a United States
Achievement
Academy
Honoree. She received the
Scholar Athlete award and
was Student of the Week.
She attended Subiendo
Academy for Rising Leaders at the University of
Texas and Bluebonnet Girls
State. Han was selected for
the Volleyball Academic
All-District and All-State
teams, and she was named
Volleyball Academic Player of the Year. She also received the Volleyball Fighting Heart Award. She also
placed 9th at the National
History Day competition.
Han is the recipient of the
University of Texas at Austin Tuition Exemption for
the Highest Ranking High
School Graduate, UT Top
Ten Percent Scholarship,
UT at Austin University
Leadership Network Scholarship, Comcast Leaders
and Achievers Scholarship,
Houston Endowment, Inc.
– Mary Gibbs Jones Scholarship, Houston Livestock
Show and Rodeo Metropolitan Scholarship, Houston
Museum of Natural Science
– Evelyn Frensley Scholarship and the Service League
Angel Pedraza
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Han Bui
Lauren Sparkes
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Angel Pedraza is
graduating as number
three in the class rank
at Robert E. Lee High
School with a grade point
average of 5.225. He is active in College Forward,
National Honor Society,
Spanish Club, French Club
and UIL. He was also recognized as a National Advanced Placement Scholar
with Honors.
The recipient of the Bayer
“Science for a Better Life”
Scholarship, Angel also received the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Metropolitan Scholarship.
Angel’s hobbies are
sleeping, reading, and playing video games. He plans
to attend the University of
Texas at Austin to major in
chemical engineering. Angel is the son of Alejandra
Pedraza and Hugo Pedraza.
Robert E. Lee High
School’s salutatorian
is Lauren Sparkes,
graduating with a
5.278 grade point average.
Lauren was a cheerleader
for two years and a member
of the Celebrities Drill Team
for two years, serving as
Spirit Officer. She is active
in the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Key
Club, Safe Schools Ambassadors, PAL, Spanish club,
Girl Scouts and the UIL
Math Competition Team.
Lauren has been a Bluebonnet Girls State alternate and a member of the
UIL Good Sportsmanship
League. She received the
Kiwanis Club of Baytown
Scholarship and the Robert
E. Lee High School Louis
A. Strobel Scholarship and
was recognized with the
Best of the Best Award for
the Highest GPA for Varsity
Class of 2014.
Lauren enjoys cheerleading, traveling, swimming
Ranked fourth in
and reading. She plans to
the Class of 2014 at
attend Texas A & M UniRobert E. Lee High
versity in the fall to major
School with a grade
in petroleum engineering.
Lauren is the daughter of point average of 5.034 is
Michael and Kathy Sparkes. Andrew Lord. Andrew is
Andrew Lord
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a member of the National
Honor Society and the varsity baseball team.
Andrew is an Advanced
Placement Scholar and was
elected to the House of Representatives at Texas Boys
State. He also received the
2014 Gander Way Award in
baseball and was a two-time
Reserve Champion and a
Grand Champion in Market Rabbit at the Baytown
Youth Fair.
Andrew is the recipient of the Baytown Aggie
Mothers’ Club Scholarship,
the Baytown Youth Fair
and Livestock Association
Scholarship, Chevron Phillips Dependents Scholarship and the Robert E. Lee
High School FFA Booster
Scholarship.
Andrew enjoys playing
baseball and basketball,
fishing. He plans to attend
Texas A & M University to
major in mechanical engineering. Andrew is the son
of Lily and Wayne Lord.
Youth Fair Scholarship
and the Robert E. Lee FFA
Booster Club Scholarship.
Kaitlyn enjoys raising
and showing livestock,
shopping,
scrapbooking
and crafting. She plans to
attend Texas A & M University to major in animal
science. Kaitlyn is the
daughter of Loretta and Arnold Kolarik.
with a grade point average
of 4.988. She has been active in the National Honor
Society, National Technical
Honor Society, cheerleading, Spanish Club, PAL,
Student Council, Key Club
and M.A.D.E. (Making a
Difference Every Day),
Safe Schools Ambassadors,
and the U.I.L Good Sportsmanship League.
Caisey
received
All-American Cheerleader honors and was varsity
cheer captain and junior
varsity cheer captain. In
2011, she was the Celebrity Drill Team Head Spirit
Officer and placed 3rd as
a soloist at the Regional
competition.
The recipient of the
Baytown Area Retired
School Employees AssociCaisey Arnold is ation, Caisey received the
tied for sixth in her Cedar Bayou Masonic
class at Robert E.
Lee High School
see LEE • Page 4B
Caisey Arnold
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Congratulations
TO OUR UPSTANDING
GRADUATES
Kaitlyn Kolarik
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Kaitlyn Kolarik is
ranked fifth in the
Class of 2014 at
Robert E. Lee High
School with a grade point
average of 5.016. She
has been a member of the
Celebrities Drill Team,
National Honor Society,
National Technical Honor Society and Mu Alpha
Theta.
Kaitlyn has been in the
top 10 percent of her class
all four years and on the
Honor Roll. She was selected as Student of the Week
and won the Baytown
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Graduates!
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CLASS OF 2014
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Texas A&M College of Pharmacy.
Doctor of Pharmacy Graduate.
Congratulations!
We are so proud of you!
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Memorial Hermann!
This member of the
National Honor Society is
graduating from Ross S. Sterling
and going to Texas A&M.
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Baylor University in the
fall and majoring in
Engineering.
Bachelor of Arts in English
Literature with a certification
in grades 8-12
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Fall 2013 Dean’s List
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Graduate of University of
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Bachelor of Science Degree
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Parents
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Your family is so proud of you!
Meme & Poppie Stripling
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Class of 2014
Jonathan Brandon Ibarra
Class of 2014
Silver Valley High School
Fort Irwin, Ca.
Love Grandma & Grandpa
Go confidently in
the direction of your
dreams. Live the life
you have imagined.
Love Mom, Dad,
Megan and Melanie,
Grandparents Ma,
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Aunts, Uncles and
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The Baytown Sun
Graduation 2014
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Top 10 graduates of Ross S. Sterling
Club Scholarship.
In her free time, Madeline enjoys playing volleyball, shopping, reading,
watching television and
swimming. She plans to
attend Rice University to
major in managerial studies with a business minor.
Madeline is the daughter
of Alan and Tammy Eschberger.
Eric Valverde
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Eric Valverde is
graduating
from
Ross S. Sterling High
School as valedictorian of the Class of 2014
with a grade point average
of 5.470.
Eric is a member of the
National Honor Society,
PAL and Key Club. He has
earned all “A’s” during his
high school years.
The recipient of the
Houston Livestock Show
and Rodeo Metropolitan Scholarship, Eric
also received the Alamo
PTO Scholarship and
the Baytown Texas Exes
Scholarship.
In his free time, Eric
enjoys sports, fishing, relaxing and driving. He
plans to attend Texas A &
M University to major in
petroleum
engineering.
Eric is the son of Melissa
Dobbs.
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Lee
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Graduating third in
the Class of 2014
from Ross S. Sterling High school
with a grade point average
of 5.398 is Austin Hancock.
Austin is a member of
the National Honor Society, Key Club, Sterling
selected for the 3rd Team
All-Region for Water Polo,
is an Advanced Placement
Scholar with Honor and
Ranger of the Month.
Austin enjoys swimming, water polo, working
out, reading and lifeguarding. He plans to attend
Lee College or Texas A &
M University to major in
computational engineering. He is the son of Doug
and Gail Hancock.
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Graduating in the
number five position
in the class rank for
the Class of 2014
from Ross S. Sterling High
School is Mahid Aulakh.
Mahid is in the National
Honor Society, Key Club
International Club, and the
RSS Marching Band. He
received the rating of “1”
at Solo and Ensemble Contest, and he has advanced to
State in History Fair.
Mahid enjoys ranching,
gardening, computers, deer
hunting, rifles, cars and
planes. He plans to attend
the University of Texas at
Austin to major in neurology. Mahid is the son of
Muhammad and Robina
Aulakh.
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Jason Sartor is graduating fourth in the
Class of 2014 from
Ross S. Sterling
High School with a grade
point average of 5.313. He
is a member of the National Honor Society and PAL.
Jason has played varsity
tennis for four years, was
named to the 1st Team
All-District and was a Regional Qualifier. He was
selected as an All-District
All-Academic Athlete and
has been Ranger of the
Lodge Chapter 321 Scholarship, the Goose Creek
Masonic Lodge chapter
1192 Scholarship and the
Robert E. Lee High School
PTSO Scholarship.
In her free time, Caisey
enjoys tumbling, gymnastics, dance, wakeboarding,
snow skiing, volunteering,
traveling and coaching
gymnastics and tumbling.
She will attend Texas A
& M University next fall
to major in Applied Exercise Physiology for Physical Therapy. Caisey is the
daughter of Kari and Bo
Arnold.
Austin Lord
Kursten Jaime
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Mahid Aulakh
Jason Sartor
Society, the varsity baseball team, and he was selected to Texas Boys State
in 2013.
Austin is an Advanced
Placement Scholar with
Honors. He was selected
as 2nd Team All-District
Honorable Mention and
2013 2nd Team All-District and received the 2013
Slappy of the Year Award
in baseball. He received the
Baytown Aggie Mothers’
Club Scholarship.
Austin enjoys fishing,
hunting, baseball, disc golf
and painting. He plans to
attend Texas A & M University and pursue a degree
in petroleum engineering.
Austin is the son of Lily
and Wayne Lord.
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grade point average of
5.264. He is in the National Honor Society and on
the RSS Tennis Team. He
is also active with First
Baptist Church Baytown.
Matthew was a Touchdown Club Finalist and received all-District honors.
He earned all “A’s” in high
school and was the October Scholar Athlete and a
Ranger of the Month. Matthew received the Ranger Tennis Booster Club
Scholarship.
In his free time, Matthew
enjoys tennis, running,
reading, youth group and
church, reading “Complete
Guides,” and hunting. He
plans to attend the University of Texas at Austin to
major in computer science.
Matthew is the son of Arthur and Toni Rosenbaum.
Austin Hancock
Madeline
Eschberger
Madeline
Eschberger is graduating
from Ross S. Sterling High School
as salutatorian of the Class
of 2014 with a grade point
average of 5.435.
Madeline has been active in the National Honor Society, PAL and Key
Club. She earned all “A’s”
during high school and
was an Advanced Placement Scholar. A volleyball
player, she was named
to the 1st Team All-District and was Academic
All-District. Madeline was
October Scholar Athlete
and Ranger of the Month
and she received the Lady
Ranger Volleyball Booster
Month. He has earned all
“A’s” during high school.
Jason is the recipient of
the Civilian Marksmanship Program Scholarship,
Ranger Tennis Booster
Club Scholarship, Sul
Ross/Corps Scholarship at
Texas A & M University
and the Stephen F. Austin
Elementary PTO Scholarship.
In his free time, Jason
enjoys tennis, hunting,
fishing and working out.
He plans to attend Texas A
& M University in College
Station as a member of the
Corps of Cadets to major
in construction science.
Jason is the son of Patrick
and Charisse Sartor.
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Tied for sixth in the
Ranked eighth in
Robert E. Lee High
the Class of 2014 at
School Class of
Robert E. Lee High
2014 is Austin Lord
School is Kursten
with a grade point average Jaime with a grade point
of 4.988. He has been a average of 4.944.
member of National Honor
Kursten is active in soft-
Matthew
Rosenbaum
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Number six in the
class rank from
Ross S. Sterling
High School is Matthew Rosenbaum with a
ball, volleyball, National
Honor Society, Mu Alpha
Theta, Interact Club and
UIL.
Kursten was selected as
Academic All-district in
2011-2013 and was named
to the 1st Team All-District in 2012 and 2013.
She was selected as 2nd
Team All-district in 2011.
Kursten was captain of the
softball team and Math UIL
captain. She attended Bluebonnet Girls State.
The recipient of the Epsilon Psi Chapter Scholarship, Kursten also won
the Robert E. Lee High
School AVID Exxon-Mobil
Scholarship Determination
Award, the University of
Texas at Tyler Honors Program Scholarship and the
UT Tyler Patriotic Scholarship.
Kursten enjoys disc golf
and softball in her free
time. She plans to attend
the University of Texas at
Tyler to major in mathematics and education and
to play softball. Kursten is
the daughter of Patricia and
Mark Jaime.
Evan Situ
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Evan Situ is graduating 7th in his class
at Ross S. Sterling
High School with
a grade point average of
5.232. He is involved in
the National Honor Society, Student Council,
Chess Club, Key Club,
Club AVID and College
Forward.
Evan won 1st place in
the Group Exhibit category in the local History Fair
competition and 4th place
in the Regional History
Fair competition. He has
been selected as Student of
the Week at RSS.
The recipient of the Bayer “Science for a Better
Life” Scholarship, Evan
also received the Kiwanis
Club of Baytown Scholarship, Opportunity Award
Scholarship from Texas A
& M University, Texas Aggie Scholarship, and Top
10% Scholarship.
Evan enjoys playing
basketball,
swimming,
giving back to the community, fishing and jet skiing.
He plans to attend Texas A
& M University at College
Station to major in chemical engineering. Evan is
the son of Bing and Laura
Situ.
Ana Flores Monarrez
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Graduating 8th in
her class from Ross
S. Sterling High
School with a grade
point average of 5.190 is
Ana Flores Monarrez.
Ana is president of the
Go Green Club, vice president of the International
Club, and is in National
Honor Society, Communities in Schools, Psychology Club and College Forward. She is also
an Advanced Placement
Scholar, was selected as a
Hispanic Student for Exxon’s Cinco de Mayo Celebration, received the Platinum Award for Service
Hours for College Forward
and was Student of the
Year for Communities in
Schools for 2012-2013.
Ana received scholarships from the Baytown Lion’s Club and the Baytown
Pilot Club. She was the
recipient of the Baytown
Texas Exes Scholarship
and the Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce Scholarship.
In her free time, Ana
enjoys attending festivals
of different countries, taking care of her nephews,
watching Netflix, watching documentaries and
Korean Soap Operas and
singing. She plans to attend the University of Texas at Austin to major in International Business. Ana
is the daughter of Maria
Monarrez.
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Number 10 in the
graduating class
from Ross S.
Sterling High School with
a grade point average of
5.175 is Kendall Russell.
Kendall is senior class
president and is involved
in cheerleading, National
Honor Society, PAL, Student Council, UIL Good
Sportsmanship League,
and was selected as a First
Lady.
She was also the
H.O.B.Y. Sophomore of
the Year. Kendall is active with St. Mark’s Youth
Group.
Kendall is the recipient of the Baytown A &
M Mothers’ Club Scholarship and the St. Mark’s
UMC Scholarship.
In her free time, Kendall
enjoys being with friends,
reading, shopping and doing anything outdoors.
She plans to attend Texas A & M University to
major in business.
Kendall is the daughter
of Allen and Heather Russell.
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Perry “Nick” Garcia is graduating
9th in the Class of
2014 from Ross S.
Sterling High School with
a grade point average of
5.184. He is active in the
Virginia Berg
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Kendall Russell
Perry Garcia
traveling, flying, playing
guitar, hunting and playing
with her dogs. She plans to
attend Baylor University in
the fall to study neuroscience as a pre-med major.
Ranked ninth in the
Robert E. Lee High
School Class of 2014
is Virginia “Ginnie”
Berg with a grade point average of 4.933.
Ginnie has been active on
the golf team and in the National Honor Society and in
Mu Alpha Theta. She is a
Generation Gander and is
on her church leadership
and church worship team.
Ginnie has been in the
top ten percent of her class
all four years and on the
Honor Roll. She was selected as Student of the
Week and Varsity Golf
Outstanding Female Golfer for two years. She also
received the Baylor Presidential Gold Scholarship,
the VFW Scholarship, the
Houston Baptist University Achievement Award and
the Houston Baptist University Founders’ Academic Scholarship.
Ginnie’s hobbies are
National Honor Society
and Key Club.
Nick was selected for
Texas Boys State. He is
the recipient of the Bayer
“Science for a Better Life”
Scholarship, De Zavala
Elementary PTO Scholarship, Kiwanis Club of
Baytown Scholarship, Michael John Lopez Scholarship and a Pell Grant.
In his free time, Nick
enjoys running, eating
and sleeping. He plans to
attend Texas A & M University to major in physics.
Nick is the son of Perry
and Celeste Garcia.
Janet Pulido
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Janet Pulido
is graduating
10th in her
class at Robert
E. Lee High School with
a grade point average of
4.842.
She is active in the band
and in the National Honor
Society.
Janet has been drum major for the Robert E. Lee
High School Band for two
years and was an All-Region clarinet player.
She received a superior
rating at the solo and ensemble contest.
Janet is the recipient of
the Baytown Chamber of
Commerce Scholarship, the
Baytown Lions club Scholarship and the Baytown
Professional Firefighters
Benevolence Fund, Inc.
Scholarship.
In her free time, Janet
loves spending time with
her family and friends. She
enjoys making and listening to music.
She plans to take her basic classes at Lee College
in order to transfer to the
University of Texas Health
to major in nursing.
Janet is the daughter of
Jose and Teresa Pulido.
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Top 10 graduates of Goose Creek Memorial
Hiral Waghela
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Goose Creek Memorial High School’s
number one academically ranked student
for the Class of 2014 with
a grade point average of
5.324 is Hiral Waghela.
A member of the Key
Club, Hiral is also active in
the Interact Club, Student
Council and the National
Honor Society.
She was selected as a
Scholar Athlete for tennis
and as the Kiwanis Sophomore of the Year.
Hiral is the recipient of
the Houston Endowment
Scholarship, the University of Houston Book Scholarship and the University
of Houston Academic Excellence Scholarship.
She plans to attend the
University of Houston to
major in biomedical engineering.
Her hobbies are reading,
traveling and music.
Hiral is the daughter of
Harish Waghela and Navana Waghela.
Shelby
Schlesselman
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Shelby Schlesselman is graduating
second in the Goose
Creek
Memorial
High School Class of 2014
and will serve as valedictorian with a grade point
average of 5.078. She is
active in the Dazzler Drill
Team, serving as captain;
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Caine Collins Is Graduating
vice president of the National Honor Society and
is in the Key Club and Junior Catholic Daughters of
the Americas. She was a
runner-up for the H.O.B.Y.
Leadership Award and
received the President’s
Outstanding
Academic
Achievement Award.
Shelby is the recipient
of the Al Richard “Every Day’s a Holiday and
Every Meal’s a Feast”
Scholarship, Texas Dance
Educator’s
Association
Scholarship, Top 10%
Scholarship, Texas Aggie
Scholarship, Texas A &
M Academic Excellence
Scholarship, George and
Mary Josephine Hamman
Foundation Scholarship
and the Catholic Daughters
of the Americas Court St.
John #2197 Scholarship.
In her free time, Shelby
enjoys dance, music, volunteering and reading. She
plans to attend Texas A &
M University in College
Station, majoring in education. Shelby is the daughter
of Dolores Schlesselman.
Class of 2014
1st Place
Unified
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Achievement in Advanced
Placement U.S. History
with Distinguished Honor.
Daisy is the recipient of
the Baytown Lion’s Club
Scholarship, the Dr. Alton
R. Prihoda Medical Career
Scholarship, Pilot Club of
Baytown Scholarship and
University of Houston Academic Excellence Scholarship.
In her free time, Daisy
enjoys listening to music
and spending time with
friends and family. She
plans to attend the University of Houston to major in chemistry. Daisy is
the daughter of Juan and
Clementina Longoria.
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Salutatorian of the
Goose Creek Memorial High School
Class of 2014 is
Daisy Longoria, graduating third in the class rank
with a grade point average
of 5.0. Daisy is a member of PAL, the National
Honor Society and the
Key Club. She received
the award for Outstanding
Michelle
Fresnedo
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Leonel Varvelo
Daisy Longoria
soap carving. He plans to
attend Baylor University to major in mechanical
engineering. Leonel is the
son of Susana Varvelo.
Leonel Varvelo is
graduating 4th in
his class at Goose
Creek
Memorial
High School with a grade
point average of 4.967.
Leonel is an Advanced
Placement Scholar with
Honors and is a member
of the Key Club and the
National Honor Society.
He is the recipient of the
GCM Service Award and
the Marines Outstanding
Scholar Award.
The recipient of the Baylor University President’s
Gold Scholarship, Leonel
also received the Highlands Rotary Club Scholarship and the Houston
Endowment Scholarship.
In his free time, Leonel
enjoys soccer, hanging out
with friends, Pokemon and
Graduating fifth in
the Class of 2014
for Goose Creek
Memorial
High
School is Michelle
Fresnedo with a grade
point average of 4.936.
An Advanced Placement
Scholar, Michelle is active
in UIL debate/speech and
current events, the National
Honor Society, HOSA, the
National Technical Honor
Society and ExxonMobil’s
global Organization of Advancement of Latinos. She
received the Outstanding
Achievement Award in PreAP Physics and will receive
a certificate for the GCCISD Certified Nurse Aide
Training Program.
Michelle is the recipient
of the Baytown Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce
Scholarship and the Top
10% Scholarship.
Michelle enjoys baking,
reading, crafting and traveling. She plans to attend
the University of North
Texas as a biochemistry
major in the honors college
to gain a Pharmacy Technician Certificate. She is the
daughter of Ana Fresnedo
and Humberto Fresnedo.
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Your SUCCESS
is our GREATEST REWARD
Top 10 Students, Class of 2014: Marie LaBonte, Valedictorian, Caroline Claassen, Salutatorian, Ryan Wade,
Samantha White, Emily Gunderson, Morgan Daniels, Conlee Hamlin, Mattie Griffin, Chelsea Caldwell, Brea
Baygents.
Congratulations
Class of 2014
Graduates, may you reach all of
your dreams and goals.
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Dennis plans to attend
Texas A & M University
to major in mechanical engineering. He is the son of
Keli and Tommy Cooper.
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Top 10 grads of IMPACT
Early College High School
enjoys going to the gym.
She plans to attend the
University of Houston to
major in chemistry. She is
the daughter of Ana Lilia
Ramirez.
Marelyn Rios
Alyse Munrose
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Alyse Munrose is
graduating sixth in
her class at Goose
Creek
Memorial
High School with a grade
point average of 4.863.
She is president of the
Dazzlers Drill Team, recovering secretary of the
National Honor Society,
vice president of the Key
Club and a member of
PAL. She was selected as
an alternate for Bluebonnet
Girls State.
Alyse received the Texas
Exes Scholarship.
She enjoys dancing and
volunteering with the children at church. She plans
to attend the University of
Texas in Austin.
She is the daughter of
Sheila Munrose and Alun
Munrose, Sr.
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Ranked eighth in her
graduating class at
Goose Creek Memorial High School is
Marelyn Rios with a grade
point average of 4.782.
Marelyn is a member
of Student Council, Show
Choir, Varsity Mixed Choir
and National Honor Society.
She was selected for
All-Region choir four
years and received the
Balfour Silver Patriot
Award, the History Education Award, the Outstanding Student Achievement
award, the UIL Scholar
Award and the President’s
Outstanding Academic Excellence award.
Marelyn received the
Houston Livestock Show
and Rodeo Opportunity
Scholarship, the Top 10%
Scholarship, Texas A & M
University Student Success Scholarship and the
Texas Aggie Scholarship.
In her free time, Marelyn enjoys singing, dancing and hanging out with
friends.
She plans to attend Texas
A & M University to major
in economics and minor in
French.
Marelyn is the daughter
of Isela Hernandez and Ernesto Ramos.
Dakota Joseph
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Dakota Joseph is
ranked seventh in
her class at Goose
Creek
Memorial
High School.
She is a member of the
Dazzlers Drill Team, the
National Honor Society,
Student Council, PAL,
the Good Sportsmanship
League, Dugout Darlings,
Key Club and her church
youth group. She received
the Outstanding Academic Achievement award in
2012 and 2014 and the
Scholar Award in 2014.
She has also been active in
UIL.
Dakota received the
Highlands Rotary Club
Scholarship, the Jess Navarre Memorial Scholarship and the GE Star
Award Scholarship.
In her free time, Dakota
enjoys singing and dancing.
She plans to attend Lee
College to begin her basics
and pre-requisites for her
associate degree.
She is the daughter of
Charles and Michelle
Bender.
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Alicia Gonzales Hannah French
The
10th-
10
ranked
student in the
Goose Creek
Memorial Class of 2014
is Alicia Gonzalez with
a grade point average of
4.767.
Alicia is in the National
Honor Society, Key Club,
HOSA, cheer, and the National Technical Honor
Society. She advanced to
State in HOSA competition and received a Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate and the President’s
Education Award.
Alicia is the recipient of
the Our Lady of Guadalupe Altar Society Scholarship, Baytown Lion’s Club
Scholarship,
Baytown
Chamber of Commerce
Lee College Scholarship,
Highlands Horizons Scholarship and the Baytown
Professional Firefighters
Association Benevolence
Fund.
In her free time, Alicia
enjoys shopping, vacationing, volunteering at
schools and spending time
with family and friends.
She plans to attend Lee
College for her basics,
transferring to UTMB.
Alicia is the daughter of
Maria Rosas-Gonzalez and
Anthony Gonzalez.
Dennis Cooper
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Dennis Cooper is
ranked ninth in
his class at Goose
Creek
Memorial
High School with a grade
point average of 4.768.
Dennis was a member of the GCM Baseball
Team, Academic UIL and
the National Honor Society. He was selected as a
multi-year 1st Team All
District Athlete, Outstanding Student of the Week,
and March’s Athlete of the
Month.
He also received the Silver Patriot Award. A Boys
State participant, Dennis was a National Merit
Scholarship nominee.
Dennis is the recipient of
the Top 10% Scholarship.
His hobbies are baseball,
weightlifting,
computer
science and LARPING
(Live Action Role Playing).
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Yuliana Barajas
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Fourth in her graduating class at IMPACT Early College High School
is Yuliana Barajas with
a grade point average of
5.170. She is secretary of
the National Honor Society and is a member of
Phi Theta Kappa. Yuliana
recently received her associate degree from Lee
College.
In her free time, Yuliana
enjoys hanging out with
friends, playing sports
and watching movies. She
plans on transferring to
UH Clear Lake and later
to Texas State University
to major in psychology.
Yuliana is the daughter of
Emma Barajas and Jose
Barajas.
Leslie Lagunas is
graduating seventh
in her class from
IMPACT
Early
College High School with
a grade point average of
4.978. She is a member
of National Honor Society, IMPACT Gives Back,
Red Cross Club and Guitar
Club.
She is a Regent Scholar,
is on the “All A’s and B’s”
Honor Roll and was chosen
for the Literary Magazine.
Leslie recently received an
associate degree from Lee
College.
In her free time, Leslie
enjoys drawing, crafting
and learning Japanese. She
plans to attend Texas A &
M University to pursue a
degree in civil engineering. Leslie is the daughter
of Elena and Miguel Lagunas.
Shelby
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Hannah French is
graduating as valedictorian of the Class
of 2014 from IMPACT Early College High
School with a grade point
average of 5.303. She is a
member of Interact, Student Council, National
Honor Society, Phi Theta
Kappa, Journalism, IMPACT Ambassador and
IMPACT Gives Back.
Hannah was chosen as
IMPACT Student of the
Year from IMPACT ECHS
as well as IMPACT Student of the Year from Lee
College. She was also
named Biology Student of
the Year from Lee College,
is an Advanced Placement
Scholar, and is on the “A”
Honor Roll. She recently
received an associate degree from Lee College.
Hannah is the recipient of
the Beacon Federal Credit
Union Scholarship.
In her free time, Hannah
enjoys reading, baking,
watching Netflix and listening to music. She plans
to attend the University of
Texas at Austin in the fall
to major in public relations.
Hannah is the daughter of
Marcus and Lisa French.
Jose Mendez
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Pablo Chavez
2
Pablo Chavez is
graduating as salutatorian of the Class
of 2014 from IMPACT Early College High
School with a grade point
average of 5.270. He is
active in Interact and is in
Phi Theta Kappa. He also
serves as an AVID tutor.
Pablo is an Advanced
Placement Scholar with
Distinguished Honors and
is the recipient of the Gates
Millennium Scholarship.
He earned his associate degree from Lee College.
In his free time, Pablo
enjoys soccer, tennis, running and playing pool. He
plans to pursue a degree
in chemical engineering at
the University of Texas at
Austin. Pablo is the son of
Pablo and Teresa Chavez.
Jose Mendez is
graduating fifth in
the Class of 2014
from IMPACT Early College High School
with a grade point average
of 5.157. He is a member
of Student Council, Interact, IMPACT Gives Back
and Phi Theta Kappa. He
recently received his associate degree from Lee
College.
In his free time, Jose enjoys sports, music, movies and video games. Jose
plans to attend the University of Houston to major in
mechanical engineering.
He is the son of Fermin and
Leticia Mendez.
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Shelby Sylvester is
graduating eighth in
her class at IMPACT
Early College High
School with a grade point
average of 3.638. She is
a member of the National
Honor Society, Interact,
Phi Theta Kappa, Christian
Student Union, HOSA,
and she has been on the
“A” Honor Roll. Shelby
received the Baytown Pilots Club Scholarship. She
earned her associate degree
from Lee College.
Shelby enjoys listening
to music, dancing, spending time with friends and
playing basketball. She
plans to attend LSU in the
fall to major in biochemistry. Shelby is the daughter
of Glenda Herdt.
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Graduating third in
her class from IMPACT Early College
High School with
a grade point average of
5.244 is Alondra Uribe.
Alondra is a member of
Student Council, IMPACT
Gives Back, Christian Student Union and Interact.
She was a Criminal Justice
honoree and received a
grant from the University
of Houston. She recently
received her associate degree from Lee College
In her free time, Alondra
Raquel Garcia is
graduating
sixth
in her class at IMPACT Early College
High School with a grade
point average of 5.019.
She is a member of the National Honor Society and
is an Advanced Placement
Scholar with Distinction.
She received her associate
degree from Lee College.
In her free time, Raquel
enjoys watching movies.
She plans to attend the
University of Houston
Clear Lake to major in psychology. She is the daughter of Mario and Magdalena Garcia.
Azalia
Sprecher
9
Ninth in the Class
of 2014 at IMPACT
Early College High
School is Azalia
Sprecher with a grade point
average of 4.913. Azalia is
a member of Christian Student Union, Interact, Journalism, Red Cross Club,
Student Council, HOSA,
IMPACT
Ambassadors
and National Honor Society.
Azalia is an Advanced
Placement Scholar with
Distinction, a National
Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar and a member of Phi Theta Kappa.
She received her associate
degree from Lee College
and has a scholarship from
the Posse Foundation for
full tuition to Bryn Mawr
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Top 10 graduates of Barbers Hill High School
Marie Labonte
1
Mare Labonte is
graduating from Barbers Hill High school
with a grade point average of 110.453. She is the
member of the Academic
Decathlon, Academic UIL
editorial writing and ready
writing, Select Academic Team and the National
Honor Society.
While at Barbers Hill
she earned the National
Merit Scholar, 3rd place
State editorial writing and
1st place at State Academic Decathlon for interviewing.
Marie is the recipient of
the National Merit Finalist
Award and Homecoming
Association scholarship.
She plans on attending
University of Oklahoma
with a major in Physics
and Biology.
In her free time she enjoys reading, eating and
watching Netflix.
Ryan Wade
3
Ryan Wade is graduating from Barbers
Hill High School
with a grade point
average of 109.096. He is a
member of Band, Business
Professionals of America, National Honor Society, UIL Academic Spring
Meet, Select Academic
Team and Key Club.
Ryan earned Division
1 rating at State Solo and
Ensemble for Clarinet
Quartet, 1st place UIL
math, Texas Music Educators Association Scholar.
He is the recipient of the
Chevron Phillips Dependants Scholarship, Kiwanis Club of Baytown Scholarship and Homecoming
Association Scholarship.
Ryan plans on attending
University of Texas –Austin and plans on majoring
in Radio, television and
film.
In his free time he enjoys
video editing, playing music and watching TV.
Emily
Gunderson
5
Emily Gunderson
is graduating from
Barbers Hill High
School with a grade
point average of 108. 912.
She is a member of the
Track and Field team, Key
club and Fellowship of
Christian Athletes.
Emily earned 4-year
Varsity letterman in track,
3-time District and Regional Champion in pole
vault, 2014 State Champion in pole vault, All-State
track and field and Eagle
of the Year.
She is the recipient of
the Louise McKay Scholarship and plans on attending Texas A&M –College
Station with a major in Architecture.
Emily enjoys baking,
riding her bike, pole vaulting and drafting in her
spare time.
Conlee Hamlin
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Conlee Hamlin is
graduating
from
Barbers Hill High
School as sum cum
laude with a grade point
average of 107.872. She is
a member of the National
Honor Society, volleyball and basketball team.
As a volleyball player she
earned Academic All-State
and Settler of the Year.
Conlee is the recipient of
the Barbers Hill Athletics
Scholarship and the John
Hall Friends Scholarship.
She plans on attending
University of Texas –Austin and plans on majoring
in nutrition and chemistry.
In her free time Conlee
enjoys exercising, cooking, coaching volleyball
and taking naps.
Mattie Griffin
Caroline
Claassen
2
Samantha
White
Caroline Claassen
is graduating from
Barbers Hill High
School as salutatorian with a grade point
average of 109.276. She is
a member of the National
Honor Society, UIL Spelling and Vocabulary, UIL
Mathematics, PALS, Academic Decathlon, Varsity
swim team, Key Club and
Marching/Concert band.
While at Barbers Hill
she earned the National
Merit Commended Scholar, 5-time UIL State Band,
Solo and Ensemble Qualifier, State Qualifying 4A
Band, 5-time UIL Regional Qualifier for spelling,
vocabulary and mathematics, State Qualifying
Academic UIL Decathlon
team, Regional Qualifier
Varsity swim team and was
awarded Athletic Academic Award.
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IMPACT
College.
Perla enjoys volunteering at elementary schools,
helping the community,
spending time with family
and friends and listening to
music. She plans to attend
the University of Houston
Clear Lake to receive a
master’s degree in elementary education. Perla is the
daughter of Obdocio Andrade and Bertha Andrade.
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Azalia enjoys reading,
writing, baking and spending time with family and
friends. She is the daughter
of John Sprecher and Maria Hidalgo.
Samantha
White
is graduating from
Barbers Hill High
School with a grade
point average of 109.006.
She is a member of the
One Act Play Theatre.
Samantha earned 2012
One Act Play State Champion, 2011 One Act Play
1st runner up and 2013
One Act Play 2nd runner
up.
She is the recipient of
the Jim Sizemore Scholarship and plans on attending
Texas A&M –College Station majoring in Business
Administration.
In her free time Emily
enjoys reading and traveling whenever she gets the
opportunity.
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Morgan
Daniels
Morgan Daniels is
graduating
from
Barbers Hill High
School with a grade
point average of 108.112.
Morgan is a member of the
National Honor Society
and UIL Accounting, Basketball and tennis team.
She earned Academic AllState in team tennis and
basketball and was 1st
Team All-district in tennis
as well as MVP.
Morgan is the recipient
of the Baner Excellence
Scholarship, Eagle Athletics scholarship, Barbers
Hill Sports Association
Scholarship and the Gary
Follis Scholarship. She
plans to attend University
of Houston and plans on
majoring in accounting.
In her free time she loves
to read and travels whenever she has the opportunity.
8
Mattie Griffin is
graduating
from
Barbers Hill High
School with a grade
point average of 107.761.
She is a member of Varsity
golf, mixed Varsity choir,
One Act Play Theatre,
PALS and National Honor
Society.
She earned 1st Team
All-Region Golf, Soaring
Eagle Award and was a
State solo and ensemble
participant.
Mattie is the recipient of
the President’s Gold Scholarship –Baylor University and the Earnest Eaves
Scholarship –Barbers Hill
Scholarship Association.
She is planning on attending Baylor University with
a major in elementary education.
In her spare time she enjoys singing, shopping and
being with friends.
Graduation ceremony
survival tips
Graduation can certainly be a momentous event that is remembered
for years to come. But some ceremonies are remembered for all the
wrong reasons. Lengthy run-times
and uncomfortable conditions can
turn commencement celebrations
into exercises in survival. Nerves
Chelsey
Caldwell
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Brea Baygents
Chelsey Elizabeth
Caldwell is graduating from Barbers
Hill High School
with a grade point average of 107.721. She is a
member of Fellowship of
Christian Athletes, Student
Council as Vice President
for three years, National Honor Society, PALS,
Business Professionals of
America, Academic Scholar, Spanish Club, BH Theater, Academic Decathlon,
Varsity Tennis, Basketball
team, Varsity Softball team
and has recorded over 71
hours of Community service in the past two years.
She earned Houston
Chronicle Athlete of the
week, Barbers Hill High
School Athlete of the
Week, Barbers Hill Scholar of the Week, Sophomore
of the Year, Undefeated
19-4A District Champions all four years, 1st
Team All-District, Academic All-District, 19-4A
Offensive Player of the
Year, UIL Prose 3rd place
and Regional Qualifier,
BHHS Leadership Award,
Regional III 4A Quarterfinalists, BPA 2nd place
Interview Skills, BPA 1st
place Presentation Management-Individual, BPA
State Qualifier, Finalist
for Girl’s State, AP Scholar and Disney Dreamer
Academy Finalist.
Chelsey is the recipient
of the Terry Foundation
Scholarship, Texas State
Lady Bobcat Softball
Team Scholarship and Enterprise Scholarship.
She plans on attending
Texas State University
with a dual degree in Marketing and Journalism and
Mass Communication.
In her free time, Chelsey
enjoys reading, knitting,
Zumba classes, belly dancing classes, softball, watching movies, watching Netflix, quoting “Remember
the Titans,” socializing on
social media sites and detailing her future.
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Brea
Baygents is graduating from
Barbers Hill
High School with a grade
point average of 107.602.
Brea is a member of the
UIL Literary Criticism,
UIL Mathematics, UIL
Calculator Applications,
Band and Academic Decathlon.
Brea earned 1st place
All-District UIL Literary
Criticism, 1st place essay
at State Academic Decathlon, 1st place team UIL
Literary Criticism and Calculator, Division 1 rating at
region Solo and Ensemble
for Percussion Ensemble,
10th place medium school
team at State Academic
Decathlon.
She is the recipient of
the Academic Distinction
Scholarship through University of Texas –Dallas,
where she plans on attending with a major in chemistry.
In her free time Brea enjoys camping, backpacking, canoeing, reading and
photography.
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may run high, and boredom may set
in. But there are ways to make the
best of the situation.
•Get adequate rest before the ceremony. Soon-to-be graduates should
go to bed early the night before the
ceremony in preparation for their big
day. Some commencement ceremonies begin early in the morning, and
feeling rushed or exhausted from a
poor night’s rest can only compound
nerves and anxiety. Graduation eve
should be a low-key night when
grads and their friends and family
enjoy a quiet meal and some time to
reflect on the last several years.
•Dress accordingly. Grads should
watch the weather report and dress
for the weather under the gown.
A graduation ceremony is a special
event, but one that can be lengthy
and tiresome. But there are ways to
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How to approach
saving for college
Parents typically have a lot on their
plates. In addition to juggling life’s daily
events, parents also must keep their eyes
on the future, which typically involves
planning for retirement and saving money
for their kids’ college educations. Though
both rank high on many parents’ priority
lists, parents should approach college savings much differently than they do retirement savings.
Prioritize retirement savings over saving for college. Some parents might feel a
degree of guilt if they deposit more money
into their retirement accounts each month
than they do into their kids’ college funds.
But such a strategy is nothing to feel
guilty about. College students who take
out loans have a lifetime ahead of them
to repay those loans, while their parents
have far less time to grow their retirement
savings. No parent wants their child to
be saddled with debt after they earn their
degree, but that does not mean parents
should sacrifice security in their golden
years just so their child can have minimal
or no debt when they graduate from college. Studies show that the average college graduate still earns roughly a million
dollars more over his or her lifetime than
someone with just a high school diploma,
so a college diploma still offers financial
incentives that can soften the blow of repaying college loans.
Look into college savings plans. Simply
socking money away in a savings account
is no longer enough to finance a college
education. That’s because interest rates
on standard savings accounts are very
low, and as The College Board(R) notes,
the college tuition rate of increase is substantially higher than the general inflation
rate. In addition, according to The College
Board, the average 2013-14 tuition increase was 3.8 percent at private colleges
and 2.9 percent at public universities.Both
of those figures are higher than the average increase in personal incomes, meaning parents are earning less while tuition
costs are rising. So parents who want to
finance all or some of their kids’ college
tuitions need to be more creative.
College education savings plans are an
option, and many, including a Coverdell
Education Savings Account and the popular 529 Savings Plan, allow earnings in the
account to grow tax-free. Even withdrawals from college savings plans are typical-
ly tax-free so long as those withdrawals
are used to finance educational expenses.
(Note: Rules vary depending on the type
of account, so parents should not assume
all withdrawals are tax-free.) But college
savings plans can also have an impact on a
student’s financial aid eligibility, as these
investments are often treated as parental
assets (retirement account assets are typically not considered parental assets when
determining a student’s eligibility for financial aid). So parents should explore all
of the ins and outs of the various college
savings plans available to them before
opening any accounts.
Encourage students to save for their
own expenses. Many high school students
are not in a position to work a lot or even
at all during a school year. And working
too much may ultimately affect students’
performance in the classroom. But parents
can allow kids to work during summer
vacations, and encourage youngsters to
save a substantial amount of their earnings
from summer jobs. This can teach kids
valuable lessons about money management, and money kids save from summer
jobs can be used to pay for additional expenses that do not fall under the umbrella
of college tuition, including books, food
or even housing.
Saving for their children’s college education is a priority for many parents, and
there are various ways parents can do just
that without sacrificing their retirements.
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Top 10 graduates of Anahuac
Kaitlyn Gresham
1
Kaitlyn Gresham is
the valedictorian of
the Anahuac High
School Class of
2014. She is the daughter
of Ron and Pam Gresham, and is their only child.
Kaitlyn plans to attend
Texas A&M University in
the fall and major in Communications. Throughout
High School, she has been
involved in the National
Honor Society, Mu Alpha
Theta Math Honor Society,
UIL Academic Competition, Band, Color Guard,
Government Club, and
Roots and Shoots Environmental Club. Kaitlyn was
also selected as a member
of Anahuac’s Who’s Who
her senior year. In her
spare time, she enjoys travel, reading, photography,
baking and being outdoors.
Levi Cormier
2
Levi Cormier is the
salutatorian for the
Anahuac Class of
2014. He is the son
of Christopher and Stacie
Cormier. Levi is active in
National Honor Society,
Mu Alpha Theta, Roots
and Shoots and UIL competitions. Included in his
honors are winning the Citizenship Award, receiving
Best in Show artwork at the
Houston Livestock Show
and Rodeo, and advancing
to Regionals in both UIL
Number Sense and Spelling. Levi has been enrolled
in PreAP and AP courses all
four years of high school
and maintains all A’s. Levi
plans to attend the University of Texas at Austin to
major in Ecology or Environmental Science. He
enjoys reading, drawing,
volunteering, and studying
animals in his spare time.
for three years, a one year
state participant in UIL
Social Studies, and a two
year state participant in
UIL Ready Writing, placing 6th and 3rd overall in
the competitions. Brooks
also placed 1st at the district and 3rd place at the
area level of the Job Interview LDE in FFA, as well
as being a state participant
in the FFA CDE event
Ag Communications. He
also received All-District
honors in basketball for
2 years. Brooks has also
been selected as Mr. AHS
by the faculty of Anahuac
High School.
In his spare time, Brooks
enjoys reading, writing,
play golf, basketball, pool
and spending time with his
family.
Kevin Cao
4
Kevin Cao is fourth
in his class of the
Anahuac
High
School Class of
2014. He is the son of Truc
Cao and Truc Vo. Kevin
plans to attend Texas A&M
University, majoring in Biology. While at Anahuac
High School, Kevin has
been an active member of
the National Honor Society, Rocket Club, Varsity Tennis team, and UIL
academic
competitions.
He was also the Treasurer
of Student Council, vice
president of Mu Alpha
Theta Math Honor Society, and a section leader in
the Anahuac High School
Band. Kevin has earned all
A’s and B’s during his four
years in high school and
has advanced to regionals in multiple UIL events
for the past three years.
In addition, Kevin has
earned numerous academic awards during his high
school career including being selected as a member
of Anahuac’s Who’s Who
his senior year. During his
spare time, Kevin enjoys
playing tennis, listening to
music, playing games, and
bike riding.
Ashley Johnson
Brooks
Rundzieher
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Brooks Rundzieher
is ranked number
three in the 2014
graduating class of
Anahuac High School.
Brooks is the son of Steve
and Sherry Rundzieher of
Anahuac.
Brooks plans to attend
the University of Texas,
majoring in Communications.
While at Anahuac,
Brooks has been an active
member of the National
Honor Society, FFA, Government Club, Mu Alpha
Theta Math Honor Society,
and a member of the varsity basketball team for 4
years. In addition, he has
served as president of Student Council.
Brooks maintained the A
honor roll during his four
years of high school. He
was a regional contest participant in UIL Journalism
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Ashley Johnson is
ranked 5th in her
class at Anahuac
High School. Ashley is the daughter of Kenneth and Teona Flowers of
Hankamer.
Ashley plans to attend
Stephen F. Austin State
University, majoring in
Elementary Education to
become an Elementary
Math Teacher. While at
Anahuac, Ashley has been
active as President of National Honor Society, Secretary of Mu Alpha Theta, Secretary of Student
Council and Drum Major for the Anahuac High
School Marching Band. In
addition, Ashley has been
awarded with numerous
academic
achievements
throughout her high school
career.
Ashley earned all A’s
and B’s throughout high
school and participated in
several band competitions.
She has been an active
member of Pantherettes
for two year, band for four
years and has also been
involved in community activities throughout her time
at Anahuac. In her spare
time, Ashley enjoys reading, spending time with
family, and traveling.
The Baytown Sun
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Top 10
of Crosby
Garret Villemez
Madison Mitchell
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Madison
Mitchell is ranked 6th
in her graduating
class at Anahuac
High School. Madison
is the daughter of Denis
and Candy Mitchell of
Anahuac. Madison will
be attending Texas A&M
University, majoring in
Biomedical Sciences with
plans of continuing on to
medical school. During
her four years at Anahuac
High School, Madison has
been active in National
Honor Society, Mu Alpha
Theta, Student Council,
and has served as President
of Government Club and
the Anahuac FFA Chapter. In addition, Madison
has competed in multiple
sports and events including cross country, volleyball, softball, cheerleading,
track and field where she
was a four year regional
qualifier in the 4x100 relay
and 400m dash. She has
also competed in Senior
Farm Skills Demonstration through FFA where
her team received 3rd at
state. Madison earned all
A’s and B’s during her four
years of high school. She
was a regional qualifier in
UIL Journalism which includes Feature, News, and
Editorial Writing as well
as regional qualifier in UIL
Science for biology. Madison is also a member of
The Anahuac Aerospace
Team and will be launching a rocket at WSMR this
summer whose goal is to
reach 100,000 ft. in altitude. In addition, Madison
is the reigning 2013 Texas
Gatorfest Queen, and was
selected as Miss AHS by
the Faculty of Anahuac
High School. In her spare
time, Madison enjoys running, dancing, and biking.
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Garret Villemez is
ranked 8th in his
graduating
class
at Anahuac High
School and is the son of
Darin and Carrie Villemez.
Garret plans to attend Texas A&M University, majoring in Animal Science.
While at Anahuac, Garret has been active in the
National Honor Society,
Student Council, and has
served as Vice President,
Treasurer, and Sentinel in
his FFA chapter. Garret
was selected as a member
of Anahuac’s Who’s Who
his senior year. This year
Garret earned the LoneStar Degree at the Texas
FFA Convention. He also
has qualified for state in
livestock judging for four
consecutive years. In his
spare time, Garret likes to
hunt and fish throughout
the state at various lakes
and game ranches.
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Valedictorian, Rayna Luu will attend
the University of
Texas in Austin in
the fall. She plans to major in marketing and international business. Her
hobbies include: baking
and volunteering.
Daniel Kasprzak
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Salutatorian, Daniel
John Kasprzak plans
to attend Texas Tech
University in the
fall and will be majoring in
Mechanical Engineering.
In his spare time, Daniel
enjoys playing sports, hunting, and building projects.
Ashley Lance Trey McCarty
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Ashley Elizabeth
Rae Lance plans
to attend Cornell
University
next
fall to major in applied
economics and management. Her favorite hobby
is debating.
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Trey Austin McCarty will be attending the University
of Houston this fall.
He plans to major in computer science. Trey enjoys
sleeping, video games,
participating in school organizations, singing, and
sarcasm.
Mandy Coward
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Mandy Coward is
ranked ninth in her
class at Anahuac
High School. Mandy is the daughter of Richard and Mary Coward of
Hankamer.
Mandy plans to attend
Stephen F. Austin University, majoring in Education
with a focus on Special Education. While at Anahuac,
Mandy participated in National Honor Society, Student Council, Band, Pantherettes, and Athletics. She
served as the vice-president
for National Honor Society, the reporter for Student
Council, and a Line officer
for Pantherettes. This year,
the faculty selected Mandy
for the Citizenship Award
for her excellence in academics and for her leadership. Mandy enjoys reading, dancing, traveling and
spending time with family.
Eduardo Lugo
Kyle Leal
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Kyle Ryan Leal
plans to attend
the University of
Houston in the
fall. He will be majoring in engineering. In his
spare time, Kyle enjoys
camping, hunting, working out, playing sports,
and volunteering.
Patrick Trammel
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Eduardo Lugo is
ranked 7th for the
Anahuac Class of
2014. He is the son
of Martin and Juana Lugo.
Eduardo plans to attend
Stephen F. Austin University, majoring in biology
and study pre-med. Eduardo has been active in the
National Honor Society,
Chess Club, Tennis Team,
One-Act Play, UIL Social
Studies, Anahuac High
School Band, and Cross
Country. His honors include having all A’s and B’s
through all his four years in
high school, named District
Champ at the district meet
in tennis for two years,
advancing to Regionals in
tennis for two years, being
named into the All-Region
Band all four years of high
school, and going to Area in
One Act Play. In addition,
he earned second place in
the Chambers County Historical Commission Essay
contests, and participated
in the Area Marching Band
Contest. Eduardo enjoys
playing soccer, tennis, running, playing guitar, listening to music, making movies, and taking naps in the
shade.
Rayna Luu
Dustin Harrison
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Dustin Harrison is ranked
10th in his
graduating
class of 2014 at Anahuac
High School. Dustin is the
son of Lance Harrison of
Dayton and Brad and Michelle Mims of Anahuac.
Dustin plans to attend
Stephen F. Austin University and major in Finance.
While at Anahuac High
School, Dustin has been
involved in National Honor Society, Student Council, and FFA. He was also
a member of the baseball
team, and a regional qualifier two years in a row for
golf. Dustin was selected
as a member of Anahuac’s
Who’s Who his senior year
and was also voted Class
Favorite. In his spare time,
Dustin enjoys hunting, fishing, and boating the Trinity
River and Lake Anahuac.
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Patrick Trammell
will be attending
the University of
Houston in the
fall. He plans to major in
computer hardware engineering. He enjoys video
gaming and You Tube.
Kendall Blalock
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Kendall
Blalock
will be attending
the University of
Houston next fall.
Kendall plans to major in
psychology. Her hobbies
include volunteering, baking, reading and hanging
out with friends.
Taylor Carfield
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Taylor Andie Carfield will be attending Texas Tech University in the fall
where she will be majoring in public relations and
theater. Taylor spends her
spare time on theater and
studying.
Brianna Bellamy Jeanene Malveaux
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Brianna Bellamy
plans to attend
Texas Tech University this fall.
She is planning to major
in nutrition with a minor
in biology. Her hobbies
include playing volleyball, watching movies,
shopping, reading, baking, listening to music,
and volunteering.
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Jeanene Sache
Malveaux has
enlisted in the
Navy, where
she plans to enroll in a university near her base. She
plans to major in aeronautical engineering. Jeanene
loves playing the guitar and
spending time with friends.
10B The Baytown Sun
Graduation 2014
Friday, May 30, 2014
Top 10 graduates of Baytown Christian Academy
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try volunteer.
Shania Perez ranks
fourth in the Class
of 2014 at Baytown
Christian Academy.
She is the daughter of Israel and Bernice Perez.
Shania’s GPA is 3.8962 on
a 4.0 scale and she will be
attending the University of
Houston.
Blake Smith Hannah Blanscet
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Blake Smith is the
Valedictorian of the
Class of 2014 at
Baytown Christian
Academy. He is the son of
Connie Smith and Derek
Smith and the grandson of
Jerilyn and Rodney Novosad. Blake finished with
a GPA of 3.9907 on a 4.0
scale and he will be attending Texas A&M University.
During his years at BCA,
Blake received awards
for academic excellence
in Economics, Calculus,
Physics, and English 2323.
He was the male recipient
of the Shield Award for the
senior showing excellence
in leadership, scholarship,
integrity, and Godliness.
Blake was a Texas Boys
State delegate in 2013, a
member of the National Honor Society for two
years, and a delegate to
the Hugh O’Brian Youth
Leadership
Foundation
his sophomore year. He
was also named as BCA’s
Sophomore of the Year
by the Baytown Kiwanis
Club.
He served on the Student
Council for four years, including being elected President for his senior year.
He was also a participant
in the Sigma Leadership
Development Program as
a sophomore and junior,
the Student Leadership
University as a freshman,
sophomore, and junior,
and Lead America National Youth Leadership Forum: Careers in Medicine
at John Hopkins University his junior year.
He was also a member
of the BCA choir and was
elected to the homecoming
court all four years, including being crown king
his senior year. Blake participated in football four
years, basketball three
years, and golf one year.
He was named to the first
team Academic All-State
team and second team AllState team in football his
senior season.
Blake completed his
community service requirements through membership in the Key Club,
Baytown Youth Advisory
Committee, Life Youth
Conference, and Sigma
Leadership Development
Program.
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Hanna Blanscet is
the Salutatorian of
the Class of 2014
at Baytown Christian Academy. She is the
daughter of David Berna
and Karlene Blanscet-Berna. Hannah finished with a
GPA of 3.9089 and will be
attending Baylor University.
During her years at
BCA, Hannah received
awards for academic excellence in Biology I,
Biology II, Chemistry,
Pre-Calculus, US History,
Spanish, Bible, Government, and Calculus She
was the female recipient
of the Shield Award for the
senior showing excellence
in leadership, scholarship,
integrity, and Godliness.
Hannah was a member
of the National Honor Society, serving as Secretary.
She was a member of the
tennis team her junior
and senior years and was
a cheerleader during her
sophomore year. She also
participated in Drama for
four years, Choir for four
years, and the Chess Club.
Hannah completed her
community service requirements as a four-year
member of the Key Club.
Amanda Woods
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Amanda
Woods
ranks third in the
Class of 2014 at
Baytown
Christian Academy. She is the
daughter of Don and Staci
Woods. Amanda’s GPA is
3.9056 on a 4.0 scale and
she will be attending either
the University of Houston-Clear Lake, the University of Houston, or Lee
College.
During her years at
BCA, Amanda received
awards for academic excellence in Science and
English She was a member of the National Honor
Society and participated in
tennis for four years, placing first at TCAL state in
the High School Silver Division in the eighth grade
and second in state as a
sophomore.
Amanda was a four-year
member of the cheerleading team, serving as Prayer
Captain for two years, and
co-captain as a senior. She
received the Spirit Award
as a junior and Most
Christ-like as a senior.
She was a three-year
member of the BCA choir,
receiving a #1 rating in
Small Ensemble at the
state meet. She was a fouryear member of Key Club
and an active member of
her church youth group
and as a children’s minis-
Club Secretary his sophomore year, President his junior year, and Lt. Governor
his senior year. Other areas
in which he supported his
community through volunteer hours was Houston
Food Bank, Baytown Special Rodeo, Baytown Police Officer Appreciation
Project, Kiwanis-Unicef
“Eliminate” Project, Fundraising for Autistic Education, Alliance Bible
Church Mission Trips to
Sao Paulo, Brazil, tutoring
children, and offering free
piano lessons.
Shania Perez
During her years at BCA,
Shania received awards for
academic excellence in Algebra II, Calculus, Physics, and Chemistry.
She was a member of the
National Honor Society,
serving as President during
her senior year. She represented BCA at Bluebonnet
Girls State in 2013 and
was a state qualifier as part
of the BCA choir’s Large
Ensemble, Girls’ Ensemble, and Mixed Ensemble.
Shania was selected to
the homecoming court
during her sophomore and
junior years. She was a
member of the basketball
team, serving as captain
her senior year and being
named Most Improved her
freshman year. She also
participated in volleyball
for three years and tennis
one year.
She was on the Student
Council her sophomore
year and completed numerous community service
hours through Key Club,
serving as Editor her junior
and senior years.
Jayce Williams
Collin Caraway
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Collin
Caraway
ranks sixth in the
Class of 2014 at
Baytown Christian
Academy. He is the son of
Brian and Mary Caraway.
Collin’s GPA is 3.8472,
and he plans to attend Texas A&M University.
Collin was a member of
the National Honor Society, serving as Publisher
his senior year. In addition
to completing volunteer
service hours as a Key
Club member his freshman
and sophomore years, he
volunteered for his community through the Second
Baptist Baytown Youth
Group.
Collin was selected to the
homecoming court during
his freshman, sophomore,
and senior years and was
chosen Duke his senior
year. Playing golf all four
years of high school, he
was named to 1st Team All
State his sophomore year
and to Regionals his senior
year. Additionally, Collin
stood out on the basketball court as he played his
freshman, sophomore, and
junior years. As a basketball player, he was named
to 1st Team All State and
All Stars Team his sophomore year, was named 1st
Team All District his junior year.
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Jayce
Williams
ranks fifth in the
Class of 2014 at
Baytown Christian
Academy. He is the son of
James and Misty Williams.
Jayce’s GPA is 3.8769 on a
4.0 scale, and he plans to
attend University of Texas
Austin.
Jayce was a member of
the National Honor Society, serving as Vice President during his senior year.
Additionally, he was a
member of BCA’s Student
Council his sophomore
and senior years and competed on the tennis team
his freshman and sophomore years.
Jayce completed numerous community service
hours as he served as Key
Emily Vaughan
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Emily
Vaughan
ranks seventh in
the Class of 2014
at Baytown Christian Academy. She is the
daughter of Rick and Margie Vaughan. Emily’s GPA
is 3.8380, and she plans to
attend Lee College.
During her years at BCA,
Emily received awards for
academic excellence in
Speech, Art, and Latin III.
Emily also had lead
roles in BCA’s annual theater productions: Annie
Get Your Gun (Annie—
sophomore year), South
Pacific (Bloody Mary—junior year), and Cinderella
(Fairy Godmother—senior
year). She was also a soloist and ensemble member
in BCA’s choir her senior
year. She received superior and excellent ratings in
TAAPS district and state
competitions.
Emily completed numerous community service hours throughout
her high school years. As
a sophomore she was a
Key Club member and as
a senior she was a Student
Council at Large member.
Additionally, she was an
active volunteer member
in Baytown Community Church, serving on the
Worship Team, Vacation
Bible School Skit Leader,
Kids Beach Club Volunteer, and Nursery Worker.
Macy Lawson
She was a member of
the National Honor Society and a student council
class representative for her
freshman and senior years.
Macy was a member
of the volleyball team,
being named Most Valuable Player and Academic
All-State her senior year.
During her years at BCA,
she also participated in
basketball, softball, drama,
and choir.
She completed numerous community service
hours through Key Club,
Houston Food Bank,
Baytown Special Rodeo,
and First Baptist Church of
Houston.
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Alex
Linebaugh ranks
tenth in the
Class of 2014
at Baytown Christian
Academy. He is the son of
Joan and Dan Linebaugh.
Alex’s GPA is 3.7623 on a
4.0 scale and he will be attending Texas A&M University.
During his years at BCA,
Ashley Savell
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Ashley Savell ranks
eight in the Class
of 2014 at Baytown
Christian Academy.
She is the daughter of Lisa
and Charles Stewart, and
Jennifer and Mark Savell.
Ashley’s GPA is 3.8179 on
a 4.0 scale and she will be
attending Lee College.
She was a member of the
National Honor Society,
serving as Treasurer during
her senior year. She represented BCA at Bluebonnet
Girls State in 2013 and
was a state qualifier as part
of the BCA choir’s Large
Ensemble, Girls’ Ensemble, and Mixed Ensemble.
During her years at
BCA, Ashley had the lead
role in plays such as South
Pacific in her junior year
and Cinderella in her senior year.
Ashley was selected to
the homecoming court
during her junior year. She
was a member of the volleyball team, serving as
JV captain her senior year
and being named JV Most
Valuable Player her junior
year.
She completed numerous community service
hours through Fisher Road
Baptist Church.
Macy Lawson ranks
ninth in the Class
of 2014 at Baytown
Christian
Academy. She is the daughter of
Marcile Barnett and Ernest
Lawson. Macy’s GPA is
3.7868 on a 4.0 scale and
she will be attending Texas
A&M University.
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Alex Linebaugh
Alex was a member of the
National Honor Society
and represented BCA at
Texas Boys State in 2013.
Alex was selected to the
homecoming court during
all of his years in high
school. He was a member
of the golf team that won
1st place in Texas during
his freshman year. During
his sophomore year, Alex
won 3rd place as an individual in the golf state
competition. He also participated in basketball and
tennis.
He completed numerous community service
hours through Key Club,
Baytown Homeless Shelter, Memorial Baptist
Church, and Second Baptist Church of Baytown
where he served as a Junior High Sunday School
Teacher.
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