Austin, TX—Austin Independent School District is home to 76 high school seniors who have earned national recognition for their exemplary performance in the National Merit Scholarship Program, the National Hispanic Recognition Program and the National Achievement Scholarship Program for 2012. The students are now eligible for scholarship awards from universities, colleges, and other grantors.
"We congratulate these students on earning this national-level recognition, and express our appreciation for the honor they have brought to their schools and to the Austin School District," said Meria Carstarphen, Austin ISD Superintendent. "We are firmly committed to offering a challenging program of student for all students so that they are well prepared for the next chapter of their lives, be it higher education or careers."
Austin ISD students recognized as National Scholars are:
Akins High School
National Hispanic Recognition Program - Julian Rivera
Anderson High School
National Merit Finalists – Kevin Bishop, Tiffany Chan, Sarah Clement, Derek Cornelius, Victoria Crank, Brett Leatherwood, Elizabeth McLean, Nadia Stoufflet, and Katie Young
National Hispanic Recognition Program – Amy Brooke, Mark Carrion, Victoria Crank, Katarina Grayson, Ilissa Saenz, Ariela Schnyer, and Riley Vickers
National Achievement Finalists – Jaimeson Hudspeth, Caitlyn Talbert, Jordan Wash, and Carrissa Weber
Austin High School
National Merit Finalists –Elizabeth A. Buehler and Nathaniel H. Fruchter
National Hispanic Recognition Program – Katelyn Alcantara, Christopher Bacak, Carlos Cruz, Alejandro Gutierrez, Catalina Lizarraga, Zachery Martinez, and Blanca Zamarron-Torres
Bowie High School
National Merit Finalists – Hannah E. Hill and Thomas S. Kim
National Merit Semifinalist – Joohwan Lee
National Achievement Finalist – Tara T. Mayberry
National Hispanic Recognition Program – Raven Alonzo, Brooke Evans, Carol Heiser, Jade Lawright, Hayley Lopez, Carol Pimentel, Camila Ramirez-Arau, Lisa Senecal, and Madison Tomasek
Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA)
National Merit Finalists – Carly Banner, Casey Chorens, Hanna Dornhofer, Sean Doyle, Gina Faldetta, David Freed, Bradley Girardeau, Kelsey Hicks, Tyler Jones, Calvin Ling, Calli Meyer, Richard Piersall, Samuel Porter, Kira Prentice, Wallis Robinson, Mark Sands, Sam Trejo, Christopher Wang, and Shenghao Wang
National Merit Semifinalists – Xavier Denis and Kevin C. Wang
National Achievement Finalists – Jaron Mackey and Anele Page
National Hispanic Recognition Program – Rueben Atkins, Casey Chorens, Cecily Foote, David Freed, Natalie Guajardo, Sarah Kuhns, Cesar Salgado, Ruth Sanchez, Ismael Sobek, Sam Trejo, Cristabella Trimble-Quiz, Marissa Wasmath, and Leonardo Zornberg
McCallum High School
National Merit Semifinalists – Paul V. Meunier
National Achievement Finalist – Makeda Robertson
National Hispanic Recognition Program – Zachary Aguilar, Nicolas Botero, Kyle Duncan, Sarah Garza, and Malena Villegas
Travis High School
National Achievement Finalist – Jason Gray
For more information, please contact the Department of Public Relations and Multicultural Outreach at 414-2414.