Dublin High School students were rewarded for their hard work in their annual Academic Awards hosted Tuesday, May 13.
Student achievements are as follows. (Those omitted have already been featured elsewhere in the newspaper throughout the semester.)
Top 10% Class of 2025 (wearing gold cords): Valedictorian Wendy Calderon, Salutatorian Sydney Master, Joel Sanchez, NavaLee White, Bailey Watson, Isabella Velazquez and David Hernandez.
Ranger College graduates earning Associates in Art, Science, Cosmetology and Welding Associates: Sydney Master, Isabella Velazquez, Wendy Calderon, NavaLee White, Bailey Watson, Joel Sanchez and David Hernandez.
Welding: Kevin Collazo, Alfredo Lopez, John Medina, Geovanny Almazan and Brandon Bullard Cosmetology: Esther Anguiano, Estrella Alvizu and Andrea Estrada.
Trio/Upward Bound: Esther Anguiano, Wendy Calderon, Ryan DiCiccio, Francisco Garcia, David Hernandez, John Medina, Vanessa Pantoja, Adriana Rosalez and Joel Sanchez.
UIL scholars( active in UIL for four years): Sydney Masters, Wendy Calderon, Ryan Diccicio and Isabella Velazquez.
SAT recognition Club: (cord, green/gold) Nicole Foster, David Hernandez, Jack Latimer, Andrew Maldonado, Sydney Master, Joel Sanchez, NavaLee White; (cord, green) Esther Anguiano, Rhandi Davis, Ryan DiCiccio, Francisco Garcia, Virginia Hernandez, Alma Holguin, Aiden Solis, Isabella Velazquez; (cord, gold) Wendy Calderon, Vanessa Pantoja and Diego Vargas.
Fifty seniors will be wearing red cords during graduation in honor of them being blood donors for Carter Blood Care. They must have donated at least twice in order to earn the cords.
Thirty nine seniors will be wearing gold stoles for their community service hours. They must have had at least 40 hours of community service and the senior class donated 2,005 hours to the community during this school year.
Seniors earning NHS collars include: Sofia Calderon, Wendy Calderon, Ryan DiCiccio, Nicole Foster, David Hernandez, Sydney Master, Vanessa Pantoja, Abigail Rojas, Adriana Rosalez, Andrea Rosalez, Joel Sanchez, Ariana Solano, Yoselin Vazquez, Isabella Velazquez, Bailey Watson and NavaLee White.
AP Spanish Honors (wearing a brightly colored stole at graduation): Wendy Calderon, Carla De La Cruz, Leiby Gonzales Rosa, Abigail Rojas, Adrianao Rosalez, Ariana Solano, Yoselin Vazquez, Diego Vargas, Isabella Velazques, Alma Holguin, Fernando Diaz Leyva, Vanessa Pantoja, Andrea Rosalez, Joel Sanchez and Kimberly Rojas.
Future Problem Solvers (participated in 3 out of 4 years; wear a purple cord): Esther Anguiano, David Hernandez, Jacob Southall, Yoselin Vazquez, Bailey Watson, NavaLee White, Joel Sanchez and Vanessa Pantoja.
Perfect attendance: Maria Gonzalez, Yovany Ortiz, Joselin Tucker and Sofia Calderon.
Class Awards
One Act Play/theatre awards Makayla Faccio (All Star Cast), Karen Ortiz (All Star Cast), Ryan DiCiccio (Honorable Mention All Star Cast), Outstanding Crew (Jayden Griffin, Travis Spharler, Adrian Fowler, Devin Heath and Eugene Hutchison) and Best Lighting Travis Spharler. Theater awards: Brooklyn Ercanbrack, Theater production: Ryan DiCiccio and Morgan Keith and Theatre Tech Jayden Griffin.
Art: Eloy Vargas Spanish awards Spanish I, Hailie Whitworth, Jayden Balvantin; Spanish II, Isabella Reyes, Jesse Mori, Avery Sieperda, Miguel Resendiz; Spanish III, Joel Sanchez and Kassandra Rodriguez and AP Spanish IV Wendy Calderon and Vanessa Pantoja.
Life Skills awards English, Aaron Castaneda; Reading, Lizzy Collier; Math, Halam Ramirez; Science, Emma McCreary; Social Studies, Jayden Griffin; Vocational, Angel Lowrey and SI Lab, Halam Ramirez.
Nursing awards CNA: Yoselin Vazquez and Sofia Calderon.
Principles of Nursing: Isabella Reyes Cisneros and Medical Terminology: Summer Anderson.
Agriculture awards Scientific research: Paul Adams; Livestock, Ethan Whitaker; Floral Design, Omar Vazquez; Greenhouse, Hunter Splawn; Principles of Agriculture, Ayleen Mendoza, Keighly Lewis, Issac Puerta; Advanced Animal Science, NavaLee White; Dual Credit welding, Caden Vanbebber; AG mechanics Abigail Rojas and Ag equipment, Hunter Jones.
Career And Education Technology awards Principles of Business: Jenna Sorrells, Tempy Queen and Derby Kukla; Global business: Jace Mendez, Travis Spharler and Avery Sieperda; Virtual business, Emma Mitchell, Cayson Loving and Anthony Rodriguez; Child development, Yovanny Ortiz and Perla Burciaga, Nutrition and Wellness: Yaritza Ortega and Michelle Vera; Human Services, Norma Queen and Javier Padron; Dollars & Cents, Wendy Maciel; Yearbook, David Greene; PIT, Josh Maciel; Computer Science: Sampson Scott and Web Design and outstanding photographer: Natalie Chavez.
Social Studies awards World History, Paul Adams and Isabella Reyes Cisneros; Government, Esther Anguiano; Economics, Brandon Bullard; World Geography, Mariela Caballero; U.S. History, Anthony Rodriguez and Dual enrollment U.S. History II, Morgan Keith.
Science awards Chemistry, Avery Sieperda; CP Chemistry, Joselyn Perez; Physics, Derby Kukla; Biology, Xavier Lopez; CP Biology, Chloe Sullivan; Environmental Science, Malakai Thompson and Anatomy and Physiology, Esther Anguiano. English awards English I, Wendy Maciel and Braydon Mulder; CP English I, Jayden Balvantin and Issac Puerta; English II, Karla Munoz and Colbyn Wiley; CP English II, Lilliana Heredia and Paul Adams; DE English III, Kassandra Rodriguez and Victor Ruiz; English III, David Greene and Michelle Vera; English IV, Emma Vargas, Diego Vargas, Carla De La Cruz and Virginia Hernandez.
Math awards Algebra I, Brittney Everett, Sofia Vallin; CP Algebra I, Jayden Balvantin;Algebra II, Alexis Evans; DE Alg. II, Kassandra Rodriguez; Geometry, Kimberly Sevilla; CP Geometry, Isabella Reyes Cisneros and Pre-Cal, Wendy Calderon.