More than 90 Dripping Springs High School juniors and seniors have earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Program for their performance on the PSAT/ NMSQT, PSAT™ 10, and/or AP Exams.
A majority of DSHS students earned the National Rural and Small Town Award, while students also received the National African American Award, the National Hispanic Award and the National Indigenous Award. Students can qualify for multiple recognition programs.
Eligible students must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher; PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10 assessment scores that are within the top 10% of assessment takers in each state for each award program or a score of 3 or higher on two or more AP Exams in ninth and 10th grade; and attend school in a rural area or small town or identify as African American/Black, Hispanic American/Latino or Indigenous/Native.
National African American Recognition Award:
Jo-Ann Ansumana Sarah Pena
National Hispanic Recognition Award:
Rebeca Avalos-Oviedo Ava Azua Benjamin Castillo Colton De Los Santos Gabriela Eckols John Engel Daniel Gambacorta Ava Gomez Elijah Gonzales William Haddad Michelle Hinojosa James Jones Eli Martinez Cooper McClure Sarah Pena Emma Rioux Ryder Trent Isabella Villanueva Lucas Willingham
National Indigenous Award:
John Engel Logan Englehart Addison Parsons Tomsen Vickery Isabella Villanueva
National Rural and Small Town Award:
Makenzie Aeilts Julia Aguiari Reese Alford Landon Andrews Jo-Ann Ansumana Rebeca Avalos-Oviedo Ava Azua Keegan Ballard Blythe Balsdon Macy Bargen Julian Barradas Noah Belyea Danica Best Zachary Betzing Luke Bohan Hannah Brack Walter Bristol Aidan Burt Erich Caldwell Landry Christensen Remi Cicchini Drew Clarno Casey Daniels Andrew Darilek Gabrielle Degroot Nancy Devane Mackenzie Emerson Logan Englehart Brooks Ewell Gage Fields Beatrice Furlow Daniel Gambacorta William Haddad Ashton Harmon Grayson Hemmelgarn Michelle Hinojosa Parker Hoffman Joshua Howard William Johns Charles Johnson Chase Johnson James Jones Milad Khezrefaridi Everett Kling Blake LaBelle Chase Lagarde Ariella Mann Eli Martinez Isabella Martinez Woodrow Mau William McAdams Giselle Mikos Reese Nance Shyamalan Laxmi Narashiman Katie Newman Gavin Ordway Kyle Parker Addison Parsons Lorelei Pauska Alina Popovici Sharad Rangaraju Maarete Revill Tanner Rhodes Grace Richardson Emma Rioux Sara Rothermel Alexander Seshan Evelyn Smartt Audrey Staker Sydney Stalbaum Madison Sullivan Aiden Sypniewski Simon Teague Katerina Thomas Ryan Tingle Ryder Trent Madeline Trussell Elizabeth Tullos Staley Vernon Julia Vollrath Macallister Weikert Faith Wilcox Madison Wingrin Alexia Ylinen Alexander Zhou
