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 Hispanic Recognition Award and the National African-American Recognition Award. Students can qualify for multiple recognition programs.
For College Board recognition, students 1) must have a 3.5 GPA or higher at the time they are submitting the application; 2) must have permanent address in the United States, a United States Territory, US military base or attend a Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) school. U.S. citizenship is not required; 3) must identify as African American, Hispanic, Indigenous, or attend high school in a rural area or small town; 4) must have taken the PSAT/NMSQT in Fall 2021 OR at least two distinct AP Exams in 8th or 9th grade. (sophomores); 5) must have taken the PSAT 10 in Spring 2021 OR the PSAT/NMSQT in Fall 2021 OR at least two distinct AP exams in 8th, 9th or 10th grade (juniors).
National Hispanic Recognition Award: Ariela Barron Noah Belyea Arabela Grijalva Sydney Hunt Aiden Kane Cooper Lane Carys Lopez Isabella Martinez John Martinez, Jr. Lucas Perez Rushil Ramchand Nick Ramirez Isabella Reyes Gabriela Salazar-Morales Cole Thomas
National African-American Recognition Award: Makenna Blakesley Noelle Butkevic Erin Hector National Rural and Small Town Award: Benjamin Adams Morgan Adams Emmy Ashby Aydan Bao Collin Beck Joseph Birchfield Makenna Blakesley Cian Bradburn Teresa Brod Leah Brown Aidan Brunner Nora Bucher Erich Burmeister Noelle Butkevic Lauren Caffrey Julia Carter Priya Chandrani Evelyn Chis Presley Cochran Owen Constable Mickey Cost Zoe Costanza Madeline Cox Ayden Dennis Liliana Dyck Audrey Edwards Virginia Falls Michael Goertz Kira Granberry Mattie Gretzinger Sophie Hassell Kyra Heflin Michelle Hiller Austin Hovatter Makynna Hubbard Sydney Hunt Bailey Inglish Maxwell Ingram Brookelynn Johnson Rebekah Johnson Zachary Johnson Ian Jones Ryan Kaiser Reagan King Tristan Ladue Cooper Lane James Lee Celeste Lohman Audrey Lorenz Graeme MacAlpine Miyah McCartney Kaitlyn Milner Natasha Newton Autumn Pape Perri Parnell Lucas Perez Preston Poovala Wyatt Pousson Brenna Putman Rushil Ramchand Anna Rhode Michael Richardson Alec Rill Caiden Rogge Gabriela Salazar-Morales Emma Satine Portia Schaeffer-Preston Jackson Sihler Kinsey Silcox Mia Simons Riley Sisson Savannah Staker Jaiden Stankard Claire Sullivan Cole Thomas Athena Turner Drew Turner Molly Tyree Emma Vannoy Maegan Vickers Avery Vickrey Emma Williamson Alex Wolfe Austin Wolfe
