Student Excellence Cheered at Annual Celebration

Katy ISD recognizes outstanding high school student achievement

KATY, TX [May 6, 2025] – In a festive event tonight, Katy ISD held its annual Student Awards of Excellence and honored dozens of seniors remarkable achievements they’ve made throughout the school year.

“This evening is a meaningful one, as we come together to recognize and celebrate the remarkable achievements of our students,” said Board President Victor Perez. “We’re here not only to honor the accomplishments of our graduating seniors, but also to acknowledge the parents, educators, staff and community members whose steadfast support has guided them along the way.”

Each year, district high schools along with Miller Career & Technology Center and Raines Academy select students to receive the districtwide distinctions, some for exceptional achievement in a single subject, and others for overall excellence.

“This evening marks an important tradition in our district, a time to recognize the commitment and achievements of students who have consistently demonstrated excellence, perseverance and leadership throughout their time in Katy ISD,” said Katy ISD Superintendent Ken Gregorski. “The students being honored this evening have excelled academically and served as role models for their fellow students across Katy ISD.”

This year’s honorees include:

School	Student	Area	Educator
Cinco Ranch High School	Gabrielly Silva de Oliveria	English and Journalism	Jason Spencer
Cinco Ranch High School	Victor Boyd	Science	Todd Montgomery
Cinco Ranch High School	Asher Lin	Social Studies	Laura Driver
Cinco Ranch High School	Scott Little	Mathematics	Rory Davis
Cinco Ranch High School	Patrick Keener	Career and Technical Education	Mike Ellisor
Cinco Ranch High School	Joey Lent	Foreign Language	Bettina Albermann
Cinco Ranch High School	Kara Sparks	Performing and Fine Arts (Art)	Pat Kuhn
Cinco Ranch High School	Ian Pelton	Performing and Fine Arts (Band)	Ray Jones
Cinco Ranch High School	Micah Marsh	Performing and Fine Arts (Choir)	Dorothy Wilson
Cinco Ranch High School	Kaitlyn Drosche	Performing and Fine Arts (Theater)	Dorothy Wilson
Cinco Ranch High School	Johnny Taylor	At-Large	Leslie O’Brien
Cinco Ranch High School	Sydney Herring	At-Large	Amanda Kacal
Jordan High School	Haleema Bawany	English and Journalism	Emma Cook
Jordan High School	Leia McKenzie	Science	Jennifer Notz
Jordan High School	Camila Wagner Sanchez	Social Studies	Kirsten Hampshire
Jordan High School	Eamon Krom	Mathematics	Mabry Allen
Jordan High School	Inesh Gupta	Career and Technical Education	Billy Schieffer
Jordan High School	Marlon Le	Foreign Language	Kiki Scoggins
Jordan High School	Rosemary Chen	Performing and Fine Arts (Band)	David Sieloff
Jordan High School	Michelle Zhu	Performing and Fine Arts (Dance)	Victoria Way
Jordan High School	Brian Rhee	Performing and Fine Arts (Orchestra)	Kyle Davis
Jordan High School	Evan Miller	Performing and Fine Arts (Theater)	Heather Villano
Jordan High School	Grace Zhang	At-Large	Jennifer Notz
Jordan High School	Kenneth Liu	At-Large	Tom Wernau
Katy High School	JP Lopez Gonzalez	English and Journalism	Emily Crawford
Katy High School	Ben Kagay	Science	Jay Jackson
Katy High School	Lindsey Anderson	Social Studies	Arianne Stojkovic
Katy High School	Tawrey Norman	Mathematics	Grace Leggett
Katy High School	Mackenzie Zbranek	Career and Technical Education	Josh Vodehnal
Katy High School	Emma Kate Strickland	Foreign Language	Wilma Miramontes
Katy High School	Lauren Danek	Performing and Fine Arts (Art)	Emily Trevino
Katy High School	Ashlyn Lee	Performing and Fine Arts (Band)	Dale Fremin
Katy High School	Mackenzie Simkins	Performing and Fine Arts (Choir)	Nicholas Likos
Katy High School	Lacey Blalock	Performing and Fine Arts (Dance)	Patty Hyatt- Henson
Katy High School	Zachary Matthews	At-Large	Kevin Walker
Katy High School	Kyla Bruns	At-Large	Cody Lockhart
Mayde Creek High School	Helen Conde	English and Journalism	Amy Wernig
Mayde Creek High School	Hana Isa	Science	Susan Gray
Mayde Creek High School	Ehiose Esechie	Social Studies	Michelle Ingram
Mayde Creek High School	Emiliano Ruiz Cruz	Mathematics	Sarah Womack
Mayde Creek High School	Roy Sixtos	Career and Technical Education	Ronald Mushinski
Mayde Creek High School	Amanda Pacheco	Foreign Language	Norma Ledesma-Camacho
Mayde Creek High School	Isabella Quezada	Performing and Fine Arts (Choir)	Christopher Walker
Mayde Creek High School	Abigail Rivas	Performing and Fine Arts (Dance)	Jennifer O’Connell
Mayde Creek High School	Coby Vu	Performing and Fine Arts (Orchestra)	Andrew Geyssens
Mayde Creek High School	Joshua Garcia	Performing and Fine Arts (Theater)	Paul Shaffer
Mayde Creek High School	Charlie Anger	At-Large	Susan Gray
Mayde Creek High School	Jazmin Walmsley	At-Large	Phillip Jones
Miller Career and Technology Center	Muhammed Samman	Career and Technical Education	Christopher Burkett
Miller Career and Technology Center	Julia Mathews	Career and Technical Education	Enrique Alas
Miller Career and Technology Center	Bailey McBride	Career and Technical Education	Aisha Beltran
Miller Career and Technology Center	Vian Chen	Career and Technical Education	Krista Washington
Morton Ranch High School	Tiare Cano-Avila	English and Journalism	Felicia Spivey
Morton Ranch High School	Moises Cadenas	Science	Robert Bromgard
Morton Ranch High School	Aiden Gianni	Social Studies	Dylan Pruitt
Morton Ranch High School	Maya Hernandez	Mathematics	Kevin Rhoden
Morton Ranch High School	Rachel Flores	Career and Technical Education	Sara Brownlee
Morton Ranch High School	Estefhany Barreto Cedeno	Foreign Language	Diana Smith
Morton Ranch High School	Ximena De La Cruz	Performing and Fine Arts (Art)	Rachel Arnold
Morton Ranch High School	Ivan Torres	Performing and Fine Arts (Band)	Jacob Gutierrez
Morton Ranch High School	Stacey Gonzalez	Performing and Fine Arts (Dance)	Ivan Gonzalez
Morton Ranch High School	Jacob Opoku-Attim	Performing and Fine Arts (Orchestra)	Gabriel Katz
Morton Ranch High School	Caleb Laurent	At-Large	Jennifer Alexander
Morton Ranch High School	Amaya Nejabat	At-Large	Armando Lopez
Paetow High School	Phoebe Cortez	English and Journalism	Adara Joiner
Paetow High School	Valerie Castiblanco	Science	Shelby Gimmestad
Paetow High School	Salyce Winters	Social Studies	Katie Howard
Paetow High School	Tori Wagenhoffer	Mathematics	Sarah Abbott
Paetow High School	Gabriela Mena	Career and Technical Education	Aunnika Wiley
Paetow High School	Favour Sydney-Akaninwor	Foreign Language	Fanny Franchitti
Paetow High School	Jazel Jurode	Performing and Fine Arts (Art)	Bonnteh Rios Ramos
Paetow High School	Genaveve Ramirez	Performing and Fine Arts (Band)	Greg Redner
Paetow High School	Jude Sepulveda	Performing and Fine Arts (Orchestra)	Matt Tavilson
Paetow High School	Paige Mace	Performing and Fine Arts (Theater)	Elizabeth Mace
Paetow High School	Tatiana Urdialez	At-Large	Shelby Gimmestad
Paetow High School	Trenton Odom	At-Large	Jessie Clay
Raines Academy	Christopher Patrick Lewis	At-Large	Heather Paulson
Raines Academy	Eligio Moreno	At-Large	Amanda Muscarella
Seven Lakes High School	Bill Sun	English and Journalism	Amy Gaden
Seven Lakes High School	Enze Chen	Science	Carlton Colmenares
Seven Lakes High School	Sofia Mateen	Social Studies	Darius Bharucha
Seven Lakes High School	Victor Liu	Mathematics	Paul Stroud
Seven Lakes High School	Joslyn Kellogg	Career and Technical Education	Joe Bochat
Seven Lakes High School	Samaira Srivastva	Foreign Language	Angela Lucena-Rodriguez
Seven Lakes High School	Lauren Son	Performing and Fine Arts (Choir)	Klint Jordan
Seven Lakes High School	Andrea Arevalo	Performing and Fine Arts (Dance)	Jennifer Willey
Seven Lakes High School	Jenna Lee	Performing and Fine Arts (Orchestra)	Desiree Overree
Seven Lakes High School	Liliana Santos	Performing and Fine Arts (Theater)	Emily Rickford
Seven Lakes High School	Akshitha Varre	At-Large	Devon Taylor
Seven Lakes High School	Carolina Kusumanegara	At-Large	Mila Taylor
Taylor High School	Rhaelyn Jiles	English and Journalism	Danielle Ezzell
Taylor High School	Rebecca Petersen	Science	Bruce Ferland
Taylor High School	Nolan Yee	Social Studies	Jennifer Kleiber-Boatcallie
Taylor High School	Hope Smith	Mathematics	Madison Trzeciak
Taylor High School	Madelyn Roxburgh	Career and Technical Education	Sara Burke
Taylor High School	Taylor Reid	Foreign Language	Stefania Mitzithras
Taylor High School	Emilia Montoya	Performing and Fine Arts (Art)	Jason Smith
Taylor High School	Camila Salomon	Performing and Fine Arts (Dance)	Lauren Butaud
Taylor High School	Shawn Hwang	Performing and Fine Arts (Orchestra)	Clint Capshaw
Taylor High School	Riley Mohundro	Performing and Fine Arts (Theater)	Sara Blumber
Taylor High School	Addison Bundoc	At-Large	Danielle Ezzell
Taylor High School	Dionella Situmeang	At-Large	Heather Burgess
Tompkins High School	Andrew Liu	English and Journalism	Lisa Detweiler-Miller
Tompkins High School	Anmol Bal	Science	Katherine Sweeso
Tompkins High School	Gianna Coffman	Social Studies	Monica Birtwistle
Tompkins High School	Kaye Chen	Mathematics	Lauri Crestani
Tompkins High School	Diana Matancillas Garcia	Career and Technical Education	Brita Valadez
Tompkins High School	Ruben Figuera	Foreign Language	Aida Yale
Tompkins High School	Nguyen Nguyen	Performing and Fine Arts (Art)	Christie Skinner
Tompkins High School	Sreya Sreejith	Performing and Fine Arts (Choir)	Christian De La Cruz
Tompkins High School	Addison Toys	Performing and Fine Arts (Dance)	Rosey Fortenberry
Tompkins High School	Ava Stone	Performing and Fine Arts (Theater)	Kelsey Morris
Tompkins High School	Carter Gray	At-Large	Ashley Park
Tompkins High School	Leah Wu	At-Large	Eva Baccari

2025 Awards of Excellence Photo Gallery

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Student Excellence Cheered at Annual Celebration

Katy ISD recognizes outstanding high school student achievement

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