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Steve Buyers with Buyers Barricades was recognized for his support of Richland Middle School. Mr. Buyers recently sponsored two chartered buses so eighth-grade students could take a field trip to NASA in Houston. He also provided additional funding to help lower the cost of the trip for each student.
Birdville High School
Haltom High School
Richland High School
Top-ranking students at Birdville, Haltom and Richland high schools for the Class of 2018 were recognized. Scholars include: Carson Selby, valedictorian, BHS; Nischal Shrestha, valedictorian, HHS; Taylor Pipes, valedictorian, RHS; Kendyl Coston, salutatorian, BHS; Darlena Vu, salutatorian, HHS; and Carlyn Thomsen, salutatorian, RHS.
Peyton Murrell, Richland High School senior, was recognized as a National Merit Finalist.
Five seniors were recognized as commended scholars in the National Merit Scholarship Program. They are: Nicholas Powell and Jackson Boyd, Birdville High; Nischal Shrestha, Haltom High School; and Grit Saichua and Brianna Steelman, Richland High School.
Six seniors were recognized as National Merit Hispanic Scholars. They are: Davis Diaz and Taylor Hamilton, Birdville High School; Iris Herrejon and Sorin Pena, Haltom High School; and David Serrato and Rachel Kelly, Richland High School.
Fourty-three students from Birdville, Haltom and Richland high schools were recognized for their artwork advancing to the Texas Association of Art Educators’ Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE). They were: Connor Aultman, Tommy Bailes, Matthew Bourn, Idalyis Bunyavong, Gracie Canaan, Alex Cano, Tayler Challis, Caitlyn Chapman, Mackenzie Crosby, Chris DeWeese, Adamari Esparza, Alaa Fadlalla, Alexis Floyd, Samantha Garcia, Amira Gemeny, Colby Golightly, Kathleen Haklar, Willow Harrah, Haleigh Harris, Ivy Herrera, Emma Hilliard, Mary Ho, Aleyna Holcombe, Madison Johnson, Anna Jurica, Rowan Lambert, Karla Maldonado, Michelle Martinez, Kelly McKee, Sarah Melgoza, Kayla Meyers, Maryam Mohy, Kelly Nguyen, Beverly Ontiveros, Julie Pham, Sina Mae Riebartsch, Arisahi Rosas Robles, Paola Ruiz, Lasamy Sarawichitr, Alexandra Serraro, Lyncee Smith, Zimeng Tang and Savannah Thomas.
PÕ¾ÊÓƵ’s JROTC programs at Birdville, Haltom and Richland high schools were recognized for achieving the Honor Unit of Distinction designation. JROTC leaders and instructors are: Colonel Robert Fallis; Haltom High School instructors Sergeant Scott Murrah and Sergeant Ricardo Lopez; Richland High School instructors Captain Warren Harris and Chief Paul Dietrich; and Birdville High School instructors Captain George Jons and First Sergeant Roy Hunter.
Two Birdville High School students were recognized for being finalists at the DECA International Career Development Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Ryan Shannon and Emma Wright, seniors, placed as international finalists in the Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research event.