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Birdville High School Honorees
Haltom High School Honorees
Richland High School Honorees
Top-ranking students at Birdville, Haltom and Richland high schools for the Class of 2019 were recognized. Scholars include: Jenna Ruhlman, valedictorian, BHS; Michelle Martinez, valedictorian, HHS; Kevin Pang, valedictorian, RHS; Jessica Frederick, salutatorian, BHS; Marlen Ortega, salutatorian, HHS; and Josh Chirayil George, salutatorian, RHS.
Four seniors were recognized as National Merit Finalists. They are: Kevin Pang and Grace Disalvi, Richland High School; Jenna Ruhlman and Camille Henyan, Birdville High School.
Seven seniors were recognized as commended scholars in the National Merit Scholarship Program. They are: Nathan Settlemaier, Jacob Schuck, Jessica Frederick and Lilly Bruner, Birdville High School; Patricio Vela IV, Haltom High School; and Tin Ha and Bradley Poirier, Richland High School.
Three seniors were recognized as National Merit Hispanic Scholars. They are: Jessica Frederick, Birdville High School; and Joshua Pruett and Juan Rogel, Richland High School.
Forty- four 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: Jeremiah Adams, Seth Adams, Emily Andrade (2 artworks), Casey Biggs, Matthew Bourn, Bradi Bratton (2 artworks), Vi Bui (2 artworks), Caitlyn Chapman, Mackenzie Crosby, Kiara Daniels, Rosalinda Delgado, Chris DeWeese, Brianna Diaz, Elizabeth Dickerson, Gianni Dugulescu, Joscelyn Estrada-Bonilla, Rein Fraire, Amira Gemeny, Colby Golightly (2 artworks, 2 Gold Seals), Catherine Gomez, Kathleen Haklar, Cameron Hallford, Willow Harrah, Haleigh Harris, Kaiya Harris-Stephens, Emma Hilliard (2 artworks, 1 Gold Seal), Aleyna Holcombe (2 artworks), Genisus Hood, Ashlyn Hubbard, Ethan Jones, Alana Kuykendall, Kayla Meyers, Natalie Morter, Mimi Nguyen, Phung Nguyen, Beverly Ontiveros, Lanah Phan (2 artworks), Gina Plagianos, Christina Rangel, Amber Richards, Monica Rodriguez Morales, Lyncee Smith, Annabella (Tyler) Stephens, and Zimeng Tang.
Christian Reich, Richland High School senior, and Matthew Blackwell, Birdville High School senior, were recognized for placing fifth at the National Automotive Technology Competition in New York City.
Adam Jennings and Sammy Ward, Birdville High School seniors, were recognized for winning first place at the DECA International Career Development Conference in the Sports and Entertainment Operations Research event.