The best and the brightest

Editor’s note: The ExpressNews reached out to media relations directors, athletic directors and coaches to compile a list of student-athletes who are being recognized as the valedictorians and salutatorians of their senior classes. This is a product of their feedback. country and track for Taft. She will attend Texas to study chemical engineering.

School: Pleasanton

Notable: One of her class’ five four-year varsity letter winners in soccer, she earned a $10,000 scholarship for her presentation in the horse skillathon at the 2019 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.

School: Smithson Valley Notable: Mendez was a member of the soccer team. He plans to attend Harvard to study biomedical engineering.

School: Edison

Notable: Earned varsity letters in basketball and cross country. Munoz, who will attend UTPermian

Basin to play basketball, was a member of the Express-News Super Team for basketball. She also won two district cross country championships.

School: Fox Tech

Notable: Ramos, a member of the soccer and track teams, graduated with certification as a medical assistant. He will study neuroscience at Texas.

School: Taft

Notable: Ray was a three-year member of the varsity soccer team.

Notable: Ricondo was a twoyear varsity letter winner in basketball.

School: Medina Valley

Notable: Schott scored 20 goals and had 10 assists for the soccer team. She will attend Schreiner to play soccer.

School: Canyon Lake

Notable: Thorpe competed in soccer for the Hawks. She plans to attend Colorado State to study computer science.

School: Clemens

Notable: Weathersby was the National Honor Society vice president and was a member of student council, Key Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Mu Alpha Theta. She plans to study biochemistry at Texas

A&M before heading to medical school.

School: New Braunfels Canyon Notable: Williford competed in soccer for the Cougars. She plans to attend Dallas Baptist to study biology.

School: Roosevelt

Notable: Yoon competed for three seasons in swimming. Roosevelt’s top-ranked student earned all-district and all-state honors in academics. He will attend Johns Hopkins on a full academic scholarship.

School: Brandeis

Notable: Zingelmann recovered from a knee injury suffered in 2019 and returned to earn her fourth varsity letter in soccer. She will play soccer at North Texas.

* — North East ISD and East Central ISD do not designate students as valedictorians or salutatorians.

Southwest’s Hannah Verstuyft, a second-team all-district selection in volleyball as a senior, was class salutatorian.

New Braunfels Canyon’s Hunter Vestal, who’s heading to Bucknell on a softball scholarship, finished No. 2 in her class.

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