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FRIENDSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL PTO

2020 ACADEMIC AWARDS BANQUET

COMMITTEE

Hillary Rosenthal PTO Chairperson

Tam Tran PTO Assistant Chairperson

Elizabeth Fischer PTO President

Shawna Lewis PTO Liaison/Sponsor

PRINTING PROVIDED BY

FISD Print Shop

PROGRAM COVER BY

Mandy Harris

If we inadvertently missed a name, please know

your help was greatly appreciated.

In addition to endless hours spent planning and fundraising for the

Academic Banquet each year, the PTO also provides scholarships

for the Valedictorian and the Salutatorian.

The very first FHS Academic Awards banquet and ceremony was organized by the Humanities Club and their

sponsor, Mr. James Feuge in 1969. The purpose was to honor the students who strove to achieve high goals of scholarship, leadership, and character.

In 1972, the Humanities Club partnered with the National Honor Society in the sponsorship of the event. The local busi-nesses helped cover the cost beginning in 1974. Since 2006, the Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) adopted the banquet as one of their major projects. This prestigious annual event continues today with the sponsorship of the business estab-lishments and the contributions of parents.

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The Academic Awards Banquet specifically honors the top ranked

students of each grade, the academically outstanding students who

have demonstrated mastery of specific skills, and the UIL* winners of

the following areas of competition: Academic, Literary,

Speech & Debate, Journalism, Robotics and Theatre.

The Academic Awards Banquet, a project of the FHS Parent-Teacher

Organization, is made possible by the contributions of parents and

business establishments.

*University Interscholastic League, the largest inter-school organization of its

kind in the world, oversees the extracurricular, athletic, and music contests

between schools.

"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less."

-Marie Curie, Physicist

By

Anushka Jetly Class of 2020, Valedictorian

There is no doubt that the Class of 2020 is very special. From hurricanes to

pandemics, we have seen it all. Though we were robbed of a proper senior

year, high school is about the journey, not the ending. From these past four

years, we will always remember the friendships we forged, the goals we

reached, the lessons we learned, and the memories we shared. Nothing,

not even the coronavirus, can take that away from us. Despite everything

that has been thrown our way, what we have been able to achieve is re-

markable. I know that we will continue to achieve greater things no matter

where life takes us after high school. And whatever obstacle we may be

faced with next, we will overcome it the same way we have before--with

spirit, determination, passion, and strength.

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A MESSAGE FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT,

BOARD OF TRUSTEES & PRINCIPAL

On behalf of all of FISD, I want to congratulate this year's award recipi-

ents. Though we may not be able to celebrate you in person, it in no way diminish-

es the accomplishments each of you have achieved during this school year. FHS

remains as one of the top schools in the state because of the commitment of our

administration, teachers, parents, and students to the individualized success of

each student. The contents of this program is a direct reflection of this culture.

Thad J. Roher,

FISD Superintendent

I want to congratulate each of the 2020 Academic Banquet winners. This has been a very unique year and I wish that we could have celebrated your properly in per-son this year. Your accomplishments in the classroom and in competition have continued the tradition of excellence at Friendswood HS. Keep up the hard work whether at FHS or in college and Go Mustangs!

Tony Hopkins, President, FISD Board of Trustees

I'm Mark Griffon, and I'm proud to be an educator in Friendswood, Texas, and excit-

ed to be the principal of these outstanding students we honor at our annual Aca-

demic Celebration. We would like to thank our outstanding staff of teachers and our

parents for their constant support and ability to work together which makes a huge

difference for FHS. We would also like to thank the PTO and our Librarian Shawna

Lewis for completing the program this year to honor our students.

Some final numbers we always like to mention are that our FHS Seniors as of to-

day have been offered over 3 million dollars in scholarship funds and our Seniors

have accepted 1.7 million dollars in scholarship funds. These scholarship numbers

will only increase as we move towards graduation. Our Seniors have supplied out-

standing leadership in all areas and have continued our tradition of excellence.

GO MUSTANGS!

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ACADEMIC DECATHLON COACHES

ACADEMIC OCTATHLON COACHES

BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA SPONSORS

FAMILY, CAREER, & COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA

SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR SPONSORS

VISUAL ARTS SCHOLASTIC EVENT SPONSORS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS STUDENTS OF AMERICA SPONSORS

TEXAS FORENSIC ASSOCIATION &

NATIONAL FORENSIC LEAGUE COACH

Renae Simons Elizabeth Woodley Adam Brown

Katie Ellis Adam Brown

Lisa Sargent Jane Pearce

Rebecca Clark

Mandy Harris Mary Wise

Carla Burris Heather Martin

Joshua Rabalais

Melissa Novak Brooke Holtvulwer

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UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE COACHES

Accounting Jane Pearce

Calculator Applications Mary Gillespie

Computer Applications Kristen Balch

Computer Science Annette Walter

Current Issues and Events Elizabeth Woodley

Debate Joshua Rabalais

Informative Speaking Joshua Rabalais

Journalism Joseph Brownfield

Literary Criticism Kellye Nye

Mathematics Mary Gillespie

Number Sense Mary Gillespie

Persuasive Speaking Joshua Rabalais

Poetry & Prose Kathy Powdrell

Ready Writing Kevin Reed

Science Megan Marshall

Social Studies Jennifer Sicuro

Spelling & Vocabulary Jennifer McNew

Theatrical Design Amy Thornton

Robotics Derek Carter & Nishi St. John

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2020 ACADEMIC

AWARD RECIPIENTS

NATIONAL HISPANIC RECOGNITION PROGRAM SCHOLARS

BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA NATIONAL QUALIFIER

SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR OF HOUSTON

STATE MEET QUALIFIERS

TEXAS FORENSIC ASSOCIATION STATE MEET QUALIFIERS

ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM

Thomas Basciano Emma Heintz

Liliana Molis Meghan Flanagan

Julian Gonzalez Austin Tran

Kostas North

Adam Boehnke Rock Larson

Banks Brashier Sean McEnery*

Emily Chapman Alice Nguyen

Morgan Creel Megna Panchbhavi

Vinh Hoang Emily Thomas*

Miguel Kennedy

*Alternate

Ganesh Venu

Evan Oakley

Christopher Hardt

Lucas Rivera

Kamryn Ditta

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UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE

DISTRICT 24AAAAA CHAMPIONS

Meg Dodson Theatrical Design*

Soliel Gignac Theatrical Design*

Keana Jazdyk Theatrical Design*

Gabriela Weakly Theatrical Design*

Julian Gonzalez Speech*

Debate Team*

Emma Heintz Debate Team*

Liliana Molis Speech*

Kostas North Debate Team*

Marshall Prince Debate Team*

*State Qualifier

The following competitions were canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic that began in March 2020. Unfortunately, many students were unable to participate in these events. The categories are listed below:

Family, Career & Community Leaders of America National

Qualifiers

Visual Arts Scholastic Event State Qualifiers (VASE)

Health Occupations Students of America International

Leadership Conference Qualifiers (HOSA)

National Forensic League National Meet Qualifiers

The following UIL Teams were also unable to complete their academic

season:

Accounting • Calculator and Computer Applications • Computer

Science Current Issues & Events • Journalism • Literary Criticism

Mathematics • Number Sense • Poetry & Prose • Ready Writing

Science • Social Studies • Spelling & Vocabulary

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FRIENDSWOOD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

2019-2020 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Tony Hopkins, President

David Montz, D.D.S., Vice President

Rebecca Hillenburg, Ed. D., Secretary

Ralph Hobratschk

Robert C. McCabe

Denise Ruiz

Laura Seifert

FRIENDSWOOD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

ADMINISTRATION

THAD ROHER

Superintendent of Schools

LAUREN AMBEAU

Executive Director of Elementary Teaching and Learning

DIANE MYERS

Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Curriculum & Instruction

AMBER PETREE

Chief Financial Officer

LEAH TUNNELL

Executive Director of Human Resources

ERICH KREITER

Executive Director of Safety & Security

STACY GUZZETTA, Ph.D.

Executive Director of Student Operations

DAHRIA DRISKELL

Executive Director of Special Education

TONIA MEADOWS

Executive Director of Technology

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FRIENDSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

Mark Griffon Principal

Nancy Lockhart Associate Principal

Kim Cole Assistant Principal

Chad Jones Assistant Principal

Delaney Lyon Assistant Principal

Glen Newsom Assistant Principal

Paul Tucker Assistant Principal

Robert Koopmann Athletic Director

Susan Kirkpatrick Executive Director of Career

& Technical Education

COUNSELORS

Kelly Fenger

Krystal Fletcher

Melissa Hickman

Shelby Wright

Abygail Kinard

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FRIENDSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

2019-2020 DISTINGUISHED STUDENTS

TOP 5% OF THE FRESHMAN CLASS

Nandini Bhojani Gabriella McGregor

Ashlyn Buskness Ava Michael

Brynli Campbell Mackenzie Moyer

Daniel Chen Jessica Nguyen

Maryam Faisal Faizaan Ovais

Michael Ghebranious Ayden Pugsley

Megan Hubbard Govind Rangappa

Gourinandana Jagannathan Pillai

Anisha Sakhare

Sophie Kester Asiya Siddiqi

Paul Konyha Jacob Smith

Brendan Larson Katelin Stilen

Nathalie Larson Foutoula Stroumpos

Nicole McGill Riley Studebaker

Ganesh Venu

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FRIENDSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

2019-2020 DISTINGUISHED STUDENTS

TOP 6% OF THE SOPHOMORE CLASS

Claire Hookstra Shriya Alli

Evelyn Jiang Isabelle Bartlett

Aiden Kaouk Ty Brantley

Balint Kidd Elaina Chong

Judy Koussayer Samantha Delany

Christian Larue Grace Enochs

Abigail McDonald Ryan Flick

Britton Merritt Madison Fuhr

Elaina Moss Laura Genzer

Camden Myers Connor Gibson

Audrey Nguyen Annika Gill

Jaiden Patel Juan Gonzalez

Paige Patton Carlos Hernandez

Gabriel Hernandez Haley Romine

Isaac Hernandez Jacob Sims

Avery Hinojosa Emily Thomas

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NATIONAL MERIT COMMENDED STUDENTS

NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS

VALEDICTORIAN

Anushka Jetly

SALUTATORIAN

Grayson Merritt

Ashley Adams Nicole Mbibi

Praditha Boppana Shannon McGill

Christina Huang Grayson Merritt

Noah Kester Katherine Ratliff

Alyssa Knowles Evan Rosenthal

Zeyad Koussayer Rohan Sunkureddi

Maria Larina Jason Thomas

Frank Lu Emily Vo

Philip Lu Ryan Wolf

Shammo Biswas Alice Nguyen

Anushka Jetly Darren Slack

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FRIENDSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 2019-2020 DISTINGUISHED STUDENTS

TOP 10% OF THE SENIOR CLASS

Ashley Adams Alyssa Knowles

Amanda Archer Zeyad Koussayer

Joshua Bickham Katherine Larina

Shammo Biswas Maria Larina

Praditha Boppana Frank Lu

Blake Bryant Nicole Mbibi

Sarah Carambat Shannon McGill

Madalyn Coburn Chance Melton

Caitlin Cordero Grayson Merritt

Seth Downs Ryan Mitchell

Joel Estes Tyler Moss

Caden Fischer Brianna Mullen

Joshanpal Grewal Nicole Nash

Amelia Hammerle Alice Nguyen

Joshua Hansen Riley Nickerson

Jonathan Hicks Kiertan Patel

Isabella Hoang Katherine Ratliff

Christina Huang Lucas Rivera

Lindsey Hudson Evan Rosenthal

Kayla Huhn Max Rundell

Nicole Huning Darren Slack

Anna Janney Jason Thomas

Anushka Jetly Emily Vo

David Jones Mikayla Wiest

Noah Kester Ryan Wolf

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FRIENDSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 2019-2020 DISTINGUISHED STUDENTS

TOP 7% OF THE JUNIOR CLASS

Caitlyn Moore Anisha Abbaraju

Micaela Nelson Avery Antill

Jeremy Ninan Adam Boehnke

Justin Ouyang Kacie Bridwell

Megna Panchbhavi Jake Burke

Gabriel Perry Vi Cao

Nicholas Posluszny Christine Chacko

Quinn Radtke Yujiang Chen

Sia Ramchandran Nicholas Cipolla

Sydney Reese Troy Dutton

Isabell Revere Neellesh Gupta

Sydney Skinner Tanvi Gupta

Mary Velek Jordynne Harris

Rebekah Heintz Kenneth Webb

Cameron Kettler Graisa White

Mitchell Litvinov Maria White

Pumarie Madden Paul Yi

Kate Meador Peter Yi