Rockwall ISD is proud to announce three National Merit Semifinalists, 18 National Merit Commended and 11 National Hispanic Scholars.
More than 1.6 million students across the country took the qualifying test and only 16,000 qualified for the honor of National Merit Semifinalist, placing Kathleen Coutch, Harrison LaCroix and Karissa Smith in the top 1% of all students in the nation.
Eighteen Rockwall ISD students are among the 34,000 National Merit Commended students throughout the nation recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Commended Students are among the top 5% of more than one million students.
Additionally, 11 students are among the top 5,000 students, or 5%, who were selected as Hispanic Scholars for their performance on the 2017 PSAT. The National Hispanic Recognition Program, established in 1983, is a College Board program that provides national recognition of the exceptional academic achievement of Hispanic high school seniors and identifies them for postsecondary institutions.
RHHS Semifinalists
Kathleen Coutch
Harrison LaCroix
Karissa Smith
RHS Commended
Jason Apuan
William Harbin
Joshua Harper
Kevin Kim
Graeson Lynskey
Brennan Manning
Julianna Molinar
Travis Mote
Kyleigh Randolph
Gillian Robson
Alana Wickham
RHHS Commended
Lauren Fisher
Noah New
Carson Pennington
Paige Johnson
Celeste Ansari
Tyler Hurley
Andrew Mendoza
Rockwall HS Hispanic
Luis-Carlo Babineaux
Joshua Harper
Julianna Molinar
Amado Soto
Cassiana Swindell
Rockwall-Heath HS Hispanic
Celeste Ansari
Travis Irizarry
Andrew Mendoza
Sophie Schmid
Nathan Farrington
Alex Torres
Pictured (left to right): Julianna Molinar, Gillian Robson, Travis Irizarry, Tyler Hurley, Carson Pennington, Amado Soto, Noah New, Kevin Kim, Travis Mote, Nathan Farrington, Kyleigh Randolph, Alex Torres, Brennan Manning, Alana Wickham, Andrew Mendoza
