Each year the Board of Education recognizes distinguished seniors from HISD high schools in recognition of their total accomplishments exemplified by their character, academic achievement, leadership, and service. Selection is made by a school committee appointed by the principal and the award is presented by the board trustee during commencement exercises. An outstanding young man and young woman are selected as well as up to five honorable mention students from each high school. This year’s recipients are:
| School | Outstanding Young Man |
Outstanding Young Woman |
Honorable Mention |
| Austin | Daniel Cervantes | Jessica Baez | Diego De Leon Daniella Lopez Ruth Loredo Steven Salazar Leonardo Sanchez |
| AVA/Twilight | Carlos Granados | Tanitra Brook | Jesus Chaitres Cornejo TreVaughn Haynes Carlos Maldonado Marysol Sierra Brittany Walker |
| Bellaire | Ridge Liu | Cari Bonilla | Adaure Alozie Matias Kopinsky Aman Narayan Molly Oretsky Elaine Shen |
| Carnegie Vanguard | Timothy Messen | Jinah Kim | Asena Alay Maximiliano Burgess Nikki Foreman Sergio Infante Leah Nadel |
| Challenge Early College | Braylon J. Randle | Mia De La Fuente | Jad. J. El-Ahl Erin Matheny Brandon Montenegro Cynthia Suryawan Taylor Walker |
| Chavez | Silvestre Reyes | Janet Nieto | Felipe Guillen Axel Chakounte Ndjoko Lisa Pham Trecci Simmons Christopher Rodriguez |
| Davis | Raul A. Martinez | Tiara R. Flowers | Luis Bermudez Wendy Berrios Janet Izaguirre Mayela Maldonado Riki Rodriguez |
| DeBakey | Edgar Avina | Sharon G. Huang | Shveta M. Abraham Mary Chukwu Tristan Lee Lim Vi Khan Nguyen Christopher Wong |
| East Early College | Tony Do | Susanna Gutierrez | Mayete Aldrett Luis Melendez Destanee Miller Alexandra Santos |
| Eastwood Academy | Jorge Garcia | Juanita Parra | Nancy Aguilera Abel Diaz Venecia Perez Lizbeth Robledo Ivy Salinas |
| Energized for STEM Southeast | Zachery D. King | ||
| Energized for STEM West | Jared R. Slater | Aile Gonzalez | Nancy R. Bermudez Sara I. Hernandez Mirna A. Hinojosa Yocilin Marcia Blanca A. Salgado |
| Furr | Alan Villareal | Karen E. Banda | Joseph I. Joichin Patrick R. Linton Rachiel E. Llana Jasmine Martinez Jerry Velasquez |
| High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice |
Mason Koehler | Teresa Soto | Cristobal Martinez Ana Perez Ella Porter George Sanchez Gabriella Susano |
| High School for Performing and Visual Arts |
Chandler J. Dean | Zoie O. Brown | Adam J. Elkhadem Fernando Grismaldo Peter W. Jalbert Amy Oden Cassie M. O’Sullivan |
| Hope Academy | Arthur Brooks | Andrea Knowles | Julius Cockerham Marina Duran Jacory Goodwin Eliza McQueen Lauren Miller |
| Houston Academy for International Studies |
Dante Garcia | Kennedy Payne | Robert Brown Harrison Crowl Jacob Marin Gloria Martinez Amy Vina |
| Jones | Tercel Bradley | Elizabeth Contreras | Dalia Alvarez Perla Garcia Jarquecia Hicks Mauresha Sharp Patyana Wilson |
| Jordan | Dennis Patel | Shahnaz Azeez | Abdi H. Abdi Jesus Prieto Garcia Jalen Lewis Emilio Rodriguez Jr. Zykkia Webb |
| Kashmere | Joshua Stegall | Don’Che Sweat | Jamahl Francis Stephen Moten Angela Nealy Briana Waites |
| Lamar | Gregory B. Ross | Meg Brigman | Jyaying Han Maya Iyer Lindsey Lafitte Vivek Pranavarmuthi Ademali Sengal |
| Liberty | Jose Ortiz | July Romero | Sergio Barillas Erik Lopez Mutabazi Ndagijimana Juana Rangel Fatima Yasin |
| Lee | Jacob Echeverry | Niyonsaba Magnifique | Yaneli Espinal Henry Ho Amino Mohamed Chimnaz Nadri Brian Zavala |
| Madison | Timothy Viesca | Lorelle D. Jackson | Luis Baron Whitney Hawkins Sharon Nguyen Shantel Norton Deandre Weekes |
| Milby | Anthony D. Woodard | Alexis N. Lopez | Julie Alcocer Tracy Au Ashley Nicole Gebhardt Christian R. Morales Rebekah Allison Rodriguez Kelly Elyse Terrell |
| Mount Carmel Academy | John Lewis | Erica Navarro | Erica Gonzales Sarah Hammond Jonathen Leauvano Jacqueline Martinez Guardiola Phuoc Phan |
| North Forest | Shonterrick Johnson | Ana Medina | Jocelyne Barrera Maceo Dillard III Gabrielle Mitchell Steven Ntanyosha Briana Thomas |
| North Houston Early College | Sergio Toledo | Jessica Miner | Jennifer V. Herrera Christian U. Perez Gloria J. Puente Maria T. Rivera Victoria Rivera |
| Reach Charter High School | David Hurtado | Rosa Iris Morales | Maria Beth Caballero Tricilla E. Garcia Alonso N. Palacios Jaysha J. Paris Sebastian J. Vega |
| Reagan | David Villarreal | Selena Martinez | Fidel Carreon Jerica Gray Ashli Holmes Bruno Mesa Giovanni Perez-Soto |
| Sam Houston | Michael Gonzalez | Ashley Melgar | Charlie Barrios Gabrielle Casares Yeiflin Escalante Matthew Ortiz Maria Yanez |
| Scarborough | Mario Ruano | Katherine Hernandez | Ana Acosta Lilian Beegle Yessica Diaz Lidia Gutierrez Valeria Romo |
| Sharpstown | Joseph Salazar | Tania Rojas | Blanca Aguirre Dallana Camargo Ibrahim Hatungimana Daniel Martinez Christine Nguyen |
| Sharpstown International | Alfredo Resendiz | Virginia Osueke | Erica Acosta Mitchell Flaherty Hiwot Gabreyes Leslie Granados Daisy Valdez |
| South Early College | Tanjane Ford | Tajane Ford Edgar Sanchez Tre’vyon White |
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| Sterling | Devontey Lee | Ashley Parker | Perla Higuera LiTroy Lambert Ja’Quan McKnight Deonte Miller Jessica Vallier |
| Texas Connections Academy | Joshua Corley | Jennifer Risberg | Mackenzie Brannan Matthew McLean Daniel Mulgrave Jacob Newcomb Kiley Ziegelman |
| Waltrip | Stephen G. Mauzy | Angelica M. Valdes | Gabriel Escobedo Hayden Guidry Melissa Martinez Kalian Samuels Darius Young |
| Washington | Sabona Simbassa | Elizabeth Nolazco | Jazmine Edwards Kabara Gibson Ashley Martinez Isiah Moye Kaelin Norris |
| Westbury | Daniel J. Marks | Norma E. Pleitez | Abel Canales Luis Martinez Espinoza Blair A. Spann Whitney E. Sylmon Paige M. Winston |
| Westside | Akash Nirjhar | Anna C. Goodnight | Emma M. Center Theo Dumothier Tess E. Olson Sarah E. Wong Emma C. Wu |
| Wheatley | DeiVohnte Russell | Rene C. Maldonado | Terrell Bookman Sa’De Hall Alicia Macedo Ariel V. Taylor Johnnt Wingham |
| Worthing | Traquan Minor | Elizabeth Henderson | Gerardell Brown Eric Flores Gracelyn Graham Jamarcus Joseph Shenise Semiens |
| Yates | Shun Brisby | Jamey Watts | Dalford Green Donya Kelly Savannah Sargent J.C. Washington Arielle Watson |