Every member of the Carroll County High School Class of 2026 received at least one award during the annual Honors Day Ceremony on May 27, 2026. The soon-to-be graduates received honor cords, sashes and certificates for their achievements.
If you are unable to attend graduation on Saturday, May 30, you may view the livestream at this link. https://vimeo.com/event/5934746?fl=so&fe=fs
The following awards were presented (More photos on the District Facebook page):
Cum Laude (3.5-3.799 GPA) - Yerson Aguilar Aguilar, Georgina Berruecos Castillo, Masen Chandler, Rosario Contreras, Juan Corrales Mungia, A. Hemi Dickerson, Leidy Dominguez Xolo, Trinity Doolin, Martin Flores Arizmendi, Jordan Groves, Adyson Hewitt, Cristian Jimenez Torres, Brett Lark, Destin Noffsinger, Amaya Owen, Ashelen Sanchez, Jimena Sanchez Gomez, Brynnlee Tuttle and David Zeitz.
Magna Cum Laude (3.8-4.099 GPA) - Cesar Gomez Castillo, Lacie Gross, Bernardo Gutierrez, Shelby Hillebrandt, Makayla Keithley, Anna Ramirez Ramirez, Robert Brayden Stewart and Jewleena Taylor.
Summa Cum Laude (4.1 and above GPA) - Ryleigh Ashby, Miriam Atilano Zarate, Keydi Auxume Soto, Blayne Barr, Raegan Chapman, Elizabeth Cornett, Brinley Couch, Eliza Coulter, JT Davis, Adree Dermon, Jacoby Dukes, Evelyn Kait Maiden, Lincoln Miller, Beyonce Monge Castro, Christopher Perez, Lydia Risk, Edwin Rodriguez, Kaylee Snow, Arlis Soto Funez and Katherine Southworth.
National Honors Society members - Ryleigh Ashby, Miriam Atilano Zarate, Raegan Chapman, Brinley Couch, JT Davis, Adree Dermon, Bernardo Gutierrez, Shelby Hillebrandt, Makayla Keithley, Lincoln Miller, Beyonce Monge Castro, Lydia Risk, Kaylee Snow and Robert Brayden Stewart.
Valedictorian - Edwin Rodriguez
Post-Secondary Readiness & Industry Certificates (Academic Ready) - Sara Abrams, Hunter Angell, Anthony Badamo, Johnathan Badamo, Cecilia Baute, Micah Burchfield, Eunity Gracie Burgess, Danielle Carvalho, Sheryln Cortes Torres, Brooklyn L. Crawford, Ethan Crawford, Keyana Dellaquila, Leidy Dominguez Xolo, Matthew Evans, Martin Flores Arizmendi, Damian Gomez Zavala, Tyler Gray, Jordan Groves, Melody Hager, Jackson Helm, Ethan Hibbard, Timothy Kidd, Alexander Lageman, Daisy Laguna Lopez, Adyson Lewis, Kitzia Lopez Roque, Michael Louden, James Martinez-Powell, Montana Moore, Madisyn Morrison, Alyssa Munier, Luis Paredes Chinchilla, Jaylinn Perkinson, Antonio Perry, Marlene Powell, Yosmar Roblero Hernandez, Savannah Romans, Braeden Sea, Ean Simmons, Katelynn Whisman and Dalten Wilson.
Post-Secondary Readiness & Industry Certificates (Career Ready ) - Yerson Aguilar Aguilar, Rowan Bickers, James Breeden, Pamala Grace Carrico, Pati Yamileth Chavez-Galiz, Kaidence Crawford, Olivia Crull, Alan Davila, Laeton Fornash, Ethan Foster, Blake Harney, Killian Leonard, Keria Mann, Mallory Noble, Houston Parker, Olivia Rivers, Angela Meadows, Dylan Service, Hannah Stephenson, Brayden Stone, Gracie Tucker, Evan Tuttle, Alex Welch-Duranties, Katie Whitmarsh and Daihana Zacarias-Franco.
Post-Secondary Readiness & Industry Certificates (Academic and Career Ready) - Megan Abrams, Ryleigh Ashby, Miriam Atilano Zarate, Keydi Auxume Soto, Lillian Ball, Blayne Barr, Joshua Barrera-Diaz, Dustin Battaglia, Jessica Beard, Georgina Berruecos Castillo, Matthew Blackburn, Paul Blackburn, Jack Bolton, Gracie Burke, Matthew Butcher, Masen Chandler, Raegan Chapman, Rosario Contreras, Elizabeth Cornett, Juan Corrales Munguia, Brinley Couch, Elizabeth Coulter, Josie Dale, JT Davis, Maria De Leon, Adree Dermon, Angel Hemi Dickerson, Trinity Doolin, Jacoby Dukes, Bryce Furnish, Diego Garcia, Johnny Gibson, Cesar Gomez Castillo, Lacie Gross, Bernardo Gutierrez, Erick Herrera Bautista, Aydson Hewitt, Shelby Hillebrandt, Cristian Jimenez Torres, Amari Johnson, Kyan Johnson, Makayla Keithley, Rebecca Kurtz, Brett Lark, Evelyn Kait Maiden, Dylan Marsh, Landon Miller, Lincoln Miller, Alexis Molina-Rios, Beyonce Monge Castro, Landon New, Destin Noffsinger, Amaya Owen, Christopher Perez, Lillian Perkins, Sylvia Marissa Preciado Vega, Anna Ramirez Ramirez, Zachary Richards, Lydia Risk, Skyler Robbins, Edwin Rodriguez, Andres Danny Roque, Ashlen Yaritza Sanchez, Jimena Sanchez Gomez, Bobbi Scroggins, Lyric Scruggs, Stella Skirvin, Kaylee Snow, Arlis Soto, Katherine Southworth, Robert Brayden Stewart, Austin Taylor, Jewleena Taylor, Lily Tharp, Damien Tucker, Brynnlee Tuttle, Lluvia Velazquez Nava, Kelsey Willhoite, Kayley Wise, Alan Zacarias and David Zeitz.
Certificate of Work Ethic Proficiency - Ryleigh Ashby, Keydi Auxume Soto, Matthew Butcher, Danielle Carvalho, Raegan Chapman, Rosario Contreras, Elizabeth Cornett, Juan Corrales Munguia, Brinley Couch, Eliza Coulter, Josie Dale, Adree Dermon, Angel Hemi Dickerson, Leidy Dominguez Xolo, Cesar Gomez Castillo, Adyson Hewitt, Shelby Hillebrandt, Makayla Keithley, Evelyn Kait Maiden, Beyonce Monge Castro, Destin Noffsinger, Houston Parker, Christopher Perez, Lydia Risk, Skyler Robbins, Edwin Rodriguez, Kaylee Snow, Arlis Soto, Katherine Southworth, Robert Brayden Stewart, Jewleena Taylor, Brynnlee Tuttle and David Zeitz.
National Law Enforcement Certification - Megan Abrams, Lilly Ball, Matthew Blackburn, Laeton Fornash and Stella Skirvin.
Career and Technical Education (CTE) End-of-Program Assessment - Miriam Atilano Zarate, Paul Blackburn, Matthew Butcher, Rosario Contreras, Elizabeth Cornett, Eliza Coulter, Maria De Leon, Diego Garcia, Cesar Gomez Castillo, Bernardo Gutierrez, Erick Herrera Bautista, Shelby Hillebrandt, Kyan Johnson, Sylvia Preciado Vega, Olivia Rivers, Edwin Rodriguez, Katherine Southworth, Robert Brayden Stewart, Brayden Stone, Evan Tuttle, Kelsey Willhoite, Daihana Zacarias Franco and David Zeitz.
KHSAA Academic All-State First Team - Lincoln Miller, Robert Brayden Stewart, Kaylee Snow, Lacie Gross, Katherine Southworth, Blayne Barr, Lydia Risk, Miriam Atilano Zarate, Shelby Hillebrandt, Keydi Auxume Soto, Makayla Keithley, Evelyn Kait Maiden, Brinley Couch, Adree Dermon, Edwin Rodriguez, Cesar Gomez Castillo, Bernardo Gutierrez, Christopher Perez and JT Davis.
KHSAA Academic All-State Honorable Mention - Dalten Wilson, Landon Miller, Destin Noffsinger, Adyson Hewitt, Trinity Doolin, Skylar Robbins, Brynnlee Tuttle, Alan Zacarias, Angel Hemi Dickerson, Josie Dale, Rosario Contreras, Jimena Sanchez Gomez, Daihana Zacarias Franco, Juan Corrales Munguia, Erick Herrera Bautista, Landon New, Yerson Aguilar Aguilar, David Zeitz, Cristian Jimenez Torres and Jack Bolton.
Seal of Biliteracy - Daihana Zacarias Franco, Alexis Molina Rios, Edwin Rodriguez, Miriam Atilano Zarate, Bernardo Gutierrez, Beyonce Monge Castro, Yerson Aguilar Aguilar, Christopher Perez, Cesar Gomez Castillo, Erick Herrera Bautista, Anna Ramirez Ramirez, Luis Paredes Chinchilla, Lluvia Velazquez Nava, Daisy Laguna Lopez, Andres Danny Roque, Ashlen Sanchez, Leidy Dominguez Xolo, Joshua Barrera Diaz, Rosario Contreras Lopez and Alan Zacarias.
Associate Degrees - Blayne Barr, Elizabeth Cornett, Brinley Couch, Eliza Coulter, JT Davis, Adree Dermon, Lacie Gross, Makayla Keithley, Destin Noffsinger, Edwin Rodriguez, Arlis Soto Funez and Katherine Southworth.
Young Leaders - Shelby Hillebrandt, Makayla Keithley, Lydia Risk, Miriam Atilano Zarate, Keydi Auxume Soto, Arlis Soto Funez and Leidy Dominguez Xolo.
PBL Award - Alan Davila
Spanish Certificates of Achievement - Lydia Risk and Cecilia Baute
Theatre - Brett Lark, Amaya Owen, Jewleena Taylor and David Zeitz.
4H Awards - Shelby Hillebrandt, Robert Brayden Stewart, Houston Parker, Keria Mann and Elizabeth Kait Maiden.
Carrollton City Council Teen Council - Lydia Risk and Shelby Hillebrandt
Top Twenty Seniors - Ryleigh Ashby, Miriam Atilano Zarate, Keydi Auxume Soto, Blayne Barr, Raegan Chapman, Elizabeth Cornett, Brinley Couch, Eliza Coulter, Jon Davis, Adree Dermon, Jacoby Dukes, Lincoln Miller, Beyonce Monge Castro, Christopher Perez, Lydia Risk, Edwin Rodriguez, Kaylee Snow, Arlis Soto Funez, Katherine Southworth and Robert Brayden Stewart.