With graduations set to take place next week, Spring ISD recognized the top of the class students at the annual Valedictorian and Salutatorian Recognition Dinner, held May 23 at the Randall Reed Center.

The top two ranked students from Dekaney High School, Spring Early College Academy, Spring High School, Westfield High School, and Carl Wunsche Sr. High School were in attendance, along with their friends, family, and campus leaders.

“We are here tonight to celebrate the valedictorians and salutatorians of Spring ISD,” Superintendent Lupita Hinojosa said. “This remarkable achievement is undoubtedly just one of a long list of accomplishments these students will make in the coming years, and we cannot wait to see what’s in store for their future.”

The evening included remarks from special guests such as keynote speaker Linell Bonner, a motivational speaker and member of the Dekaney High School football team that went to the state championship in 2011, and Spring ISD Board of Trustees President Justine Durant.

“This is the result of more than a decade’s worth of hard work,” Durant said. “Countless nights spent studying, weekends spent dedicated to schoolwork, extracurricular activities, or volunteer work. Those habits created today will take these students far tomorrow.”

The 2024 Spring ISD Valedictorians and Salutatorians are as follows:

Dekaney High School

Valedictorian: Diego Chapela-Perez, Michigan State University

Salutatorian: Paola Perez, University of Texas at Austin

Spring Early College Academy

Valedictorian: Sofia Ortiz, Brown University

Salutatorian: Kenny Le, UMass Amherst

Spring High School

Valedictorian: Daniel DeLoza, Rice University

Salutatorian: Freda Arthur, University of Houston

Westfield High School

Valedictorian: Crystal Vazquez, University of St. Thomas

Salutatorian: Tina Tran, University of Houston

Carl Wunsche Sr. High School

Valedictorian: Kathryn Mey, University of Texas at Austin

Salutatorian: Anderson Ramirez, Cornell University