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Wills Point High School recently released its list of ‘A’ and ‘AB’ Honor Roll students. Those named included the following: A HONOR ROLL 9 Liam Easton Buchanan 9 Ella Shyanne Cole 9 Kennedy Denise Cunigan 9 Madison Claire Derring 9 Kendall Gale Fisher 9 Leonardo Brionas Franco 9 Annabell Marie Hammon 9 Brooklyn Elaine Horn 9 Mylie Lynn Ingram 9 Zamantha Nicole Moh 9 Brielle Grace Pellman 9 Cooper Michael Phillips 9 Dylan Jane Rabe 9 Mika Rae Rigali 9 John Matthew Rogers 9 Abigail Mae Samples 9 Emily Silos 9 Joseph Gabriel Vaughn 9 Sanchez Guadalupe Zuniga 10 Kayla Naomi Amavizca 10 Noah Anthony Barber 10 Peyton Christine Carter 10 Kymber Joelle Clugston 10 Olivia Marie Corrao 10 Callie Marie Dennis 10 Mario Omar Dicante 10 Alexis Danielle Flanagan 10 Mayrin Elizabeth Gonzalez 10 Dakota Marie Hemmi 10 Jackson Logan Jarolimek 10 Jax Lynn King 10 Mariana Lopez 10 Lynlie Jaye Mcclanahan 10 Maddielyn Grace Mize 10 Averyjoanne Norbryhn 10 Alexis Marie Prachyl 10 Alexander Valentino Quintanilla 10 Adan Jr Rodriguez 10 Landen Wes Rosales 10 Brody Martin Simmons 10 Landry Nicole Simmons 10 Danica Erin Smith 10 Adalyn Hope Strutton 10 Graciann Sturdevant 10 Alyssa Marie Timmons 10 Jacy Bryan Vaughn 10 Aurora Kay Wilhite 11 Madison Ray Allen 11 Cristian Abraham Arellano 11 April Ii Bazaldua 11 Brittlyn Renee Cole 11 Emma Nicole Cox 11 Kelcie Morgan Davis 11 Paige Denae Davis 11 Bryton Lane Ely 11 Valeria Itzel Gomez 11 Tesla Page Luna 11 Tanner Clayton Maddox 11 Juliet Victoria Marquez 11 Grayson Carter Mixon 11 Carreon Stacy Munoz 11 Angel Olivares 11 Gail Stick Reyes 11 Kaleb Drake Roberts 11 Priscilla Louann Sanchez 11 Justus Valentin Sauerwein 11 Valerie Samantha Seeders 11 Ethan Laney Shaw 11 Case David Stokes 11 Linsey Vazquez 11 Yaretzi Maylin Vazquez 11 Lilly Marie Voelker 12 Israel Alaniz 12 Jacob Alaniz 12 Cara Mae Allen 12 Hannah Abigail Amavizca 12 Micah Matthew Barnes 12 Leslie Xcitlalic Camacho 12 Stephanie Rodriguez Castro 12 Vincent James Ciancio 12 Brianna Michelle Clasen 12 Rachel Elizabeth Davis 12 Brooklyn Paige Dixon 12 Kaden Everette Engledow 12 Raina Lael Esparza 12 Regenae Galindo 12 Davenfoster Henderson 12 Yamary Thalia Hernandez-Morales 12 Cheyenne Mackenzie Horn 12 Prestonjoseph Jeane 12 Rylie Lawler 12 Aneta Lenertova 12 Emilee Jo Liebel 12 Mackenzie Nyckole Lovell 12 Jayden Brant Madison 12 Brianne Violet Martin 12 Daniela Guadalupe Martinez 12 Zerena Martinez 12 Sarah Marie Massara 12 Emily Marian Mata 12 Genaro Mendoza 12 Junas Donald Miller 12 Natalie Nickole Monteiro 12 Adasyn !Sabella Mullin 12 Annabelle Lilah Nichols 12 Bryce Adam Nichols 12 Janie Camila Olvera 12 Samantha Ortiz 12 Zoey Alyssa Puga 12 Cruz Gretell Rivera 12 Karys Michelle Roberts 12 Abigail Rodriguez 12 Deysi Elena Rodriguez 12 Karina Rodriguez 12 Leslie Rodriguez 12 Madeline Olivia Sam 12 Ian William Sanko 12 David Jayden Scyffore 12 Macie Kaye Sline 12 Tristan Jacob Speights 12 Isabelle Victoria Suits 12 Andres Valdelamar 12 Zamudio Ashley Vasquez 12 Eusebio Catarino Vazquez 12 Jacob Lee Venable 12 Westin Kayoe Weber 12 Chloe Elizabeth Wilson 12 Loryn Cade Witherspoon 12 Madelyn Grace Woodall 12 Mackenzie Kalyn Zacca 12 Ibrahim Viii Zindine AB HONOR ROLL 09 Jade Abigail Alonso-Elias 09 Emma Rae Anderson 09 Cooper Wayne Attaway 09 Savannah Renee' Boggs 09 Emma Love Bruce 09 Jude William Butler 09 Guyton Ryan Calvery 09 Lexi Annabel Cantrell 09 Yahir Cardiel 09 Kinley Faith Carrico 09 Judith Annabelle Cervantes 09 Connor Blake Cole 09 Serenity Taylor Cole 09 Orion Anthony Connolly 09 Bryson Lee Cooper 09 Mason Max Cooper 09 Quintanilla Christian Corpus 09 Clay Walker Cox 09 Annabella Nicole Davis 09 Addison Rae Engledow 09 Bernardo Brionas Franco 09 Diamond Galindo 09 Kaydon James Hartwell 09 Denise Alexa Hernandez 09 Brightyn Danielle Hunt 09 Paita Angel Infante 09 Jet Kennedy 09 Julia Rae Kirkpatrick 09 Valarie Marie Lewis 09 Savannah Nikole Littfack 09 Marlii Suzette Lutonsky 09 Serenity Jayde Martin 09 Jordyn Laranda Mata 09 Nathan Medina 09 Alvarado Daniela Meraz 09 Matthew Gage Miller 09 Katy Faye Mislivets 09 Yaretzi Iliana Monsivais 09 Daisy Montano 09 Nattalie Victoria Muzolf 09 Sophia Olvera-Navarro 09 Torres Brenda Paredes 09 Bralynn Kathleen Pickle 09 Isabella Ellysette Puente 09 Valentina Ellyana Puente 09 Kai'den Deshon Ray 09 Clint Quay Richards 09 Daniel Lucas Roberts 09 Christopher Craig Rogers 09 Hernandez Daniel Rojas 09 Chad Macen Shaffer 09 Pedraza Ivan Sierra 09 Nataly Alizay Silos-Martinez 09 Gavin Dean Stephens 09 Ryder Leigh Thompson 09 Sandra Lidia Torres 09 Areli Imelda Valdez 09 Alexander Valentin 09 Hannah Joy Venable 09 Yuna Rose Venable 09 Gage Wayne Watkins 09 Truitt Clayton Whittington 09 Dustin Ryan Williams 09 Nataleigh Susan Wynn 09 Logan Alexander Zacca 10 Vance Bradlee Azevedo 10 Brady James Bachtel 10 Drew Hunter Beaubien 10 Alexis Giovanny Benitez 10 Kasey Marie Berry 10 Mason Alexander Cartwright 10 Austin Andrew Corbett 10 Trevor Dale Cox 10 Ryan Cuff Crocker 10 Izabella Aliyah Cruz 10 Brylee Ann Daniel 10 Jack Cadillac Daniels 10 Kaidynn Nikol Dozier 10 Keelee Caprice Ewins 10 Silas Preston Fox 10 Ashley Yohanna Funes 10 Jennifer Giselle Garcia 10 Olyvia Ashlee Hammond 10 Judith Aimee Hernandez 10 Sayda Magaly Hernandez 10 Arianna Lenice Herrera 10 Emma Sue Johnson 10 Jillian Grace Kafka 10 Asher Ethan Lee 10 Bella Ann Liles 10 Marcos Emanuel Luna 10 Marisa Martinez 10 Melanie Denise Mendez 10 John Cooper Moore 10 Ava Lynn Murphy 10 Landon Maddox Ortiz 10 Milagros Palos 10 Kathryn Grace Pearle 10 Gavin Vaughn Pettigrew 10 Karen Rivera 10 Cruz Adamary Rodas 10 William Sheridan Smith 10 Jaydon David Strong 10 Lucas Lane Taylor 10 Reyes Jose Tinoco 10 Zoe Emariah Torres 10 Casey Ray Vaughn 10 Kason Wayde Weber 10 Macie Layne Woodall 11 Bria Nell Adams 11 Michael Daniel Baker 11 Alysson Dolores Barnhart 11 Miley Nallely Benitez 11 Christian Deshaun Blake 11 Jessi Faith Burleson 11 Alexandra Cabanillas 11 Kira Delaney Clasen 11 Cody Lee Cotton 11 Gavin Samuel Cox 11 Bailey Kaye Dennis 11 Annabelle Grace Driscoll 11 Vawna Alana Emerson 11 Jesse Hayden Emmons 11 Connor Greg Garrison 11 Lindie Elizabeth Gilmore-Whited 11 Eduardo Angel Gonzalez 11 Torres Neyeli Granados 11 Robert Overton Groover 11 John Wyatt Harper 11 Amy Lynnmarie Hess 11 Marely Jackely Jara 11 Lynna Paige Johnson 11 Jane Kennedy 11 Cooper Alan-Craig Lewis 11 Claudia Paola Lopez 11 Matthew James Mcveigh 11 Zitlalic Monroy 11 Franco Giovanni Navarro 11 Magdalene Yvette Nunez 11 Haylin Nichole Olsen 11 Villanueva Cristopher Ortiz 11 Anthony Raul Palma 11 Noah James Pickens 11 Kyndall Paige Plant 11 Luis Ernesto Raymundo 11 Cani Ysell Smith 11 Gil Leonella Urquiola 11 Ariana Ayde Valdez 11 Ahrie Jaide Walden 11 Travis Ray Zachary 11 Evelyn Alexandra Zavala 12 Israel Acuna 12 Makayla Briann Aleman 12 Alexa Elizabeth Alonso 12 Daniel Ray Anderson 12 Elizabeth Danielle Bateman 12 Emily Dawn Bateman 12 Conner Lee Bates 12 Christopher Wayne Blevins 12 Ashlynn Marie Briggs 12 Justin Maverick Buchanan 12 Morgan Addison Carbaugh 12 Trishtyn Faye Casteel 12 Braylon James Clasen 12 Luke William Cole 12 John Wesley Cox 12 Braedyn Andrew Crow 12 Los Santos De 12 Kaiden Randy Doering 12 Brisa Dominguez-Marin 12 Sofia Valeska Escobar 12 Emma Jade Esquivel 12 Amelia Isabella Ewins 12 Landri Michelle Fuller 12 Emily Chyanne Gammons 12 Avery Jane Gerving 12 David Gobellan 12 Jesus Gomez 12 Naomi Gonzalez 12 Rivas Cassandra Guzman 12 Ty Andrew Hardy 12 Taylor Gloria Hulsey 12 Marcelo Obed Jimenez 12 Cole Dale Johnson 12 Cassidy Chance Kafka 12 Roberto Lira 12 Kaylyn Camille Littfack 12 Brian Josue Martinez 12 Lanie Paige Mcclanahan 12 Aiden James Milligan 12 Nay Kwe Moo 12 Iris Abril Morales 12 Taylan Shea Morgan 12 Caleb Robert Murrell 12 Kylee Paige Parmer 12 Panha Meas Phay 12 Konner Wayne Pickering 12 Cassidy Patricia Pina 12 Riley Faith Quisenberry 12 Michelle Rangel 12 Colten Wyatt Reyna 12 Juan Diego Rico 12 Kyndal Taivonne Roberts 12 Leighton Nicole Rowan 12 Megan Marie Schoenfeld 12 Landry Ramelle Sewell 12 Macy Diane Shaw 12 Joslynne Mae Sims 12 Isaac Nathan Smetak 12 James Peyton Stark 12 Lauryn Abigail Sweet 12 Victor Torres 12 Saul Abram Valdez 12 Michael James White 12 Jaquavon Lazale Wilson 12 Riley Joe Womack.

Marlena Gay of Wills Point was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at The University of Texas At Arlington. Gay is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year.

davidb@vanzandtnews.com Accountability Ratings released several weeks ago by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) was a topic of discussion Oct. 20 during the regular monthly meeting of the Van School Board.

Cheyenne Price of Grand Saline was one of 1,053 students who earned a spot on Shenandoah University’s Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must be enrolled full-time in baccalaureate degree programs and earn a semester GPA of 3.50 or higher.

Colton Lehberg, a junior Mechanical Engineering major at Grove City College from Van, has been named to the Dean’s List with High Distinction for the Fall 2024 semester. Students eligible for the Dean’s List have a GPA of 3.40 to 3.59; for the Dean’s List with Distinction a GPA of 3.60 to 3.84 and for the Dean’s List with High Distinction a GPA of 3.85 to 4.0.

Excitement and anticipation fill the air as students from the Martins Mill High School Ag Mechanics program prepare for their upcoming trip to the important Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. These dedicated students recently showcased the projects they have been meticulously crafting since August.

In a remarkable achievement, two talented students from Van High School have qualified for the prestigious 2025 Association of Texas Small School Bands (ATSSB) All-State Band. This honor comes after extensive auditions where more than 10,000 high school band students across Texas competed for a coveted spot in their respective All-Region bands.

The Van High School Journalism Department has announced that the 2023-2024 Vandalite yearbooks have arrived. With the theme ‘Me in Time,’ the yearbook hosts a personal photo on each cover, a handwritten letter from the student and a special QR code on the back cover.

Correspondent In December 2024, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW 12219, Canton, honored the winners of the Voice of Democracy Essay scholarship competition. The competition began in 1947 for high school students.

Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls recognized 1,080 honor students for the Fall 2024 semester. The President’s Honor Roll included 368 students, the Provost’s Honor Roll included 328 students and the Dean’s Honor Roll included 382 students.