ROUND TOP-CARMINE ISD NAMES TOP GRADS

  

Round Top-Carmine High School has announced its top graduates of the graduating class of 2020.

Julia Patterson was named valedictorian, while Aidan Wagner was named salutatorian.

According to a release from Round Top-Carmine ISD, the GPA calculations of the two students resulted in a tie, so the top spots came down to numeric computations that were extremely close.  The school district did not release the GPAs of the students.

Patterson, the daughter of Randall and Linda Patterson, plans to attend Texas A&M University under the Honors Program and major in Political Science.  She plans to become a lobbyist to advocate for people with disabilities.

Wagner, the son of Jason and Karen Wagner, also plans to attend Texas A&M.  Following graduation, he intends to work for NASA at the Johnson Space Center as an aerospace engineer.

Commencement exercises are scheduled for Friday, May 22^nd at 7 p.m. at the Round Top Festival Institute.

Other honor graduates include:

• Hayley Castillo, daughter of Joel Castillo and Sharon Bradford,
• Kevin Chovanec, son of David and Lillian Chovanec,
• Luke Dallmeyer, son of Michael and Shanna Dallmeyer,
• Alexys Finke, daughter of BJ and Linda Finke,
• Carson Flinn, son of Jeff and Wendy Flinn,
• Alexis Hicks, daughter of Steve Hicks and Loretta Hicks,
• Megan Krause, daughter of Calvin and Suzanne Krause,
• Ethan Schobel, son of Carl and Kim Schobel,
• Marilyn Steakley, daughter of Travis and Casey Steakley,
• Cassidy Tiemann, daughter of Chad and Christy Tiemann,
• Bayley Ward, daughter of Michelle Burrow.

The 2020 graduating class will be honored this (Friday) afternoon with a senior parade, starting at the Round Top Rifle Association Hall.  Parade participants should arrive at the hall by 5:50 p.m. to be lined up, before departing from the hall at 5:55 p.m. from the back entrance.

The parade route will begin on Highway 237 with a police escort to Spur 458, also known as the “Carmine Y”.  It will then pass the front of the high school, where the seniors can be addressed with signs, messages, and decorated vehicles.  No items can be thrown from the vehicles.