Fort Worth school district celebrates high school, middle school scholar athletes
Nearly 90 high school and middle school students from the Fort Worth Independent School District were recognized on Thursday as 2019-20 scholar athletes of the year.
Female and male athletes from the district’s 15 high schools and 20 middle schools were selected with the highest Grade Point Average. A total of 88 students were celebrated.
The FWISD scholar athlete program is in its 36th year and was set to honor each student during a school board meeting in May, but due to the coronavirus, it wasn’t allowed.
Scholar athletes can be found below, which include Valedictorians and Salutatorians.
HIGH SCHOOL
FEMALE ATHLETES
| High School | Scholar-Athlete | GPA | Sport |
| Carter-Riverside | Hashley Hernandez | 4.01 | Volleyball, Basketball |
| Arlington Heights | Peyton Rogers | 4.35 | Cross Country, Soccer |
| South Hills | Juana Ruvacalba | 4.45 | Softball |
| Diamond Hill-Jarvis | Abetzahi Daniela | 4.2 | Softball, Cheer |
| Dunbar | McKenzie Howard | 4.38 | Basketball |
| Eastern Hills | Gabriela Lozano Escobedo | 4.06 | Soccer |
| North Side | Leslie Ramirez | 4.37 | Soccer |
| Polytechnic | Ayauna Reagor | 4.19 | Basketball, Track |
| Paschal | Margaret McInnis | 4.71 | Tennis |
| Trimble Tech | Andrea Montserrat De Leon Gomez | 4.12 | Tennis |
| Southwest | Natalie Coates | 4.2 | Tennis |
| Western Hills | Jenna Mullender | 4.67 | Swim |
| Wyatt | Simone Wallace | 4.34 | Softball, Cross County |
| Benbrook | Josie Ishmael | 4.36 | Basketball, Track, Tennis, Cross Country |
| YWLA | Aida Martinez | 4.3 | Volleyball, Cheer |
MALE ATHLETES
| High School | Scholar-Athlete | GPA | Sport |
| Carter-Riverside | Elisha Cooper | 4.49 | Baseball |
| Arlington Heights | Patrick Sumner | 4.4 | Tennis |
| South Hills | Angel Garcia | 3.67 | Soccer |
| Diamond Hill-Jarvis | Jonathan Lopez | 3.9 | Soccer |
| Dunbar | Keyshawn J. Ashford | 3.75 | Football |
| Eastern Hills | Pedro Cano | 3.38 | Baseball |
| North Side | Jordan Ramirez | 4.11 | Soccer |
| Polytechnic | Julian Chambers | 4.09 | Basketball, Track |
| Paschal | Jack Boller | 4.79 | Tennis |
| Trimble Tech | Jesus Ruiz | 3.85 | Soccer |
| Southwest | Javier T. Gonzales | 4.17 | Baseball |
| Western Hills | Marco Davila | 4.03 | Soccer |
| Wyatt | Antonio Solis | 4.0 | Soccer, Cross County |
| Benbrook | Lucas King | 4.0 | Track, Cross Country |
| YMLA | Tayshaun Smith | 4.06 | Football, Track |
MIDDLE SCHOOL
FEMALE ATHLETES
| Middle School | Scholar-Athlete | GPA | Sport |
| Benbrook | Sophia Tucker | 4.25 | Soccer, Track |
| Daggett | Bianca Sancen | 3.4 | Volleyball, Track, Cheer |
| Jacquet | Fallon Armstrong | 4.1 | Volleyball, Track |
| Elder | Zoe Boatright | 4.0 | Basketball |
| LA Forest Oak | Kristina Carmichael | 3.3 | Basketball, Track |
| Handley | Elisha Sumberlin | 3.5 | Basketball, Track |
| Wm. James | Tyra Rae | 3.7 | Volleyball, Basketball, Track |
| Kirkpatrick | Eynes Facundo | 4.0 | Basketball, Track, Volleyball |
| Leonard | Destiny Davis | 3.6 | Volleyball, Track |
| McClung | Ava Johnson | 3.3 | Basketball |
| McLean | Karoline Litke | 4.0 | Cheer, Basketball, Track |
| Meacham | Elisa Meza | 4.0 | Volleyball, Track |
| Meadowbrook | Emily Palamores | 3.8 | Volleyball |
| Monnig | Libby Helmer | 4.0 | Cheer, Track, Soccer |
| Morningside | Tianna Johnson | 3.2 | Volleyball, Basketball, Track |
| Riverside | Carla Contreras | 4.0 | Volleyball |
| Rosemont | Jocelyn Rockingham | 3.8 | Volleyball, Basketball |
| Stripling | Isabelle Flores | 4.35 | Volleyball, Track |
| Wedgwood | Olivia Robinson | 3.7 | Volleyball, Basketball |
| YWLA | Deena Alabed | 4.0 | Track |
| YWLA | Kristyna Burgos | 4.0 | Volleyball |
| YWLA | Peggy Carr | 4.0 | Volleyball, Track |
| YWLA | Shania Carter | 4.0 | Volleyball, Basketball |
| YWLA | Fancy Ford | 4.0 | Volleyball |
| YWLA | Leanne Guerra | 4.0 | Volleyball |
| YWLA | Adylene Hernandez | 4.0 | Volleyball, Track |
| YWLA | Cady Judkins | 4.0 | Volleyball |
| YWLA | Kaci Martin | 4.0 | Volleyball |
| YWLA | Pareece Morehouse | 4.0 | Volleyball |
| YWLA | Alea Pollard | 4.0 | Volleyball, Basketball |
| YWLA | Tyra Scott | 4.0 | Volleyball, Basketball |
| YWLA | Dominique Sennet | 4.0 | Track |
| YWLA | Mariah Serna | 4.0 | Basketball |
| YWLA | Eva Simpson | 4.0 | Volleyball |
| YWLA | Evelyn Thiebaud | 4.0 | Track |
YWLA | Jamere Thomas | 4.0 | Basketball |
| YWLA | Maria Urdampilleta | 4.0 | Track |
| YWLA | Alexandra Vigil | 4.0 | Track |
MALE ATHLETES
| Middle School | Scholar-Athlete | GPA | Sport |
| Benbrook | Nathan Allison | 4.0 | Football, Track |
| Daggett | Ismael Villegas | 3.62 | Football, Track |
| Jacquet | Jermaine Key | 3.18 | Basketball, Football |
| Elder | Edgar Garcia | 3.8 | Track |
| LA Forest Oak | Keith Clerkley | 3.7 | Basketball, Track, Football |
| Handley | Sirawn Evans | 3.9 | Football, Basketball |
| Wm. James | Ja’Vaughn Edom | 3.7 | Football, Basketball, Track |
| Kirkpatrick | Kevin Ortega | 4.0 | Football, Basketball, Track |
| Leonard | Donate Hall | 3.0 | Football, Basketball, Track |
| McClung | Kheldon Barrett | 3.0 | Basketball, Football |
| McLean | Luke Williams | 4.0 | Football, Basketball, Track |
| Meacham | Angel Sanchez | 3.9 | Basketball, Track |
| Meadowbrook | Jaylon Brown | 3.5 | Football, Basketball, Track |
| Monnig | Grant Harris | 4.0 | Basketball, Track, Soccer |
| Morningside | Matthew Ingram | 3.4 | Football, Basketball, Track |
| Riverside | Julian Alvarado | 4.0 | Basketball, Baseball |
| Rosemont | Daniel Barraza | 3.7 | Football |
| Stripling | Robert Carpenter | 4.14 | Basketball, Track |
| Wedgwood | Matthew Plummer | 3.6 | Football, Basketball |
| YMLA | Eric Ruiz | 4.0 | Football, Soccer |
This story was originally published July 30, 2020 at 3:06 PM.
Brian Gosset
Fort Worth Star-Telegram