Crimson Honors

Achievement Honors recognize students who have shown perseverance, commitment and a positive attitude to attain significant academic growth.

Excellence Honors recognize students who exemplify quality in all high school endeavors.

Outstanding Honors recognize students who surpass academic standards in the search for knowledge or who excel in extracurricular activities.

The following students have been recognized by their departments:

Achievement Honors        Excellence Honors    Outstanding Honors   

In addition there are six special awards. They are:

Lincoln-Jordan Crimson Honor for Integrity

Integrity is what we do, what we say, and what we say we do. No two people more clearly lived this congruent life than the President who struggled to preserve the union, Abraham Lincoln, and the first African American woman to win a seat in the Texas Senate and U. S. House of Representatives, Barbara Jordan, for whom this award is named.

9th Grade - Leah Leiding
10th Grade - Christina Grace Solomon
11th Grade - Richard Kolek

Edison-Parks Crimson Honor for Perseverance

This honor is named for Thomas Edison and Rosa Parks. Edison, who experienced multiple failures with his most inventions, the light bulb and phonograph, once stated, "I haven't failed. I've found 10,000 ways that didn't work." In 1955 Rosa Parks demonstrated perseverance when she refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus. Persistent in the face of the tradition of segregation, Park's actions served as a spark which ignited the Civil Rights Movement.

9th Grade - Ellis Spates
10th Grade - Gregory Daniels
11th Grade - Megan Falconer

Einstein-Curie Crimson Honor for Thinking

is named for two famous scientists. Albert Einstein's brilliant curiosity about nature and his understanding of the most complex mathematical concepts motivated his scientific theories. Marie Curie was the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Physics and later another for Chemistry. These two models of thinking inspired this award.

9th Grade - Soo Kim
10th Grade - Elizabeth Campbell
11th Grade - Lindsey Smith

daVinci-Fitzgerald Crimson Honor for Creativity

is named for two people who tested their limits, took risks, and made a mark on history. DaVinci's inspired and inventive art and Fitzgerald's improvisational singing, both pushed the boundaries of the status quo and forced their audiences to look at art and music in different ways.

9th Grade - Mitchell Ferguson
10th Grade - Brenda Schraufnagel
11th Grade - Diana Hsu

King-Roosevelt Crimson Honor for Leadership

is named for Martin Luther King and Eleanor Roosevelt, honors those individuals who lived their principles and championed important issues of their times. These leaders exemplify Henry Miller's statement: "The real leader has no need to lead -- he is content to point the way."

9th Grade - Holli Bradford
10th Grade - Alison Tripp
11th Grade - Brittany Parker

Gandhi-Nightingale Crimson Honor for Compassion

is named for two people who modeled compassion for the world. One changed the world of nursing; the other, human rights. Mohandas Gandhi inspired not-violent movements around the globe, and Florence Nightingale's compassion toward the sick and dying influenced our modern nursing institutions.

9th Grade - Jessica Hernandez
10th Grade - Carolina Gongora
11th Grade - Leonard Williams