2018 Board rec

Cedar Park High School student Jason Summers, who received 3rd-place in Technical Drafting and Best in Show for Technical Drafting at the SkillsUSA state competition. SkillsUSA is a national organization serving teachers and students preparing for careers in technical, skilled and service occupations, including health occupations. CPHS students Lauren Cepeda, Gabrielle Nichols, Kate Lee, Zachary Manuel, Matt Grimm, Eriak Anglin, Karol Wojtyla, Aaron Kim also placed at the state competition. CPHS' SkillsUSA program is led by advisor OJ Maduneme.

Vista Ridge High School student Flor Fuentes Euceda, recognized for receiving the Dell Scholars award. The Dell Scholars program assists students who are oftem among the first in their families to attend college. All Dell Scholars have overcome significant challenges in their pursuit of higher education.

Vandegrift High School student Sonesh Patel, recognized for receiving the Presidential Academic Scholar Award, one of only six to recive this award in Texas and one of 161 in the country. Sonesh demonstrated the award's criteria of outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, leadership, citizenship and service, and contribution to school and community. As his most influential teacher, Sonesh named VHS' Nina Legg.

Vandegrift High School student Sonesh Patel, recognized for receiving the Presidential Academic Scholar Award, one of only six to recive this award in Texas and one of 161 in the country. Sonesh demonstrated the award's criteria of outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, leadership, citizenship and service, and contribution to school and community. As his most influential teacher, Sonesh named VHS' Nina Legg.

Canyon Ridge Middle School DI Team 2, “The Mythical 6,” recognized for finishing 5th out of 86 teams in the Technical Maze Craze MS Level at the Global Destination Imagination Competition. Team members include Karen Li, Sahib Chadha, Akshay Boddapu, Shriya Ganesan, Ty Huey and Colin Kennedy. Team managers include Mandeep Chadha and Moninder Chadha.

Cedar Park Middle School DI Team, "The Thinkers," recognized for finishing 6th out of 94 teams in the Drop Zone Engineering MS Level at the Global Destination Imagination Competition. Team members include Alex Thummalapalli, Will Schmitt, Arnav Batra, Scott Marsh, Evan Spahr and Nicholas Doluisio. Team managers include Lakshmi Rao and Hye Kyung Lee.

Canyon Ridge Middle School DI Team 1, "BeeClever.org," recognized for finishing 10th out of 74 teams in Project Outreach Inside Impact at the Global Destination Imagination Competition. Team members include Haley Judd, Xavier Leffler, Jeffrey Gunawan, Samu Jayaprakash, Rachel Reynolds and Tate Stephens. Team managers include Jacob Leffler and Janae Leffler.

Whitestone Elementary DI Team, "#performlikeaBOSS," recognized for finishing 3rd out of 52 teams in the Scientific Unlikely Attraction Elementary O Level at the Global Destination Imagination Competition. Team members include Angie Simmons, Avery Linden, Katelyn Hutmacher, Kiana Thompson, Maya Reddy, Madison Riccio and Payton Ortega. Team managers include Suzi Simmons and Simi Khurana.

Canyon Ridge Middle DI Team 5, "Tick Tock Tigers," recognized for finishing 4th out of 74 teams in Project Outreach Inside Impact at the Global Destination Imagination Competition. Team members include Brooke Avery Boykin, Ryann Lynn Wager, Aarushi Boppidi, Anya Chawla, Nehashri Natarajan, Gauri Suresh and Advaith Suresh. Team managers include Aradhana Suresh and Angela Boykin.

VHS Team 1, "7 Deadly Syns," recognized for finishing 19th out of 52 teams in Technical Maze Craze HS Level at the Global Destination Imagination Competition. Team members include Lars Spinetta, Cristina Spellings, Nidhi Katta, Alexander Rapier, Adrian Rapier, Eric Chan and Nick Chan. Team managers include Martha Montemayor-Rapier and Edward Rapier.

Vandegrift High School DI Team 2, "The Pawsitive Vipers,” recognized for finishing 2nd out of 66 teams in Project Outreach Inside Impact HS Level at the Global Destination Imagination Competition. Team members include Lekha Sripathi, Jack Emmerich, Pranav Jose, Samuel Weiss, Camille Forster and Vamshi Pothireddy. Team managers include Keni Renner and Ani Jose.

Vandegrift High School DI Team 2, "The Pawsitive Vipers,” recognized for finishing 2nd out of 66 teams in Project Outreach Inside Impact HS Level at the Global Destination Imagination Competition. Team members include Lekha Sripathi, Jack Emmerich, Pranav Jose, Samuel Weiss, Camille Forster and Vamshi Pothireddy. Team managers include Keni Renner and Ani Jose.

Vandegrift High School's 4546 Snakebyte robotics team, recognized for advancing to the FIRST Robotics World competition.

Vandegrift High School's 6209 Venom robotics team, recognized for advancing to the FIRST Robotics World competition.

Vandegrift High School's 6800 Valor robotics team, recognized for advancing to the FIRST Robotics World competition.

Vandegrift High School's 7161 Hydra robotics team, recognized for advancing to the FIRST Robotics World competition.

Vandegrift High School's 11503 Hyperfang robotics team, recognized for advancing to the FIRST Robotics World competition.

Vista Ridge High School's 7797 Victorian Voltage robotics team, recognized for winning first place at the UIL FTC state championship.

Cedar Park High School’s Josh Kolenbrander and Vandegrift High School’s Lucy Xu, recognized for placing in the top three in the state in UIL academics competition. Josh took 2nd in UIL Math Number Sense, and Lucy finished 3rd in the chemistry competition.

Cedar Park High School’s Josh Kolenbrander and Vandegrift High School’s Lucy Xu, recognized for placing in the top three in the state in UIL academics competition. Josh took 2nd in UIL Math Number Sense, and Lucy finished 3rd in the chemistry competition.

Yearbook staffs at Cedar Park High School, Leander High School, Vandegrift High School and Vista Ridge High School, recognized for thriving at state and national competitions. The yearbooks include Tracks from CPHS, The Lair from LHS, the Lone Star from VRHS and The Veteran from VHS.

Yearbook staffs at Cedar Park High School, Leander High School, Vandegrift High School and Vista Ridge High School, recognized for thriving at state and national competitions. The yearbooks include Tracks from CPHS, The Lair from LHS, the Lone Star from VRHS and The Veteran from VHS.