MISD Distinguished Student Awards — 2023 (Video & Photos)
Click the above image to download the 2023 Distinguished Student Awards program. (PDF)
2023 McKinney ISD Distinguished Student Awards Dinner at the MISD Community Event Center on May 4, 2023 (McKinney ISD Media/May 2023)
McKinney, Texas — Each year, McKinney ISD presents the Distinguished Student Award to outstanding seniors from McKinney High School, McKinney North High School and McKinney Boyd High School who have earned the highest level of achievement in various academic and extracurricular categories on their campus.
The Distinguished Student Award is the highest honor a student can receive from MISD. Only 15 seniors from each high school are presented with the award each year. In addition to academics, recipients are selected based on their overall commitment and dedication to one of the following areas: English, Science, Social Studies, Mathematics, Career & Technology, Foreign Language, Fine Arts, Athletics, another specific field of study (At-Large), and the Valedictorian and Salutatorian from each high school.
In addition to these exceptional students, MISD honors some of the district’s finest teachers. Each student was asked to select the teacher who made the most significant impact on his or her life. These dedicated teachers are honored with the MISD Inspirational Teacher Award.
Click the video above to view the 2023 McKinney ISD Distinguished Student Awards Dinner.
DSA 23 Photos — Onstage & Behind the Scenes
Onstage…
English Honors (Boyd) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Keith Pierce, Award Recipient Sydney Tucker, MISD Board Secretary Stephanie O’Dell
English Honors (MHS)—(l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Carol Winters, Award Recipient Jenna Henry, MISD Board Secretary Stephanie O’Dell
English Honors (North)—(l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Scott Henry, Award Recipient Rachel Kenealey, MISD Board Secretary Stephanie O’Dell
Science Honors (Boyd)—(l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Stefanie Jones, Award Recipient Fernanda Kilian, MISD Board Secretary Stephanie O’Dell
Science Honors (MHS) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Rhea Nordberg, Award Recipient Ethan Ostertag, MISD Board Secretary Stephanie O’Dell
Science Honors (North) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Shruti Mehrotra, Award Recipient Madison Lester, MISD Board Secretary Stephanie O’Dell
Social Studies Honors (Boyd) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Award Recipient Dan Varughese, Inspirational Teacher Tamara Robinson, MISD Board President Amy Dankel
Social Studies Honors (MHS) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Award Recipient Noah Watson, Inspirational Teacher Mark Bayer, MISD Board President Amy Dankel
Social Studies Honors (North) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Award Recipient Claire Lamothe, Inspirational Teacher Jessica Richards, MISD Board President Amy Dankel
Mathematics Honors (Boyd) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Award Recipient Will Manicom, Boyd Associate Principal Cruz Saenz for Inspirational Teacher Joshua Volenik, MISD Board President Amy Dankel
Mathematics Honors (MHS) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Award Recipient Kyle Johnson, Inspirational Teacher Brandon Fisher, MISD Board President Amy Dankel
Mathematics Honors (North) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Award Recipient Nathan Liow, Inspirational Teacher Deanne Pratt, MISD Board President Amy Dankel
Career & Technology Honors (Boyd) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Chancy Smith, MISD Board Member Lynn Sperry (Award Recipient Caroline Jones was unable to attend.)
Career & Technology Honors (MHS) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Award Recipient Hailey Spencer, Inspirational Teacher Jake Parr, MISD Board Member Lynn Sperry
Career & Technology Honors (North) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Doug Woodall, Award Recipient Tara Tisserand, MISD Board Member Lynn Sperry
Foreign Language Honors (Boyd) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Award Recipient Jaden Abraham, Inspirational Teacher Christopher Kohler, MISD Board Member Lynn Sperry
Foreign Language Honors (MHS) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Award Recipient Alexander Mathai, Inspirational Teacher Kelly Daescu, MISD Board Member Lynn Sperry
Foreign Language Honors (North) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Scott Henry, Award Recipient Alyssia Simmons, MISD Board Member Lynn Sperry
Fine Arts Honors (Boyd) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Samuel Thomas, Award Recipient Annika Dundon, MISD Board Member Harvey Oaxaca
Fine Arts Honors (MHS) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Amy Neely, Award Recipient Caitlin Hammack, MISD Board Member Harvey Oaxaca
Fine Arts Honors (North) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Michael Reed, Award Recipient Haley Bruns, MISD Board Member Harvey Oaxaca
Fine Arts Honors (Boyd) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Scott Gustafson, Award Recipient Alejandro Maestas, MISD Board Member Harvey Oaxaca
Fine Arts Honors (MHS) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Tyler Nechamkin, Award Recipient Dante Gonzalez–Garcia, MISD Board Member Harvey Oaxaca
Fine Arts Honors (North) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Lauren Clemon, Award Recipient Amaya Dixon, MISD Board Member Harvey Oaxaca
Fine Arts Honors (Boyd) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Joe Tomkins, Award Recipient Collin McClellan, MISD Board Member Harvey Oaxaca
Fine Arts Honors (MHS) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Amanda Hughes, Award Recipient Emily Stringfellow, MISD Board Member Harvey Oaxaca
Fine Arts Honors (North) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Keegan Arnold, Award Recipient Emma Pippin, MISD Board Member Harvey Oaxaca
Athletics Honors (Boyd) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Elias Ramos, Award Recipient Lauren Omholt, MISD Board Member Harvey Oaxaca
Athletics Honors (MHS) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Award Recipient Ivana Odonkor, Inspirational Teacher Lakeidra Stewart, MISD Board Member Harvey Oaxaca
Athletics Honors (North) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Award Recipient Alexandra Harber, Inspirational Teacher Jessica Richards, MISD Board Member Harvey Oaxaca
Athletics Honors (Boyd) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Chancy Smith, Award Recipient Andrew Dawson, MISD Board Member Harvey Oaxaca
Athletics Honors (MHS) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Award Recipient Adam Janah, Inspirational Teacher Katie Watson, MISD Board Member Harvey Oaxaca
Athletics Honors (North) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher CaTina Bucierka, Award Recipient Diego White, MISD Board Member Harvey Oaxaca
At-Large Honors (Boyd) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Award Recipient Madilyn Eckenrode, Inspirational Teacher Jeremy Tillett, MISD Board Member Larry Jagours
At-Large Honors (MHS) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Award Recipient Raegan Short, Inspirational Teacher Cindy Erhart, MISD Board Member Larry Jagours
At-Large Honors (North) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher CaTina Bucierka, Award Recipient Sehrish Azeem, MISD Board Member Larry Jagours
At-Large Honors (Boyd) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Award Recipient Caleb Sempebwa, Inspirational Teacher Colby Peek, MISD Board Member Larry Jagours
At-Large Honors (MHS) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Award Recipient Chloe Tyson, Inspirational Teacher Curtis Christian, MISD Board Member Larry Jagours
At-Large Honors (North) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Award Recipient Mitchell McCollom, Inspirational Teacher Gary Williams, MISD Board Member Larry Jagours
Salutatorian Honors (Boyd) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Scott Martin, Award Recipient Ashley Xue, MISD Board Member Larry Jagours
Salutatorian Honors (MHS) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Richard McGowan, Award Recipient Rachel Wilson, MISD Board Member Larry Jagours
Salutatorian Honors (North) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Faisal Khan, Award Recipient Jason Zapanta, MISD Board Member Larry Jagours
Valedictorian Honors (Boyd) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Award Recipient Gaia Tuval, Inspirational Teacher Dr. Robert Peterson, MISD Board Member Larry Jagours
Valedictorian Honors (MHS) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Award Recipient Sammy Elhindi, MHS Associate Principal Amanda Leader for Inspirational Teacher Anna Feng, MISD Board Member Larry Jagours
Valedictorian Honors (North) — (l-r) MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt, Inspirational Teacher Doug Woodall, Award Recipient Bennett Powell, MISD Board Member Larry Jagours
MISD Board Member Larry Jagours
MISD Board President Amy Dankel
Mayor of McKinney George Fuller
MISD Superintendent Shawn Pratt
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2023 MISD Distinguished Student Awards
2023 MISD Distinguished Student Awards
2023 MISD Distinguished Student Awards
2023 MISD Distinguished Student Awards
2023 MISD Distinguished Student Awards
2023 MISD Distinguished Student Awards
2023 MISD Distinguished Student Awards
2023 MISD Distinguished Student Awards
2023 MISD Distinguished Student Awards
2023 MISD Distinguished Student Awards
2023 MISD Distinguished Student Awards
2023 MISD Distinguished Student Awards
2023 MISD Distinguished Student Awards
2023 MISD Distinguished Student Awards
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