On Tuesday, Dripping Springs High School announced the Top 10 students by academic rank for the Class of 2025. Eben Sebastian has been named the valedictorian and Sophia Rahmani is the salutatorian.
In addition to Sebastian and Rahmani, Hannah Brack, Ava Azua, Katie Newman, Hannah Gilchrist, Katerina Thomas, Ryder Trent, Rebeca Avalos-Oviedo, and Audrey Staker comprised the top 10 list.
The students will be recognized at the DSISD Board of Trustees meeting (April 28), the Senior Academic Awards Ceremony (May 14), and the Dripping Springs High School Graduation Ceremony (May 23).
Listed below are the top 10 students by academic rank, the university they will be attending, and their anticipated field of study.
DSHS Class of 2025 Top 10 Eben Sebastian: Stanford University or Harvard University, Interdisciplinary Studies Sophia Rahmani: University of Texas at Austin, Biology Hannah Brack: Shenandoah University, Musical Theatre Ava Azua: Boston University, Psychology Katie Newman: Texas A&M University, Biomedical Engineering Hannah Gilchrist: University of Texas at Austin, Biomedical Engineering Katerina Thomas: Brigham Young University, Exercise Science Ryder Trent: University of Texas at Austin, Civil Engineering Rebeca Avalos-Oviedo: Cornell University, American Studies Audrey Staker: Brigham Young University, Political Science