Wiregrass Ranch High School — Graduation Ceremony: Saturday, June 6, at USF Yuengling Center
1. Gavin Sawall, Valedictorian
GPA: 4.7368
Clubs/Activities: NHS, Science NHS, Alpha Theta, Senior Research Officer of Research Club
College planning to attend: University of Florida
Planned major or future career: Mechanical Engineering
Best thing about high school: Hanging out with friends & engaging in new opportunities.
2. Vaishnavi Panchavati, Salutatorian
GPA: 4.73
Clubs/Activities: HOSA, FBLA, Indian classical dancer
College planning to attend: University of Florida Honors Program
Planned major or future career: Microbiology & Cell Science
Best thing about high school: Meeting my closest friends and enjoying every single day with them in class.
3. Nathan Finkel
GPA: 4.0/4.7077
Clubs/Activities: SADD chapter president, varsity boys basketball manager & statistician, SAC chairman, FTSDC teen ambassador board member, District Student Congress Representative, girls flag football announcer, NHS, basketball summer camp counselor, Culver’s Crew member
College planning to attend: Univ. of Florida
Planned major or future career: Sports Management/Sports & Media Journalism
Best thing about high school: Assisting the coaching staff & recording stats for the basketball team as we won four consecutive District championships.
4. Sarah Khatib
GPA: 4.67
Clubs/Activities: Student Council President, Moffitt Cancer Center Intern (Fall 2024), HOSA member & State competitor, Founder of World Matters Human Rights Club, Associate of Arts Degree at PHSC through Dual Enrollment
College Planning to Attend: University of South Florida Honors College
Planned major or future career: Physician Assistant specializing in neurology
Best Thing about High School: The supportive community & the meaningful connections you build along the way!
5. Carson West
GPA: 4.0/4.49
Clubs/Activities: Varsity cross country, FBLA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter treasurer, varsity lacrosse offensive captain & starter, varsity golf starter, Teen Court Regionally Celebrated Attorney, Class of 2026 Treasurer& volunteer coordinator, NHS Service Group member, SADD, Rho Kappa HS, Bulls Nation spirit leader & pep rally lead, Intl. Science & Engineering Fair finalist, Science Research Club co-founder & senior research lead, Red Shift robotics club CAD design team, Stockholm Jr. Water Prize State competitor & honoree, Chemathon chemistry competition selected representative
College planning to attend: Vanderbilt Univ.
Planned major or future career: Biomedical Eng. & Human & Organizational Development
Best thing about high school: Learning more about yourself, your interests & who you want to become in the future. Research, where I developed & tested my own project which ended up leading me to International Science Fair my junior & senior years.
6. Sophia Zhang
GPA: 4.68
Clubs/Activities: Crochet Club (among other things)
College planning to attend: Yale Univ.
Planned major or future career: Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology
Best thing about high school: The wonderful people & teachers I got to meet!
7. Bomin Kwon
GPA: 3.98/4.66
Clubs/Activities: Tampa Museum of Art Youth Council member (pd. internship), Green Club (co-founder), piano study (10 years)
College planning to attend: Univ. of California at Berkeley
Planned major or future career: Chemistry
Best thing about high school: Collectively stressing out about school with friends.
8. (tie) Kylie Glatfelter
GPA: 3.98/4.66
Clubs/Activities: Varsity softball 3 years, Student Council, Mu Alpha Theta, Teen Court, Key Club, Red Cross
College planning to attend: Univ. of Tampa
Planned major or future career: Major in Business Management, Minor in Law, Justice, & Advocacy in hopes to be a corporate attorney
Best thing about high school: The support system my teachers & guidance counselor has given me to achieve my goals & succeed in the future.
8. (Tie) Karl Bufe
GPA: 4.6604
Clubs/Activities: President of Spanish NHS, President of English NHS, Co-President of Book Club, secretary of Rho Kappa Social Studies NHS, volunteer at St. Joseph’s Hospital & concessions at Dr. John Long Middle School
College planning to attend: University of Florida Honors Program
Planned major or future career: Psychology, Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience specialization
Best thing about high school: Meeting the absolutely amazing people — staff, teacher & friends — who have supported me & helped me get where I am today.
10. Isabella Stevenson
GPA: 4.63
Clubs/Activities: Club ECNLR soccer, varsity soccer, varsity flag football, volunteer with Feeding Tampa Bay & Grace Family Church