It’s that time of year when parents and students count the days remaining until graduations, from pre-kindergarten to college. At our local public high schools, hundreds of graduates are moving on to a new phase of their lives, whether it’s starting a career, joining the military, going to a distant university, attending a local college, or taking some time to find themselves. The students below are the top-10 graduating seniors of the Class of 2024 at each of Wesley Chapel’s three public high schools by grade point average (GPA). Congratulations to everyone listed on these pages for their extraordinary achievements — and to all of their peers and classmates moving on to the next phase, too. Note — One school did not disclose student GPAs or other info to protect the students’ privacy and another didn’t include pictures other than for the Valedictorian & Salutatorian. We apologize but we can only show here what we’ve been provided. — Celeste McLaughlin
Cypress Creek High
1. Brandon Adams (Valedictorian)
GPA: 4.7391
Clubs/Activities: Published research in Journal of Student Research, co-founded standardized testing support program, President of National Honor Society (NHS), Author of “On Questions of Transformations,” cross country, volunteer at PetSmart, Spanish NHS, VP of English NHS.
College planning to attend: Undecided
Planned Major or Future Career: Pre-Med
Best thing about high school: Extra-curricular activities
2. Jordan Fulop, Salutatorian
GPA: 4.6154
Clubs/Activities: NHS parliamentarian, Spirit Club Secretary, FBLA Historian, First Priority co-founder and leader, Best Buddies, Soccer, Tennis, Cross Country
College planning to attend: Florida State University
Planned Major or Future Career: Business Management
Best thing about High School: Football games
3. Jerry Phan
GPA: 4.6053
Clubs/Activities: NHS, Science NHS, Robotics club, volunteer at PetSmart
College planning to attend: University of Florida
Planned major or future career: Pre-Med
Best thing about high school: Peers that I met along the way
4. Jayna Katanani
GPA: 4.6
Clubs/Activities: NHS, Science NHS, Fiction Addiction book club
College planning to attend: University of South Florida
Planned major or future career: Pre-Med
Best thing about high school: It’s a trial for real life.
5. Jack Niemann
GPA: 4.5778
Clubs/Activities: Football captain/quarterback, track, volunteer at Tampa General Hospital
College planning to attend: University of Florida
Planned Major: Health Sciences
Best thing about high school: Football games
6. Abby Outtrim
GPA: 4.566
Clubs/Activities: President of HOSA (Future Health Professionals), VP of NHS, public relations officer of English NHS, member of American Sign Language HS, member of Interact Club, intern at USF College of Nursing. I did most of my volunteering at my local church, PetSmart, Feeding Tampa Bay & Metropolitan Ministries
College planning to attend: University of Florida
Planned major or future career: Nursing
Best thing about high school: You meet so many new friends, teachers and mentors. You will make lifelong connections and can form a network! I’ve learned about so many opportunities available to me through my teachers (especially Ms. Adley!)
7. Roman Sercu
GPA: 4.5625
Clubs/Activities: NHS, founding president of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Student Government (SGA) Senator, Creekin Crazies spirit club, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Interact Club, S4TL (Seminar for Tomorrow’s Leaders), Chik-Fil-A Leadership Academy, Best Buddies, Special Olympics basketball buddy
College planning to attend: University of Florida
Planned major or future career: Business Management & Finance
Best thing about high school: Times spent with friends and watching people who I have known since Elementary School change over the years and achieve their goals.
8. Miguel Rosario
GPA: 4.5538
Clubs/Activities: NHS, SGA Treasurer, Creekin Crazies Ambassador
College planning to attend: University of Florida
Planned major or future career: Computer Eng.
Best thing about high school: Football games
9. Addison Hellwig
GPA: 4.5463
Clubs/Activities: Varsity lacrosse Captain, NHS
College planning to attend: Mars Hill University
Planned major or future career: Biomed. Sci.
Best thing about high school: Leading the team to Pasco County’s first women’s Lacrosse team regional appearance and completing full time dual enrollment and receiving my AA
10. Ramiro Salazar
GPA: 4.5426
Clubs/Activities: NHS, volunteer at Pasco County Animal Shelte
College planning to attend: University of South Florida
Planned major or future career: Computer Science
Best thing about high school: Students, friends.
Wesley Chapel High
1.Taylor Himmelberger,
Valedictorian
College planning to attend: University of South Florida
2. Nayana (Ninny) Chennupati, Co-Salutatorian
College planning to attend: University of Florida
2. Syed Yasir, Co-Salutatorian
College planning to attend: University of Florida
In alphabetical order, here are the rest of the top-10 graduates by GPA at WCH:
Jendayah Cajuste
College planning to attend: University of South Florida
Dylan Dorr
College planning to attend: University of Florida
Sophia Herrera
College planning to attend: University of Florida
Courtney Marks
College planning to attend: Western Carolina University
Sayuri Ranatunga
College planning to attend: Florida State University
Joshua Vasquez
College planning to attend: University of Florida
Erick Zayas Ramos
College planning to attend: University of Florida
Wiregrass Ranch High
1. Aniah Florise Mathurin, Valedictorian
Clubs/Activities: National Merit Commended Scholar, FSU Young Scholars Program, Pasco County All-Star, All-American, Varsity Cheerleader, Class of 2024 Student Government Senator, Student Council, VP of NHS, VP of Haraya, Director of Fundraising of Junior Statesmen of America, Outreach Officer of MEDLIFE, FBLA, HOSA, Relay for Life, NEHS, Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society, Rho Kappa History Honor Society, Science NHS, FCA, Key Club, SADD
College planning to attend: Duke University
Planned major or future career: Biology (Pre-Med)
Best thing about high school: Memories I’ve made with my friends during Friday Night Lights
2. Meghna Manjith, Salutatorian
3. Sydnie Maher Alagal
Clubs/Activities: Varsity cross country, varsity track, SADD club & leadership, NHS, NEHS, Key Club, NSHSS
College planning to attend: Florida State University
Planned Major/Future Career: Psychology/ Criminology
Best thing about high school: The people I met
4. Kylie Ryan Bennington
Clubs/Activities: Varsity soccer, club soccer, NHA, Mu Alpha Theta, Key Club
College planning to attend: North Carolina State Univerrsity
Major/career: Environmental Engineering
Best thing about High School: The people you meet.
5. Haley Brooke Strawser
Clubs/Activities: Varsity volleyball, club volleyball, Phi Theta Kappa, Sigma Kappa Delta, Psi Beta
College planning to attend: University of Alabama (Huntsville)
Planned major or future career: Mechanical Engineering or Math
Best thing about high school: I loved my teachers and loved being a student at Wiregrass, (which) gave me the opportunity to challenge myself both academically and personally.
6. Abdullah (No last name provided)
Clubs/Activities: FBLA, Science NHS
College planning to attend: University of Florida
Planned major or future career: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Best thing about High School: Some really good and caring teachers and made a really good friend.
7. Meghan E. Childers
Clubs/Activities: Odyssey of the Mind, Tri-M, NHS, PTA, Swim & dive team
College planning to attend: University of Florida
Planned major or future career: Animal Science, Veterinary Doctorate
Best thing about high school: Getting to hang out with friends while participating in different clubs.
8. Taylor Monique Blythe
Clubs/Activities: NHS, English NHS, Black History Committee
College planning to attend: University of Florida
Major: Political Science & History; Pre-law track
Best thing about high school: Spending time with my close friends at school spirit events and growing into my interests in the past four years.
9. Isabell Barrios
Clubs/Activities: Varsity softball, National Honor Society, Key Club, Student Council
College planning to attend: Florida Southern College
Planned major or future career: Physician Assistant
Best thing about high school: Discovering my true passion for the medical field
10. Omari Redmond (No info provided)
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