February 28, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County High School has released the names of the 44 Top Rank and 35 Honors students in the Class of 2024 including the Valedictorian Peyton E. Norris and Salutatorian Kathryn A. Hale.
Norris is the daughter of Jonathan and Jenny Norris and Hale is the daughter Shannon and Yvonne Hale.
To be considered for top Rank, students must take at least 10 honors, dual enrollment, and AP courses and students must have a 21 or higher ACT composite score.
The DCHS Class of 2024 Top Rank students are as follows:
Peyton E. Norris, Kathryn A. Hale, Maleah P Ruch, Kendall M. Davis, Alexander H. Antoniak, Ian D. Colwell, Kaleb T. Spears, Jackson W. Vantrease, Konner G. Young, Jade A. Mabe, Tess A. Barton, Patyn L. Carter, Nathaniel D. Wessel, Ella J. Hendrixson, Karson J. Smallwood, Allyson R. Fuller, Paul D. Oliver, Ella G. VanVranken, Daniela Amaya, Jacob B. Hendrix, Micah L. Gandy, Carson J. Vincent, Serenity E. McCrary, Kyra M. Baker, Conner T. Close, Jaxon D. Humphrey, Briahna R. Murphy, Olivia P. Diego, Lilly H. Waggoner, Zackery W. Farris, Cadence A. Griffith, Dominique C. Young, Devin W. Holt, Makaylee A. Winchester, Madelyn R. Johnson, Evelyn J. Mitchell, Briz Trapp, Caroline G. Tobitt, Ethan L. Thompson, Matty M. Hollingsworth, Topanga T. Patrick, Xavier M. Parker, Elvia A. Sanchez, and Gavin W. Cooper.
The following students have met the requirements for graduating with Tennessee State Honors by meeting all of the ACT or SAT subject area readiness benchmarks. The ACT benchmarks are as follows: English-18, Reading-22, Math-22, and Science-23. The SAT benchmarks are as follows: Evidence-Based Reading and Writing-480 Math-530
Daniela Amaya, Alex Antoniak, Tess Barton, Payton Carter, Ian Colwell, Gage Ikonen, Kendall Davis, William Dickens, Olivia Diego, Briana Fletcher, Micah Gandy, Kathryn Hale, Tristan Hall, Jacob Hendrix, Ella Hendrixson, Devin Holt, Jade Mabe, Serenity McCrary, Evelyn Mitchell, Peyton Norris, Paul Oliver, Xavier Parker, Markaya Rebertus, Maleah Ruch, James Slager, Lucas Spare, Kaleb Spears, Ethan Thompson, Jackson Vantrease, Lily Waggoner, Jazmine Wagner, Owen Warren, Nathaniel Wessel, Dominique Young, and Konner Young.