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. All 10 students carried grade-point averages over 111.
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: Undecided, 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