Saluting our scholars


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Posted May 25, 2023 |

Marion County Public Schools students, especially the seniors, are looking forward to the end of the 2022-2023 school year.

Many of these scholars devoted the years of their first through 12th grade studies to the pursuit of excellence and high academic achievement.

The students listed here are this year’s valedictorians, those who achieved the highest ranks in their graduating classes. We congratulate them on their success.

Belleview High School:
Zoya Baty
Jacob Brewer
Kyla Clark
Annemarie Emerson
Macy Fraunfelter
Brantley Overcash Jr.
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Dunnellon High School: Matthew Rapp

Forest High School:

Megan Griggs
Hallie Miller
Ava Pizzuti
Evangeline Ryan

Lake Weir High School: Arely Rodriguez- Landaverde

North Marion High School: Adrian Ascencio Jr.

Vanguard High School:

Megan Allard
Abigail Andal
Alexis Ashley
Martha Baxley
Chelsea Catabia
Ellison Conrad
Karan Doshi
Kamal-Eldeen Elmallah
Diana Gegaj
Sara Jiva
Daisy Jones
Emma Joyner
James Kearin
Peighton Labagh
Marleigh Martinez
Kaylee McCord
Benjamin Milbrandt
Audrey Miller
Chloe Minas
Kavi Miryala
Kush Miryala
Ragghuv Nandur
Kendall O’Connor
Addison O’Neal
Drashya Patel
Saanj Patel
Svar Patel
Sophia Reed
Alexandra Rudnianyn
Leah Sheridan
Vaughn Sirkis
Ahimsan Sivasekaran
Lanford Slaughter
Thya Tran
Kelci Walther
Litian Zheng

West Port High School:
Amy Chang
Victoria Goodrich
Vivek Sandrapaty

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