2022 Academic All-State Scholars Announced

Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Announces 2022 Academic All-State Scholars

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence has announced the recipients of its prestigious 2022 Academic All-State Awards. These 100 top public high school seniors, selected from 397 nominations statewide, hail from 75 schools in 67 Oklahoma school districts.

The 2022 Academic All-State class is the 36th to be selected by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence.  Since the award program’s inception in 1987, some 3,600 high school seniors from 333 school districts have been named Academic All-State scholars. Three high schools will celebrate their first Academic All-Stater: Heavener, Le Flore, and North Rock Creek high schools.

Each of this year’s All-Staters will receive a $1,000 merit-based scholarship and a medallion. The All-Staters will be recognized at the foundation’s 36th annual Academic Awards Celebration on Saturday, May 21, at the Omni Oklahoma City Hotel.

David L. Boren, founder and chairman of the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, describes the selection of the scholars as “Oklahoma’s most rigorous academic awards selection process.” To be nominated for Academic All-State, students must meet one of the following criteria: an American College Test (ACT) composite score of at least 30; a combined SAT evidence-based reading & writing and math score of at least 1370; or be selected as a semi-finalist for a National Merit, National Achievement or National Hispanic Scholarship.

This year’s All-Staters scored an average of 33 on the ACT, with six recipients scoring a perfect 36. The students’ average GPA was 4.22. In addition, 28 of this year’s All-Staters are National Merit semifinalists, and one student is a National Hispanic Scholar semifinalist.

 Academic All-Staters are selected based on academic achievement, extracurricular activities and community involvement, as well as letters of recommendation and an essay submitted by each nominee. The selection committee, which is chaired by retired Tulsa attorney Teresa B. Adwan, works independently of all other foundation activities. The committee members are a diverse group of business, education, and civic leaders, as well as past Academic Awards Program honorees.

The awards ceremony will be televised statewide May 28 and 29 by OETA, the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority. For more information, call the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence office at (405) 236-0006 or visit its website at ofe.org.

“The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Academic Awards Program is the Oklahoma’s premiere awards program honoring academic achievement, innovation and leadership among students and educators in our public schools,” said Executive Director Elizabeth Inbody. “By working together to give outstanding students and educators the recognition they deserve, we send a strong message to our state and to the nation that Oklahomans value academic excellence.”

Founded in 1985, the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence is a statewide, nonprofit organization dedicated to recognizing and encouraging academic excellence in Oklahoma’s public schools. Through its Academic Awards Program, the foundation has provided more than $5.1 million in merit-based scholarships and awards to honor outstanding graduating seniors as Academic All-Staters and exceptional educators as Medal for Excellence winners.

(EDITORS: The 100 Academic All-Staters are listed below alphabetically by school district, school and the city where they reside. For more information on a particular student in your area, contact Brenda Wheelock at 405/236-0006.)

*Indicates the All-State Scholar is the family member of a previous winner.

Name

School District

School

Hometown

Lakota Tolloak

Ada

Ada High School

Ada

Reagin Roudebush

Altus

Altus High School

Altus

Carson Kinder

Arapaho-Butler

Arapaho-Butler High School

Arapaho

Matt Fries

Bartlesville

Bartlesville High School

Bartlesville

Morgan King

Bartlesville

Bartlesville High School

Bartlesville

Stephanie Thanscheidt

Bethany

Bethany High School

Oklahoma City

Kyler Cagle

Big Pasture

Big Pasture High School

Randlett

Landen Plumlee

Bixby

Bixby High School

Bixby

Lauren Hsieh

Bixby

Bixby High School

Tulsa

Evan Kamriguel

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow High School

Broken Arrow

Josh Mooney

Burns Flat-Dill City

Burns Flat-Dill City High School

Burns Flat

Jayden Collier

Cashion

Cashion High School

Cashion

Jessica Brannon

Chandler

Chandler High School

Chandler

Leah Brannon

Chandler

Chandler High School

Chandler

Shelby Elliott

Charter

Santa Fe South Pathways Middle College

Norman

Lake Lyon

Cherokee

Cherokee High School

Cherokee

Elizabeth Bain

Chisholm

Chisholm High School

Enid

Anna Dewey

Choctaw-Nicoma Park

Choctaw High School

Midwest City

Sean Sumrell

Choctaw-Nicoma Park

Choctaw High School

Choctaw

Layne Havlik

Coweta

Coweta High School

Broken Arrow

Kyler Baldwin

Davis

Davis High School

Wynnewood

Crayton Haney

Deer Creek

Deer Creek High School

Edmond

Julia Harper

Deer Creek

Deer Creek High School

Edmond

Nina Bugg

Deer Creek

Deer Creek High School

Edmond

Campbell Christensen

Edmond

Edmond Memorial High School

Edmond

Irene Cui

Edmond

Edmond Memorial High School

Edmond

William Loughridge*

Edmond

Edmond Memorial High School

Oklahoma City

Christopher Lee

Edmond

Edmond North High School

Edmond

Sydney Saenz

Edmond

Edmond North High School

Edmond

Jaclyn Fan

Edmond

Edmond Santa Fe High School

Edmond

Alyssa Johnson

Elgin

Elgin High School

Elgin

Madeline Benton

Elk City

Elk City High School

Elk City

Krystal Archer*

Enid

Enid High School

Enid

Eden Gray

Eufaula

Eufaula High School

Eufaula

Makaela Krebs

Fairland

Fairland High School

Fairland

Sawyer Hutchison*

Fairview

Fairview High School

Fairview

Sydney Martens

Fairview

Fairview High School

Fairview

Caleb Campbell

Fletcher

Fletcher High School

Fletcher

Gavin Sonnenberg

Frederick

Frederick High School

Frederick

Paul Oakes

Guymon

Guymon High School

Guymon

Sean Miller

Heavener

Heavener High School

Poteau

Levi Carter

Hooker

Hooker High School

Guymon

Jonathan Menzel

Inola

Inola High School

Inola

Chansong Won

Jenks

Jenks High School

Tulsa

Ezra Power

Jenks

Jenks High School

Tulsa

Haeyn Seo

Jenks

Jenks High School

Tulsa

Ignacio Yockers

Jenks

Jenks High School

Tulsa

Kayla Cao

Jenks

Jenks High School

Tulsa

Katon Lunsford

Kingfisher

Kingfisher High School

Kingfisher

Elizabeth Crawford

Latta

Latta High School

Ada

Justin Strickland

Lawton

Eisenhower High School

Lawton

Emily Masters

Lawton

MacArthur High School

Lawton

Marshall Barnett

Le Flore

Le Flore High School

Wister

William Reece Conway

Lone Grove

Lone Grove High School

Ardmore

Luke Tolle

Marlow

Marlow High School

Marlow

Allison Bond

McAlester

McAlester High School

McAlester

Eric Nguyen

Miami

Miami High School

Miami

Stephanie Trejo

Midwest City-Del City

Midwest City High School

Midwest City

Alex Ho

Moore

Moore High School

Moore

Ashton Key

Moore

Southmoore High School

Oklahoma City

Braxdyn Huber

Moore

Southmoore High School

Oklahoma City

Lindsey Michael

Muldrow

Muldrow High School

Muldrow

Kylee Mitchell

Mustang

Mustang High School

Mustang

Lexi Lindemann

New Lima

New Lima High School

Seminole

Chloe Woodruff

Noble

Noble High School

Norman

Sydney Pierce

Norman

Norman High School

Norman

Grace Qi

Norman

Norman North High School

Norman

Syed Aslam

Norman

Norman North High School

Norman

William Noah McMullan

North Rock Creek

North Rock Creek High School

Shawnee

Aishwarya Swamidurai

Oklahoma City

Classen School of Advanced Studies at NE

Oklahoma City

Amelia Oei

Oklahoma City

Classen School of Advanced Studies at NE

Oklahoma City

Katherine Schein

Oklahoma City

Classen School of Advanced Studies at NE

Oklahoma City

Anna Boevers

Oklahoma City

Harding Charter Preparatory High School

Oklahoma City

Ronald Walker

Owasso

Owasso High School

Sperry

Gracie Meade

Piedmont

Piedmont High School

Piedmont

Madison Lake

Piedmont

Piedmont High School

Piedmont

Jenna Stockton

Ponca City

Ponca City High School

Ponca City

Emma Taylor

Pond Creek-Hunter

Pond Creek-Hunter High School

Pond Creek

MaKenna Bailey

Pond Creek-Hunter

Pond Creek-Hunter High School

Pond Creek

Mason Pendley

Pryor

Pryor High School

Pryor

Raven Parkhurst

Sayre

Sayre High School

Sayre

Jaxon Smith

Seminole

Seminole High School

Seminole

Taylor Wise

Skiatook

Skiatook High School

Skiatook

Noah Thompson

Stigler

Stigler High School

Stigler

Connor Zamborsky

Stillwater

Stillwater High School

Stillwater

Lenna Abouzahr

Stillwater

Stillwater High School

Stillwater

Nicholas Belden

Stillwater

Stillwater High School

Stillwater

Elizabeth Kipps

Tecumseh

Tecumseh High School

Tecumseh

Makayla Greening

Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified

Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified High School

Fay

Haley Nettleship

Tulsa

Booker T. Washington High School

Tulsa

Michelle Woolridge

Tulsa

Booker T. Washington High School

Tulsa

Miles Udwin

Tulsa

Booker T. Washington High School

Tulsa

Joshua Le

Tulsa

Tulsa Memorial High School

Tulsa

Sarah Estes

Turpin

Turpin High School

Turpin

Meghana Venkatesha

Union

Union High School

Broken Arrow

Graham Curtsinger

Verdigris

Verdigris High School

Claremore

Shelby Russell

Wagoner

Wagoner High School

Wagoner

Taylor McConnell

Wellston

Wellston High School

Wellston

Don’Derek Lane Jr.

Yukon

Yukon High School

Yukon

Kinley De Leon

Yukon

Yukon High School

Yukon