Katy ISD Announces 2022-2023 Valedictorians and Salutatorians

Katy ISD is proud to announce the top two students from each high school who have ranked highest academically in their respective graduating classes. These students have worked extremely hard from the first day of their ninth-grade year until their senior year. Many of them are now moving on to renowned colleges and universities throughout the nation. The 2022-2023 valedictorians and salutatorians are:

Cinco Ranch High School:

Haley Lucy Saxman – Valedictorian
- College/University: University of Pennsylvania
- Major: Business
- GPA: 4.8852
Juliana Yili Zhou – Salutatorian
- College/University: Rice University
- Major: Computer Science
- GPA: 4.8615

Jordan High School

Piyush Ankush Hole – Valedictorian
- College/University: Texas A&M University
- Major: Computer Science
- GPA: 4.8657
Evan Jin – Salutatorian
- College/University: The University of Texas at Austin
- Major: Computer Science Honors & Business Honors
- GPA: 4.8636

Katy High School:

Hudson Andrew Rhodes – Valedictorian
- College/University: The University of Texas at Austin
- Major: Biology
- GPA: 4.7925
Rohan Bala Srinivas – Salutatorian
- College/University: The University of Texas at Austin
- Major: Biomedical Engineering
- GPA: 4.7692

Mayde Creek High School

Sodais Kader Ghulam – Valedictorian

o College/University: The University of Texas at Austin

Major: Computer Science
GPA: 4.8361

Jasmine Vishun Benau – Salutatorian
- College/University: The University of Texas at Austin
- Major: Finance
- GPA: 4.8281

Morton Ranch High School

Logan John Pedersen – Valedictorian
- College/University: The University of Texas at Austin – after serving two-year mission
- Major: Chemical Engineering
- GPA: 4.8302
Alex Faith Heiliger – Salutatorian
- College/University: University of Houston
- Major: Psychology
- GPA: 4.7143

Paetow High School

Mohammad Mutaz Yaghi – Valedictorian
- College/University: University of Pennsylvania
- Major: Dual degree in Business and International Studies
- GPA: 4.7069
Fatima Noor Shaikh – Salutatorian
- College/University: The University of Texas at Austin
- Major: Biology & College of Natural Science
- GPA: 4.7031

Seven Lakes High School

Akash Joseph – Valedictorian
- College/University: The University of Texas at Austin
- Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering
- GPA: 4.8955
Aayushi Ajay Gandhi – Salutatorian
- College/University: Stanford University
- Major: Human Biology
- GPA: 4.8889

Taylor High School

Melissa Deng Huang – Valedictorian
- College/University: The University of Texas at Austin
- Major: Computer Science
- GPA: 4.8615
Minkyu “Mike” Lim – Salutatorian
- College/University: The University of Texas at Austin
- Major: Business
- GPA: 4.8333

Tompkins High School

Sanjana Perungulam – Valedictorian
- College/University: University of Rochester
- Major: Medical Studies at Rochester Early Scholars Program – Concentration in Cell and Developmental Biology
- GPA: 4.8857
Alex Hai Shi – Salutatorian
- College/University: Cornell University
- Major: Economics and Sociology
- GPA: 4.8676

Congratulations to all of these outstanding students!