Clarendon High School announced this week that Noab Elam and Gavin Word are the top students for the Class of 2019.
The valedictorian for this year’s graduating class is Noab Elam. He is the son of Brad and Adelita Elam and has a weighted GPA of 5.829.
Elam has been very involved in extracurricular activities while attending CHS. He has played football for four years, basketball for three years, and baseball for four years. He has been a regional and state qualifier in UIL Academics participating in Currents Issues and Events, Social Studies, and Editorial Writing. He is a member of the Clarendon High School Student Council and he has also been a columnist for The Clarendon Enterprise.
Elam has been the recipient of many honors. He has been elected class president two years including this year. He was elected first team all-district in football and baseball. He also served as team captain for the Bronco football team that went deep into the playoffs the last two years. He has been the recipient of multiple Honor C’s for academic performance. Elam is a member of the National Honor Society and was elected first team Academic All-State Football. He was named the Clarendon Chamber of Commerce’s Young Man of the Year for Clarendon.
Elam’s community service includes taking part in the Shattered Dreams program which provided students with education on the effects of impaired driving. He has helped in trash pickup on US 287 and has helped in the baseball field cleanup.
His hobbies include writing conservative opinion articles for The Clarendon Enterprise and playing video games. He plans on attending Sam Houston State and getting a law degree.
The salutatorian for CHS is Gavin Word, son of Tiffanie Word and Cameron Word. He has a weighted GPA of 5.637.
Word played football for one year, golf for four years, ran track for four years, was a member of the Bronco Band for three years, and played basketball for one year. He is a member of the Student Council.
Word has received many honors also. He ran cross country for four years where he was a regional medalist and state qualifier. He was a regional UIL Academic qualifier and participated in Number Sense and Computer Apps. Word also qualified for regional in golf. He was named freshman class president, sophomore vice president and junior vice president.
His community service has included the highway trash pickup by the student council, Teacher Appreciation Week, and Red Ribbon Week, and he helped with Powder Puff Football.
Word’s hobby is golf and he plans on attending West Texas A&M University where he plans to get a degree in mechanical engineering
Elam and Word will both be recognized during Clarendon High School commencement exercises on Friday, May 24, in the Harned Sisters Fine Arts Center at Clarendon College.
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