Clarendon names top students for ’21

Clarendon High School has named Malerie Simpson and Shylee Morrow as its top students for the Class of 2021.

This year’s Valedictorian is Malerie Simpson with a weighted GPA of 5.469 and a 3.720 four-point average. Malerie is the daughter of Chad and Lora Simpson.

Malerie excelled in both academics and extracurricular activities while attending CHS. She was the president of the Clarendon High School Student Council, a member of the Bronco Band and One Act Play. She also served as manager for the Bronco baseball team.

Malerie was also a member of the Clarendon chapter of the National Honor Society and served as vice president of her senior class.

She was involved in helping others through community service and other service projects. She helped with red ribbon week, which concentrated on the dangers of drugs and alcohol, participated in the Angel Tree project, took part in the CHS recycling program, made gifts for Teacher Appreciation Week, helped with the Shattered Dreams project that brought attention to drunk driving, and aided with welcoming freshmen to high school during fish camp.

Malerie plans on attending Texas Tech University to get a degree in biology and then attend Texas A&M College of Dentistry and become an orthodontist.

This year’s Salutatorian is Shylee Morrow, daughter of Jason and Kathryn Morrow. Shylee has a weighted GPA of 5.468 and a four-point average of 3.630.

Shylee has taken part in extracurricular activities as a member of the One Act Play Cast. She has participated in Academic UIL and was a regional qualifier in Spelling and has served as a tutor to high school students.

Shylee was voted class president of her senior class and is a member of the National Honor Society. Shylee has also volunteered for highway cleanup.

Shylee plans on attending Montana State in Bozeman, Montana. She plans to major in horticulture.