Killeen ISD students continue to set new standards for academic excellence, earning a record number of Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar Awards for the second consecutive year.
This year, KISD students earned 85 more AP Scholar Awards than last school year, and every KISD high school increased its total number of recognized students. Since the 2023-2024 school year, the district has increased its total number of AP Scholar Awards by 191 percent, reflecting sustained academic growth across all campuses.
The continued success highlights Killeen ISD's commitment to expanding access to rigorous coursework while providing students with the support needed to succeed in college-level classes.
"These achievements reflect the incredible dedication of our students, the expertise of our teachers, and the leadership of our campus teams," Director of Advanced Academics Jennifer Roden said. "More students than ever are challenging themselves through Advanced Placement coursework, and they're proving they can excel. This continued growth demonstrates what is possible when students are supported, encouraged and challenged to reach their full potential."
The College Board recognizes AP Scholars for earning qualifying scores on multiple Advanced Placement exams. Students may earn AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Honor or AP Scholar with Distinction based on their performance across multiple AP exams.
The following Killeen ISD students have earned AP Scholar recognition for the 2025-2026 school year:
Chaparral High School:
Ahmed Al-Omairi (with Distinction), Dominic Alexander, Adrianna Bower, Temperance Brantley (with Distinction), Noah Carraway, Kai Chappell, Abigail Cruz, Grace Davila, Jaylen Dedrick, Yul Eroy, Madyson Ford, Daniel Fraguada, Isaiah Francis, Arianna Garza, Jade Gile (with Distinction), Alana Green (with Honor), Angelina Guzman, Cole Hequembourg, Angelica Ibanez, Brianna Jayne, Preston Lewis, Robert Mathis, James Maxwell, William McKinnis, Erica violet Mikulec-Dalzell (with Distinction), Jerome Mina (with Distinction), Corde Munoz, Dylan Ray, Yamil Rodriguez-Perez, Jessica Rogers, Midori Roundtree, Nuri Sanft (with Distinction), River Sibole, Corey Sinkey, Tyler Smith, Dominic Spafford (with Distinction), Daniela Vachier Oliveras, Ferrah Wilkerson, Avery Wiltzius, Lilliann Wyche, Esmeralda Yin Baker, Christian Zimmerman (with Honor)
Early College High School:
Kimberly Amezcua, Tony Chen (with Honor), Juan Cossio (with Honor), Jaelynn Duvall, Juan-Carsten Essah, David Garcia, Eniangelys Garcia Castro (with Honor), Angel Gonzalez, Clemente Gonzalez (with Distinction), Dariel Hernandez, Isabella Lopez (with Honor), Adriana Lopez Espinoza (with Honor), Armando Lugo, Fernanda Mendoza, Angelina Mims, Eli'An Morales-Restrepo, Laura Nyamari, Emmanuel Orta, Andy Pagan Pabon (with Honor), Daniel Pauley (with Distinction), Jessica Meii Province, Tristan Rehse (with Honor), Elijah Robles (with Honor), Robert Rodock, Rose Torres Costas, Mairalynn Urena (with Distinction)
Ellison High School :
Daniel Ardon-Rodas (with Honor), Connor Bertles, Yohelliz Borges, Brianna Brower (with Honor), Abby Castilla, Sarah Ciaburri, Angelica Contreras, Amber Daguplo (with Honor), Alysha Edwards, Sydney Ellis, Hunter Emblen, Nathan Gonzalez, Andy Harper, Jaylen Henry, Alvaro Hernandez, James King, Chemahr King-Rivers, Sasha Lauderdale, Orryn Zeb Nidoy (with Honor), Kristopher Pelayo, Garland Potvin, Jacob Sims, Abigail Thompson (with Honor), Antonio Trujillo, Belto Villasanta II, Callie Walker, Rabia Warriach (with Honor), Dominic Woods
Harker Heights High School:
Isabella Alvarez, Geoffrey Anderson, Jaylynn Bennett (with Honor), Joseph Bruno, Lillian Carroll, Kolton Carty, Kaloeb Chhom, Madison Cho, Hayun Choi, Michael Choi (with Honor), Clay Cocannouer, Mary Coleman, Bailey Collins, Brian Collins (with Honor), Amelia Constancio, Leilani Coulston, Evelyn Counihan, Alana Curtis (with Distinction), Jaden Dang (with Honor), Miguel Diaz Ochoa, Joshua Duenas (with Distinction), Hunter Erickson, Nixon Fajardo, Ricardo Figueroa Aguilar, Zoey Fisher, Brad Flint II, Isabella Fuster, Marcus Giron, Blake Guice, Nora Harden (with Honor), Addyson Hass, Micheal Hill, Nathan Hostettler (with Distinction), Sophia Ianno, Jazmin Johnson (with Distinction), Alexander Kim (with Distinction), Rebekah Koh (with Distinction), Moohyeon Lee, Soo Ann Lee (with Distinction), Angelis Light, Angelica Loubiere (with Distinction), Dakota Lyons, Kaleb Mandell (with Distinction), Synia Martinez Nunez, Aiden Mclaughlin (with Distinction), Leonidas Michelon, Samuel Mills, Payton Minnie (with Honor), Krishna Montoya (with Distinction), Jordan Morales, Harry Na, William Pierce (with Distinction), Ermiya Pishkar, Sarai Quinn, Julian Ruiz, Benjamin Saban Contreras, Aram Salinas (with Honor), Clark Isaac Santos (with Honor), Micaela Sexton, Isabella Shepherd (with Distinction), Daniel Shin (with Honor), Hannah Shin (with Distinction), Ofelialani Sigrah, Destiny Sims, Miley Surdam, Rachelle Theobal, Hannah Thompson (with Honor), Nanami Threadgill, Ashlyn Towlson, Caleb Turner (with Honor), Eduardo Valdes Munoz, Israel Valdes-Munoz (with Honor), Gabrielle Watkins-Broadnax, Desiree Weaver, Alyssa Weeden, Rachel Yancey (with Distinction), Gloria Yi
Killeen High School:
Isaiah Baza, Marcos Bedolla, Anthony Beverly, Daniela Calderon, Joselinee Castelan Angulo, Trinity Cohn (with Distinction), Courtney Conway, Mackenna Dempsey (with Distinction), Ashton Dicter, Nathaniel Ferguson, Alan Frisch, Amaya Frutiz, Olijana Gabble, Aidan Gerberg, Ethan Infante, Nathius Jackson, Teron Jackson II, Jake Kilpatrick (with Distinction), Dylan Layman (with Distinction), Abram Lewis, Jacob Maldonado, Marie-Noelle Medlin (with Honor), Frances Motlok (with Honor), Harrison Nguyen, Alexis Petty, Ariana Poinson, Abril Ramirez, Jose Ramirez, Jacob Roman, Joshua Roman (with Honor), Arrayah Sanchez (with Distinction), Zoe Sene-Atkinson, Evah Servin, Nikolas Sesma (with Honor), Moussa Soumahoro (with Distinction), Malakai Thornton (with Distinction), Lane Widacki, Kaylee Wood
Robert M. Shoemaker High School:
Paola Alberty Santiago, Adrianna Boyles, Kale Clawson, Jae Uno Dy Eguia (with Honor), Kiana Johnson, Gunnar Lyall, Sakura Nojiri, Kevin Pimental, Ismael Willybiro Sako (with Distinction), Jamal Wilson