Mount St. Mary Academy

Little Rock

Published: May 23, 2013

Valedictorians

Katie Dobbins, 18, a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, North Little Rock (Marche)

Parents: Suzanne and Mark Dobbins

College and major: Hendrix College, environmental sciences

Goal after college: Environmental research scientist

What was the best aspect of attending your high school? The best aspect of attending high school was not learning like kids anymore. The teachers treated us like adults.

What will you miss most about high school? I’ll miss the relationship with the teachers and being able to talk to them about school and life.

Scholarships: Hendrix Academic Scholarship, Hendrix Odyssey Distinction Award, Hendrix International Baccalaureate Scholarship

High school honors and awards: Full International Baccalaureate diploma candidate, National Merit Commended Scholar, National Honor Society, Beta Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Einstein Award – I.B. Biology III

Alex Forst, 17, a member of St. Edward Church, Little Rock

Parents: Marge and Louis Forst

College and major: Hendrix College, history

Goal after college: law school

What was the best aspect of attending your high school? The best aspect of attending high school was not having to look pretty and being yourself.

What will you miss most about high school? I’ll miss all of my friends and seeing them every day.

Scholarships: Arkansas Governor’s Distinguished Scholar, Hendrix College Scholarship, Hendrix Odyssey Distinction Award, Hendrix International Baccalaureate Scholarship

High school honors and awards: Full International Baccalaureate diploma candidate, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Beta Club, Einstein Award – I.B. Chemistry III, Silver Medal for a Maxima Cum Laude award on the National Latin Exam Level IV Poetry.

Mount St. Mary Academy will host its graduation May 27 at Robinson Center Auditorium in Little Rock. Georgia Mjartan, executive director of Our House homeless shelter, will be the speaker.

The co-valedictorians are Katie Dobbins and Alex Forst. The salutatorian is Olivia Grace Sloan, daughter of Karla and Brannon Sloan. She will attend Hendrix College.

Other graduates are:

Elisa Abad

Karla Alvarez

Abby Anderson

Kate Anderson

Mary Ashley

Caitlyn Barthol

Kayla Bartnicke

Robyn Beattie

Melissa Beltran

Jena Blair

Elena Blanco

Cece Blanton

Elaine Ruth Boe

Emma Boone

Rianna Bradley

Shelby Brandon

Kailey Broaddrick

Kelsey Broaddrick

Jamie Brown

Maddie Burgess

Natalie Calhoun

Alana Carpenter

Annie Carter

Hannah Casey

Macie Clark

Jackie Comerford

Erin Cortez

Taylor Dague

Kathleen Davis

Corinne de Orbegozo

Abby DeAngelis

Sidney Dennis

Caroline Dominick

Ashley Edwards

Ashlyn Felgate

Maddie Fletcher

Laura Fox

Jessica Garcia

Addie Gardner

Jaime Goolsby

Elaine Gorgas

Bailey Griffin

Anna Guinee

Madyson Harmon

Elizabeth Harris

Ali Hastings

Helen Hathaway

Kaity Heaps

Savannah Herrera

Lexie Hill

Jayme Holland

Emily Hudson

Olivia Iriana

Sarah Isaacs

Cassidy Jetton

Baylee Johnson

Mackenzie Jones

Brittany Kanu

Emma Kauffman

Daniela Kelley

Mallory Kleine

Elizabeth Krupsaw

Ellie Lambert

Laura Landers

Margaret Anne Lewis

Liz Loftus

Lauren Long

Hayley Louks

MollieKate Maginn

Dominique Maldonado

Madelyn Massanelli

Megan McCarthy

Sarah McClellan

Peyton McEwen

Grace McFarland

Grace McIntyre

Jenny Mendez

Alex Mourao

Kayla Nation

Nancy Nguyen

Tori Niedzwiedz

Genna Nunley

Anna Phillips

Ashley Phillips

Sarah Pinyan

Jordan Pitts

Dominique Poirot

Alexis Propes

Porter Pryor

Anna Rand

Haley Reeves

Kelsey Renard

Celina Reyes-Vasquez

Iris Rivera

Brigitte Rodriguez

Laura Russell

Lexie Sadler

Leah Sanders

Audra Seachris

Kinley Shotts

Noelle Smith

Samantha Smith

Autumn Stice

Katie Story

Kaitlin Stuff

Mary Catherine Suskie

Tina To

Allison Tucker

Sara Udron

Katie Wallen

Peyton Watts

Lauren Widmer

Sydney Wortman

Cami Wright

Rachel Zimmerman