Young Women's Leadership Academy
Class of 2024 Valedictorian 
Sophia Ramirez

Sophia will attend Harvard University to study neuroscience.

Who has been most influential in your education this far and why?
The person that has been the most influential in my education has been my 8th grade YWLA science teacher, Ms. Harris. At the beginning of my 8th grade year, I was facing difficulties at home as my grandmother was in the last stages of Alzheimer’s, and Ms. Harris taught me to channel my sadness into a passion to discover, which led me to preform neurodegeneration research for my 8th grade science fair project. That experience propelled me to explore the field of neuroscience and is entirely why I was able to apply to the Voelcker Biomedical Research Academy, which exposed me to how neuroscience research is conducted at the clinical level at UT Health. Her amazing guidance singlehandedly inspired me to pursue a career not only in advancing neuroscience, but helping the community in their battles with neurodegenerative diseases.

As a leader of the class of 2024, what is your hope for the Class of 2024 as they move on to the next chapter of their lives?
As the Class of 2024 moves on to the next chapter of their lives, I wish for us to help serve the community that has allowed us to succeed. Whether through pursuing a career to in law, medicine, construction, or serving our country in the military, I wish to see our generation engage in the advancement of society and promote a better tomorrow. I have confidence that the Class of 2024 will stamp itself in history as changemakers.

Young Women's Leadership Academy
Class of 2024 Salutatorian
Ava Romero

Ava will attend Yale University and study History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health and Pre-Med.

How did you choose this pathway?
I chose this major because although I would like to focus on my pre-med requirements my heart is also tied to larger social issues and some humanities topics. I want to help to eliminate racial disparities in health and the social system, something that I have extensively researched throughout my high school career.

How have SAISD schools shaped you into the person you are today?
SAISD schools, specifically the Young Women's Leadership Academy, have taught me determination and leadership. I would not be the woman I am today without the guidance of teachers, administrators, my coaches, and peers. With their support, I have been able to dream big, accomplish my goals, and play a role in the community that I would like to better someday.

Young Women's Leadership Academy
Class of 2024

Senior Class of 2024

Class Song
Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield

Class Motto 
"It all begins where the stars align" - Unknown

YWLA Pledge
I challenge you to
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.
Watch your actions, they become your habits.
Watch your habits, they become your character.
Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.

Senior Class Officers 

President: Malena Flores
VP: Wassan Abdelkarim
Secretary: Lauren Vaquera
Historian: Alexandra Estrada
Treasurer: Angie Alvarez
Event Coordinator: Dana Robinson
Co-Spirit Leader: Citlali Estrada
Co-Spirit Leader: Megan Rodriguez
Community Engagement Coordinator: Annaliese Herrera

Senior Class Sponsor
Jessica Torres

San Antonio Independent School District
Board Of Trustees

Christina Martinez............President
Alicia Sebastian............Vice President
Arthur V. Valdez............Secretary
Sarah Sorensen............Trustee
Leticia Ozuna............Trustee
Stephanie Torres............Trustee
Ed Garza............Trustee

Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Jaime R. Aquino

Deputy Superintendent
Dr. Shawn Bird

Deputy Superintendent
Patricia Salzmann

Assistant Superintendent
Angelica Romero | Dr. Melissa Alcala

Young Women's Leadership Academy Head of Schools
Delia Montelongo

Young Women's Leadership Academy Principal
Regina Arzamendi

Cords and Stoles Designations

Navy, Gold and White - Academic Decathlon
Royal Blue and Gold - English Honor Society
Pink and Light Blue - Girl Up
Double Blue and Gold - National Honor Society
Medals - Spanish Honor Society
Blue and Gold - Thespian Honor Society
Red, White and Navy - Cardinal Senator
Red, White and Blue - FIRST Robotics
Light Blue and Gold - Mu Alpha Theta
Purple, Yellow and Green - National Science Honor Society
Red and White - Student Council
Orange and Silver - UT Dual Credit
Green - Gamma Sigma
Rainbow - National Art Honor Society
Dark Green and Silver - Transportation You
Purple - Young Poets Society

Graduation Candidates

WASSAN ISAM ABDELKARIM
ANGIE VALERIA ALVAREZ
DANIELA ALEJANDRA CONTRERAS
EVELYN PENELOPE CRUZ
NOELLE ALEXIS DE LEON
CHRISTINA DOLORES DELGADO
AUDREY FALLYNN MADEKSHO ENRIGHT
NATALIE GRACE ESPINOZA
ALEXANDRA GABRIELA ESTRADA
CITLALI ESTRADA
AMERICA PAOLA FELIX-ARMENTA 
MALENA NOEMI FLORES
MARAH BRIANA FLORES
DANIELA ELIZABETH GARCIA
MIKAYLA RILEY GARCIA
SOPHIA RENEE GARCIA
JAIMILIE JANNETTE GRACIA ALVARADO
BRIANNA ELISE GUERRERO
KENDRA JASMINE GUILLEN
ANNALIESE MARIA HERRERA
STEPHANIE ANN JASMIN
JOLENE LUZORIA LECHUGA
ZOE ANA LOPEZ
JENNIFER EMILY LOVELL
CECILIA ELENA MARCHAN
KAYLA ROSE MCEWEN
MIA ANTONIA MONTEMAYOR
LOLA ILIANA OCHOA GUERRERO
MILCAH MIKAYELA OCHOA 
SORELLE VIANNA OJEDA
LEIGHA JEAN PENA
SOPHIA CECELIA PIRRUCCELLO
SOPHIA LOURDES RAMIREZ
SUSAN MARYAM RAMOS
ARACELI BELEN RANGEL
DANA VICTORIA ROBINSON
ALEXIS ROSE RODRIGUEZ
EMILY ALEXIS RODRIGUEZ
JAZMINE ELLIE RODRIGUEZ
MARIAH DEVYNE RODRIGUEZ
MEGAN ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ
AVA MARIE ROMERO
HAILEY ALEXIS RUIZ
LIHANA FELICITAS-ISABEL SALAZAR
ZARIAH LAVON SPEAKER
ASHLEE MYA STRAIT
JORDYN TRINITY TORRES
LAUREN DANIELLE VAQUERA
LILLIAN MAE WILSON

Angie Valeria Alvarez
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A & M University-San Antonio
Texas State University
The University of Texas at Dallas
The University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Chicago

Milcah Mikayela Ochoa
Texas State University
Texas Tech University
The University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Colorado Denver
University of New Mexico
University of North Texas
University of the Incarnate Word

Sorelle Vianna Ojeda
Texas A & M University-San Antonio
Texas State University
The University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
University of North Texas
University of the Incarnate Word

Leigha Jean Peña
Colorado State University
Dallas Baptist University
Hardin-Simmons University
LeTourneau University
McMurry University
Our Lady of the Lake University
Pennsylvania State University
Saint Edward's University
Texas A & M University-Kingsville
Texas Wesleyan University
The University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Colorado Boulder
University of the Incarnate Word
West Texas A & M University

Sophia Cecelia Pirruccello
Purdue University
Texas A & M University-College Station
The University of Texas at Austin
Tufts University

Sophia Lourdes Ramirez
California Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Sophia Lourdes Ramirez
University of California-Berkeley
University of California-Los Angeles
University of California-San Diego
University of Pennsylvania
University of the Incarnate Word
Yale University

Susan Maryam Ramos
Appalachian State University
Black Hills State University
Colorado State University
Iowa State University
Saint Edward's University
Sewanee-The University of the South
Stephen F Austin State University
The University of Montana
The University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Denver
University of Nevada-Reno
University of North Texas
University of the Incarnate Word
Western State Colorado University

Araceli Belen Rangel
Arizona State University
Oregon State University
Portland State University
Prairie View A & M University
Quinnipiac University
St. Philip's College
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A & M University-Kingsville
Texas State University
The Evergreen State College
The University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
University of the Incarnate Word
Willamette University

Dana Victoria Robinson
Marymount Manhattan College
Savannah College of Art and Design
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
University of North Texas
University of the Incarnate Word

Alexis Rose Rodriguez
Abilene Christian University
Hardin-Simmons University
Our Lady of the Lake University
Texas Woman's University
The University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Houston
University of North Texas
University of the Incarnate Word

Emily Alexis Rodriguez
Abilene Christian University
Our Lady of the Lake University
Prairie View A & M University
Saint Edward's University
San Antonio College
Southwestern University
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A & M University-San Antonio
Texas Lutheran University
Texas Southern University
Texas State University
The University of Texas at Dallas
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Trinity University
University of Houston-Downtown
University of North Texas
University of the Incarnate Word

Jazmine Ellie Rodriguez
Abilene Christian University
Dallas Baptist University
Marymount Manhattan College
Our Lady of the Lake University
Saint Edward's University
Sam Houston State University
St Mary's University
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A & M University-San Antonio
Texas State University
The University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at Dallas
The University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
University of North Texas
University of the Incarnate Word

Mariah Devyne Rodriguez
Coe College
Colby-Sawyer College
Furman University
Lawrence University
The University of Texas at Dallas
University of Nebraska
University of the Incarnate Word
Washington & Jefferson College

Megan Elizabeth Rodriguez
Harding University
Indiana University-Bloomington
Oklahoma State University
Saint Edward's University
Texas Lutheran University
Texas State University
Texas Woman's University
The University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of West Florida
University of Houston
University of Memphis
University of New Mexico
University of Oregon
University of the Incarnate Word
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Ava Marie Romero
Baylor University
Emory University
Georgetown University
Howard University
The University of Texas at Austin
University of the Incarnate Word
Yale University

Hailey Alexis Ruiz
Abilene Christian University
Angelo State University
Austin College
Dallas Baptist University
Houston Christian University
Lubbock Christian University
McMurry University
Our Lady of the Lake University
Prairie View A & M University
Saint Edward's University
St Mary's University
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A & M University-San Antonio
Texas Lutheran University
Texas State University
Texas Tech University
The University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at Dallas
The University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
University of Houston-Victoria
University of North Texas
University of North Texas - Dallas
University of the Incarnate Word
West Texas A & M University

Lihana Felicitas-Isabel Salazar
Fitchburg State University
Ithaca College
Sam Houston State University
Stephen F Austin State University
Texas A & M University-San Antonio
The University of Texas at Arlington
University of Arizona
University of New Mexico
University of the Incarnate Word
Webster University

Zariah Lavon Speaker
Abilene Christian University
Clark Atlanta University
Jackson State University
Louisiana State University
Prairie View A & M University
St Mary's University
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A & M University-San Antonio
Texas Lutheran University
Texas Southern University
Texas State University
The University of Texas at Dallas
The University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Houston
University of Houston-Downtown
University of North Texas
University of the Incarnate Word

Ashlee Mya Strait
Prairie View A & M University
Saint Edward's University
St Mary's University
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A & M University-San Antonio
Texas Lutheran University
Texas Southern University
Texas State University
Texas Tech University
The University of Texas at Dallas
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Trinity University
University of North Texas
University of the Incarnate Word

Jordyn Trinity Torres
Oregon State University
Saint Edward's University
Texas A & M University-College Station
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Trinity University
University of California-Davis
University of California-San Diego
University of California-Santa Cruz
University of the Incarnate Word

Lauren Danielle Vaquera
Abilene Christian University
Baylor University
Hardin-Simmons University
Our Lady of the Lake University
Texas A & M University-San Antonio
Texas Lutheran University
Texas State University
The University of Texas at San Antonio
University of the Incarnate Word

Lillian Mae Wilson
Baylor University
Smith College
Southwestern University
St Mary's University
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Texas Lutheran University
Trinity University

Madison Abele
Leo Aguilar
Sarah Aleman
Analisa Arguello
Regina Arzamendi
Brigitte Babin
Nadia Balderas 
Ashley Cash
Jessica Cavazos
Omar Chavez
Hannah Contreras
Patricia Corpus
Roselva De Hoyos
Begona De Ubieta
Achla Ebrahim
Andrea Garcia
Abby Garza
Angelick Guerra
Sienna Guerra
Ashlee Guerra-Garza

Emily Harmon 
Karen Harris
April Hernandez
Norma Honesto
Arcelia Jaramillo
Ignacia Kilgore
Riley Lamb
 Ramiro Lopez
Tracee Lopez
Victoria Luna
Michelle Marquez
Larry Martinez
Kristyna Martinez
Rosario Martinez
Larry Martinez
Sharriah Martinez
Delia Montelongo
Eboni Murrell
Krystal Naranjo

Enrique Nunez
Laurentina Perez
Luz Perez
Claudia Pilar
Marcia Plested
Alexander Quinones
Gloria Rodriguez
Lina Serna
Delma Soto
Sara Meghan Stevens
Cheryl Thienpont
Jessica Torres
Joy Tuxhorn
Vanessa Vasquez
Manuel Vega
Samantha Vogel 
Rosanne Volpert
Wendye Watson
Hannah Wiersberg
Crystal Williams
Steven Winters

Christy Banazek
Rachel Benavidez
Betty Burks
Graciela Cigarroa
Cassidy Daniels
Jimmie Ruth Evans
Berta Fogerson

Lisa Gonima
Jackie Gorman
Amy Grubbs
Jessica Guerra
Lori Houston
Lynn McBee

Delia Montelongo
Cathy Obriotti Green
Sonia Rodriguez
Margarita Seaman
Suzanne Wade
Katie Wadsworth
Joyce Watson