William Byrd High School Honors Top Students for Third Nine Weeks

Forty-nine William Byrd seniors earned a place on the straight-A honor roll for the third nine weeks, and exactly 35 of them have now done so in each of the three completed grading periods this school year, with graduation one quarter away.

The school released its A and A-B Honor Rolls for grades 9 through 12 on Monday, April 6. For seniors, the timing is pointed: scholarship committees issue many spring awards based on full-year transcripts, and the third-period list lands just as those decisions are being made. A senior who reaches graduation with three consecutive A honor rolls carries a GPA profile that opens doors to merit scholarships, National Honor Society credentials and competitive college program placements, all of which Vinton-area families track closely as commencement approaches.

The 35 seniors who have earned straight A's in every period this year include Jeremy Abbott, Zachary Bailey, Ainsley Bolen, Braeden Booth, Sophia Brown, Asher Claybrook, Bianca DeMelo, Ashton Dillon, Kendall Dodson, Jaelyn English, Samuel Geist, Sofia Gonzalez, Cary Jones, Shelby Krawczyk, Tatianna Kubik, Carleigh Leonard, Brooklyn Linick, Jayden Niday, Gabriella Norris, Lilian Perez, Bethany Pittenger, MaKiya Price, Meisha Robinson, Gabrielle Romeo, Abigail Saritelli, Makenzie Scott, Ethan Sutton, Annabelle Teague, Zane Vasser and Lucy Whitenack, among others. The full 49-student A list also picks up Kaylin Bumgarner, Anna Carter, Kalee Hayes, Kaleigh Hobbs, Brian Kingery, Cannin Lutz, Emily Ngo, Kyle Saccocci, Taylor Spangler, Kaeleigh Swan and Skylar Williams.

The A-B Honor Roll for 12th grade separately recognized students including Kyndall Agee, Joshua Allen, Tyson Brady, Tyler Harris, Jaden Holmes, Owen Humphreys and Charlotte Mullen, several of whom held A-only status in earlier periods.

For underclassmen in grades 9, 10 and 11, third-period recognition carries its own stakes. Guidance counselors at William Byrd use honor roll data to identify students ready for advanced and dual-enrollment courses ahead of 2026-2027 course selections, which are finalized in the coming weeks. Civic organizations, employers and faith groups in the Vinton area also consult the published lists when planning spring awards, internship slots and letters of recommendation before the school year closes.

The fourth and final grading period will set class rank, graduation honors and the academic distinctions announced at commencement. For the 35 seniors who have posted straight A's through three straight quarters, the finish line is already within reach.