Dripping Springs High School junior Jackson Kaiser has been selected as an Academic All-American by the National Speech and Debate Association.
The Academic All-American award recognizes high school students who have earned the degree of Superior Distinction in debate (750 points), completed at least five semesters of high school, demonstrated outstanding character and leadership, and earned a GPA of 3.7 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent). This award recognizes academic rigor, competitive speech and debate success, and personal excellence. From more than 141,000 student members fewer than 1,000 students earn the Academic All-American award. This award places Jackson among the top 1 percent of all student members of the National Speech and Debate Association in the country.
Earlier this school year Jackson qualified for the Texas Forensic Association state tournament in the events of Public Forum Debate and Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking.
In 2018-19 DSHS students Max Bibeau (class of 2019) and Campbell Melton (class of 2020) also received All-American honors from the NSDA.
