Staff Report
DRIPPING SPRINGS — Dripping Springs High School announced the Top 10 students by academic rank for the Class of 2026 last week, with Sanvi Surapaneni as valedictorian and Bella Rose as salutatorian.
Rounding out the top 10 are Grant Gillum, Annie Reale, Allison Gorchs, Madeleine Sheppard, Evan Murphy, Kaleb Oliphant, Kyle Kreuz and Caroline Rhodes.
These students will be recognized at the DSISD Board of Trustees meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, April 27, the Senior Academic Awards Ceremony May 13 and the DSHS graduation ceremony May 22.
Below is a list of the top 10 seniors, along with the universities they plan to attend and their intended fields of study.
Class of 2026 Top 10 Seniors
Valedictorian: Sanvi Surapaneni (Texas A&M University, Biomedical Engineering, Pre-Med)
Salutatorian: Bella Rose (University of Texas at Austin, Neuroscience)
Third: Grant Gillum (Stanford University, History, Economics)
Fourth: Annie Reale (Undecided, Piano Performance)
Fifth: Allison Gorchs (University of Texas at Austin, Philosophy on Pre-Law track)
Sixth: Madeleine Sheppard (University of Texas at Austin, Psychology)
Seventh: Evan Murphy (University of Rochester, Music Performance)
Eighth: Kaleb Oliphant (Brigham Young University, Applied Computational Mathematics)
Ninth (Tied): Kyle Kreuz (University of Texas at Austin, Neuroscience)
Ninth (Tied): Caroline Rhodes (University of Texas at Austin, Nutrition with Pre-Med)
