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Campaign, and he is a member of the
Weatherford Chamber of Commerce
where he serves as a junior ambas-
sador. He also volunteers for Habitat
for Humanity
state of Texas to attend the University
of Tulsa to major in biology and
pre-med. She is the vice-president of
National Honor Society, and she is a
band drum major in the Music Honor
Society or (Tri-M).
Aledo High School
Valedictorian
Madison Wyss
GPA — 108.678
Parents — Jim and Carla Wyss
Madison will begin her next c hapter
Mary Katherine devotes her free time
to volunteering for various organi-
zations such as East Parker County
Library. Every summer she volunteers
at Vacation Bible School, MHMR,
Angel Tree, Run Walk or Crawl,
and she enjoys helping at Vandagriff
Elementary.
Victory Baptist
Academy
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studying business at the University
of Texas at Austin (McCombs School
of Business). She is the President of
Leading Ladies, Secretary of National
Honor Society, a member of the
Future Business Leaders of America,
co-captain of the Varsity Golf Team
and a member of the student council.
In her spare time, she volunteers with
her church and has gone on mission
trips to El Salvador and Nassau,
Bahamas. She volunteers for Middle
School Ministries, serves as a small
group leader at Christ Chapel and
participates in other high school
ministries.
Her father is an attorney and her
mom is “The best mom this side of
the Mississippi.”
Salutatorian
Mary Katherine Gamez
GPA — 106.86810
Parents — George and Jennifer
Gamez
Mary Katherine will be leaving the
Valedictorian
Mikayla Meyers
GPA – 4.07
Parents – Dixon Myers and Tammy
Myers
Mikayla will stay in Weatherford to
obtain her associate’s degree before
heading to Dallas Baptist University
where she will earn her bachelor’s
degreein English in order to teach
high school language arts after
college.
She has attended Victory Baptist for
the past five years and credits her
parents for always being her biggest
supporters and for helping her make
her biggest decisions in life. She is
thankful beyond words for Hannah,
her twin sister and best friend.
She is a member of the American
Christian Honor Society, Student
Council, Junior Ambassadors of
Weatherford, Drama Club, and choir.
Mikayla volunteers not only in her
community, but in the surround-
ing area as well. She participated
in Miracle League as a helper, was
involved in Operation Christmas
Child, volunteered doing bell-ringing
for the Salvation Army, picked up
trash around Lake Weatherford,
handed out valentines to widows
at a nursing home, worked with
The Center of Hope, volunteered at
a company picnic for USA Shade,
made food bags at North Texas Food
Bank and volunteered at the Texas
Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.
“Thank you to all of my teachers for
helping me get to this point in high
school, and for preparing me for my
future in college,” Mikayla said.
Salutatorian
Tessa Catuto
GPA – 4.0
Parents – Robert Catuto Jr. and
Patricia Catuto
Tessa has been a student at Victory
Baptist Academy for 11 years. She
will soon be on her way to Pensacola
Christian College where she will
major in Business – TEFL (Teaching
English as a Foreign Language). She
praises her older brother, Robbie
Catuto. “[He] has always helped me
to stay on God’s path for my life,”
she said.
Tessa is a member of American
Christian Honor Society, Drama Club
and Student Council. She also volun-
teers at Miracle League, Center of
Hope, and she participates in school
trash pick-up days as well as in her
church’s community outreach.
Her father, Robert, is the associate
pastor and financial advisor at Victory