The Academic All-Star Team is the product of two rounds of judging. The first round produces a list of 40 students — 20 males and 20 females — from which the 20 all-stars (10 males and 10 females) are chosen by a panel of educators.
The choices were difficult. Many of these students were valedictorians and winners of prestigious prizes. One finalist, for example, played on four state championship teams in volleyball and Quiz Bowl.
These students were finalists, but not chosen for the all-star team.
Bryson Byrd
DeQueen High School
Royce Floyd
Glen Rose High School
Robert Frank
Valley View High School
John Carr Fullerton IV
Arkadelphia High School
Jamie C. Greber
Lakeside High School
Megann Hamlin
LR Mills University Studies High School
Joshua David Loewen
Fort Smith Southside High School
John M. Miller
Cabot High School
Matthew I. Noetzel
Rogers High School
Will Peeples
Pulaski Academy
Clinton Alan Ricks III
Jacksonville High School
Sarah Jannae Rieske
Oak Grove High School
Jessica Roberts
Conway High School
Christine Snyder
Rogers High School
Emma Stitt
Cabot High School
Whitney Tharp
Mount St. Mary Academy
Megan Turner
Fort Smith Southside High School
Jessica Ann Virden
Morrilton High School
Ryan Witthans
Arkansas School for Mathematics and Science
Alissa Walter
Walnut Ridge High School