May 2, 2023
Granbury Optimist Club honored two Granbury High School seniors as Young Texan and Tex-Anne at the club breakfast on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
The students honored were Krizln Van Patten and Tristen Pool.
Throughout the school year, the Granbury Optimist Club honors students who are "maintaining a high level of scholastic performance, participating in civic and church activities, community involvement and extracurricular activities," according to the organization.
The District thanks the many community organizations such as the Granbury Optimist Club who invest in our students and provide recognition opportunities, such as Young Texan and Tex-Anne.
photos courtesy of the Van Patten and Pool families
Krizln Van Patten
Parents: Daniel & Kara Van Patten
Extracurricular Activities: National Honor Society, NSHSS, Jr. Optimist Club, Workforce Industry Training, Student Lead Team, Lady Pirate Powerlifting
Honors/Awards: College Board National Rural and Small Town Recognition Program, National Honors Society - GHS Chapter, National Society of High School Scholars Academic Acheivement, Top 10% of class, 1st place Historic Granbury Children's Art Show, Lady Newcomer of the Year for Granbury High School Powerlifting
Community Service: National Honor Society, First Friday Food Bank, Jr. Optimist Club, Student United Way
Job: Stonewater Church Midweek Room Leader
College or Future Plans: Study Architecture or Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University or Texas Tech University
Tristen Pool
Parents: Don & Ronda Pool
Extracurricular Activities: Presenting ongoing oncological modeling research for the Texas regional and state fairs, involvement in two computational modeling projects for the New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge, state advisory committee selection
Honors/Awards: 1st in Texas A&M Nuclear Power Institute Clean SMARTS Finale, New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge Finalist, New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge Machine Learning Award Recipient
Community Service: Cleburne Public Library Volunteer, Tucumcari Historical Museum Volunteer
Job: Machine Learning Developer at Mercurial-AI
College or Future Plans: Texas A&M University
