Central Magnet School’s Class of 2026 is comprised of 189 students. The school will hold its graduation ceremony at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 12 at MTSU’s Murphy Center. Central Magnet provided the following information about its graduates.
Valedictorians: Van Breedlove , Wylene Co, Evan Gibson, Elizabeth Holzmann, Jayden Johnson, Anirudh Kodukula, Grayson Lin, Alastair McCarrall, Austin Schaffrath, Andrew Smith, Carson Strader, Aidan Stricklin, Rachel Swicord , Karunya Tej Vudattula and Benjamin Xiao
Salutatorians: Jackob Abrahamson, Esme Barbieri, Alicia Clark, Aditya Dwivedi, Margaret Edwards, Ian Fletcher, Alyssa Lanier, Savannah Merritt, Sophie Tan, Ruba Tobasei, Allison Urban
Students accepted to military academies: Harrison Hamby, Air Force Academy
Students with Perfect Attendance: Joseph Gelfo (grades K-12); Jackson Harris, Carson Strader, Kerry Zhuo (grades 9-12); Ethan Brite, Lauren Manning, Benson Reavis, Allison Urban, Katherine Wooton (2025-2026)
Students earning Perfect 36 on ACT: Jonathan Bell, Van Breedlove, Ethan Brite, Wylene Co, Evan Gibson, Elizabeth Holzmann, Jayden Johnson, Yeo-Kyeong Kim, Anirudh Kodukula, Grayson Lin, Alastair McCarrall, Jacob Preku, Austin Schaffrath, Andrew Smith, Carson Strader, Aidan Stricklin, Rachel Swicord, Karunya Tej Vudattula, Benjamin Xiao
Students with 4.0 GPAs: Jackob Abrahamson, Abdullah Abu-Halimah, Helina Ambaye, Esme Barbieri, Molly Bartsch, Van Breedlove, Alicia Clark, Taylor Clark, William Clark, Adriana Clarke, Wylene Co, Allison Crass, Kristin Dean, Keegan Doré, Aditya Dwivedi, Margaret Edwards, Ian Fletcher, Jacob Gardner, Evan Gibson, Madeleine Griffith, Peter Ha, Harrison Hamby, Hunter Higgs, Madeline Holton, Elizabeth Holzmann, Caroline Hopper, Caitlen Johnson, Jayden Johnson, Sofia Kime, Anirudh Kodukula, Alyssa Lanier, Savannah Lee, Tyler Lesniewicz, Cing Lian, Grayson Lin, Alivia Mangrum, Sophia Mangrum, Alastair McCarrall, Cora McCollum, Savannah Merritt, Alicia Moreno, Kim Bao Nguyen, Madison Nickerson, Michael Nobles, Claire Parkerson, Lydia Parkerson, AnnaMichael Patrick, Rachel Plondke, Samantha Raines, Benson Reavis, Houston Rettig, Avery Roeder, Austin Schaffrath, Cecily Schultz, Jada Scott, Andrew Smith, Matthew Smith, Jensen Spry, Brady Stone, Carson Strader, Aidan Stricklin, Leia Svarda, Rachel Swicord, Sophie Tan, Ruba Tobasei, Dexter Trageser, Cadence Upham, Allison Urban, Mira Viswanathan, Karunya Tej Vudattula, Justis Wagner, Connor Ward, Cade Williams, Zoe Wilson, Katherine Wooton, Benjamin Xiao, Alondra Yournet, Kerry Zhuo
Graduates recognized for Central Magnet's Diploma of Merit, Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Cum Laude, State Honors, State Distinction, Seal of Biliteracy, Seal of Bilingualism, Work Ethic Distinction, Tri-Star Scholars, Citizenship Awards, AP Scholars, ACT WorkKeys are in the PDF below.
Learn more about RCS graduation requirements here.