On Saturday, June 1, Richmond Public Schools celebrated the top all-around students at each school during a special ceremony at the Hilton Richmond Downtown.

The Scholastic Standouts program recognizes selected students in fifth, eighth and twelfth grades. These students are chosen through a selection process based on outstanding academic achievement, positive attitude towards school, exemplary attendance, strong coping skills, demonstrated leadership ability and, engagement in school and community services.

Inspired by John Templeton, a former editor at the Richmond Afro-American newspaper, Scholastic Standouts has recognized over 1,600 RPS students since its inception in 1981.

The 2019 Scholastic Standouts are listed below by schools.

Elementary Schools:

• Jahari Fancher – Barack Obama
• Brianna Linton-Muldor – Bellevue
• Xzaiveer Jones – Blackwell
• Cred' Carlisle-Garcia – Broad Rock
• Alice Nijimbere – G.W. Carver
• Syllena Brown – John B. Cary
• Makiyah Jackson – Chimborazo
• Aaliyah Arielle Bassett – Fairfield Court
• Naomi Cherise Williams – J.B. Fisher
• Josie Briggs – William Fox
• Aja Kane – J.L. Francis
• Diamilatou Ba – Ginter Park
• Niyeida Lopez Morales – E.S.H. Greene
• Rebecca Chamberlain – Linwood Holton
• Zhane Strickland – Miles Jones
• Kaemon Elkerson – George Mason
• Jack Lion – Mary Munford
• James Claiborne – Oak Grove
• Sean Roots – Overby-Sheppard
• Calliope Coffey – Patrick Henry 
• Elmer Quijano – Elizabeth Redd
• Jason Aguilar-Bonilla – G.H. Reid
• Emma Gaines – Southampton
• Miguel Angel Perez – Swansboro
• Carson Holbert – Westover Hills
• Javontae Trent – Woodville

Middle Schools

• Casey Garnett – James H. Binford
• Leonardo Leon-Vitervo –Thomas C. Boushall
• Grayson Roane Ramsey – Lucille M. Brown
• Jonathan Brooks – Elkhardt-Thompson
• Keith Oliver – Franklin Military Middle
• Jamya Williams – Thomas H. Henderson
• Claire Felix Hedberg – Albert Hill
• Sariah Blackwell – Martin Luther King, Jr.

High Schools

• Jacob Heinrich – Armstrong
• William Wilkins – Franklin Military Academy
• Aaliyah Souleyman – Huguenot
• Euniq Bennett – John Marshall
• Najee' Tashira Iverson – Thomas Jefferson
• Milan Marsh – Open
• Raquel Turner – Richmond Community
• Khalifa Kane – George Wythe