Hebron High School
| Hebron High School | |
 | |
| School Founded | 1999 |
| Team Established | 2002 |
| State | Texas |
| City | Carrollton |
| Region | IX |
| Team Colors | Black, Silver, and Blue |
| Principal | Amy Boughton |
| Coaches | Donna Friend, Jeanette Rooks |
| State Championships | |
| Regional Championships | 2021, 2023 |
| Highest Finish | 5th in Texas (2023, Large), 4th in Texas (2006, Medium) |
| School Website | http://lisd.net/hhs |
Hebron (HEE-brun) High School is a large school located in Carrollton, Texas, competing in Region IX.
Scores[edit]
Team Scores by Year[edit]
| Year | Regionals | Rank | State | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40,775.7 | 3 | 41,892.7 | 17 |
| 2023 | 43,107.9 | 1 | 45,068.6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 41,863.6 | 2 | 44,894.6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 43,410.0 | 1 | 43,410.0 | 8 |
| 2020 | 45,380.6 | 3 | 46,383.9 | 6 |
| 2019 | 42,359.3 | 5 | 42,868.2 | 25 |
| 2018 | 44,340.5 | 3 | 46,107.3 | 17 |
| 2017 | 44,823.2 | 2 | 44,815.2 | 13 |
| 2016 | 41,988.8 | 4 | 42,701.0 | 20 |
| 2015 | 39,024.0 | 4 | - | - |
| 2014 | 38,101.3 | 5 | - | - |
| 2013 | 35,895.1 | 5 | 36,166.0 | 31 |
| 2012 | 35,878.1 | 7 | 37,452.5 | 29 |
| 2011 | 32,722.3 | 8 | - | - |
| 2010 | 37,614.7 | 5 | 38,938.8 | 26 |
| 2009 | 37,941.6 | 5 | 38,950.9 | 28 |
| 2008 | 36,371.7 | 8 | - | - |
| 2007 | 36,143 | 6 | - | - |
| 2006 | 39,540 | 3 (Med) | 41,028.1 | 4 (Med) |
| 2005 | 34,962 | 2 (Med) | 35,629.1 | 11 (Med) |
| 2004 | 35,629.1 | 4 (Med) | 34,611.6 | 20 (Med) |
| 2003 | 32,423 | 2 (Med) | 35,759 | 12 (Med) |
Overall Individual Records[edit]
| Rank | Student | Meet | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Glascock | State 2019 | 9,372.0 |
| 2 | Brendan Glascock | State 2018 | 9,231.4 |
| 3 | Brendan Glascock | Regional 2018 | 8,976.7 |
| 4 | Diya Baby | Regional 2020 | 8,831.4 |
| 5 | Kaden Nguyen | State 2022 | 8,731.6 |
| Rank | Student | Meet | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vidhi Pujara | State 2022 | 8,311.4 |
| 2 | Vidhi Pujara | State 2021 | 8,048.6 |
| 3 | Akshaya Kummetha | State 2020 | 8,032.4 |
| 4 | Amna Yasin | State 2018 | 7,807.7 |
| 5 | Georgia Neal | State 2017 | 7,683.0 |
| Rank | Student | Meet | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karina Sanchez | State 2018 | 7,740.6 |
| 2 | Karina Sanchez | Regional 2018 | 7,542.6 |
| 3 | Anney Furnival | State 2020 | 7,181.4 |
| 4 | Alyssa Brou | State 2023 | 7,104.3 |
| 5 | Ben Boschert | Regional 2019 | 6,921.7 |
Hall of Tortured Souls[edit]
| Rank | Student | Meet | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Glascock | State 2019 | 9,372.0 |
| 2 | Brendan Glascock | State 2018 | 9,231.4 |
| Brendan Glascock | Regional 2018 | 8,976.7 | |
| 3 | Diya Baby | Regional 2020 | 8,831.4 |
| 4 | Kaden Nguyen | State 2022 | 8,731.6 |
| Diya Baby | State 2020 | 8,724.6 | |
| Brendan Glascock | Regional 2019 | 8,717.7 | |
| 5 | Kaden Nguyen | State 2023 | 8,712.9 |
| 6 | Claire Boschert | Regional 2017 | 8,644.9 |
| Claire Boschert | State 2017 | 8,588.3 | |
| Kaden Nguyen | Regional 2023 | 8,565.4 | |
| 7 | Angela Ke | State 2024 | 8,541.8 |
| Angela Ke | Regional 2024 | 8,523.2 | |
| 8 | Debbie Kim | State 2018 | 8,490.0 |
| 9 | Jordan Springer | State 2018 | 8,489.0 |
| 10 | Brendan Glascock | State 2017 | 8,403.8 |
| 11 | Diya Baby | State 2019 | 8,317.0 |
| Brendan Glascock | Regional 2017 | 8,312.9 | |
| 12 | Sammi Kwon | Regional 2020 | 8,309.7 |
| Jordan Springer | Regional 2018 | 8,270.4 | |
| Diya Baby | Regional 2019 | 8,218.3 | |
| 13 | Vidhi Pujara | State 2022 | 8,216.4 |
| 14 | Sammi Kwon | Regional 2021 | 8,283.6 |
| Sammi Kwon | State 2020 | 8,177.0 | |
| 15 | Sejal Thakur | State 2024 | 8,173.6 |
| Sammi Kwon | State 2021 | 8,139.3 | |
| 16 | Claire Boschert | Regional 2016 | 8,061.7 |
| 17 | Vidhi Pujara | State 2021 | 8,048.6 |
| 18 | Akshaya Kummetha | State 2020 | 8,032.4 |
| 19 | Abraham Le | State 2020 | 8,030.7 |
History[edit]
2016: India[edit]
2016 was a record-breaking year for Hebron, with the 2006 team's record score of 41,028.1 finally falling. Team members included Claire Boschert (captain), Michael Ashworth, Kat Westbrook, Ashlyn Koslovsky, Brendan Glascock, Georgia Neal, Jasmine Mathews, Amna Yasin, and Lothario Clincy. The team scored 41,988.8 at Regionals, a new school record. Claire Boschert scored 8061.7 points, making her the first Hebron student to score above 8,000 and earning her 5th place in the Honors division. At State, the team’s total improved to 42,701.0 and Kat Westbrook won Gold in Scholastic Speech with a score of 996.7.
2017: World War II[edit]
Hebron continued its trend of rapid improvement in 2017 with a team consisting of Claire Boschert (captain) Georgia Neal (captain), Jasmine Mathews, Brendan Glascock, Karina Sanchez, Brenda Guizar, Jordan Springer and Zac Perry. The team took second at Regionals with a score of 44,823.2. Claire Boschert and Brendan Glascock finished 1st and 5th overall in Honors, with scores of 8,644.9 and 8,312.9, respectively. Emma Hauck placed 2nd in Scholastic, scoring 7,519, and Jasmine Mathews placed 2nd in Varsity with a score of 6,642.4. At State, the team's total score fell slightly to 44,815.2, and Brendan Glascock and Claire Boschert shared Bronze in Honors Science with scores of 880.
2018: Africa[edit]
In 2018, Hebron's scores continued to climb, despite an initial setback. The team included Brendan Glascock (captain), Amna Yasin (captain), Jordan Springer, Karina Sanchez, Ian Mathews, Emma Brown, Debbie Kim, Ally Thomas, and Ben Boschert. Despite impressive showings at the Irving Invitational and District meets, the team came in 3rd in Regionals with a score of 44,340.5, making 2018 the first year since 2011 that the team's Regional score did not improve from the year prior. Individually, however, several students enjoyed great success, with Brendan Glascock taking 2nd in Honors with a score of 8,976.7, Amna Yasin finishing 5th in Scholastic with 7,320.4 points, and Karina Sanchez taking 1st overall in Varsity with a score of 7,542.6. At State, the team exceeded initial expectations, setting a new school record of 46,107.3. Debbie Kim and Jordan Springer took Gold and Bronze in Honors Literature with scores of 1,000 and 960, respectively, and Brendan Glascock took Silver in Math and Social Science, missing only one question on each test. Glascock also became the first Hebron student to break 9,000 points with a score of 9,231.4.
2019: The 1960s[edit]
The 2019 Hebron Academic Decathlon team included Brendan Glascock (captain), Benjamin Boschert (captain), Ian Mathews, Sammi Kwon, Anabel Sanchez, Diya Baby, Anna McDearmon, Veronica Martin, and Wells Lofgren. From its onset, 2019 did not appear to be a promising year; for the first time, the team elected to move a Varsity student, Wells Lofgren, up a division, into the Scholastic bracket. Additionally, their showings at the Irving Invitational and District meets were rather poor. There was great doubt regarding the team’s ability to make State. However, at Regionals, they delivered a strong performance, with Brendan Glascock finishing 4th overall in Honors with a score of 8717.7, and Benjamin Boschert taking 3rd overall in Varsity with a score of 6921.7. Their total score of 42,359.3 earned them 5th overall at the meet and 19th overall in the state, placing them among the 40 teams advancing to state. At State, the team’s overall performance improved only slightly, but several individuals showed good results. Brendan Glascock set yet another school record, scoring 9,372.0 points. He finished 3rd overall in the Honors category, becoming the second scholarship winner in Hebron’s history at the time and the first in the Large School era. Glascock earned Gold in Math (1000) and Science (960), a Silver in Economics (920), and a Bronze in Speech (985). Additionally, Ben Boschert and Wells Lofgren both earned Gold with perfect scores in Varsity and Scholastic Interview, respectively.
2020: Health and Wellness[edit]
The 2020 Hebron Academic team included a strong team consisting of Sammi Kwon (captain), Akshaya Kummetha (captain), Diya Baby, Abraham Le, Wells Lofgren, Benjamin Boschert, Anney Furnival, and Kelly Juan. 2020 appeared to be a promising year early on as the team won the Irving Invitational for the first time in school history. Another impressive performance at District followed before competing at Regionals, where the team delivered another strong performance. The team total score of 45,380.6 earned them 3rd overall at the meet, with Diya Baby finishing 2nd overall in the Honors category with a score of 8831.4, and Akshaya Kummetha finishing 3rd overall in Scholastic with a score of 7363.7. At State, the team finished in 6th place, a school record, with a score of 46,383.9, another school record. In terms of individual success, Diya won a gold medal in art and bronze medals in social scarce and music. Sammi Kwon finished 3rd in both Speech and art and Abraham Le won a silver medal in science. Akshaya Kummetha shattered the school record for Scholastic state overall score with 8032.4, also winning a bronze medal in speech. Kelly Juan won gold in speech and Vidhi Pujara won silver in literature. Benjamin Boschert won gold in interview with a perfect score, Anney Furnival won gold in music and silver in essay to round off an amazing year.
2021: The Cold War[edit]
2022: Water: A Most Essential Resource[edit]
The 2022 Hebron Academic Decathlon team was an extremely diligent team including returners Kaden Nguyen, Vidhi Pujara (captain), and Collin Furnival, along with newbies Angela Ke, Serena Cavanaugh, Unaiza Khakoo (captain), Alyssa Brou, and Ayushi Naik. Even with the mass amount of those new to ac dec, 2022 was still a year full of surprises. With Regionals being moved to online last minute, this team still pulled through and secured 2nd place with a score of 41,863.6, allowing them to pass to state, with Vidhi also getting first place in Region IX scholastic with a score of 7,477.1. Later at State, the team finished in 6th place for the second time in school history, with a score of 44,894.6. There was also a plethora of individual medals awarded with Kaden getting a bronze in art and science, Angela getting bronze in art and music, Serena getting gold in speech with a perfect score, Unaiza getting gold in interview with a perfect score, Ayushi getting silver in speech and bronze in interview, and Vidhi getting gold in Econ, a silver in math and science, and bronze overall with a $1000 scholarship and a score of 8,216.4. With so much hard work, it’s only a give in that so much was accomplished.
2023: The American Revolution[edit]
The 2023 Hebron Academic Decathlon team was a record breaking team with returners Kaden Nguyen, Serena Cavanaugh, Alyssa Brou, and Ayushi Naik, along with the fresh meat Claire Nguyen, Collin Smith, Norman Nguyen, Caroline Burrow, and Daniela Torres. This year, we were determined and even started studying in the summer with weekly meetups. With that being said, we excelled in every competition we participated in, getting 2nd in the Irving Invitational to bulldozing through District and getting first for the second time in school history, all allowing us the opportunity to wipe away the competition in Regionals. With a score of 43,107.9, a variety of medals, and Kaden winning 1st in honors with a score of 8,565.4, Collin winning 1st in scholastic with a score of 7,536.8, Alyssa winning 2nd in varsity with a score of 6,620.7, and Daniela winning 4th in varsity with a score of 6,351.8, we were able to keep momentum into State. Breaking the school record once again, the 2023 team scored 5th place in large schools with a score of 45,068.6. With individual medals being awarded to Kaden with a perfect score in art and essay along with a silver in math, Collin getting bronze in essay, Burrow getting bronze in speech, and Ayushi getting silver in essay, ending off an insanely successful year.
Rosters[edit]
| Year | Honors | Honors | Honors | Scholastic | Scholastic | Scholastic | Varsity | Varsity | Varsity | Coach | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kaden Nguyen | Serena Cavanaugh | Claire Nguyen | Collin Smith | Norman Nguyen | Caroline Burrow | Alyssa Brou | Ayushi Naik | Daniela Torres | Donna Friend | Jeanette Rooks |
| 2022 | Kaden Nguyen | Angela Ke | Serena Cavanaugh | Vidhi Pujara | Unaiza Khakoo | Collin Furnival | Alyssa Brou | Ayushi Naik | Donna Friend | Jeanette Rooks | |
| 2021 | Luc Chartier | Sammi Kwon | Kaden Nguyen | Akshaya Kummetha | Vidhi Pujara | Eric Kim | Collin Furnival | Lance Gorton | Donna Friend | Travis Zuber | |
| 2020 | Diya Baby | Sammi Kwon | Abraham Le | Akshaya Kummetha | Vidhi Pujara | Kely Juan | Anney Furnival | Ben Boschert | Wells Lofgren | Donna Friend | Travis Zuber |
| 2019 | Brendan Glascock | Diya Baby | Sammi Kwon | Anna McDearmon | Wells Lofgren | Veronica Martin | Benjamin Boschert | Ian Mathews | Anabel Sanchez | Donna Friend | Travis Zuber |
| 2018 | Brendan Glascock | Debbie Kim | Jordan Springer | Emma Brown | Amna Yasin | Ally Thomas | Karina Sanchez | Ian Mathews | Benjamin Boschert | Donna Friend | Travis Zuber |
| 2017 | Claire Boschert | Brendan Glascock | Jordan Springer | Georgia Neal | Emma Hauck | Karina Sanchez | Jasmine Mathews | Zac Perry | Brenda Guizar | Donna Friend | Travis Zuber |
| 2016 | Claire Boschert | Amna Yasin | Brendan Glascock | Georgia Neal | Ashlyn Koslovsky | Kat Westbrook | Jasmine Mathews | Lothario Clincy | Michael Ashworth | Donna Friend | Travis Zuber |
| 2015 | Mitch Belmer | Claire Boschert | Srija Seenivasan | Warren McGaa | Raj Tailor | Ali Hussain | Jordan Washington | Julia Houchin | Adrian Tran | Donna Friend | Travis Zuber |
| 2014 | Matthew Cha | Claire Boschert | Srija Seenivasan | Alex McGuane | Andrew Thammavong | Anish Patel | Jordan Washington | Demetreus Moreland | Fahad Ladha | Donna Friend | Alicia Bohannon |
| 2013 | Ashley Cha | Vikash Patel | Catherine Leigh | Alex McGuane | Anish Patel | Zack Herman | Robert Gurnas | Jacque VanHorn | Abby Maxham | Donna Friend | Alicia Bohannon |
| 2012 | Anirudh Sivakumar | Umair Khakoo | Aditya Viswanathan | Alex McGuane | Abby Maxham | Sarah Quick | Robert Gurnas | Ameer Hyder | Ana Hemani | Donna Friend | Alicia Bohannon |
| 2011 | Karthik Seenivasan | Justin Thomas | Ashley Cha | Sarah Quick | Molly Rogers | Jamie George | Derek Scheuermann | Kelsey McLemee | Chandler Roane | Donna Friend | Alicia Bohannon |
| 2010 | Natasha Bhatia | Karthik Seenivasan | Aditya Viswanathan | Lisa Thompson | Rachel Nehlsen | Umair Khakoo | Axel Ordonez | Alexis Ordonez | Tyler Halvorsen | Donna Friend | Kate Mayo |
| 2009 | Shulin Ye | Natasha Bhatia | Karthik Seenivasan | Lisa Thompson | Rachel Nehlsen | Axel Ordonez | Stephen Newsome | Andrew Pierce | Alexis Ordonez | Donna Friend | Kate Mayo |
| 2008 | Natasha Bhatia | Rachel Nehlsen | Manisha Bhatia | Hayley Pollock | Francois Williams | Harold Culp | Erika Thomas | Kyle Grace | Timmy Seo | Donna Friend | Kate Mayo |
| 2007 | Farhana Esmail | Sunna Syed | Laura Rogers | Lyndsay DiPietro | Mishelle Kochumuttom | Kyle Jordan | Kyle Grace | Brett Pyle | Andrew Pierce | Donna Friend | Kate Mayo |
| 2006 | Sukaina Mamdani | Farhana Esmail | Jen Wright | Lyndsay DiPietro | Mishelle Kochumuttom | Sal Bhai | Caylie Casto | Aarti Varma | Tuan Phan | Donna Friend | Kate Mayo |
| 2005 | Sukaina Mamdani | Farhana Esmail | Salman Bhai | Stephanie Mathew | Courtney Burge | Lyndsay DiPietro | Brittany Walker | Candice Dial | Lauren Rasmussen | Donna Friend | Pat Sinclair |
| 2004 | Sejal Tailor | Sukaina Mamdani | Santhra Sebastian | Michelle Springer | Stephanie Mathew | Chris Abraham | Kyle Askew | Laurel Bush | Lauren Rasmussen | Donna Friend | Pat Sinclair |
| 2003 | Taylor Yetts | Sejal Tailor | Stacy George | Casey Lutz | Kindel Hollis | Stephanie Johnston | Fred Holt | Sana Alikalyan | Brent Walker | Donna Friend | Pat Sinclair |
| 2002 | Sejal Tailor | Stacy George | Natasha Singh | Shamsha Alikalyan | Amit Alex | Ryan Oliver | Allen McKinney | Sami Suteria | Donna Friend | Pat Sinclair |
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Alumni[edit]
| Name | Graduating Class | Years Competed | Highest Score | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diya Baby | 2020 | 2019-2020 | 8,831.4 | University of Texas at Dallas |
| Mitch Belmer | 2015 | 2015 | 7,714.3 | Rice University |
| Ben Boschert | 2020 | 2018-2020 | 6,921.7 | University of Texas at Dallas |
| Claire Boschert | 2017 | 2014-2017 | 8,644.9 | Rice University |
| Emma Brown | 2018 | 2018 | 6,772.7 | University of Oklahoma |
| Matthew Cha | 2016 | 2014 | 6,355.2 | University of Texas at Dallas |
| Luc Chartier | 2021 | 2021 | 7,838.6 | University of Texas at Austin |
| Lothario Clincy | 2017 | 2016 | 6,741.3 | Baylor University |
| Brendan Glascock | 2019 | 2016-2019 | 9,372.0 | University of Southern California |
| Debbie Kim | 2018 | 2018 | 8,490.0 | University of Texas |
| Eric Kim | 2021 | 2021 | 6,925.0 | University of Texas at Dallas |
| Ashlyn Koslovsky | 2016 | 2016 | 7,320.7 | Texas A&M University |
| Akshaya Kummetha | 2021 | 2020-2021 | 8,032.4 | University of Texas at Dallas |
| Sammi Kwon | 2021 | 2019-2021 | 8,139.3 | Yale University |
| Abraham Le | 2020 | 2020 | 8,030.7 | Texas Tech University |
| Jasmine Mathews | 2017 | 2016-2017 | 6,642.4 | Arizona State University |
| Anna McDearmon | 2019 | 2019 | 5,963.6 | University of North Texas |
| Alex McGuane | 2014 | 2012-2014 | 6,888.7 | Texas A&M University |
| Georgia Neal | 2017 | 2016-2017 | 7,683.0 | Texas A&M University/Emory Law |
| Zac Perry | 2017 | 2017 | 6,552.4 | Texas A&M University |
| Karina Sanchez | 2018 | 2017-2018 | 7,740.6 | University of Oklahoma |
| Srija Seenivasan | 2015 | 2014-2015 | 7,541.4 | University of Texas |
| Jordan Springer | 2018 | 2017-2018 | 8,489.0 | Drake University |
| Raj Tailor | 2016 | 2015 | ??????? | University of Texas at Dallas |
| Andrew Thammavong | 2015 | 2014 | 5,833.0 | University of Texas at Dallas |
| Ally Thomas | 2018 | 2018 | 6,966.7 | University of Texas |
| Kat Westbrook | 2016 | 2016 | 7,306.3 | Savannah College of Art and Design |
| Amna Yasin | 2018 | 2016, 2018 | 7,807.7 | University of Texas |
