Rank: Valedictorian
Grade Average or Grade Point Average: 4.0
Parents: Mr. Narendra and Mrs. Ranjana Nigalye

School activities/honors: Student Council, Key Club, National Honor Society, Choices Mentoring Program, Spanish Club, Drama (Play Production), Drill Team, Summa Cum Laude, 2006, Spanish I, 2006, Biology Pre-AP, 2006, Summa Cum Laude, 2007, English II Pre-AP, 2007, Spanish II, 2007, Rotary Youth Leadership Award, 2007: Distinguished performance in leadership within community & school, National Honor Roll, 2007: Distinguished performance in leadership within Key Club, Summa Cum Laude, 2008, AP English Language, 2008, Physics Pre-AP, 2008, U.S. History, 2008, Spanish III Pre-AP, 2008, Mathematics Departmental Award, 2008: Best overall performance in mathematics throughout high school, District UIL One Act Play: District Qualifier, 2008: Chosen as Alternate Regional One Act Play, October Student Rotarian, 2008, Top Ten Percent UIL Scholar Award, 2009, Social Studies Departmental Award, 2009, Mathematics Departmental Award, 2009, Spanish IV, 2009, AP Calculus, 2009, Summa Cum Lade, 2009, District One Act Play Participant, 2009
Future plans: To pursue a career in the medical field;specifically, reconstruction surgery.
What was the funniest thing, or thing you will remember most, about high school? The thing I will remember most about high school is how much my friends loved to tease me because according to them I had "no common sense."
What advice do you have for underclassmen to survive high school? Surviving high school is only difficult if you make it hard for yourself. My advice for the underclassmen would be to keep their priorities straight. It is important to realize that academics are important because they are the most solid essentials that you need to succeed in life. There are many of us that are talented in sports, acting, dancing, etc. However, these paths may not always turn out to be the most promising because of the immense competition involved (this is does not mean that academic careers are not competitive). Each one of us needs to have something to fall back on. In otherwords, pursue your dream career but have an academic career as a backup (unless your initial career plan is already an academic one). This is why academics should be a number one priority on everyone's priority list. It is also pertinent to consider that college entrance exams are a serious matter (SATs/ ACTs). Although colleges look at your application holistically, it does not hurt to have a decent score on the college entrance exams. Sometimes, if your scores are not high enough for a particular college, then that can be the determining factor for your upcoming rejection from that college regardless of what the rest of your application has to offer. Therefore, I would encourage underclassmen to participate in the extracurricular activities that they excel in, but they should also keep their academic performance to a favorable level.
What will you tell your classmates at your 10-year high school reunion? "Ten years ago, I emphasized the uniqueness of our class in my valedictory speech. It is highly gratifying to see that each one of us has progressed in our own unique way."