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PRESS RELEASE
Lamar CISD Community Relations Department
Phillip Sulak, Communications Coordinator
832/223-0333 Fax: 832/223-0331
For Immediate Release May 14, 2008
Hsiao and Ross top LCHS Class of 2008
Olive Hsiao is the Valedictorian for the Class of 2008 at Lamar Consolidated High School.
She is the daughter of Tom and Mary Hsiao and lives in Sugar Land.
Olive will graduate with a grade point average of 111.5607 and plans to a�end the
University of Texas in Austin and major in business.
While at Lamar she was a National Forensic League
Academic All-American, an Advanced Placement Scholar
with Honors and a member of the National Honor Society. She
was also active in Amnesty International, Speech and Debate,
Young Democrats, UIL competition, Lamar Playhouse and the
Superintendent’s Student Advisory Commi�ee.
She was the Tzu Chi Foundation’s Volunteer of the Year,
received National Forensic League Outstanding Distinction,
a�ended the State YMCA Mock Trial competition, qualified for
the Texas Forensic League State competition four times and was
a National Forensics League National Qualifier.
Olive has earned the American Legion Oratorical Contest
scholarship and the C.R. Smith Endowed Scholarship.
Valleé Ross is the Salutatorian for the Class of 2008 at Lamar
Consolidated High School. She is the daughter of Marie Maltbie
and lives in Sugar Land.
Valleé will graduate with a grade point average of 110.440 and
plans to a�end the University of Texas in Austin.
While at Lamar she earned academic honors in Human
Geography, World History, U.S. History, Economics, Biology,
English and Spanish. Valleé is an Advanced Placement Scholar
with Honors and earned the National Honor Society Shining Star
Award.
She was in band her freshman through junior years, a member
of the National Honor Society, the Young Democrats, Academic
Decathlon and the NEMOS Environmental Club.
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