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Roberts, Lehrmann named top two Belton High graduates
from 2023 Graduation
by kdhnews
BY joel valleY FME nEWS SERVICE
Belton High School seniors Bryce Roberts and Kaden Lehrmann will continue their education this fall at Texas A&M University, where they will both study civil engineering. However, they were first scheduled to graduate at the top of their class as the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, at 1 p.m. on Thursday at the Bell County Expo Center in Belton.
“(Roberts and Lehrmann) have been competing to remain at the top of their class since the pandemic began,” Belton ISD spokeswoman Candice Griffin said in a news release. “They reminisced about leaving for spring break and never coming back. Since then, their focus has been finishing at the top of their class.”
Belton High School Principal Ben Smith surprised the two, who he not- ed were humble when they received the news, with the news last Tuesday. During his time at Belton High, Roberts — a youth leader at Christ the King Baptist Church in Belton and an avid deer and dove hunter
— was an active athlete, competing on the cross country and soccer teams.
“Give your best work and don’t be afraid to ask questions,” Roberts said in 2021 about how to be successful in school.
He looks forward to continuing his academic career at his dream school.
“I come from a proud Aggie family,” Roberts, who hopes to one day open his own engineering firm, said.
Lehrmann, meanwhile played on the BHS tennis team, served as a National Honor Society vice president, won multiple awards for UIL academics and created the Big Future Ambassador Club — an organization that provides graduate resources to students in need.
He will receive his diploma from his mother, Michelle Mikeska, who serves as a substitute assistant principal for Belton ISD.
“Studying civil engineering will help me have a positive effect on the world,” said Lehrmann, who has a goal to raise scholarship funds for fatherless children like him.
Further information about Belton High School’s graduation can be accessed online at www.bisd.net.
