2020 De Queen Valedictorian Luis Verdin-Gomez has been awarded approximately $69,000 renewable grants and scholarships at Rice University.
Luis is the son of Florencio and Maria Verdin. He will attend Rice University in the fall and double major in math and statistics.
Luis is a member of gifted and talented, history bowl, science bowl and quiz bowl. His educational accomplishments include graduating as the 2020 DHS Valedictorian as well as earning a 35 on the ACT (Superscore of 36).