(La Porte, IN) - The valedictorian and salutatorian have been announced for the La Porte High School Class of 2022.

 

School officials said that Valedictorian Nick Shuble plans to attend either Iowa University or Notre Dame and major in engineering. Salutatorian Alondra Pedraza Negrete plans to attend Arizona State University and major in forensic science. Each student maintained a 4.0-grade point average, officials said.

 

Nick was awarded the Indiana Association of School Principal’s Indiana All-Star Award and the Jeremy Hoehne Award for work ethic and outstanding character in basketball. He also received local scholarships from the Kingsford Heights PTO, Slicer Football Association, and LaPorte Pop Warner.

 

Nick is a member of the LPHS National Honor Society and Unified Track and Field. He lettered in both football and basketball while achieving Academic All-State. He enjoys playing football and basketball, completing community volunteer service for the Salvation Army, spending time with family, and being with friends, officials said.

 

Alondra is a member of the LPHS National Honor Society, Art Club, Spanish Club, Indiana Academic Superbowl, and head coach of the Under 8 soccer team for La Porte FC. Alondra is also a captain of the La Porte High School soccer team.

 

She earned Academic All-State for soccer. Alondra enjoys listening to music while driving and hanging out with friends. She worked at Jimmy Johns for two years and now is at Starbucks in La Porte.