SLV Class of 2012 celebrates commencement

San LorenzoValleyHigh School’s seniors walked across the school’s football field Friday, June 8, to celebrate the advancement of the Class of 2012.
Valedictorians Benjamin Landauer, Kate Fisher and James Spriggs led the class. Salutatorians were Angela Hershberger, Hyllery Hershberger and Zak Wambaugh, and honors recipients Miryam Becker, Domante Berulyte, Tyler Gilbert, Robert MacMillan, Cole Morris, Elijah Schoepp and Laura Worrall rounded out the top 13.
Graduates’ accomplishments, accolades and college plans are listed below.
Robert Adams (CaliforniaStateUniversity,MontereyBay): Kirsten Wetterhorn Memorial $250 scholarship, ROP Aquaculture II award, California Scholarship Federation life membership
Rick Alves: Mario Esposito Memorial $500 scholarship, Robert “Speedy” Confer $500 scholarship, Dean Richardson award
Elliot Ames (UniversityofOregon): Cougar Club $100 scholarship, National Honor Society
Miryam Becker (Worchester Polytechnic Institute): Cougar Club $100 scholarship, SLV AP government award, SLV AP English award, SLV oceanography award, California Scholarship Federation life membership, CSF-NHS $250 scholarship
Niklaus  Beiden-Charles (CabrilloCollege)
Domante Berulyte (AzusaPacificUniversity): SLV outstanding AP English award, California Scholarship Federation life membership, CSF-NHS $150 scholarship
Andrew Bricken: SLV Teachers Association $500 scholarship
London Bullard (CabrilloCollege): Valley Women’s Club $800 scholarship, Dr. Ashby Steele Memorial $500 scholarship, Chief Robustelli Citizen’s $1,000 scholarship
Haley Cada (San DiegoStateUniversity)
Nicholas Calabray (San JoseStateUniversity): Bill Martin Memorial $1,000 scholarship, Omega Nu of Santa Cruz $1,000 four-year scholarship
Branden Caldwell (Santa RosaCollege): Gerrity Family Trust $500 award, Cougar Club $100 scholarship, Kirsten Wetterhorn Memorial $250 scholarship, ROP computer graphics award
Ruby Carrillo-Soto: David Maze Memorial $400 scholarship, Valley Women’s Club $400 scholarship, Cabrillo College American Dream $500 scholarship, SLV Alumni Association $500 scholarship
Kristine Cella (HumboldtStateUniversity): Students Making a Difference honors
Daniel Conner: Mike Smith Memorial $500 scholarship, ROP industrial technology and engineering award
Jonathan Cooper (AzusaPacificUniversity): SLV Teachers Association $500 scholarship, SLV Rotary Club $1,000 scholarship
Kiana Dao (UniversityofCalifornia,Davis): California Mathematics Council achievement award
Austin Davis Hunter (Santa BarbaraCityCollege)
Jordan Duncan (CaliforniaStateUniversity,MontereyBay)
Trevan Fann: Bill Martin Memorial $1,000 scholarship, ROP industrial technology and engineering award
Kate Fisher (University of the Pacific): SLV Spanish IV award, SLV AP English award, SLV outstanding journalism award, National Forensic League Degree of Merit, California Scholarship Federation life and 100 percent membership, National Honor Society, CSF/NHS $350 scholarship
Kelsey Fowlie (WestValleyCollege): SLV yearbook award
Taylor Friend: Alive Earl Wilder $200 scholarship, Cougar Club $100 scholarship, Kirsten Wetterhorn Memorial $250 scholarship, Boosters Club of SLVHS $500 scholarship, SLV Teachers Association $500 scholarship, National Honor Society
Hayley Frost (WashingtonCollege): Cougar Club $200 scholarship, Drama Boosters $200 scholarship, SLV Rotary Club $1,000 scholarship, Granite Construction $1,200 Golden Rule Award, Students Making a Difference Honors, outstanding school service award
Larry George: Service Employees International Union $100 scholarship, Cabrillo College American Dream $500 scholarship,
Tyler Gilbert (Santa BarbaraCityCollege): SLV Athlete of the Year
Michael Godbout: Earl Anthony’s Junior Fall Classic $250 award
Carola Gudnason (Cal Poly,San Luis Obispo): SLV yearbook award, California Scholarship Federation life and 100 percent membership
Scott Hawklyn: SLV Drama award
Luke Hendricks: Diane Prillman Memorial $700 scholarship, SLV art award, SLV choir award
Angela Hershberger (Norwich University): Cougar Club $100 scholarship, Boosters Club of SLVHS $500 scholarship, Jack Harray Memorial $500 scholarship, SLV Alumni Association $500 scholarship, LoudHeart Softball $3,000 scholarship, SLV music workshop award, SLV AP calculus award, Athlete of the Year, California Scholarship Federation life and 100 percent membership
Hyllery Hershberger (SyracuseUniversity): Cougar Club $200 scholarship, Boosters Club of SLVHS $500 scholarship, Sandhya U. Patel Charitable Foundation $500 scholarship, SLV Alumni Association $500 scholarship, Fabric of Society $2,000 scholarship, LoudHeart Softball $1,500 scholarship, SLV outstanding social studies award, SLV Scholar Athlete of the Year, National Honor Society
Nicholas Hicks (UniversityofSan Francisco): Boosters Club of SLVHS $500 scholarship, Wharf-to-Wharf $3,000 scholarship
Michelle Hitt (NorthernArizonaUniversity)
Irene Jeong (Stony Brook), SLV outstanding AP calculus award, California Scholarship Federation life membership, CSF-NHS $200 scholarship
Justin Jobe: Service Employees International Union $100 scholarship
Kevin Jordan (CaliforniaStateUniversity,Long Beach)
Elizabeth Kay (BiolaUniversity):FeltonBibleChurch$500 scholarship
Tess Kersten (CaliforniaStateUniversity,MontereyBay): Dean Richardson Award
Jamie Kinder: ROP industrial technology and engineering award
Louis Kruse (American Musical andDramaticAcademy,Los Angeles): Drama Boosters $250 scholarship, SLV Arts Educational $250 scholarship, Ardith DeVries $500 scholarship
Amanda Lackides: SLV photography award, SLV outstanding yearbook award
Benjamin Landauer (Reed College): Cougar Club $100 scholarship, Ken Frey $500 Memorial scholarship, SLV journalism award, All-School Writing Day $75 award, SLV outstanding English award, SLV Scholar Athlete of the Year, Principal’s Most Outstanding Award
Eric Lange (Point Loma Nazarene University): Service Employees International Union $100 scholarship, Cougar Club $50 scholarship, SLV Alumni Association $500 scholarship, National Honor Society, CSF-NHS $150 scholarship, Principal’s Achievement Award, Comcast $1,000 scholarship, Native Daughters of the Golden West $5,000 scholarship
Mariah Lindberg (Lewis & ClarkCollege): Cougar Club $1,000 scholarship, LoudHeart Softball $1,500 scholarship, SLV Art award, Students Making a Difference honors, California Scholarship Federation life membership, National Honor Society
Christina LoFranco (CaliforniaStateUniversity,Sonoma)
Mary LoFranco (CaliforniaStateUniversity,Sonoma): National Honor Society
Nathan Loofbourrow (AzusaPacificUniversity)
Kaitlyn Lotz: Cabrillo College American Dream $500 scholarship,
Robert MacMillan (UniversityofColorado): Boosters Club of SLVHS $500 scholarship, SLV AP English award, ROP industrial technology and engineering award
Karey Markham: Students Making a Difference honors, National Honor Society
Matthew Marler: Four years’ perfect attendance, Earl Anthony’s Junior Fall Classic $250 award, 2011 Reno Junior-Adult Invitational $250 award, Youth Bowlers Tour Tournament $250 award, The Hillman Memorial $150 scholarship, 2011 Bowlapalooza $75 award, 2011 Norcal BC-YBA Youth Doubles $40 award
TraceMassa: Service Employees International Union $100 scholarship
AlexandriaMattoch (CaliforniaStateUniversity,MontereyBay)
Morgan McBee: Gerrity Family Trust $500 award
Taralyn McKay: Valley Women’s Club $400 scholarship, Cabrillo College American Dream $500 scholarship, SLV British literature award
Ryder Mesta: Cabrillo College American Dream $500 scholarship,
Malcolm Miller: SLV outstanding modern literature award, SLV journalism award
Michael Morgan: Valley Women’s Club $800 scholarship
Cole Morris (UniversityofCalifornia,Santa Barbara): Boosters Club of SLVHS $500 scholarship, SLV Teachers Association $500 scholarship, Ted Toft $750 Memorial scholarship
Aiyana Narachi: SLV band award
Shannon Nelson (St. Mary’s College): Pteron Society $500 scholarship
Taylor Peddy: SLV AP English award, 12th grade All-School $50 Writing Day award
Maya Perez: SLV photography award
Haley Petri: SLV Alumni Association $500 scholarship, Ted Toft Memorial $750 scholarship
Madeline Prader (UniversityofCalifornia,Santa Barbara): Boulder Creek Elementary $500 scholarship, California Scholarship Federation life membership
Chance Pringle (UniversityofCalifornia,Santa Cruz): National Forensic League Degree of Honor, National Honor Society
Rachel Prucha (CabrilloCollege): Cabrillo College American Dream $500 scholarship,
Taylor Rae Vencill (Musician’s Institute): Mary Lynn Painter $100 scholarship, Alive Earl Wilder $200 scholarship, Drama Boosters $250 scholarship, SLV outstanding British literature award, Native Daughters of the Golden West $5,000 scholarship
Megan Reily (CaliforniaStateUniversity,MontereyBay): SLV modern literature award, SLV AP statistics award
Jacquelyn Richter (San JoseStateUniversity): SLV ceramics award, SLV British literature award
Dominique Robinson: Senior achievement award
Matthew Roccaforte: SLV British literature award
Justin Rosa: Cabrillo College American Dream $500 scholarship,
Federico Rubino: SLV ceramics award, SLV modern literature award, SLV AP statistics award
Corinne Sampson (CaliforniaStateUniversity,Long Beach)
Carly Sasscer (AzusaPacificUniversity): California Scholarship Federation life membership
Kevin Saylor (CabrilloCollege)
David Schimmel (CabrilloCollege)
Elijah Schoepp (CaliforniaStateUniversity,Long Beach): SLV AP calculus award, California Scholarship Federation life membership, National Honor Society
Deja Siordia (WestValleyCollege)
Sandra Snyder (San FranciscoStateUniversity): Omega Nu of Santa Cruz $500 four-year scholarship, ROP computer graphics award
James Spriggs (UniversityofCalifornia,Los Angeles): SLV outstanding mathematics award, SLV AP biology and honors physics awards, SLV outstanding science award
William Strombom (BiolaUniversity):FeltonBibleChurch$500 scholarship
Carina Swanberg (UniversityofCalifornia,Santa Cruz): Drama Boosters $250 scholarship,
Lucky Thomas: ROP industrial technology and engineering award
Ian Tveit (CaliforniaStateUniversity,San Diego): Four years’ perfect attendance
Brenda Veloz-Diaz: Valley Women’s Club $800 scholarship, Cabrillo College American Dream $500 scholarship, SLV British literature award, ROP business and marketing award, Caldwell Flores Winters Foundation $2,000 scholarship
Craig Vilbig: Cougar Club $1,000 scholarship
Christian Walsh, SLV Music Workshop award
Zak Wambaugh: SLV social studies award, California Scholarship Federation life membership
John Wasielewski: Drama Boosters $250 scholarship, Kirsten Wetterhorn Memorial $250 scholarship, SLV Arts Educational $250 scholarship, ROP video production award
Laura Worrall: National Forensic League Degree of Merit, California Scholarship Federation life membership, National Honor Society, CSF-NHS $200 scholarship
 Golden State Seal Diploma
Elliott Ames, Miryam Becker, Domante Berulyte, London Bullard, Haley Cada, Hunter Cole, Kiana Dao, Scott Hawklyn, Angela Hershberger, Hyllery Hershberger, Nicholas Hicks, Christopher Holle, Kevin Jordan, Benjamin Landauer, Brian Luzovich, Robert MacMillan, Karey Markham, Michael Morgan, Cole Morris, Kristina Nielson, Trevor Parker, Taylor Peddy, Madeline Prader, Chance Pringle, Megan Reily, Aidan Robinson, Justin Rosa, Elijah Schoepp, Sandra Snyder, James Spriggs, Carina Swanberg, Lucky Thomas, Ian Tveit, Christian Walsh, Keshia Williams, Laura Worrall