The graduates of the San Lorenzo Valley High School Class of 2010 have entered into the world of summer vacation, but during their high school years, they earned scholarships, awards and honors for their academic, athletic and other achievements.
The winners — with the higher-education institution each will attend, if known — are as follows:
Olivia Ambris (CSU Chico): Cougar Club ($350), Boosters Club of SLVHS ($500), SLV Alumni Association ($500), National Honor Society
Kevin Bice: Drama Boosters ($250), Cougar Club ($200), SLV Alumni Association ($500), SLV Arts ($500), SLV Rotary Club ($1,000), SLVHS French 4 Award
Rachel Bickert (Whittier University): Cougar Club ($100), Watershed Academy Honors, National Honor Society
Emily Bright: ROP Aquaculture II Award, ROP Video Production Award, National Forensic League Degree of Merit
Katie Brtan: SLVHS English Award
Lauren Burke: SLVHS Yearbook Award
Beau Broughton (Lewis and Clark College): SLVHS Government Award, Watershed Academy Honors, California Scholarship Federation Life Membership with honors
Spencer Bullock: MaryLyn Painter Techi Award ($100), Drama Boosters ($250), Michael Drake Scholarship ($500), SLV Arts ($500), Principal’s Achievement Award
Kelly Chesus (Colorado State University): Cougar Club ($200), Boulder Creek Elementary ($500), SLVHS Newspaper Award, SLVHS English Award, Watershed Academy Honors, National Forensic League Degree of Merit, Top 13 Phelps Memorial Scholarship ($615)
Diamond Childs: Service Employees International Union ($100)
Clay Christensen (UCLA): Mario Esposito Scholarship ($500), Top 13 Phelps Memorial Scholarship ($615)
Veronica Christie (CSU Northridge): SLVHS Yearbook Award
Bernadette Clark (Reed College): Service Employees International Union ($100), SLVHS Economics Award, Literary Arts Magazine Publishing Internship, SLVHS English Award
Sierra Clark: Cougar Club ($300), SLVHS Female Athlete of the Year, Outstanding School Service Award
Chellia Clendon: Valley Women’s Club ($500), ROP Computer Graphics Award, Principals Senior Achievement Award
Brandon Coates (San Jose State): Omega Nu of Santa Cruz ($1,000, two-year renewable), SLVHS Physics Award, Top 13 Phelps Memorial Scholarship ($615)
Joanna Coker (UC San Diego): Dr. Ashby Steele Memorial Scholarship ($500), Overall Best in School All-School Writing Day ($75), Robert C. Byrd Honors ($1,500, four-year renewable), SLVHS AP Calculus Award, SLVHS AP Biology Award, SLVHS Outstanding Science Award, Watershed Academy Honors, CIF/Farmers Scholar-Athlete of the Year Program, four-year perfect attendance, California Scholarship Federation Life Membership with honors
Zachary Coleman: ROP Engineering Design Award
Stephen Cooper: SLV Teacher’s Association ($500), Hope of America Award ($100), SLVHS English Award, SLVHS Outstanding Math Award, SLVHS Scholar-Athlete of the Year, California Scholarship Federation Life Membership with honors, Whitworth University scholarship ($115,000 over four years)
Benjamin Corbella: ROP Construction Technician Award
Keenan Dalton: SLVHS Photography Award
Harrison Dirck: SLV Alumni Association ($500), Cabrillo College American Dream Scholarship ($500)
Haley Eggleston (San Diego State): Cougar Club ($200), Boosters Club of SLVHS ($500), Ken Frey Memorial Scholarship ($500), SLV Rotary Club ($1,000), SLVHS Physics Award
Rick van Eijsden: SLVHS Ceramics Award
Emily Engle (West Valley College): SLVHS Yearbook Award, Watershed Academy Honors
Zebulun Escobedo Firestone: Gerrity Family Trust Award ($1,000)
Scott Ewing (Cal Maritime): Stanford University Staff Tuition Scholarship ($77,400 over four years)
Lea Fisher: Ardith DeVries Scholarship ($100), SLV Arts ($500), California Mathematics Council, Exemplary Achievement, National Forensic League Degree of Merit
Amber Fletcher: SLVHS Yearbook Award
Michael Flores: Gerrity Family Trust Award ($1,000)
Shannon Fox: Valley Women’s Club ($500)
Kristin Hayes (Azusa Pacific University): Cougar Club ($200), Long Beach Scottish Rite Foundation ($2,000, four-year renewable), SLVHS Physics Award, California Scholarship Federation Life Membership with honors, National Honor Society, CSF Scholarship ($150), Top 13 Phelps Memorial Scholarship ($615), Native Daughters of the Golden West ($5,000)
Gabe Hernandez-Padilla: Philip Sramaek Scholarship for Outstanding Soccer Players ($200)
Emily Johnson: SLVHS Choir Award
Shane Johnson: MaryLyn Painter Techi Award ($100)
Jasmine Jones: SLVHS Spanish 4 Award, ROP Sport Occupations Award
Lauren Katz: ROP Computer Graphics Award
Felicia Kircher: Cabrillo College American Dream Scholarship ($500)
Kenny Lee: Sandhya U. Patel Charitable Foundation ($500), SLV Alumni Association ($500)
Gabriel Lorette-Smith (San Jose State): San Jose State Alumni ($500)
Conner Lowe (UC Santa Cruz): SLVHS Journalism Award
Alex Luera: Service Employees International Union ($100), Cougar Club ($300), Boosters Club of SLVHS ($500), Mike Smith Memorial Scholarship ($500), Chief Robustelli’s Citizen Scholarship ($1,000)
Jessica MacCallister: Chief Robustelli’s Citizen Scholarship ($1,000), Dean Richardson Award
Ian Mallett (University of New Mexico): Watershed Academy Honors, National Merit Scholarship Program Finalist ($2,500, four-year renewable), Top 13 Phelps Memorial Scholarship ($615)
Aidan McCown: Literary Arts Magazine Publishing Internship
Mackenzie Meadows (Colorado State University): Granite Construction ‘Golden Rule’ Award ($1,200)
Daniel Mears: SLVHS Oceanography Award
Ryan Morse: Scotts Valley Host Lions ($250), Dean Richardson Award, National Honor Society, CSF Scholarship ($150), Top 13 Phelps Memorial Scholarship ($615)
Sarah Mount (UC Berkeley): Big Stick Surfing Association ($200), Cougar Club ($350), Boosters Club of SLVHS ($500), SLV Teacher’s Association ($500), SLV Arts ($1,000), Louis J. and Mary Ellen Schultz Scholarship ($2,000, four-year renewable), San Jose Scottish Rite Foundation ($2,500, three-year renewable), Literary Arts Magazine Publishing Internship, SLVHS English Award, SLVHS Modern Literature Award, SLVHS Scholar-Athlete of the Year, National Forensic League Degree of Honor, California Scholarship Federation Life Membership with honors, National Honor Society, CSF Scholarship ($300), Top 13 Phelps Memorial Scholarship ($615), Principal’s Most Outstanding Award, Ronald McDonald House Charities ($1,000), Santa Cruz Elks Lodge ($1,400), D.T.A Saratoga ($1,500), PG&E BEA ($1,500)
Amy Nichols (San Jose State): San Jose State Alumni ($500), SLVHS English Award
Ashley Noce: Service Employees International Union ($100)
Abraham Olson: Calvin Knollcrest Scholarship ($1,500)
Megan Parle: Renaissance Arts Scholarship ($100), SLVHS Art Award
Andre Perez: Valley Women’s Club ($500), Cabrillo College American Dream Scholarship ($500)
Kyle Perry (UC Santa Cruz): SLVHS Journalism Award, ROP Computer Graphics Award
Caitlin Powell (Scripps College): SLVHS Outstanding Social Studies Award, Literary Arts Magazine Publishing Internship, 12th-grade All-School Writing Day Award ($50), SLVHS English Student of the Year, SLVHS AP Statistics Award, National Forensic League Degree of Honor, National Merit Scholarship Program Finalist ($2,500, four-year renewable), California Scholarship Federation Life Membership with honors, Scripps College scholarship ($115,000 over four years), Robert C. Byrd honors ($1,500, four-year renewable)
Brianna Ralston: Cougar Club ($300), Felton Fire Department/Ted Toft Scholarship ($400), Felton Bible Church ($500), Alma Schreiber Memorial Scholarship ($1,000), SLV Arts ($500), SLVHS Band Award
Blanca Reyes Ayala: Medley Cannelora Memorial Scholarship ($250)
Alexandra Rice: Cougar Club ($200)
Miguel Rodriguez (Mission College): Chief Robustelli’s Citizen Scholarship ($1,000)
Quinn Rogers (CSU Humboldt): Watershed Academy Honors
Trevor Romele: Kiwanis Mike Smith Scholarship ($2,500), ROP Computer Graphics Award, National Honor Society
Rachel Rosenthal: Literary Arts Magazine Publishing Internship
Ian Rutman: SLVHS British Literature Award
Patrick Salibi: Felton Fire Department/Ted Toft Scholarship ($400), Cabrillo College American Dream Scholarship ($500)
Matthew Shisler (Cabrillo College): The Cabrillo College Albert C. Leoni Scholarship ($1,000)
Lauren Smith (Sonoma State): MaryLyn Painter Techi Award ($100), SLV Teacher’s Association ($500)
Brodie Storey: SLVHS Drama Award, SLVHS Yearbook Award
Benjamin Swan (UC Santa Barbara): SLV Teacher’s Association ($500), California Scholarship Federation Life Membership with honors, CSF Scholarship ($200), Top 13 Phelps Memorial Scholarship ($615)
Torunn Sweers (Wheaton College): Alice Earl Wilder Scholarship ($100), Cougar Club ($300), Boosters Club of SLVHS ($500), SLV Arts ($500), SLVHS English Award, Watershed Academy Honors, National Forensic League Degree of Honor, National Honor Society, National Honor Society ($300), Top 13 Phelps Memorial Scholarship ($615)
Robert Szakacs (Boise State University): National Forensic League Degree of Merit
Caitlin Taylor (Whitworth University): CIF/Farmers Scholar-Athlete of the Year Program
Carmen Tellez (Occidental College): Literary Arts Magazine Publishing Internship, SLVHS Newspaper Award, SLVHS English Award
Kyle Todd: Big Stick Surfing Association ($100), Mark and Dee Tannenbaum Scholarship ($500), SLVHS Male Athlete of the Year
Alejandro Torres (CSU Northridge): Alice Earl Wilder Scholarship ($100), Boosters Club of SLVHS ($500), SLV Alumni Association ($500), Omega Nu of Santa Cruz ($1,000, two-year renewable)
Kerrisa Trader (UC Santa Cruz): SLV Alumni Association ($500), Omega Nu of Santa Cruz ($2,000, to-year renewable), Horatio Alger Association ($4,000), ROP Computer Graphics Award, Native Daughters of the Golden West ($5,000)
Carly Vollers: ROP Video Production Award
Jonny Vollers: MaryLyn Painter Techi Award ($100), ROP Video Production Award
Mikali Waite (UC Santa Cruz): SLVHS Journalism Award
Dylan Walker Chargin: MaryLyn Painter Techi Award ($100)
Kelli van Wandelen: Omega Nu of Santa Cruz ($500, two-year renewable), Watershed Academy Honors, National Forensic League Degree of Merit
Shelley Williams (CSU Chico): SLVHS Journalism Award
Samson Woodthorp: National Forensic League Degree of Merit
Valedictorians
Caitlin Powell, Lea Fisher
Salutatorians
Stephen Cooper, Joanna Coker
California Scholarship Federation Lifetime Members
Rachel Bickert, Clay Christensen, Bernadette Clark, Brandon Coates, Andrew Felts, Lea Fisher, Gabriel Lorette-Smith, Ian Mallett, Ryan Morse, Brianna Ralston, Trevor Romele, Ian Rutman, Matthew Shisler, Torunn Sweers
Golden State Seal Merit Diploma
Nikolai Argue, Matthew Barton, Nicholas Beachy, Kevin Bice, Brenda Bonnell, Clay Christensen, Bernadette Clark, Brandon Coates, Joanna Coker, Stephen Cooper, Prisco Crowley, Carmen DeAngelo, Alexander Ellis, Lea Fisher, Kristin Hayes, Kenny Lee, Alexander Luera, Ian Mallett, Marina Means, Ryan Morse, Robert Mullins, Abraham Olson, Brandy Petri, Caitlin Powell, Ian Rutman, Jennifer Shipley, Matthew Shisler, Torunn Sweers, Caitlin Taylor, Carmen Tellez, Kerrisa Trader.
