Pinnacle 2018

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Area’s top high school seniors celebrated The Record

The pages of this special section are filled with the portraits and names of the highestachieving high school seniors in San Joaquin and Calaveras counties.

Many are naturally gifted learners. Others excel through pure determination. All of them are hard workers who put in hours of study while finding balance with other,

non-academic areas of life.

And all of them have more to their résumés and academic profiles than just good grades.

Some are musicians.

Others are athletes.

And there are those who have worked on social justice issues or political campaigns.

Yet, they have a sense that the world is bigger than they are but they can help determine its course. They are

looking not only beyond high school but beyond themselves.

They are, truly, the pinnacle of success for the Class of 2018.

This is the 23rd year The Record, working with the San Joaquin County Office of Education and University of the Pacific, has honored a select group of students from San Joaquin and Calaveras counties as its Pinnacle Award winners

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A S P I R E B E N H O LT AC A D E M Y

Chloe Porath GPA: 4.8 Activities: Mock trial, music, student government, Student Athlete Leadership Council, volleyball captain, Model UN Citizenship: I have completed community service through volunteering at my church and participating in school sponsored events. I also regularly babysit for various families.

College: Pepperdine, UC Davis, CSU Long Beach Major: Communications

Amelia Wood GPA: 4.83 Activities: California Scholarship Federation (vice president, president), Travel Club member (vice president), Student Academic mentor, National Honors Society Citizenship: Bread of Life volunteer: helping at crab feeds and feeding the homeless (2014-16); St. Mary’s Dining Room volunteer: feeding the homeless (2015-16); River Oaks Charter School volunteer: set up crab feeds and help at Harvest Fairs (2015, 2017-18); Pacific Avenue Bowl volunteer: helping at crab feeds (2016-17) College: Stanislaus State, University of the Pacific, UC Merced Major: Biological sciences

and a second group of Distinguished Students.

The Pinnacle students are the top 1 percent of the collective Class of 2018; the Distinguished students make up the next 2 percent.

The 2018 Pinnacle team was honored May 1 with a reception at the DeRosa University Center Ballroom at Pacific. They were joined by former astronaut and French Camp native Jose Hernandez.

Jade Vieira GPA: 4.5 Activities: Interact Club, California Scholarship Federation, Speech and Debate Club, Math Competition Team, Interact Club (vice president), Speech and Debate Club (founder) Citizenship: St. Mary's Dining Room: serving and preparing food, cleaning the facility; Gospel Rescue Mission: painting the shelter rooms and donating toiletries for homeless women; Parkview Cemetery: cleaning and scrubbing off dirt for headstones; Ito Chiropractic and Nutritional Therapy: Organize patient files, assist patients with exercises; Japanese American Citizens League-Day of Remembrance: candle lighter, section speaker, setup for event, and clean-up. (All volunteer hours) College: UCLA, UC Santa Cruz, Purdue University Major: Cell, molecular and developmental biology

The honorees have been recognized for their achievements in three areas: academics, extracurricular activities, and citizenship/ community service.

Certificates in both categories are presented by The Record at student awards ceremonies.

Most of these students are already preparing for their entry into college this fall.

Many will achieve even

greater things ahead.

They are likely to become tomorrow’s leaders, tomorrow’s volunteers, tomorrow’s voters. This special section is dedicated to what they have already achieved. We honor their commitment to learning and their outstanding careers as high school students.

And we look forward to the accomplishments they have yet to achieve.

BEAR CREEK HIGH SCHOOL

Helen Le GPA: 4.5238 Activities: The Bruin Voice (co-editor-in-chief), Red Cross, California Scholarship Federation, Swing, cross country, track Citizenship: I volunteer with Red Cross Club for local community events, such as Harvest Festivals and Jamborees for elementary students. I also work with the other co-editor-in-chief of the student newspaper to edit drafts and ensure publication, keeping in contact with The Record. I also draft contracts and handle email communication with clients for my dad’s landscaping business.

College: UCLA, UC San Diego, San Jose State Major: Political science

Nicole Lam GPA: 4.4762 Activities: Japanese Chinese Korean Club (president), Science Olympiad, BC Red Cross Citizenship: Member and volunteer of Buddhist Church of Stockton and have 55.5 hours in BC Red Cross College: Sacramento State Major: Chemistry

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BEAR CREEK HIGH SCHOOL

Julian Bernado GPA: 4.5714 Activities: Associated Student Body (vice president) Junior Class Assembly, Comedy Sportz Improv performer, National Honors Society (co-president) Citizenship: Lodi Public Library volunteer, NHS volunteer at elementary schools, inschool tutoring on Tuesdays and Thursdays, organizing an ‘International Rally’ at our high school that shows off our school's diversity College: Stanford, UC Berkeley, UC Davis Major: Statistics/political science

BRET HARTE HIGH SCHOOL

C A L AV E R A S HIGH SCHOOL

Claire Gilliland GPA: 4.5238 Activities: The Bruin Voice student newspaper (editorin-chief), It’s Lit community service club (treasurer), Red Cross Club Citizenship: As editor-in-chief of Bear Creek’s newspaper, I ensure that students and staff members are aware of events at the school and in the community as a whole. As a member of community service clubs I volunteer to help the local community as well.

College: UC Davis, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara Major: Genetics and genomics

Emily Buss GPA: 4.18 Activities: Gay-Straight Alliance (president), Creative Writing Club (president), California Scholarship Federation, Spanish Honor Society, Academic Decathlon, BH drama department Citizenship: Six-year member of CSTARS Children's Theater, Bret Harte representative at Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Camp, volunteer at Sempervirens Outdoor School (2017), model for Calaveras Art Council “Heart Beats for Veterans” (2017) College: Portland State, Reed College Major: Political science

Maxwell Stickels GPA: 4.354 Activities: Interact Club (treasurer), Science Bowl (captain), cross country, track and field, Calculus Club (treasurer) Future Scientists of America Club (treasurer), California Scholarship Federation, Spanish Honors Society (website manager), Calaveras High School Webmasters Citizenship: Teens For Tech adult literacy tutoring (160 hours of volunteer service), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital toy drive ($600 and $2,800 worth of toys donated), calculus tutor during teacher strike (3 hours of volunteer service), Butte Fire relief efforts (20 hours of volunteer service) College: California Institute of Technology, Harvey Mudd College, UC Davis Major: Computer science

Jared Renberg GPA: 4.32 Activities: Basketball, California Scholarship Federation, Spanish Honors Society, Teen Link, Calculus Club, Associated Student Body Citizenship: Earning of my Eagle Scout award, service through the LDS church College: UC Davis, BYU Utah, UC Santa Barbara Major: Electrical engineering

Yen Nguyen GPA: 4.36 Activities: Lady Titans basketball (president and played all four years), AVID club, MECHA club Citizenship: I contributed my time to volunteering at community events such as food drives, toy drives, serving food at dining halls, working at the asparagus festival College: UC Davis, CSU Sacramento, UC Berkeley Major: Biological sciences

Leah Janelle Isorena GPA: 4.63 Activities: Jazz band, marching band, percussion captain, wind ensemble, jazz combo, jazz choir accompanist, vice president of Polynesian Club, secretary of Chavez for Change (anti-poverty club), Circle of Friends, Math Club Citizenship: More than 100 hours of volunteer work, jazz band gigs, jazz choir gigs, ’Anapa Nui gigs, care packages for the homeless, Christmas gift wrapping College: CSU Sacramento, UCLA, UC Davis Major: Music education

Pharanya Oum GPA: 4.4 Activities: Show choir, jazz choir Citizenship: Volunteer gigs under show choir and jazz choir, helping the homeless (Chavez For Change, a club that is dedicated to helping people in our community), volunteered to help with school blood drive (San Joaquin Delta Blood Drive) College: University of the Pacific, UC Davis, CSU Sacramento Major: Pharmaceutical sciences/chemistry

Erykah Samuels GPA: 4.58 Activities: Jazz band, marching band, Chavez for Change antipoverty club Citizenship: Founded Chavez for Change club and raised money to create care packages for the homeless College: CSU Sacramento, UC Davis, Stanford Major: Nursing

C H AV E Z H I G H SCHOOL

Nancy Camacho GPA: 4.58 Activities: Lead tenor saxophone player in the Cesar Chavez High jazz band, marching band, winter drumline, varsity volleyball and soccer, Circle of Friends, Chavez for Change, MECHA Citizenship: I was vice president of a student-created club that revolved around helping the less fortunate in Stockton, a town that has one of the highest poverty rates, and raised funds in order to create care packages to give back. Not only did we help them have the essentials they may so desperately need, but we also spread awareness of how much of an issue this is in our city.

College: UCLA, UC Davis, Stanford Major: Biological science

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EAST UNION HIGH SCHOOL

Kevin Green GPA: 4.2778 Activities: Kiwins Club Citizenship: Organizing Kiwins Club community events on location: volunteer hours. Improving the efficiency of employee reviews during my summer job: paid employment.

College: Stanford, University of the Pacific, UC Davis Major: Computer science

Hunter Maestretti GPA: 4.27 Activities: Track and field, cross country, theater Citizenship: Participated in many Interact events (community services), held leadership roles (track and field team captain), peer tutor College: UC San Diego, Cal Poly Pomona, UC Berkeley Major: Chemical engineering

EDISON HIGH SCHOOL

Harrah Cris Angella Luna GPA: 4.47 Activities: Associated Student Body (vice president), Interact (vice president), MESA (vice president), basketball (captain), show choir, Key Club Citizenship: 150+ hours of service to community (volunteer hours), 100+ hours of school service with ASB (volunteer hours), involved with the making of the the Annual Little Manila Showcase and participated in it (volunteer hours), organized two blood drives at my school (volunteer hours) College: UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine Major: Biology

EDISON HIGH SCHOOL

Matthew Pilkay GPA: 4.25 Activities: Varsity football (captain), baseball, volleyball Citizenship: Fagundes Meats caterer (paid employment), Hospice of San Joaquin (volunteer), San Joaquin Outdoor School (volunteer cabin leader) College: Cal Poly, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara Major: Civil engineering

Isabella Campos GPA: 4.44 Activities: Varsity softball, secretary for Softball Club, National Honors Society, California Scholarship Federation, Edison Magnet Program Citizenship: Volunteer for special events (Family Day at the Park, Breast Cancer Walk, Diabetes Walk, Pixie Woods Clean Up), St. Mary’s Dining Room, Head Start College: Cal Poly, Stanford, UC Berkeley Major: Public health, math or art

ESCALON HIGH SCHOOL

Andy Vang GPA: 4.63 Activities: Senior Council, tennis, Visual Arts Club (president) Citizenship: Raising awareness for diseases (non-paid), tutoring (non-paid), volunteering at homeless shelters (non-paid) College: UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, University of the Pacific Major: Art

Priscilla Nowling GPA: 4.24 Activities: Volleyball, softball, basketball (captain), Key Club, Interact Club, Friends Helping Friends, California Scholarship Federation, Associated Student Body (secretary), Peer Interaction Team, Rotary Youth Leadership Award, Point Break, CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Women in Sports Leadership Conference Citizenship: Worked as a lifeguard and swim instructor at the Escalon Pool, worked as a tutor periodically during the school year, Science Camp (camp counselor), recording stats for the Escalon junior varsity football team, Sports Boosters annual dinner (volunteer), Sober Grad drive-through dinner (volunteer), Van Allen drive-through dinner (volunteer), Stockton CHP crab feed (volunteer), Relay For Life (volunteer), Color Run (volunteer), Read Around America (volunteer), October Festival at Van Allen (volunteer).

College: UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, UC Berkeley Major: Biochemistry

Anna Bonfiglio GPA: 4.27 Activities: Sacred Heart Club, Gay-Straight Alliance, Peer Interaction Team, Inspire the Youth, Interact Citizenship: Math and Spanish tutor (volunteer), SJCOE Cabin Leader, Read Across America, employed at Nature’s Country Corner junior year College: UCLA, UC Berkeley Major: Mathematics

Abigael Tabora GPA: 4.46 Activities: EHS One Voice choir, MESA president, Associated Student Body (co-director of spirit and athletics), Interact, Key Club, STEM, California Scholarship Federation, National Honors Society Citizenship: 2016 Decision Medicine participant, Little Manila after-school program participant, Papa Urb's Grill server (paid employment) College: UC Berkeley, San Francisco State, San Jose State Major: Biology

FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL

Markie Vialpando GPA: 4.91 Activities: Science Olympiad Citizenship: All were volunteer hours. I held an art gala on campus fundraising for LGBTQ+ youth (and the corresponding charity The Trevor Project). I have tutored on campus and assisted in on-campus events.

In my first two years of high school, I helped teachers on church grounds work with young children on Wednesday evenings.

College: Denver, UCLA, Boston University Major: Neuroscience

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FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL

Alejandro Malanche GPA: 4.8 Activities: Engineering Club, Science Olympiad Citizenship: At my school, I have helped collect plastic throughout the year to keep our school clean. By selling the plastic, we give the money to a local women’s shelter.

College: UC San Diego, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara Major: Computer engineering

Collin Turner GPA: 4.85 Activities: Science Olympiad (co-president), Franklin Advancement in Science and Technology (mentor), aquatics Citizenship: I ran a science fair for the younger generation, I have volunteered in helping tutor younger kids, I have volunteered in an art gala to benefit the Trevor Project.

College: UCLA, Colorado, USC Major: Aerospace engineering

KIMBALL HIGH SCHOOL

L AT H R O P H I G H SCHOOL

Dalena Ngo GPA: 4.51 Activities: Key Club (lieutenant governor), Math Club (copresident), Science Olympiad (secretary) Citizenship: More than 400 hours of various community service activities recorded, recipient of President’s Service Award College: UC San Diego, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine Major: Bioengineering

Chad Hoang GPA: 4.3 Activities: Varsity tennis (captain), California Scholarship Federation (president), Academic Decathlon (former vice president) Citizenship: Registered Boy Scout of America (earned the Eagle Scout ranking), member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, participated in voluntary service under these organizations that range from collecting items for food banks, local community-wide cleanups, outreach programs to members of the community, and various other service projects. As a Boy Scout, I learned the importance of being a citizen, and the responsibilities each individual has for it to function well and to formulate success for others members. I also learned to acknowledge the urgency we, the human race, must have toward conserving Earth’s natural resources and the need to make efforts to preserve the beauty of our vast biosphere.

College: Stanford, Duke, UCLA Major: Computer science

KIMBALL HIGH SCHOOL

Gurleen Kaur GPA: 4.79 Activities: International Baccalaureate Program, varsity volleyball (captain), Science Olympiad, Franklin’s Advancement in Science and Technology Student Organizer, junior class president Citizenship: Reinvent Stockton Youth Coalition (volunteer), organizing Franklin’s Annual Art Gala (volunteer), Franklin’s Advancement in Science and Technology (volunteer).

College: UC Berkeley, UC Davis, Wellesely Major: Microbiology

Marissa Briseno GPA: 4.32 Activities: Youth For Change Club, Honor Math Club, Chemistry Club, tennis, Go Green Club, Interact Club Citizenship: Interact Club (volunteer), Give Every Child A Chance (volunteer) College: UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego Major: Chemical engineering

Oscar Dumlao GPA: 4.4318 Activities: Peer tutoring, Key Club (vice president), National Honor Society (vice president), Math Club (officer and tutor) Citizenship: Created and led the 100 Hour Project, an initiative to encourage students to take on a 100 hour volunteer commitment, organized craft events for children at Tracy McHenry House Family Shelter, volunteered a total of 300+ hours with Animal Rescue of Tracy, Tracy Interfaith Ministries and Tracy Bread of Life, tutored peers for free on a weekly basis College: UCLA, UC Berkeley, Stanford Major: Mechanical engineering

Sahar Samim GPA: 4.6 Activities: none Citizenship: none College: UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced Major: Public health

Miguel Andrade-Salcedo GPA: 4.25 Activities: Varsity track and field, varsity cross country, varsity soccer Citizenship: I have been a member of the varsity cross country team and varsity track and field team throughout all high school from freshman year to senior year (volunteer hours), cross country captain in my senior year.

College: University of the Pacific, Stanislaus State, UC Davis Major: Psychology

Cristina Dabaco GPA: 4.6 Activities: Speech and Debate (co-president), Lincoln Literacy Leaders (secretary), Model United Nations (co-vice president), School Site Council (former co-secretary) Citizenship: Student trustee to the Lincoln Unified School Board (nonpaid civil service position), Mu Alpha Theta math tutor (volunteer), Lodi Public Library K-8 tutor (volunteer), Science Olympiad A2 and B/C Level event proctor (volunteer), Eden Pet Hospital internship (nonpaid) College: Cornell Major: Animal sciences

LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL

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LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL

Miya Sakai-Cheng GPA: 4.83 Activities: Lincoln Literacy Leaders (president), BeeZee organization (president), Ski and Ride Club (president), Mathletes (president), varsity girls tennis team (captain), freshman class (president) Citizenship: Student Board Member of Stockton Japanese American Citizens League (nonpaid), intern for Central Valley Asian American Chamber of Commerce (nonpaid) College: Harvard Major: Economics

Jorell Vian Gotamco GPA: 4.72 Activities: Filipino Club, Interact Club, People to People International, School Site Council, Academic Seminar, Speech and Debate Citizenship: All are volunteer: tutoring in Academic Seminar, Math Infusion at Sierra Middle, and Mu Alpha Theta, president of People to People International, co-president of Interact Club, co-president of Filipino Club, co-chairman of School Site Council College: UCLA, Cal Poly, UC Berkeley Major: Mechanical engineering

LINDEN HIGH SCHOOL

LODI HIGH SCHOOL

Emily Zmurk GPA: 4.23 Activities: Cross country (captain); ACE Show Choir (vice president), journalism, track and field, cheerleading Citizenship: Cantor for Holy Cross Church, providing vocal solos every Sunday for the congregation, fundraising activities for Holy Cross Youth Group to participate in youth summer mission trips, LindenPeters Cherry Festival Queen Competition (first runner-up), provide piano lessons to community members (paid), St. Mary’s Dining Room volunteer College: Santa Clara University, UC Irvine, CSU San Diego Major: Business

Jamie Davis GPA: 4.6 Activities: Varsity track (captain), California Scholarship Federation (vice president), tutor for tutoring club Citizenship: Volunteer as a teacher in children’s Bible study classes College: UCLA, Cal Poly, UC Santa Barbara Major: Applied mathematics

Abirath Nakka GPA: 4.78 Activities: Varsity boys tennis, Interact Club (co-president), Ultimate Frisbee Club (copresident), Desi Club (vice president), People to People (vice president), School Site Council board member Citizenship: 2017 American Legion California Boys State Delegate, 2017 American Legion Barney La Rue Community Service Award Winner College: California Northstate, UC San Diego, Case Western Reserve Major: Biology

Nathaniel Chien GPA: 4.64 Activities: Lincoln HS Marching Band section leader, Wind Ensemble first chair, saxophone, All-Northern Honor Band, San Joaquin County Honor Band first chair, National AP Scholar, National Merit Scholarship finalist, scientific research at University of the Pacific, Link Crew Leader (2 years), Davidson Young Scholar Citizenship: Change...One Heartbeat At A Time (founder/ president), Philippine Plaza Computer Room (volunteer), Congressional Award Gold Medalist, Commitment to Community Award (3 years), Mu Alpha Theta math tutor (4 years) College: California Institute of Technology Major: Computer science/ pre-med

Ashley Aninag GPA: 4.46 Activities: Interact Club (senior board officer), People to People International Club (secretary), Academic Seminar Tutoring Program, Key Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Link Crew Leader, cross country, track and field, California Scholarship Federation Life member Citizenship: Commitment to Community Service Award (400 hours), volunteer at elementary schools, St. Mary’s Interfaith Dining Room volunteer, Church of the Presentation volunteer, Rotary Read-In volunteer, organize blood drives with American Red Cross, raise funds for Red Rhino Orphanage Project College: UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, UC Berkeley Major: Mathematics, architecture

Brosnan Elrod GPA: 4.64 Activities: Science Olympiad (communications director), water polo, Christian Club, California Scholarship Federation (treasurer), Magic Club (co-founder) Citizenship: Paid student-athlete tutoring with after-school program, volunteer hours with CSF/ Christian Club campus cleanups, volunteer hours with St. Anne’s church, staffing confirmation retreats, volunteer hours with St. Anne’s church, altar serving for 9 years College: University of the Pacific, University of San Diego, Princeton Major: Mathematics

Brandon Nelson GPA: 4.66 Activities: UNICEF, Key Club, California Scholarship Federation Citizenship: More than 100 hours unpaid community service, math tutor, athletic tutor College: UCLA, USC, Harvard Major: Aerospace engineering

Jenessa Davis GPA: 4.65 Activities: Not A Victim Club, California Scholarship Federation, National Honor Society, Science Olympiad Citizenship: Student Leadership at church (volunteering on Sundays in children’s classes), taekwondo-lead classes, 2nd dan black belt College: UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, Columbia Major: Chemistry

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MILLENNIUM CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL

MCNAIR HIGH SCHOOL

Quyen Nguyen GPA: 4.36 Activities: Varsity tennis, Garden Club (president), National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation (secretary), Health Occupation Students of America Citizenship: I am in a career and technical education internship at Brookdale Kettleman Lane in Lodi. There, I assist dementia and Alzheimer’s residents with daily activities to improve their mental and physical well-being.

College: UC Davis, UC San Diego, UC Berkeley Major: Environmental engineering

Dung Phan GPA: 4.35 Activities: National Honors Society, California Scholarship Federation, Garden Club (vice president), Key Club, Chess Club, volleyball, badminton, basketball, Link Crew Citizenship: Community service in association with Key Club, NHS, CSF and Garden Club (Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Run and Walk Against Hunger, St. Mary’s Dining Room, School Beautification/Campus Clean Up, Science Olympiad, Sandwich Making for the Homeless, Teacher Assistant) College: UC Berkeley, UC Los Angeles, UC San Diego Major: Biological sciences

M O U N TA I N H O U S E H I G H S C H O O L

Kevincy Fernando GPA: 4.62 Activities: Varsity volleyball, HOSA Citizenship: Xplosion volleyball coach, youth group leader College: UC San Diego, UC Irvine, Penn State Major: Biology

Brian Ta GPA: 4.68 Activities: Key Club, Interact, Badminton Club, Science Olympiad Citizenship: Students in Prevention Peer Educator (paid), Sutter Tracy junior volunteer (nonpaid) College: UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara Major: Biology

Brandon Gacayan GPA: 4.6 Activities: Varsity basketball, National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation, Chess Club, Peer Tutor Citizenship: YMCA basketball coach, youth chess instructor, peer tutor, church work, youth group, food and clothing drive, feed the homeless, Walk for Life College: Cal Poly, Cornell, Yale Major: Aerospace and aeronautical engineering

Teresa Tran GPA: 4.46 Activities: Cheer (captain), swim (captain), Link Crew, California Scholarship Federation, National Honors Society (vice president), Vietnamese Club (president/ founder), Key Club (executive assistant), Health Career Academy (historian) Citizenship: Volunteer at Don Bosco Youth (200+), Key Club (150+), California Scholarship Federation (25), National Honors Society (20). Employed at Lodi Aquatics (June 2017-July 2017), Komachi Sushi (January 2018-current) College: UC San Diego, University of Southern California, UC Davis Major: Biomedical engineering

Yvonne Ng GPA: 4.5 Activities: California Scholarship Federation, Interact Club, UNICEF club (council adviser), Student Government Club Citizenship: I participate as a volunteer in a lot of fundraising events. I have done some community service at Astoria Gardens, the Tracy Library and helped clean up parks occasionally. I have been a volunteer server for the Shrimp Feed for the past four years and occasionally work as a volunteer server for other events. When I am out and about in town, I help people who need help.

College: UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz Major: Biotechnology

MANTECA HIGH SCHOOL

De’Angelo Caldera GPA: 5 Activities: Varsity tennis (captain), junior varsity cross country, National Honors Society (treasurer), HOSA, Hiking Club, Academic Decathlon, Astronomy Club, Integrated Sciences Club (founder, president) Citizenship: Associate at JCPenney for the past 17 months, organizer of independent toy drive, tutor for special education at Woodward Elementary, intern for Jeff Denham campaign for Congress College: Stanford, Harvard, UCLA Major: Biology

Diana Torres GPA: 4.5 Activities: Art Club, California Scholarship Federation Citizenship: Mathematics tutor (paid), retreat team member at St. Anthony’s Church College: None provided Major: None provided

Runvir Chouhan GPA: 3.32 Activities: Football, wrestling, track and field, College Prep Club (secretary), California Student Federation (secretary), Hiking Club (secretary), Integrated Sciences Club (founder/ president), Health Occupations Students of America (state qualifier), Academic Decathlon (second overall with seven medals) Citizenship: Senior service project (toy drive), F.U.N. Club summer program child supervisor, Doctors Hospital Manteca job shadowing surgeries, Allstate safe driving program campaign leader, Rep. Jeff Denham intern, City Councilman Gary Singh volunteer, all nonpaid College: UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz Major: Biochemistry

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PAC I F I C L AW AC A D E M Y

RIPON HIGH SCHOOL

Angelina Chu GPA: 4.47 Activities: Key Club, girls tennis, Associated Student Body (treasurer), Hmong Club Citizenship: American Red Cross 112 hours (volunteer), Bridge Church (volunteer work: food ministry, toddler church, media team, AWANA) about 300 hours College: UC Berkeley, UC Davis, San Francisco State Major: Molecular biology/biological sciences

Andres Merlos GPA: 4.3 Activities: Band and band staff, vocal barbershop quartet, Advanced Choir, cross country, tennis, Drama Club Citizenship: Nonpaid tutoring, nonpaid volunteering at the Recycle Center, nonpaid volunteering at the library, nonpaid directing traffic for the Almond Blossom Festival and Soaring Over Ripon College: Princeton, Yale, UCLA Major: Biology

RIPON CHRISTIAN

Amanda Wesley GPA: 4.31 Activities: Tennis, volleyball, California Scholarship Federation, Link Crew, Girls League, Pride Tribe, Student Senate Citizenship: I have worked at our towns local pizza parlor and still am for a non consecutive 8 months, I have also helped Relay For Life, and assisted our school’s Quarter Back Club in multiple fundraisers, including serving dinners and setting up for banquets.

College: CSU San Diego, CSU Long Beach, Cal Poly Major: Interior design or graphic design

SIERRA HIGH SCHOOL

Isaias Ghezae GPA: 4.13 Activities: Jazz band, cross county, track and field, Science Bowl, Interact Rotary Citizenship: As a nonpaid volunteer and vice president of the Interact Club, I was involved in community service events ranging from dining events to fundraisers.

College: UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Davis Major: Political science/pre-law

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Marika Bos GPA: 4.458 Activities: Robotics Team (electrical engineer), varsity golf, Honor Band (flutist), Knightingales Choral Group, school play, Art Club (founding member, president) Citizenship: Laboratory assistant, research trial recorder, data logger at Almond Valley Veterinary Clinic (paid), laboratory assistant, research trial recorder for a Pfizer Animal Health clinical study (paid), plant nursery assistant at Westurf Nursery, Modesto (volunteer), flute soloist at Modesto Christian Reformed Church (volunteer); flutist in Modesto Christian Reformed Church Mini Orchestra (volunteer), vocalist in Modesto Christian Reformed Church Choir (volunteer), vocalist in “Better Together” Benefit Concert Choir (volunteer), Vacation Bible School assistant/teacher at Modesto Christian Reformed Church, cat sitting (volunteer) College: UC Davis, University of the Pacific, Cal Poly Major: Biomedical engineering

S T. M A R Y ' S H I G H S C H O O L

Emily Cunial GPA: 4.27 Activities: Varsity cross country, varsity soccer, student leadership (class president) Citizenship: CYO volunteer volleyball coach, Acorn Elementary cross country meet volunteer, Interact Club (nonpaid), MUSD MELS Garage student intern (paid) College: UC Santa Barbara, CSU San Diego, Cal Poly Major: Physics

Amber Zarevich GPA: 4.21 Activities: Future Farmers of America (secretary), drama, Manteca Unified School District FFA Sierra HS representative, Rotary Interact Club Citizenship: Volunteer to help with disaster victims, partner with animal shelters for donation drives, volunteer teacher for 3rd graders at FFA events College: UC Davis, Cornell University, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Major: Animal science/veterinary medicine

Dominic Schenone GPA: 4.59 Activities: Student body vice president, valedictorian, varsity lacrosse (captain), The Kettle (editor-in-chief), Senate/Cabinet Representative, Principal’s Advisory Committee (ambassador) Citizenship: Waterloo Club (employee), Stockton Golf and Country Club (employee), U11 Youth Spartans Lacrosse Team (assistant coach), SM Interact Club Rotary Extension (founding member, vice president) College: UCLA, USC, Cal Poly Major: Biology

Karl Winter GPA: 4.57 Activities: Cross country, track, broadcasting, Student Council, school newspaper, International Outreach Club, Senate, Campus Ministry, National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation Citizenship: St. Mary's Interfaith (volunteer), Red Rhino Orphanage Project (volunteer), St. Andrew's Lutheran Church Vacation Bible School (volunteer), Sac Joaquin Section broadcasting (paid), middle school tutoring (paid) College: Pepperdine, USC, Stanford Major: Broadcast journalism

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STOCKTON C O L L E G I AT E

S TA G G H I G H S C H O O L

Stephanie Matsumoto GPA: 4.56 Activities: Stockton School Board Student Representative, The Stagg Line (features editor), Interact Club (president), French Club (treasurer), National Honors Society (treasurer), Math Engineering Science Achievement Club, Gay Straight Alliance (treasurer), Hackathon, Literary Magazine, Key Club, Drama club, PLUS, French National Honor Society, tennis, badminton, swim, band Citizenship: Stockton Animal Shelter volunteer, Girls State delegate, Young Buddhist Association at Stockton Buddhist Church (vice president), Waksman Student Scholars Program intern, Stockton Sister Cities exchange student, Division 27 South Leadership Team News Editor, Bread of Life volunteer, Stockton Food Bank volunteer, volunteer for variety of yearly events (Chinese New Year Festival, Earth Day, Coastal Cleanup) College: UC Davis, UC Berkeley, University of the Pacific Major: Biomedical engineering

S T O C K T O N E A R LY CO L L E G E ACA D E M Y

Rachel-Marie Sinco GPA: 4.78 Activities: National Honors Society (president), Key Club International, Friday Night Live, attended San Joaquin Delta College and earned 66 college units, QuestBridge Scholar, recipient of Stockton Elks Lodge Lounge’s Scholarship Citizenship: National Honors Society, Key Club International College: Colby College Major: Political Science/ government

Kevin Phan GPA: 4.55 Activities: Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (president), National Honors Society (president), French Club and French Honors Society, Camp RYLA attendee, badminton Citizenship: Volunteer for Troke Library’s Homework Helpers; Bread of Life at Life Song Church distribute volunteer; frequent community service events (Coastal Cleanup, Alzheimer’s walk) College: UC Davis, University of the Pacific, UC Berkeley Major: Electrical engineer

T O K AY H I G H S C H O O L

Samantha Baker GPA: 4.4 Activities: Key Club (president), Interact Club (treasurer), National Honors Society, Math Engineering Science Achievement, Stagg Line (opinion editor), yearbook, tennis, swim, Hackathon Citizenship: Volunteer at a variety of yearly events (Earth Day Festival, Chinese New Year Festival, Bread of Life, Asparagus Festival, Greek Festival) College: UC Davis, University of the Pacific, UC Santa Cruz Major: Biomedical engineering

Raquel Lopez GPA: 4.79 Activities: Speech and Debate Citizenship: Volunteer San Joaquin County (volunteer), San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (volunteer), Mexican Heritage Center (volunteer), Coalition of Mexican-American Organization(volunteer), Hispanics for Política Action (volunteer), Kennedy Community Center (volunteer), League of United Latin American Citizens (volunteer), St. Mary's Dining Hall (volunteer) College: UC Davis; UC San Diego; San Diego State Major: Neuroscience

Alyssa Fuentes GPA: 4.7 Activities: Science Olympiad (captain), National Honor Society, Scholarship Federation (president), water polo, ALA Girls State Citizenship: I often volunteer as a coach for both elementary and middle school Science Olympiad events. Every summer I also volunteer coach the “Six and Unders” age group Lodi Parks and Recreation Swim team. I do volunteer work in classrooms with teachers at my school.

College: Stanford, Yale Major: Biological sciences

John Velazquez GPA: 4.5 Activities: Leo’s Club (secretary), Spanish Club (secretary), Go Green Club, badminton (junior varsity/varsity), California Scholarship Federation, Heritage Elementary School (volunteer tutor), Science Bowl, Science Olympiad Citizenship: Not a member of the NHS organization at Tokay High School, my community service has served to mainly “log in” hours. Rather, I have sought to help communities by auctioning off items at local crab feeds, being a server, and collecting tips/money for organizations.

Moreover, I helped tutor children (fifth- and sixth-graders) at Heritage Elementary School, a school in the impoverished portion of Lodi, in order to help raise benchmark scores which were below standards.

College: UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Davis Major: Biochemistry

Matthew Hashimoto GPA: 4.67 Activities: Science Olympiad (varsity co-captain), Science Bowl, STEAM Team (president), National Honors Society, Go Green Club (president), California Scholarship Federation, varsity golf Citizenship: NorCal Science Festival Planning Committee (co-chairman, volunteer) Storm Drain Detectives (volunteer), Coastal Cleanup (volunteer), Private Integrated Math 3/3+ and Calculus AB Tutoring (paid employment) College: UC San Diego, UCLA, Santa Clara University Major: Bioengineering

Jack Gobel GPA: 4.52 Activities: Varsity basketball, varsity baseball, Science Bowl (team captain), Science Olympiad, NHS, CSF Citizenship: Lodi Youth Commission (co-chair), volunteer coach for Science Olympiad - Lodi Middle School, Larson Elementary College: UCLA, UC Davis, University of the Pacific Major: Economics

T O K AY H I G H S C H O O L

Rachael Runion GPA: 4.8 Activities: Math Peer Tutoring Club (founder-president), yearbook (photographer, writer) Citizenship: After conducting a survey, I found students preferred help from their peers, so I spoke to math teachers, counselor, and student government to create an official club.

Now, I volunteer an hour and a half every Tuesday as a math tutor after school. As club president I also spend time logging the hours of the other tutors and organizing meetings. My other afternoons are spent volunteering at a local horse ranch where I help my trainer catch, groom, saddle, and exercise horses.

I also work with the younger riders, walking/jogging alongside them and teaching them basic horsemanship.

College: Harvey Mudd, Stanford, UC Berkeley Major: Physics and mathematics

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T RACY H I G H S C H O O L

Surya Nehra GPA: 4.94 weighted Activities: Academic Decathlon (captain); tennis; Waksman Student Scholars Program (lead investigator), California Scholarship Federation (president); Scientifically Speaking Club (vice president) Citizenship: Distribution and sorting of supplies at Tracy Interfaith Ministries (volunteer), mathematics tutor in afterschool learning labs, caring for animals at the Animal Rescue of Tracy, putting on free Science Nights (with the Scientifically Speaking Club) to give local children a chance to do handson science experiments College: USC, UCLA, UC San Diego Major: Electrical engineering and computer science

Jashdeep Dhillon GPA: 4.68 Activities: Speech and Debate Club (president), Waksman Student Scholars Program, varsity tennis; Academic Decathlon; Scientifically Speaking Citizenship: Youth Advisory Commission (vice chairman), D.A.R.E. “To Pay it Forward” Board (nonpaid), Sahaita Charity (nonpaid), volunteer internship at Ran Health Service Inc, former Cultural Indian Bhangra Dancer (non-paid) College: UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Davis Major: Neurobiology

V E N T U R E ACA D E M Y

Christopher Charpentier GPA: 4.19 Activities: BOOF/Friday Night Live, Competition Choir, Brainworx Leadership Team Citizenship: Two mission trips to Arizona, helped out four times at Salvation Army in San Francisco, helped with a Thanksgiving dinner at St. Jude Care Center four times.

College: Biola University, University of Southern California, University of San Francisco Major: Film production

Kayli Masuda GPA: 4.5 Activities: Waksman Student Scholars Program (primary investigator), Scientifically Speaking (vice president) Citizenship: Student Mentor on Science Buddies website (volunteer), Boys & Girls Club (volunteer) College: UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego Major: Chemical engineering

Yash Taneja GPA: 4.47 Activities: Waksman Student Scholars Program (lead), Photography Club (president), Scientifically Speaking Club (president), Academic Decathlon, tennis Citizenship: Animal Rescue of Tracy (volunteer), Tracy Interfaith Ministries (volunteer), plan and host Science Days for children, Tracy’s Youth Advisory Commission (vice-chair), SJCOE biotechnology boot-camp (volunteer) College: UC Berkeley, UC Davis, Stanford Major: Mechanical engineering

Edward Xie GPA: 4.43 Activities: California Scholarship Federation (president), Speech and Debate Club (president), published Waksman Student Scholar, IB Diploma candidate and Performing Arts Magnet certificate, varsity tennis Citizenship: Volunteering and organizing choral, band, and orchestral performances at Astoria Gardens, a local senior living residence (nonpaid); D.A.R.E. America board, encouraging lives free from violence & substance abuse; Books for Africa, Ethiopia Reads; Scientifically Speaking Club College: UC Berkeley, UC Davis, USC Major: Cellular and molecular biology

Jose Mexicano GPA: 4.26 Activities: Space and Engineering Academy, swim team, water polo, Academic Decathlon, Project Smile Citizenship: Science Blast volunteering, Vector Robotics community service (helping them set up), park cleanup College: UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Davis Major: General biology/ mathematics

Chaztine-Xiana Embucado GPA: 4.1905 Activities: Space and Engineering Academy (president), varsity pole vault, Robotics Citizenship: Science Blast and Coding Camp at San Joaquin County of Education, math tutoring College: UCLA, UC Berkeley, Cal Poly Major: Aerospace engineering

WEST HIGH SCHOOL

Katherine Fogg GPA: 4.06 Activities: Mock Trial, Betting on our Future, Friday Night Live, volleyball Citizenship: Nonpaid volunteer for Delta Humane Society for 115 hours doing mobile adoption work College: UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, CSU Long Beach Major: Film and media production

Jenna Nguyen GPA: 4.06 Activities: Senior class (president), leadership, varsity soccer Citizenship: Sutter volunteer, Astoria Garden volunteer, Mathnasium paid employee College: UCLA, California Baptist University, San Diego State Major: Nursing

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WEST HIGH SCHOOL

Rafee Qureshi GPA: 4.1667 Activities: Space and Engineering Academy, Academic Decathlon, Robotics Club (president), Environmental Club (president), Hackathon, tennis Citizenship: Arbor Day tree planting, Barktober Fest, Shooting For The Stars Education, Home For The Holidays College: Stanford, UC Berkeley, and UCLA Major: Bioengineering

WESTON RANCH HIGH SCHOOL

Jonathan Hidalgo Reyes GPA: 4.1667 Activities: Environmental Club (vice president), Robotics, Hackaton, Space and Engineering Academy (vice president) Citizenship: Science Boosters, Arbor Day tree planting, Barktober Fest, Vector Robotics Community Service, Space and Engineering Boot Camp College: Cal Poly, UC Berkeley, UCLA Major: Electrical engineering

Timothy Duong GPA: 4.22 Activities: JROTC, cross country, track Citizenship: Assistance to local elementary schools, veterans organizations and homeless shelters. Presenting the colors at public events.

College: US Military Academy, USC, UC Berkeley Major: Economics

Jianna-Mae Ico GPA: 4.25 Activities: California Scholarship Federation (president), be.Vital Health Care Program, JROTC officer, Athletic Student nurse-in-training Citizenship: Regular math tutor at WRHS (volunteer), teacher’s aide at George Y. Komure Elementary (volunteer), Link Crew Leader for freshman (volunteer) College: UC Davis, UC Berkeley, CSU Fullerton Major: Biology

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WITH PURPOSE University of the Pacific is proud of its alumni who follow their passion to become inspirational leaders.

Julia Engel ’12

Max Vargas ’09, ’16

Mahrukh ‘Maya’ Hason ’07

Founder, Gal Meets Glam style and beauty blog, apparel line

Senior Policy Advisor to Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs

Principal and Founder of Azura Labs

Julia started her popular blog while attending Pacific and just launched the Gal Meets Glam Collection in partnership with Nordstrom.

Max holds two degrees from Pacific: a bachelor’s in political science and a juris doctor from McGeorge School of Law.

Mahrukh pursued her passion in international studies to become an international development professional and has worked all over the world.

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