CLASS OF 2025
The Path to Excellence
Students are capable of great things. The proof is here in this publication celebrating the honorees of the All County Pinnacle Awards, sponsored by the San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE). On these pages, you will find the names, portraits, and accomplishments of the highest-achieving graduating seniors of the Class of 2025 in San Joaquin and Calaveras counties.
For 30 years, the Pinnacle Awards have helped celebrate the excellence of each graduating high school class. It’s not just a celebration of how high these outstanding students have climbed; it is also a recognition of the challenges they faced to be counted among the highest-achieving students in the county.
“Attaining excellence is never easy. Nor is it an accident,” said Dr. Troy A. Brown, San Joaquin County Superintendent of Schools. “Each and every Pinnacle and Distinguished Student awardee has overcome obstacles and made thousands of choices as they journeyed down the path to achieving excellence.”
And it is not just in academics where these students have excelled.
These students are recognized for their achievement in three areas: academics, extracurricular activities, and citizenship or community service. As you look through this publication, you will notice how the community has been enriched by the endeavors of these young men and women.
They have volunteered with local charities, fought for important causes, and tutored and mentored younger students so that they may, too, climb higher. These students excel in sports, music, and the arts. They have earned paychecks and taken care of family members, as well.
This year we are recognizing 91 Pinnacle award winners and 193 Distinguished Student award winners, representing 38 schools. Pinnacle awardees represent the top 1 percent of the graduating seniors in Calaveras and San Joaquin counties. Distinguished Student awardees represent the next 2 percent.
The All County Pinnacle Awards ceremony is hosted by the SJCOE. Thank you to the SJCOE Educational Foundation for sponsoring this special event and making it possible.
Order of Events
Welcome
Erika Chapman
San Joaquin County Office of Education
Director of Student Engagement and the Arts
Presentation of Awards
Jane Chamberlain
San Joaquin County Office of Education
Deputy Superintendent of Professional Learning and Support
Annie Cunial
San Joaquin County Office of Education
Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services
Closing Remarks
Troy A. Brown, Ed.D.
San Joaquin County Office of Education County Superintendent of Schools
NJIDEKA EKWURU
ABLE Charter Schools
Student Activities: MECHA Club, Leadership, Student Council, Track and Field, Volleyball
Citizenship: Church altar server/acolyte, youth group member, church youth ASL Choir member, church volunteer, prom committee member
Possible Major: Biochemistry
GABRIELLA ORSI
Bear Creek High School
Student Activities: ASB Leadership, Link Crew, Softball, Soccer, Flag Football
Citizenship: Create for Kids Club President and Make-A-Wish Club secretary
Possible Major: Public Health
KAILA TRAN
Bear Creek High School
Student Activities: Vietnamese Club, Swing Dancing Club, CSF
Citizenship: American Red Cross Volunteer, National Honors Society, Make A Wish Volunteer, Bruin Tutorial tutor, Future Farmers of America
Possible Major: Pre-pharmacy
ZOE RUGGIERI
Bret Harte High School
Student Activities: FFA chapter officer, Water Polo, Raising animals for county fair, Swim, Sheep Co-op manager
Citizenship: Water polo youth clinics, clean local community parks, help middle schoolers with school work, help teachers prep classrooms during summer, write thank you letters to first responders
Possible Major: Biochemistry
MADISON BLOCH
Aspire Ben Holt College Prep Academy
Student Activities: Student Council, Connect Crew, SAM Program, Soccer, Travel Club
Citizenship: TOP (The Outreach Program) and soccer coach
Possible Major: Political Science, Pre Law
DEREK UCH
Bear Creek High School P
Student Activities: Cross Country, Tennis, Badminton, CSF, Culture Club (JCKC)
Citizenship: American Red Cross volunteer, National Honors Society volunteer, blood drive volunteer, school tutor
Possible Major: Pre-Dentistry
ANA GRIDI-PAPP
Bear Creek High School
Student Activities: Badminton, Tennis, CSF, NHS, Teacher Assistance
Citizenship: Bear Creek Life Club co-president, teacher assistance, volunteering at local aikido dojo, in-school tutor
Possible Major: Biological sciences
JESSE PINKSTON
Calaveras High School
Student Activities: Marching Band, Cross Country, Track & Field, Anatomage, Interact Club
Citizenship: Church band, Awana Carnival worker, Metropolitan theater volunteer
Possible Major: Bioengineering
SIERRA NAVARRETE
Cesar Chavez High School P
Student Activities: Cheerleading & AVID
Citizenship: Blood drive, Coins for Canines for local animal shelter
Possible Major: Nursing
GABRIEL SALAZAR-DINH
Cesar Chavez High School
Student Activities: Marching Band, Jazz Band, Concert Band, Robotics Club, Drumline
Citizenship: Drum major for Marching Band, library volunteer, donated blood during school blood drive
Possible Major: Computer Science and Data Science
AZAM RAJPUT
Cesar Chavez High School
Student Activities: AVID Club
Citizenship: AVID club event volunteer and junior AVID class tutor
Possible Major: Linework
DAISY ZACARIAS GONZALEZ
Cesar Chavez High School
Student Activities: CCHS Singing Titans Club
Citizenship: Tutoring-Led tutorials with younger students, CPR and First Aid basics demonstrations, teacher assistance, fundraised
Possible Major: Biology
DAMIEN HORAT
East Union High School
Student Activities: FFA and Jazz Band
Citizenship: Duck’s Unlimited Diner server volunteer
Possible Major: Electrical Engineering
JOHNIE VALENCIA PALACIOS
East Union High School
Student Activities: CSF, Peer Tutor, Key Club, AVID Club
Citizenship: School club community service projects, assisting students and staff in the counselor’s office, church events, club dedicated to volunteer work
Possible Major: Nursing
BRIAN ALUY
East Union High School
Student Activities: JROTC Varsity Color Guard, JROTC Academic Team, Debate Club, CSF
Citizenship: Troop Packing, present colors at local events, food service, & hospital service
Possible Major: Biology
KHALIL CLARK CIMAFRANCA
Edison High School
Student Activities: Tennis, Orchestra, Mariachi, KPOP Dance Club, Chinese Club
Citizenship: Tennis mentor and fundraised money for Bowlero
Possible Major: Law
MARYORI LEIVA
Edison
High School
Student Activities: Soccer, Tennis, MECHA, Ethnic Studies Club, CSF
Citizenship: Helped teachers clean their classrooms, elementary school garden clean-up, Special Olympics volunteer, gave Human Trafficking presentation to school faculty and parents, and helped manage girls tennis team
Possible Major: History
DANIEL MIRANDA
Edison High School
Student Activities: AVID, Baseball, Engineering Design CTE pathway
Citizenship: Science camp cabin leader and elementary school tutor
Possible Major: Aerospace engineering
KALI CASTELLANOS
Escalon
High School
Student Activities: CSF, Tennis, Jazz Band, Cross Country, Peer Interaction Team
Citizenship: Local harvest festivals worker, local color run volunteer, blood drive worker, server at local community dinners, Walk for Cancer volunteer
Possible Major: English or Journalism
ZACHARY ORIGER
Franklin High School
Student Activities: IB program, Football, Science Olympiad
Citizenship: Community Theatre and help at Care Home
Possible Major: Actuarial Sciences
ALANNAH OLIVARES
Edison
High School
Student Activities: ASB Leadership, Volleyball, Kapwa (Filipino club), Engineering Design CTE pathway
Citizenship: Stockton Animal Shelter volunteer, Canned Food Drive, Cabin Leader at SJCOE Sky Mountain Science Camp
Possible Major: Biomedical Engineering
JEHANNE ACOB
Edison High School
Student Activities: ASB Leadership, Orchestra, Kapwa Club, Golf
Citizenship: Local animal shelter and ticket gate and snack bar volunteer
Possible Major: Biomedical Engineering
GENEVIEVE CASAZZA
Escalon High School
Student Activities: CSF, Golf, Softball, Escalon Future Health Career Club, Jazz Band
Citizenship: Blood drive volunteer, snack bar volunteer at the community center for flag football, EHS Varsity Softball Youth Clinic, Van Allen and Farmington Harvest Festivals, Engel Field community clean up
Possible Major: Biological Sciences
ELLA HER-XIONG
Franklin High School
Student Activities: IB Program, IB Club, Art Club
Citizenship: Raised money for Art Gala 2024 & 2025, Tree planting in Stockton parks, organizing dinner dances for fundraising IB Club
Possible Major: Biochemistry
MELANIE MIYAI
Franklin High School
Student Activities: IB Club, Art Club Treasurer, Science Olympiad President, IB Program
Citizenship: Fundraising for the IB program, assistant dance instructor, volunteering in k-8 classes
Possible Major: Environmental Studies and Sciences
OSCAR JUAREZ TELLEZ
Health Careers Academy
Student Activities: Garden Club, Volleyball, HCA math tutor, teacher assistant
Citizenship: Donating blood, church lector, PREVAIL volunteer, NatureBridge WildLink Service Project Leader, American Heart Association volunteer
Possible Major: Biochemistry and Education & Social Transformation
SAMUEL CHEN
Kimball High School
Student Activities: Volleyball, Math Club, Academic Decathlon, Chess Club
Citizenship: Local food bank and church piano player
Possible Major: Electrical Engineering
VANITHA VIVEKANANDH
Kimball High School
Student Activities: Science Olympiad President, Event Manager for HOSA, CoFounder of On the Spot: the Newspaper, Medical Health and Services Academy
Citizenship: Animal Rescue of Tracy junior volunteer, Tracy Earth Day project youth volunteer, public health research with leadership initiatives
Possible Major: Aerospace Engineering
NOLAN CLOUD
Franklin High School
Student Activities: IB Program, Badminton, Science Olympiad
Citizenship: N/A
Possible Major: Mechanical Engineering
LILY LY
Kimball High School
Student Activities: School Site Council, Leadership Class Secretary, Key Club, Track & Field, Speech and Debate Vice President
Citizenship: Tracy Interfaith Ministries, American Red Cross volunteer, Tracy animal shelter volunteer, Key Club volunteer
Possible Major: Biochemistry
SANYA NATH
Kimball High School
Student Activities: Academic Decathlon Club, HOSA, Science Olympiad, Medical and Health Services Academy (MHSA) Leadership, Track & Field
Citizenship: Founder of Happy Healthy Bright Kids, Academic Decathlon Club President, mini-health clinic organizer for children’s wellness, Tracy Youth Advisory Commissioner, Tracy Earth Project leader
Possible Major: Biological Sciences
MANPREET BAINS
Lathrop High School
Student Activities: Go Green, HOSA, College Bound, CSF, Interact Club
Citizenship: Lathrop Youth Advisory Commission Chair, Mind4Youth Editorial Co-Director, American Cancer Society Legislative Ambassador, and SJGH CTE student volunteer
Possible Major: Biology/Cognitive Science/Psychobiology
JAISLEEN KAUR
Lathrop High School
Student Activities: HOSA, CSF, Book Club, Build Your Community Club, Indian and Middle Eastern Student Association
Citizenship: Period Product drive, Saint Mary’s Dining Room volunteer, Public Health internship lead, SJGH CTE student volunteer
Possible Major: Human Biology
ANDREW KAWAGUCHI
Lincoln High School
Student Activities: Water Polo, Swim, CSF
Citizenship: Buddhist Church of Stockton volunteer and Brookside Elementary Harvest Festival volunteer
Possible Major: Chemistry
VIOLA LEE
Lincoln High Schoolp
Student Activities: Band, Tennis, Psychology Club President/Founder, Science Olympiad, CSF
Citizenship: Margaret Troke Library volunteer, Children’s Museum of Stockton volunteer, Mu Alpha Theta math tutoring
Possible Major: Biology
ATTICUS CHAN
Lincoln High School
Student Activities: Band, Key Club, CSF
Citizenship: Family Promise of San Joaquin, Key Club, ARC Blood Bank volunteering
Possible Major: Mechanical Engineering
ERLEEN MAND
Lathrop High School
Student Activities: CSF, Philosophy Club, Theater, Interact, Book Club
Citizenship: Church youth groups leader, USA General Election voter registrar, clothing drive for the LA fires volunteer, making sandwiches and passing them out to the less fortunate, volunteering in food drives
Possible Major: Biomedical Engineering
ELA GIL
Lincoln High School
Student Activities: Tennis captain, CSF, Mu Alpha Theta, WAVES Club president, Link Crew
Citizenship: St. Mary’s Dining Room volunteer, local women’s shelter, and Jerry Roek Memorial Garden
Possible Major: Business Analytics
MAHLET GETACHEW
Lincoln High School
Student Activities: Track & Field, Theater Tech, American Cancer Society (ACS) Club, Harvest Club
Citizenship: Help to host Pace in Pink 5k and Saint Baldricks
Possible Major: Mechanical Engineering
CIEAN KISSEE
Linden High School
Student Activities: Tennis, AVID, Outdoor Adventure and Appreciation Club, Hopeful Hearts Bracelet Club, CSF
Citizenship: Outdoor Adventure and Appreciation Club volunteer and made bracelets for the Hopeful Hearts Bracelet Club that were handed out to nursing homes
Possible Major: Geology A.S.-T., Geology B.S., Earth and Planetary Sciences M.S.
GIZELLE FIGUEROA
Linden High School
Student Activities: Linden Unified School District student truste, ASB Leadershi, FFA officer, MECHA, CSF
Citizenship: Relay for Life volunteer, AVID interviewer, local volunteer dinner server, Linden Youth Football and Cheer Jr. cheer coach
Possible Major: Animal Sciences
MIA MAYO
Lodi High School
Student Activities: CSF secretary, Soccer, Red Cross Club vice president, Science Olympiad, Environmental Club
Citizenship: Love Lodi project volunteer, blood drive organizer, Costal Cleanup volunteer
Possible Major: Architectural Engineering
KARIS MANN
Lodi High School
Student Activities: Flames For Christ Club president, Volleyball, Track & Field, Diving, CSF
Citizenship: Intern for organization in Tanzania, Lodi House volunteer, founder of coffee bar for students with disabilities to gain work experience, church youth group student leader, middle school girls basketball coach
Possible Major: Global Health
YOK CHAI MA
Manteca High Schoolp
Student Activities: Tennis, CSF, NHS
Citizenship: Manteca Tennis Academy volunteer
Possible Major: Marine Biology
LAUREN PAYNE
Lodi Academy P
Student Activities: Campus Ministries, praise band, Student Association Leadership, Lady Titan’s Flag Football
Citizenship: Vacation Bible School volunteer, Dominican Republic mission trip, planning spiritual events, student leader at retreat, worship music team at church and school
Possible Major: Nursing
GRACE CULLER
Lodi High Schoolp
Student Activities: Volleyball, Swim, Christian Club, Friday Night Live Club, CSF
Citizenship: Salvation Army bell ringer, feeding homeless people through my church, volunteering at elementary and middle school, Suicide Prevention Walk organizer, NorCal Science festival contributor
Possible Major: Biology
SALEH SALEH
Lodi
High School
Student Activities: Science Olympiad, 3D Printer Lab, SIMR Intern, CSF
Citizenship: American Red Cross Club, Tutor, Environmental Club
Possible Major: Human Biology
IAN DAVIS
Manteca High School
Student Activities: CSF, NHS, STEM Club, Theater Club, after school tutor
Citizenship: Church Sound Technician, Love Manteca, Feed the 5000, Second Harvest Food Bank volunteer
Possible Major: Physics and Math
VINCENT CARDOZA
Manteca High School
Student Activities: CSF, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Basketball, College Prep Club
Citizenship: Elementary Volleyball coach, Science Camp counselor, Church Youth Group volunteer
Possible Major: Political Science
ALLAN VANG
McNair High School
Student Activities: Hmong Student Association vice president , MESA and Badminton Club treasurer, CSF, NHS, Badminton
Citizenship: CSF school campus and park cleanups, church youth group volunteer, tutor
Possible Major: Business Administration
JACKLYN NGUYEN
McNair High School
Student Activities: ASB Leadership
Treasurer, CSF, NHS Secretary, Link Crew, Badminton
Citizenship: Volunteer work through clubs, babysitter, McNair girls basketball games
statistics keeper
Possible Major: Business Administration in Accounting
AZALIA MARIE RAMIREZ
Merlo Institute of Environmental Technology
Student Activities: ASB Leadership, PLUS, Mock Trial, SkillsUSA
Citizenship: Saint Mary’s Homeless Shelter volunteer, City of Stockton assistant volleyball coach volunteer, Table Foundation volunteer
Possible Major: Literature
EMMA NGO
Manteca High School P
Student Activities: NHS, CSF, Tennis, Women of Worth Club, College Prep Club
Citizenship: Local food bank volunteer, Manteca Parks and Recreation volunteer, local church volunteer
Possible Major: Nursing
SARTAJ KANDOLA
McNair High School
Student Activities: Academic Decathlon, MESA, CSF, NHS, Basketball
Citizenship: Sikh Temple volunteer and teacher, toy drive organizer, Sikh Pantry Food Drive, Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser
Possible Major: Biomedical Engineering
JOLIE VANG
McNair High School
Student Activities: HOSA, Academic Decathlon, Mock Trial, NHS, American Red Cross Club
Citizenship: American Red Cross blood drive volunteer, GOT Kids Crab Feed, First Baptist Church volunteer, Margaret Troke Library volunteer, McNair Math Department tutor
Possible Major: Public Health
DIEGO CERVANTES
Millennium High School
Student Activities: Academic Decathlon, Club Med & STEM, CSF, Soccer, Cross Country
Citizenship: Tracy City Council Youth Advisory Commission, Premier Urgent Care volunteer, Founder-SMARTEEZ Tutoring, Biology teacher assistant & instructor
Possible Major: Biomedical Engineering
MICHELLE VAIZ
Mountain House High School
Student Activities: Living For Christ Club, MHHS HOSA, Bollywood Dance Club, Synergy Dance, NHS
Citizenship: Cornerstone Faith Ministry’s Bread of Life Homeless Initative, Kaiser Permanente volunteer, National Marrow Donor Program volunteer, Star Kids Soccer volunteer, Link Crew
Possible Major: Biology
TVISHI MEDATHANA
Mountain House High School
Student Activities: DECA, Speech and Debate, Science Olympiad, Early College
Citizenship: GATE Program Ted Talk volunteer, Tracy Gurudwara COVID Vaccination Drive, Community Health Centers Of America volunteer, Science Camp counselor, Blood Drive volunteer
Possible Major: Neuroscience and Computer Science
AARYA DHANDE
Mountain House High School
Student Activities: HOSA, Track & Field, Cross Country, Disease Awareness Club Treasurer
Citizenship: COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Volunteer, blood drive volunteer, AP Language and Composition, ELD tutor
Possible Major: Neurobiology
LOGAN TRICKEY
Ripon High School
Student Activities: Cross Country, Track & Field, Chess Club, Science Olympiad, CSF
Citizenship: Love Ripon, Almond Blossom Festival volunteer
Possible Major: Aerospace engineering
ANISHA PANDEY
Mountain House High School
Student Activities: HOSA State Officer, National Science Bowl, Tennis Captain, National Technical Honor Society
Citizenship: Founded Project Synapse, iOS Developer for free art-therapy app NeurDraw, Computational Biology Research at NASA Ames, Autism Ashram Awaaz volunteer, Hansen Science Olympiad volunteer coach
Possible Major: Molecular & Cellular Biology
ARAV PATEL
Mountain House High School
Student Activities: Swim, Live and Recorded Sound Club, Junior Honor Guard, Senior Awards Night host, school Spelling Bee winner, guitar recital
Citizenship: Math tutor for Step-Up Tutoring, designed digital cards as part of Cards4Kindness, volunteer book reviewer for Tracy Branch Library, wrote holiday greetings for service members
Possible Major: Human Biology
CHARLIE GIULIAN
Ripon Christian High School
Student Activities: Debate, Mock Trial, FFA, Student Newspaper, CSF
Citizenship: Ripon First Church VBS volunteer, Tim Tebow Night to Shine at Crossroads Manteca volunteer, San Francisco City Impact
Possible Major: Applied Mathematics
CHETAN HARVEY
Ripon High School
Student Activities: Water Polo, Music, Swim
Citizenship: Life Scout in BSA, Love Ripon, church youth group volunteer
Possible Major: Biochemistry
AWARDS
SPARSH BEEDI
Sierra High Schoolp
Student Activities: Math Peer Tutoring Club President, Link Crew, Tennis, NHS, CSF
Citizenship: American Red Cross blood donor ambassador, Second Harvest Food Bank volunteer, NHS event volunteer
Possible Major: Biomedical Engineering
SIDDHARTHAN GOPENDRAN
Sierra High School
Student Activities: NHS, CSF, Tennis, and VR Club co-founder
Citizenship: Salvation Army Camp volunteer, helped clean up the Manteca Unified School District, Science Olympiad volunteer, helped clean up the school campus after school under FFA
Possible Major: Computer Engineering
RYAN WEST
Sierra High School
Student Activities: Baseball, Cross Country, FCA Club, Former CSF Treasurer
Citizenship: Northgate Little League volunteer, Walter Woodward Elementary School volunteer
Possible Major: Mechanical Engineering
NICOLE ALLISON
Sierra High School
Student Activities: Timberwolves Project and Art Club
Citizenship: Manteca Animal Shelter volunteer
Possible Major: Biology
ISABELLE DOMINIQUE ILORETA
St. Mary’s High School
Student Activities: Neuroscience Club Co-President, Advanced Choir, Theatre, STEM Club, Newspaper
Citizenship: St. Joseph’s Medical Center volunteer, church youth altar server, Christian Relief Outreach Project Club secretary (donation drives)
Possible Major: Biological Sciences
MACLYN SALVADOR
Stagg High School
Student Activities: MediClub Secretary, Asian Student Association Officer, Circle of Friends, Key Club, K-Dance
Citizenship: Attending DCMs, MediClub officer/secretary, Asian Student Association (ASA) officer, participated in Stagg’s trunk or treat and club rush, participated in an activity for special need students in Circle of Friends
Possible Major: Nursing
NAVIN BIN
Stagg High School
Student Activities: Badminton, Asian Student Association, Circle of Friends Club, Key Club, Mediclub
Citizenship: Chansisamakidham Buddhist Temple volunteer, Watt Dhammararam Buddhist Temple volunteer, local animal shelter, Franklin High School Special Olympics volunteer, Lincoln High School Special Olympics volunteer
Possible Major: Nursing
DIANA MERCADO
Stagg High School
Student Activities: Soccer, Flag Football, Key Club International, Spanish Club, Superintendent Student Advisory
Citizenship: Local animal shelter, church youth group volunteer, senior center volunteer, mentoring/tutoring peers, Stockton Charity Run
Possible Major: Psychology
MADALYN CHHOUNG-SUN
Stagg High School
Student Activities: Tennis, Basketball, Badminton, Academic Decathlon, NHS, Key Club
Citizenship: Volunteered at the Special Olympics for Circle of Friends, volunteered at Kohl’s Elementary for Key Club, volunteered for Circle of Friends prom, AVID tutor
Possible Major: Pre-med
ZOE BERTSCH
Tokay High School
Student Activities: NHS, CSF, Badminton, Japanese Club, Link Crew
Citizenship: Lodi Youth Commission
Vice President and School of Rock youth musician performance group mentor
Possible Major: Music Industry / Business
NIMUNNIASIA HENGKAUL
Stockton Early College Academy
Student Activities: Mental Health Committee, Friday Night Live, Mock Trial, Key Club, MESA
Citizenship: University of the Pacific Biology Research Intern, City of Stockton Animal Shelter Volunteer and Social Media Manager, Kaiser Permanente Student Intern, Adventist Health Lodi Memorial’s Emergency Department volunteer, HOPE Youth Coalition
Possible Major: Human Biology
MYA OKOREEH
Tokay High School
Student Activities: Volleyball, Link Crew, NHS, CSF
Citizenship: Stockton Cancer Discovery shop volunteer and Adopt-A-Child volunteer
Possible Major: Neuroscience
SHAUN SPENCER
Tokay High School
Student Activities: Tennis, Badminton, Science Olympiad, NHS, Go Green Club
Citizenship: Youth Commissioner for my city, Grace and Mercy volunteer, alter server at church, Love Lodi volunteer, Key Club leader
Possible Major: Biology
RALPH DORIA
Tokay High School
Student Activities: Water Polo, Swim, Volleyball
Citizenship: Altar server at local church and Vacation Bible School volunteer
Possible Major: Computer Science
MING ZHU ZHENG
Tracy High School
Student Activities: Jazz Band, Key Club, IB Program, PAM Program
Citizenship: Tzu Chi organization volunteering
Possible Major: Biology
DIMEERA KADIWALA
Tracy High School
Student Activities: Mock Trial Club, Waksman Student Scholars Program, CSF, Swim
Citizenship: Quest Science Center Intern, Kumon volunteer, San Joaquin County STEM Fair Judge
Possible Major: Biology
AWARDS
DANNY NADAR
Tracy High School
Student Activities: Academic Decathlon, Tennis, CSF, Makerspace, Math Club
Citizenship: Helped in feeding the poor, fundraisers for Saint Jude, tutoring, Earth Club manager, Connect Club
Possible Major: Pyschology
RUDY SERRANO
Venture Academy
Student Activities: VOLT, Wrestling, Volleyball, Cross Country, TEACH! Senior Committee, and TLC (TEACH! Leadership Council)
Citizenship: Give Every Child A Chance junior volunteer, ropes course volunteer, cabin leader, church volunteer, volleyball referee
Possible Major: History
CAMREN LIANG
West High School
Student Activities: Space & Engineering Academy and Robotics Club
Citizenship: Tracy Interfaith Ministries volunteer, TUSD Recruitment volunteer, Chips for Kids volunteer, West High School Swim Team volunteer, Senior Project: Constructed a Foldable Ping Pong Table for Boys & Girls Club of Tracy
Possible Major: Business Administration and Management
ANDREW HUYNH
West High School
Student Activities: Track & Field, Space & Engineering Academy, Tennis
Citizenship: Red Cross club member, VEX Robotics Tournament volunteer, Animal Rescue of Tracy, Quest Science volunteer, built a storage shed for Art Freiler
Elementary School
Possible Major: Mechanical Engineering
AMOGH SHANKAR
Tracy
High School
Student Activities: Earth Club’s Food Waste Project, Theater, Waksman Student Scholars Program, Makerspace Club, CSF
Citizenship: STEM community event lead intern, researching and addressing water sustainability, STEM science fair judge, tutoring, hospital volunteering
Possible Major: Biology
ARCHANA PRASAD
Venture Academy
Student Activities: Student
Representative for Board Meetings, Basketball, TLC (TEACH! Leadership Council), student speaker at “Women’s Together Conference”, elementary TA on football field
Citizenship: Organized a fundraiser at a Fall Festival, Second Harvest Food Bank Manteca volunteer, 3D Molecular Designs Event volunteer
Possible Major: Sports Management
WESLEY DISTRAJO West High School
Student Activities: Robotics Club, Space and Engineering Academy, Golf, Network Development Club
Citizenship: Sutter Tracy Community Hospital volunteer and tutor at West High School and Tracy Branches Library
Possible Major: Biology
CARSON MALOGAN
West
High School
Student Activities: Tennis
Citizenship: Kids Against Hunger volunteer, Tracy Community Cleanup volunteer, tutored middle schoolers
Possible Major: Biomedical Engineering
ARVIND RAI
West High School
Student Activities: Chess Club, Network & Development Club, Space and Engineering Academy, Cybersecurity Certificates from CompTIA & Google, coded data visualization software
Citizenship: Local temple volunteer, participated in CSF food drives, created ping pong table for the youth at Boys and Girls Club
Possible Major: Data Science
EMILIANO LUNA OROZCO
Weston Ranch High School
Student Activities: MECHA Club, Leadership, Student Council, Track & Field, Volleyball
Citizenship: Poder.Comunidad, Decision Medicine, Youth Leadership Academy
Possible Major: Biochemistry
SAMIHAH KHAN
Weston Ranch High School
Student Activities: CSF, MSA, HOSA, Key Club, Cougars Advisory Board
Citizenship: Masjid al-Emaan Sunday school volunteer, Link Crew leader, Bay Area Bangladeshi Association volunteer, Peer tutor, Weston Ranch Multicultural Night volunteer
Possible Major: Biomedical Engineering
The San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE) is a regional agency that provides educational leadership, resources, and customized services to assist school districts. The SJCOE promotes student achievement and accountability, serves San Joaquin County students, and strives to create an environment in which every student, regardless of circumstances, has an opportunity for a quality education.
Distinguished Students
ASPIRE BEN HOLT COLLEGE
PREP ACADEMY
Ronin Cordero
Hadi Inayatkhail
Harneek Lotte
BEAR CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
Gibran Sanchez
Jeremiah Lime
Brandon Phovixay
Peerless Dang
Anna Nguyen
Ellis Nguyen
Shania Bautista
Phu Phan
BRET HARTE HIGH SCHOOL
Ella Beccker
Stacia Sharp
CALAVERAS HIGH SCHOOL
Daisy Garcia
Avery Cobb
Colette McDermed
CESAR CHAVEZ HIGH SCHOOL
Perla Arteaga
Hannah Auser
Princess Briones
Paul Consuelo-Valencia
Rubi Hernandez
Kshaf Ishtiaq
Jane Claress Isibido
Ailily Kim
Tom Pham
DELTA CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
Alejandra Segura Lozano
EAST UNION HIGH SCHOOL
Alexander Hufman
Payton Adams
Tyler Dobbins
Alina Tweedle
Sarah Petersen
Jarely Ortiz
EDISON HIGH SCHOOL
Sophia Vino
Rosalie Bertulfo
Kimora Hill-Brown
Mariela Andrade
Jasmine Castaneda
Alice Yang
Reilene Mocencio
Jose Gonzalez Soriano
Jazmin Lopez-Arciga
Melania Ortiz Avila
Victoria Sevilla
ESCALON HIGH SCHOOL
Isabella Podwinski Grant
Hunter James
Lillian Brasil
Emma Berchtold
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL
Tyrone Adams
Evelyn Cervantes-Figueroa
Malaea Dela Pena
Kacy Hang
Angel Hernandez
Emily Leon Corrales
Esmeralda Munoz
Alessandra Rojo Frias
Jessica Vielma Ornelas
KIMBALL HIGH SCHOOL
Alisha Ahamed
Monique Clavel
Arabella Vernon
Archit Bhattacharyya
Keira Harris
Bizhan Panah
Riana Syamsu
Alexander Monsalve Sanchez
LATHROP HIGH SCHOOL
Christopher Cadiente
Jordan Le
Andre Muqhar
John Ocsona
Margarita Parocua
Susana Parocua
Samantha Sanchez Benitez
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
Hunter Thomas
Eliot Waldvogel
Noah Toth
Baylen Ponte
Austin Fannin
Quang Le
Sarah Joo
Corinne Kaisch
Jasmine Kaur
Kyle Nguyen
Jacob Mora
Murad Cajee
Akton Schwarzentraub
LINDEN HIGH SCHOOL
Parker Buzo
Elina Barbagelata
Luke Coussons
Sofie Billigmeier
LODI HIGH SCHOOL
Elizabeth Mari Kanemura
Finn Moran
Cameron Colwell
Taylor Weigum
Annabelle Ebbs
Rylan Meyers
Peyton Bishop
Madilyn Ehlers
ClaraGrace Plath
MANTECA HIGH SCHOOL
Juan Villa Garcia
Gregory Collins
Rowan Fryer
Nikolas Ellks
Alexander Kona
Johan Peringelil
Lilly Harnden
Steven Sarmiento
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