The Capitola-Soquel Times is pleased to recognize the 10 Soquel High School valedictorians and the four salutatorians for their hard work that put them at the top of the Class of 2023.
Soquel High School hosted the Senior Awards Ceremony on May 23, presenting awards and scholarships to the top graduating seniors.
Some of the valedictorians shared their future plans:
Isis Yao: California Seal of Biliteracy. Santa Cruz Elks Lodge Scholarship. Angell Family Scholarship
Nancy Wu Zheng: UC Davis, biomedical engineering. California Seal of Biliteracy. Science Department award. Louise & Henry Parker Scholarship
Julia Snelling: Colorado College, mathematical economics. Social Studies Department award. Biotech Department Award. Scholar Athlete Award. Wharf to Wharf Otis Chandler Memorial Scholarship, $6,000. Kiwanis Club Ken & Ruby Marion Memorial Scholarship for Business.
Lynda Otero: UC Berkeley. California Seal of Biliteracy. World Languages Department award. AVID Department award. Sunrise Rotary Scholarship. McNellis Leadership Scholarship. Omega Nu scholarship, $3,000.
Nicholas Levie: UCLA. California Seal of Biliteracy. World Languages Department award. . Soquel High Fund scholarship.
Marisol Jenkins-Sorensen: Smith College, biology. Superintendent’s Award. California Seal of Biliteracy. Math Department award. Social Studies Department award. English Department award. Soquel High Fund scholarship.
Grace Howard: Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award.
Clayton Heath: UC Santa Cruz, robotics engineering. California Seal of Biliteracy. Math Department award. Social Studies Department award. Industrial Arts Department Award. Louise & Henry Parker Scholarship
Joshua Fahrner: English Department award.
Caitlyn Eskew: California Seal of Biliteracy. Science Department award. Northern California Scholarships Foundation scholarship.
Salutatorians
Soquel High salutatorians (from left): Sean Watson, Ryan Santee, Sadie Spaulding, and Tucker McCarthy. • Photo Credit: Jondi Gumz
- Sean Watson: UC Santa Cruz, astrophysics. Math Department award.
- Ryan Santee: California Seal of Biliteracy. .Soquel High Fund scholarship.
- Sadie Spaulding: Theater Department award.
- Tucker McCarthy: Cabrillo College, mechanical engineering.
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Top Photo: (From left) Valedictorians Isis Yao, Nancy Wu Zheng, Julia Snelling, Lynda Otero, Nicholas Levie, Marisol Jenkins-Sorensen, Grace Howard, Clayton Heath, and Joshua Fahrner. Not pictured: Caitlyn Eskew. • Photo Credit: Jondi Gumz