Soroptimists honor youth of the South Shore

The Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra club (SITS) held their 2016 Youth Awards and Scholarships presentation Thursday, honoring students from Whittell High School, South Tahoe High, Mt. Tallac High and South Tahoe Middle School for their scholastic, community service and personal successes for the past school year.

The winners:

George Whittell High School Most Improved Eight Grade Student -- Sky Rosselle

South Tahoe Middle School Most Improved Eight Grade Students--Madison Dial Tuttle, Dylan Sanders

George Whittell High School Most Improved Senior--Hazel Darlucio

South Tahoe High School Most Improved Seniors--Michelle Anchez, Ian Wesson

Mt. Tallac High School Joy Rothschild Memorial Senior Scholarships--Christian Richie, Carolana Welechenko

Mt. Tallac High School School to Career Scholarships--Teddy Doyal, Antonio Facio Chavez, Joselyn Nunez, Kyra Washalefsky

Mt. Tallac High School Senior YPP Scholarships--Savana Bustos, Tori Jacoson, Joselyn Nunez

George Whittell High School Senior Scholarship--Colin Buchholz, Palmer Chaplin

South Tahoe High School Senior Scholarships--Zoe D'Angelo, Sabrina Green, Kylee Lyons, Apple Plata, Riley Rettig, Noah Solomon

Violet Richardson Recipients- received monies to go towards their favorite charity-

Abby Abel--STHS Interact Club for Water for Life Straws in Africa
Annie Buchser--Bread and Broth for Kids
Sabrina Green--Rustic Pathways-Thailand Ref. Camp
Allyson Swain--Junior Soroptimist Club STHS
Hunter Turney--Metavivor - Metastatic Cancer Org.
Tatum Whatford--Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care