SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Students in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District, George Whittell High School, and Lake Tahoe Community College were honored with a special breakfast last week held by the Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra (SITS) club. The students were awarded scholarships and awards.
Mt. Tallac
Rothschild/Torq’d Clothing Scholarship
Bee Santana Venus Casian-Cortaza
Compass Award Scholarship
Bryan Dominguez Edward Silva
George Whittell High School
Aliana McLey
South Tahoe High School
Kayla Rea Cano
Lily Erwin
Ronan Fisher
Alexandra Pickett
Lila Quijas
Mia Valenzuela
Milan Rivas – Judge’s Scholarship
Alexa Escareno – CTE/Trade School Scholarship
Lake Tahoe Community College
Dorian Guzman Vidaurre
Most Improved Students
Whittell 8th Grade – Elisa Cortez Whittell 12th Grade – Carson Remington
South Tahoe Middle School 8th Grade – Camila Luquin South Tahoe Middle School 8th Grade – Connor Gross
South Tahoe High School 12th Grade – Lexy Partida South Tahoe High School 12th Grade – Bradley Platero Marroquin
The SITS club holds fundraisers each year to support community efforts and these scholarships. Currently, they are holding a raffle for a week on Maui and a week at a timeshare resort anywhere in the world, and a big silent auction May 16 – 30. For more information on the fundraisers, or about the club, visit https://sitahoesierra.org/.
