Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe honors eight high school seniors

Submitted by paula on Sat, 01/21/2023 - 6:14pm

Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe (SISLT) hosted a luncheon on January... to honor eight high school seniors from South Tahoe High School and George Whittell High School. The recipients of the "Young Women of Distinction" award were recognized for their exceptional academic achievement, leadership, and community service. They were nominated by teachers and counselors at their schools.

This year's honorees, pictured above:
Back Row (L-R): Mia Roper, Ivy Gonzalez, Evelyn Bennett, Parker Truscott

Front Row (L-R): Faith Alvarez, Pasang Sherpa, Carmen Hardin, Erin Yamaoka

SISLT is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting women and youth throughout our region and is managed 100 percent by volunteers. In 1921 women were not permitted to join all-male community groups, so a group of women in Oakland, California formed an organization to help women and children. They called it Soroptimist (meaning Best for Women). Since then, the organization has grown to about 1,300 clubs in 21 countries throughout the world. They meet Wednesdays at noon. For more information, visit https://www.sislt.org/.