South Tahoe High seniors recognized during awards night

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Tahoe High School seniors were recognized by school staff and community members during the annual awards night. Graduation is on Friday, June 17 so the students are wrapping up their time in high school before heading into the next phase of their lives. For some it will be a two- or four-year college, others trade schools, while others will hit the workforce.

Award Winners:

Valedictorians - Brooke Dameral and Corinne Goldberg

Salutatorian - Alexi Haven

Viking Graduate Profile (They will be featured on school posters in the following categories):
Critical Thinking - Victor Fuentes
Collaboration - Corinne Goldberg
Curiosity - Mackenzie Nealis and Graye DeLise
Communication - Elisabeth Vazquez Cortez
Character - Jake Whisnant
Healthy Independence - James Adams

Honor Cords
Brooke Dameral
Corinne Goldberg
Alexi Haven
Tabatha Guebard
Sage Smith
Darby Creegan
Kosta Lekas
Zane Fink
Alexa Kwachak H
Lea Merrifield
Jenna Pevanage
Rhys Davies
Ethan Barichievich
Katrina Griffith
Kaya Roberts
Connor Kuntz
Sam Evans
Marley Befu
Alexandra Strishak
Phoebe Bitzer
Katherine Riffle
Mackenzie Nealis
Ronnie Bitzer
Bruce Kuntz
Andrea Monzerrat

Athletes of Year
Isaac Borrayo and Alexi Haven

National Honor Society
Ethan Barichievich
Darby Creegan
Brooke Dameral
Corinne Goldberg
Darlene Tumbaga
Andrea Zavala

Scholarship Winners:

ASPIRE - Jazz Quincy
A Student Who Serves - Abel Arce Garcia and Karla Valdivia
Bijou Alumni - Alexi Haven, Andrea Zavala, Brooke Dameral, Riley Hoey
El Dorado County Deputy Sheriff - Sage Smith and Marley Befu
Dave Mason - Tabatha Guebard, Gabriel Gonzalez and Kosta Lekas
EDCAR Top Achiever - Marley Befu
EDCOE Superintendent - Kiera Lyons
El Dorado Community Foundation Director Fund - Maiella Riva
McCaffery Award - Alexi Haven
Education - Sage Smith
Pay It Forward - Alexi Haven, Darby Creegan, Sage Smith, Marley Befu
Valerie N Smith Award - Soleil Weed, Alexi Haven
Ed Cook - Auto: Angel Velazquez Ramos, Austin Agnew and Construction: Will Bias, Brylie Beddell
Friends of Kevin Sullivan and Todd Fields - - Maiella Riva, Alexi Haven
Gary Hasse Memorial - Andrew Lehmann
HERO - Two Year Schools: Andrew Martinez, Karla Valdivia, Ronnie Bitzer, Andrea Rojas. 4 Year Schools: John Whisnant, Phoebe Bitzer, Cooper Wildman, Mikayla Shenke
Jojo Conroy Memorial - Maiella Riva
Kiwanis Bob Baunhauser - Corinne Goldberg, Brooke Dameral, Darby Creegan, McKenzie Nealis, Alexi Haven, Maiella Riva, Chloe Wholers, Marley Befu
Kiwanis Vocational / Trade - Abel Garcia, Pablo Garcia, Sam Palofax, Edwin Ramirez, Kevin Vasquez, Jenna Pevanage
Kiwanis Tallac Baunhauser - Isaac Monay
Liberty Utilities - Brooke Dameral
Lift Literature - Aspen Young, Vanessa Del Rio Gonzalez
LTCC: David Family - Itzel Lopez, Ivan Uribe
Neo Home Loans - Mackenzie Nealis
Optimist Kunibe - Phoebe Bitzer, Riley Hoey, Vanessa Del Rio G, Angel Velasquez, Andrea Zavala, Alexi Haven, Elisabeth Cortes, Kaya Roberts, Brooke Dameral, Marley Befu, Maiella Riva, Talia Tofanelli, Elizabeth Cortez
Optimist: Glen Lucky - Hector Palacios
PABA - Theatre: Jenna Kalik, Music: Jenna Kalik, Art: Eleven Turoff, Photography: Summer Starr, Graphic Design: Kaya Roberts, TV Production:
Bruce Kuntz and Connor Kuntz
Rotary - Marley Befu, Phoebe Bitzer, Lillian Demus, Andrea Zavala, Angel Velasquez
Seal of Biliteracy - Recipients: Andre Albanese, Sophia Aronoff, Phoebe Bitzer, Darby Creegan, Brooke Dameral, Vanessa Del Rio Gonzalez, Lillian Demus, Sharlyn Diaz Gonzalez, Anett Fenyvesi, Zane Fink, Corinne Goldberg, Tabatha Guebard, Alexi Haven, Janeth Hernandez Diaz, Riley Hoey, Casey Imanil, Alexa Kwachak Hall, Martha Lopez, Ashley Medina, Andrea Monzerrat Zavala, Hector Palacios Pizano, Jenna Pevenage, Cynthia Rico, Maiella Riva, Lauren Romsos, Ivan Uribe Pulido, Sage Smith, Sofia Wagner, Kendall Wilson. Candidates: Ernesto Aguilar Lopez, Julio Cesar, Jesus Chavarin Angel, Angel Efren Velazquez, Jaelin Hancock, Oswaldo Hernandez, Itzel Hernandez Ibarra, Ashley Medina, Cruz Luna Melgarejo Paredes, Alexis Rosas, Bethany Shafer, Ivan Uribe Pulido, Emma Waskiewicz
Sierra at Tahoe - Gunnar Schwartz, Westin Terpening, Nolan Langlois, Marley Befu, Sam Evans
Soroptimist SLT - Andrea Zavala, Phoebe Bitzer, Marley Befu
Soroptimist Tahoe Sierra - Phoebe Bitzer, Alexi Haven, Isabela Valdez Molina, Maiella Riva, Andrea Zavala
Soroptimist Tahoe Sierra: Judges Scholarship - Sophia Aronoff
Soroptimist Tahoe Sierra: Williams Ennis Scholarship - Phoebe Bitzer
Soroptimist Tahoe Sierra: Vocational/Trade/CTE - Bethany Reyes
Soroptimist Tahoe Sierra: Most Improved - Michael Maxwell, Olivia Peterson
STEA (South Tahoe Educators Association) - Connor Kuntz, Bruce Kuntz, Annie Ferguson, Kendall Wilson, Liam Molesworth, Andrew Lehmann, Cooper Wildman, Mars Alcamo, Aldea Delicado, Christopher Smalley, Kostadino Lekas
STHS Boosters - Galilea Rizo, Teresa Quintero, Maiella Riva, Alexi Haven, Sophia Aronoff
STHS Class of 66 - Marley Befu, Phoebe Bitzer, Vanessa Del Rio Gonzalez, Sam Evans, Ashley Medina, Darlene Tumbaga, Aspen Young, Andrea Zavala
ST Democrats: Teresa Golden Scholarship - Phoebe Bitzer
Tahoe Achievement - Darby Creegan
Tahoe Trout Farm - Eli Whatley
TAP - Riley Hoey, Eleven Turoff
TRPA - Talia Tofanelli
Tahoe Valley Alumni - Juan Carlos Moreno Guzman, Darlene Tumbaga, Kosta Lekas, John Lindstrom
US Army - Anthony Brooks, Kesston Short