Tuolumne County students recognized by Every Student Succeeds program,

Nineteen Tuolumne County youngsters have been recognized by the Every Student Succeeds program, and nine of them have received $1,000 scholarships, thanks to the Sonora Area Foundation and donor Dan Imfeld, staff with the Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools announced Wednesday.

The program is intended “to recognize students who demonstrate perseverance, resilience, and positive attitudes to be successful in school,” Diana Harford, assistant superintendent for educational services with the Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools, said Wednesday in a phone interview.

Each year in February, Harford said, the Tuolumne Charter of the Association of California School Administrators hosts a breakfast for students and their families who have been selected by each school in Tuolumne County to be recognized as the school nominee for the Every Student Succeeds program.

This year, in place of a breakfast event, each school recognized students individually at their own district, Harford said. Each student received a certificate. Students who were not seniors were awarded $20 gift cards to a local business or businesses.

Each graduating senior who was nominated received a $1,000 scholarship toward his or her post-high school education.

Here is the list of students who received recognition for the 202021 Every Student Succeeds program:

Belleview Elementary — Ezekiel Orweller, sixth grade

Big Oak Flat/groveland — Tenaya Elementary — Isabella Peters, eighth grade; Tioga High — David Alonzo, 12th grade; Don Pedro — Marie Saaty, 12th grade

Columbia Elementary — Lucas Davis, eighth grade; Nicholas Hudson, eighth grade

Curtis Creek Elementary — Faith Clusin, eighth grade

Gold Rush Charter School — Makayla Michaels, 12th grade

Jamestown Elementary — Erin Maldonado, eighth grade

Sonora Elementary — Savannah Dembach, eighth grade

Sonora UHSD — Sonora High — Kathryn Wydick, 12th grade; Dario Cassina High — Cody Collins, 12th grade

Soulsbyville Elementary — Leeland Rendon, eighth grade Summerville Elementary — Adina Vera, eighth grade

Summerville UHSD — Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy — Quipuha Mendiola, 12th grade; Summerville High — Warren Goldstein, 12th grade

Twain Harte Elementary — Autumn Pummill, eighth grade

Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools - Aiyana Middleton, 12th grade, and Sarah Stickelman, 12th grade

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