Top 10 Seniors of Class of 2020
June 5, 2020
Valedictorian: Johnny Pan, GPA 4.600
- Magnet: STEMM
- Attending: UCLA majoring in Computer science
- Favorite Extracurriculars: CyberPatriots and MESA
- Favorite Class: AP Calculus AB
- Hardest Class: AP Biology
- Favorite Teachers: Mrs. Chew, Ms. Jackson, Mr. Buccieri
- Favorite Memory of Senior Year: “Getting my first B at West LA College while taking Calculus 2”
Salutatorian: Inori Kawauchiya, GPA 4.525
- Magnet: World Language
- Attending: MIT majoring in Mathematics
- Favorite Extracurriculars: Violin, Sewing, and Playing video games
- Favorite Class: AP Calculus AB
- Hardest Class: AP Physics
- Favorite Teachers: Mrs. Chew, Ms. Nomachi, Ms. Lisowski, Mr. Kitajima, and Ms. Sandouk
- Favorite Memory of Senior Year: “Playing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with my friends after the AP Calculus test”
3. Makena Cioni, GPA 4.478
- Magnet: World Language
- Attending: Columbia University and Université de Science Politique. “I’m majoring in Sustainable Development and Political Humanities and I’ll be studying in France and New York for two years each”
- Favorite Class: AP Environmental Science
- Hardest Class: AP Chemistry because I took it as a sophomore and my teacher wasn’t here during the time leading up to the AP exam
- Favorite Teachers: Ms. Jackson and Mr. Vicente
- Favorite Memory of Senior Year: “Going to Dunkin’ in the morning before school with my friends. We’ve been eating breakfast there every Wednesday since sophomore year.”
4. Allison Yamashita, GPA 4.475
- Magnet: World Language
- Attending: UCLA and studying Pre-Psychobiology
- Favorite Extracurriculars: Cross Country and Red Cross Club
- Favorite Class: AP Biology
- Hardest Class: AP Chemistry
- Favorite Teachers: Ms. Jackson, Mrs. Chew, and Ms. Nomachi
- Favorite Memory of Senior Year: “Going to Fresno with my cross country team to cheer on my amazing teammates at the State Championship!”
5. Luke Titan, GPA 4.425
- Magnet: STEMM
- Attending: Tufts University majoring in Environmental Engineering
- Favorite Extracurriculars: Cross Country, Track and Field and Heal the Bay
- Favorite Class: AP Calculus AB
- Hardest Class: AP Calculus AB
- Favorite Teachers: Mrs. Chew, Mr. Buccieri, Ms. Jackson, and Mr. Rojo
- Favorite Memory of Senior Year: “Going to CIF Cross Country State Finals with my varsity teammates”
6. Henry Friedman, GPA 4.400
- Magnet: World Language
- Attending: Middlebury College majoring in Computer Science
- Favorite Extracurriculars: Cross Country and Track
- Favorite Class: AP Calculus
- Hardest Class: APUSH
- Favorite Teachers: Coach Sandoval, Ms. Wilcox, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Wright
- Favorite Memory of Senior Year: “State Meet in Fresno with the Cross Country Team”
7. Samantha Wang, GPA 4.382
- Magnet: STEMM
- Attending: UC Berkeley, Undeclared, College of Letters and Science
- Favorite Extracurriculars: Volleyball and Girl Scouts
- Favorite Class: Mandarin
- Hardest Class: AP Calculus AB
- Favorite Teachers: Mr. Rojo, Mr. Bruno, Mr. Buccieri, and Ms. Witham
- Favorite Memory of Senior Year: “Hanging out with my friends in the parking lot every morning before school”
8. James Wang, GPA 4.380
- Magnet: ALPS
- Attending: UCSC studying Biomolecular Engineering
- Favorite Extracurriculars: Track & Field and Chatelaines & Esquires
- Favorite Class: AP Biology
- Hardest Class: AP Chemistry
- Favorite Teacher: Ms. Jackson
9. Leila Fernandez, GPA 4.375
- Magnet: World Language
- Attending: Mount Saint Mary’s University for Nursing
- Favorite Extracurriculars: Volleyball and working at Refresh with my friends
- Favorite Class: AP Environmental Science
- Hardest Class: Honors Physiology
- Favorite Teachers: Ms. Jackson, Ms. Lisowski, Ms. Chew, and Ms. Nomachi
- Favorite Memory of Senior Year: Cheering and hanging out with my friends during volleyball season
10. Roberto Lemus, GPA 4.375
- Magnet: STEMM
- Attending: University of Pennsylvania studying Business Marketing
- Favorite Extracurriculars: Playing for the Venice soccer team and Arab Student Union
- Favorite Class: AP Language
- Hardest Class: AP Chemistry
- Favorite Teachers: Mr. Calise, Mr. Buccieri, Mr. Bruno, and Ms. Subbotovsky
- Favorite Memory of Senior Year: “Going to the Homecoming dance with my friends”