Top 10 Seniors of Class of 2020

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Graham Wells, Reporter

 

 

 

 

 

 

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”