Amid grief and loss, Tiffany Alfaro discovers her passion, clinches prestigious award—with a little help from her mentor Tiffany Alfaro always wanted to attend college but wasn’t sure how she would get there. The Summit Shasta senior is a first-generation daughter of Central American immigrant parents, who knew it would be a challenge to … Continued
Summit Shasta senior named a Posse Scholar, earning a full-tuition scholarship to Lehigh University Meet Jessica Johnson, a senior at Summit Shasta High School, committed community member, varsity basketball player, and now, a Posse Scholar. Having earned a four-year, full tuition scholarship from The Posse Foundation, Jessica will attend Lehigh University this fall to pursue … Continued
Summit Preparatory High School is proud to celebrate senior Shira Futornick, one of this year’s Sequoia Award winners. Each year, The Sequoia Awards presents scholarships to high school seniors from the greater Redwood City area who demonstrate an extraordinary level of volunteerism and community engagement. Summit Prep is proud to have a legacy of … Continued
The importance of giving back to the community was instilled in Summit Everest senior Daniel Torres Aguilar, recipient of the 2022 Sequoia Award, by his immigrant parents at a young age. “My dream is to make the world safer and help others,” says Daniel. As captain of the youth cadet program for the Search & … Continued
Summit seniors accepted to 260 colleges nationwide amid a year marked by record-low acceptance rates REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — In its first Virtual School graduating class, 95% of Summit Public Schools (Summit) seniors were accepted to college—a 2 percentage point increase over last year—amid a year marked by record-low acceptance rates. Class of 2021 seniors … Continued
Summit Everest Senior Earns Additional Honor as a Sequoia Awards Outstanding Student Summit Public School seniors Itzel Ramos Valverde, Asher Becker, and Emilio Barajas-Navarrete were each honored with a Sequoia Award, a scholarship presented to high school seniors from the greater Redwood City area who demonstrate an extraordinary level of volunteerism and community engagement. The … Continued
