05/21/2024
Achievement and Pride Are the Common Denominators at El Camino and South City High Senior Awards
Seniors from El Camino High's gathered on May 8, 2024, to receive accolades for their academic achievements, while South City High recognized its seniors on May 14, 2024.
Both schools confer many of the same awards, but there are some that are particular to each school such as South City High’s “Larry Bissen Memorial Scholarship” and the “Joan Bissen Memorial Scholarship” at El Camino High.
A complete list of award recipients at both schools is available below.
Learn more:
https://www.ssfusd.org/apps/pages/senior-awards
05/07/2024
Students from South San Francisco Unified School District (SSFUSD) took home 47 out of 50 scholarship awards at the South San Francisco Chamber of Commerce’s scholarship luncheon event on April 25, 2024.
Learn more:
https://www.ssfusd.org/apps/news/article/1923356
04/23/2024
El Camino High School senior Gabrielle Lai (‘24) has received a Central Coast Section (CCS) Scholar-Athlete Scholarship for the 2023-24 school, which entitles her to a $500 scholarship.
Gabrielle boasts a 4.54 GPA and plans to attend UCLA, where she will major in or .
Learn more:
https://www.ssfusd.org/apps/news/article/1914713
03/28/2024
El Camino High School senior Matteo Woo (‘24) recently won a full tuition music scholarship to UNLV after attending the Essentially Ellington Regional Jazz Festival with the El Camino jazz band on February 16, 2024.
Matteo piqued the interest of UNLV's Jazz Studies Department after performing clarinet solos during the Colts’ rendition of Duke Ellington standards “Solid Old Man” and “Pyramid”.
Judges subsequently selected Matteo as one of four “outstanding soloists” from among the 24 high school jazz bands that performed during the festival’s first day.
This provided the clarinetist with another opportunity to perform on stage during the festival’s final concert event on Saturday, February 17.
According to David Loeb, director of UNLV's Division of Jazz and Commercial Music, Matteo's performance was “outstanding”.
Learn more:
https://www.ssfusd.org/apps/news/article/1903789
03/12/2024
El Camino High School senior Maya Thompson ('24) was inducted into the County of San Mateo Women's Hall of Fame on .
"Maya was honored in part for her extensive community service," said El Camino High Principal James Briano. "She currently volunteers for Cancer Kids First and helps Ukrainian students learn English through an online tutoring program called Project Speak Together, while holding down a part-time job teaching gymnastics to preschool children."
In August 2023, Thompson also received a National African American Recognition Award (NAARA) from the College Board for her strong performance on the Preliminary SAT (PSAT) and Advanced Placement (AP) exams.
NAARA recipients must maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher and also: (1) score in the top 10% of the Preliminary SAT (PSAT) in their state or (2) earn a score of three or higher on two or more AP exams in 9th and 10th grade.
Scoring in the top 10% of the PSAT in one’s state as a high school sophomore is the most common pathway to becoming a National Merit Scholar.
Learn more:
https://www.ssfusd.org/apps/news/article/1865684
02/13/2024
is over, but South City High has a new National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame scholar-athlete.
Senior Payton Jackson ('24) played wide receiver and corner back on the Warriors' 2023 Central Coast Section (CCS) division 5 championship team.
He currently has a 4.2 GPA and hopes to attend UC Berkeley, UCLA, or Stanford University.
Learn more:
https://www.ssfusd.org/apps/news/article/1882976
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