She rejected pursuing a career as a doctor because she’s a little squeamish about blood. Tang wants to pursue a career in the pharmacy field.
She volunteered to tutor students in math and she’s a volunteer front desk receptionist at Seton Hospital. She also belonged to numerous school clubs - California Scholarship Federation, National Honor Society, the Interact Club and the Asian Club. “Cross country established a place for me for what I could accomplish. Track teammates named her distance event captain. She was also named most improved player for track. She earned most valuable player in cross country her sophomore year. She belonged to the cross country, track and badminton teams. She also excelled at competitive athletics. She also loved chemistry and an environmental science class taught by Marlene Guitterez. The class she remembers that challenged her very much, but in a good way, was AP calculus taught by Timothy Spence. She looked back on so many classes that inspired her. The first two years were rough until she established herself in a group of friends, she said.īut the feeling of loneliness did not affect her persistence about getting work done and maintaining top grades. It’s about knowing yourself rather than competing with others,” she said.Ĭo-salutatorian Tang went to private school before high school, so she did not establish any social ties to Terra Nova. “I tried to do everything as best I could. She became interested in linguistics because it combines so many disciplines - science, social and language studies - and because she’ll use her skills as a good reader and writer. That class inspired her to major in linguistics at Stanford. She was also inspired by her AP language course taught by Nicole Vaughan. One of her very favorite classes was Chui’s AP U.S. She is a musician who played trumpet in all three high school bands. She was wearing a Stanford shirt on the last spirit day to show her support for both the schools, Terra Nova because of all the deep friendships she made there and Stanford, with an eye toward the future. Kane will be attending Stanford University in the fall. Because she had already met so many people from Pacifica, she felt welcomed at Terra Nova.
Kane, a San Francisco resident, was home-schooled with the Pacifica School District before high school. Seuss, it may be some form of environmental concern that calls her. But for one whose favorite book is “The Lorax,” by Dr. She hopes to work with local political groups in some form of public service yet to be determined. She also likes the idea of pursuing a career that will help people. I love the fact that the university is part of the city,” she said. She’s interested in politics and thought she’d enjoy attending college in the nation’s capital. She will attend George Washington University in the fall. She is a Girl Scout and is very active in her church. Outside of school, Theobald maintained a very busy life. She was the secretary of the chemistry club and vice president of the associated student body.
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Theobald participated in the school’s mock trial competition and was a member of the leadership class. Besides dressing funny to show her school spirit, she also spoke highly of all the activities that helped her grow. I like getting into spirit days,” she said. The salutatorians, Tang and Smith, earned a 4.148 grade point average.ĭressed in a rainbow hat, a loud print blouse and faux-fur print pants, Theobald explained she was dressed that way for “Wacky Wednesday.” She was showing her school spirit. Kane and Theobald ended school with a grade point average of 4.212. Brittany Tang and Matthew Smith also tied for the salutatorian honors. The top grade earners at Terra Nova High School balanced deep commitments to school activities with working long hours on class assignments.Īurora Kane and Mariah Theobald tied for the valedictorian honors at Terra Nova High School.
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