May 31, 2019 - On Wednesday, May 29, eleven of Mariposa County High School's twelve valedictorians attended a special dinner in their honor hosted by the MCHS Academic Boosters Club at CostaLivos in downtown Mariposa.

At MCHS, students earn the title of Valedictorian by taking the most rigorous courses offered at MCHS as determined by the classes available upon entry as freshmen. Their course load included four years of math through pre-calculus, four years of science with three being lab sciences, three years of the same foreign language, Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature and AP English Language, and all Honors and AP classes available to them. Valedictorian students must earn a “B” or higher in all classes and maintain a weighted GPA of 4.0 or higher.

This year's Valedictorian Dinner was a very special evening. Each student attended with their chosen mentor and two guests. There was time in the program for valedictorians to speak about why they chose their mentors and for mentors to voice heartfelt words about the valedictorians. In addition, guest speaker Laura Shenk (2014 MCHS graduate and valedictorian) shared her thoughts with all in attendance.

Sierra Tel donated $1,000 towards the event. In addition to the meal, ABC gave each valedictorian a $50 Amazon gift card to help with college supply purchases and a succulent from Creekside Nursery. MCHS gave each student a special valedictorian medallion.

Don and Kim Costa of CostaLivos provided a lovely setting and delicious meal and their staff did a fabulous job in making the night a success.

Earning the title of Valedictorian is quite a feat. Congratulations to the valedictorians on this superb academic achievement and best wishes to them on their academic journeys.
Mariposa County High School's valedictorians for the 2018-2019 school year are Beau Yancey, Audrey Ogilvie, Alden Stobbe, Alexandra Marquez, Seth Kelsey, Samantha Telles-Trujillo, Sawyer Shaddix, Izamary Marquez, Devon Acker-James, Kathleen Vick, August Dormer, and (not pictured) Dathan Hansel
Valedictorians each chose a mentor who spoke a few words about the student during the event. Seth Kelsey chose his mother, Marni Kelsey, as his mentor.
Alexandra Marquez, Izamary Marquez, and Audrey Ogilvie hold out the special valedictorian medallion given to them by the high school.
With the help of Sierra Tel's generous donation, ABC was able to not only host the dinner for students and their guests, but also give each valedictorian a succulent plant and a $50 gift card to Amazon.
Don and Kim Costa created a menu full of delicious items for the guests. They and their staff made sure the night was special.

MCHS Academic Boosters Club, Inc. (ABC) is a 501(c)3 organization with the mission of supplementing and enriching academic experiences and providing educational tools for Mariposa County High School students. 

For more information, visit mchsabc.org, contact abc.mchs@gmail.com,  “like” ABC on Facebook: MCHS Academic Boosters Club, or follow MCHS_ABC on Instagram or Twitter.

Source: MCHS Academic Boosters Club