Each year in March, it is my pleasure to announce the valedictorian and salutatorian of the upcoming graduating class. These honored graduates are chosen on the basis of their weighted grade point average at the completion of seven semesters of high school. Honors and advanced placement classes receive an extra "weight" because of their rigor. I am pleased, therefore, to inform everyone that our valedictorian for the graduation class of 2010 is Shanna Murray. Next in line and closely behind is our salutatorian. Our salutatorian for the class of 2010 is Sean McClelland. Congratulations to both these students and we look forward to hearing from them at graduation.
I would also like to mention that the class of 2010 has produced several students who have maintained a perfect 4.0 or all A average for their four years of high school. These students are: Michael Ceragioli, Josh Dykstra, Sean McClelland, Shanna Murray, and Max Wynne. Congratulations also to these students. Of special note, too, is that our four seniors who were named semifinalists in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship competition in the fall have now advanced to the finalist ranking! Those seniors are: Michael Ceragioli, Sean McClelland, Shanna Murray, and Sterling Vinson. In academics also, the Boys Varsity Basketball team won the prestigious Academic State Champion award for having the highest grade point average of all the winter sports boy athletes in the state of Nevada.
We are very proud of our We The People team which captured the Nevada state title at recent competition in Carson City and will now represent Nevada at the national competition in Washington D.C. next month. Good luck at nationals!
In sports, Incline High School has garnered 13 Nevada state titles in team or individual competition since the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year. This is quite an impressive feat for our little school. Congratulations to all coaches and athletes for these wonderful accomplishments.
Special kudos go to Boys Varsity Basketball Coach and Athletic Director Dan Schreiber for being named Athletic Director of the Year and Coach of the Year! You can read all the sports news in the sports section of this newsletter.