Seniors from the class of 2023 gathered on May 2 to receive accolades for their academic achievements at El Camino and South City High Schools’ annual senior awards.
While both schools confer many of the same awards, 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.
Valedictorian
- Sean Sygaco, El Camino High School
- Charity Fan, South San Francisco High School
Salutatorian
- Nicholas Santos, El Camino High School
- Darlene Harsana, South San Francisco High School
California Scholarship Federation (El Camino High)
- Allyson Bernarte
- Elizabeth Lim
- Emily Yee
Principal’s Leadership Award (South San Francisco High)
- Gabriela Elias Tinoco
Outstanding Citizen Award (El Camino High)
- Ariana Kallas, El Camino High School
Outstanding Senior Award
- Elizabeth Lim, El Camino High School
- Juan Tamayo Tellez, South San Francisco High School
Genentech Futurelab Scholarship
Up to $200,000 scholarship over four years for students who plan to study science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) after high school
Up to $200,000 scholarship over four years for students who plan to study science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) after high school
- Chanel Domantay, El Camino High School
- Anthony Songco, South San Francisco High School
$6,500 scholarship (first runner-up)
- Emily Sibrian, El Camino High School
- Jasmine Lee, South San Francisco High School
$2,000 scholarship (second runner-up)
- Emanuel Fernandez, El Camino High School
- Altea Gomez, El Camino High School
- Genevieve Selsor, El Camino High School
- Angelo Abellan, South San Francisco High School
- Alexis Aguilar-Frias, South San Francisco High School
- Angela Tam, South San Francisco High School
Genentech Foundation Scholarship
$28,000 scholarship over two years for students pursuing STEM majors at San Francisco State University (SFSU)
$28,000 scholarship over two years for students pursuing STEM majors at San Francisco State University (SFSU)
- Katherine De Leon Garcia, El Camino High School
- Joi Gonzalez, El Camino High School
- Alexandra Jose, El Camino High School
- Nicole Cortez, South San Francisco High School
South San Francisco Rotary Club Scholarship
$10,000 scholarship
$10,000 scholarship
- Emily Yee, El Camino High School
- Tania Torres, South San Francisco High School
$5,000 scholarship (first runner-up)
- Briona Campbell, El Camino High School
- Noelia Quintanar, El Camino High School
- Angelo Abellan, South San Francisco High School
- Zoe Kwong, South San Francisco High School
$1,000 scholarship (second runner-up)
- Kenneth Ayson, El Camino High School
- Elias Cosico, El Camino High School
- Chanel Domantay, El Camino High School
- Tiffany Liang, El Camino High School
- Jizelle Oliva, El Camino High School
- Nicholas Santos, El Camino High School
- Sean Sygaco, El Camino High School
- Mariah Fontela, South San Francisco High School
- Kisna Gupta, South San Francisco High School
- Kailyn Lee, South San Francisco High School
- Alyssa Liquete, South San Francisco High School
- Gabriel Muñoz, South San Francisco High School
- Maya “Micah” Samayoa, South San Francisco High School
- Kyla Victornia, South San Francisco High School
Dr. Nadeau Athletic Scholarship
$2,500 scholarship
$2,500 scholarship
- Anthony Songco, South San Francisco High School
$900 scholarship (first runner-up)
- Elias Cosico, El Camino High School
- Calista Lynch, El Camino High School
Principal’s Outstanding Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) Senior Award
(South San Francisco High)
(South San Francisco High)
$2,500 award
- Alexis Aguilar-Frias, South San Francisco High School
Jack Drago Cultural Arts Commission Youth Art Scholarship
$2,000 scholarship
- Emma “Hop” Vargas, South San Francisco High School
$1,000 scholarship (first runner-up)
- Alexandra Jose, El Camino High School
- Gabriel Muñoz, South San Francisco High School
Vincente and Evangeline Gose Scholarship (El Camino High)
$2,000 scholarship
$2,000 scholarship
- Sean Sygaco, El Camino High School
Joan Bissen Memorial Scholarship (El Camino High)
$1,000 scholarship
$1,000 scholarship
- Emanuel Fernandez, El Camino High School
Larry Bissen Memorial Scholarship (South San Francisco High)
$1,000 scholarship
$1,000 scholarship
- Tania Torres, South San Francisco High School
El Camino Athletic Boosters Scholarship (El Camino High)
$1,000 scholarship
$1,000 scholarship
- Michael Jimenez, El Camino High School
- Calista Lynch, El Camino High School
Jacobson Family Scholarship (El Camino High)
$1,000 scholarship
$1,000 scholarship
- Christopher Anguiano, El Camino High School
Tenerowicz Scholarship (El Camino High)
$1,000 scholarship
$1,000 scholarship
- Elias Cosico, El Camino High School
- Alexander Garcia, El Camino High School
South San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Scholarship
miscellaneous scholarships offered through chamber of commerce member organizations
miscellaneous scholarships offered through chamber of commerce member organizations
- Tuiluai Taulaga, Baden High School
- Briona Campbell, El Camino High School
- Natalie Canas, El Camino High School
- Nathan Choup, El Camino High School
- Jacie Cruz, El Camino High School
- Tala Fadlallah, El Camino High School
- Christopher Gonzalez, El Camino High School
- Jolie Jumanan, El Camino High School
- Danielle Leong, El Camino High School
- Tiffany Liang, El Camino High School
- Jon Moser, El Camino High School
- Divinity Neal, El Camino High School
- Jizelle Oliva, El Camino High School
- Katrina Oller, El Camino High School
- Nico Ortega, El Camino High School
- Kamilah Pamintuan, El Camino High School
- Steven Restrepo, El Camino High School
- Arturo Sandoval, El Camino High School
- Nicholas Santos, El Camino High School
- Genevieve Selsor, El Camino High School
- Shanie Silva, El Camino High School
- Jose Solano, El Camino High School
- Sean Sygaco, El Camino High School
- Jake Szeto, El Camino High School
- Mia Vazquez, El Camino High School
- Pamela Vazquez, El Camino High School
- Matthew Woo, El Camino High School
- Ryan Woo, El Camino High School
- Kailyn Lee, South San Francisco High School
- Alyssa Liquete, South San Francisco High School
- Gabriel Muñoz, South San Francisco High School
- Tania Torres, South San Francisco High School
- Kyla Victorino, South San Francisco High School
Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) Scholarship (South San Francisco High School)
$700 scholarship
$700 scholarship
- Alyssandra Martinez Ramirez, South San Francisco High School
- Maya “Micah” Samayoa, South San Francisco High School
$400 scholarship (first runner-up)
- Gerson Fernandez Salgado, South San Francisco High School
Earl Powell Memorial Scholarship (South San Francisco High)
$500 scholarship
$500 scholarship
- Leo Bergesen, South San Francisco High School
Jim Cresta Memorial Scholarship (El Camino High)
$300 scholarship
$300 scholarship
- Michael Jimenez, El Camino High School
Sur San Francisco Unidos Juan Diaz College Book Scholarship (South San Francisco High)
$300 scholarship
$300 scholarship
- Melissa Gonzalez, South San Francisco High School
- Guadalupe Romero Gallardo, South San Francisco High School
Ballet Folklórico Alma de México South San Francisco Book Scholarship (South San Francisco High)
$100 scholarship
$100 scholarship
- Selena Angulo, South San Francisco High School
Michela Gregory Memorial Scholarship (South San Francisco High)
$100 scholarship
$100 scholarship
- Mariah Fontela, South San Francisco High School