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The 2012 Eddy Awards Honoring Excellence in Education The Eddy Awards was presented on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 6:30 pm at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz Innovation Award Recognizing innovation in the service of students.
Humanities Academy, Soquel High School
Special Foundation Award At the Foundation’s discretion, periodic special recognition for achievement or community contribution.
Mark Bidelman, Music Educator, Soquel High School
Graves Gives it Her All -All-around Soquel High senior named Player of the Year All-County Girls Basketball: Soquel's Graves takes top honor on all-county basketball team - By ANDREW MATHESON - Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted: 03/17/2012 11:37:04 PM PDT
For leading Soquel High to its first CCS basketball title, Ragine Graves... (Bill Lovejoy/Sentinel)
Less than 24 hours after competing in the CIF NorCal Division IV Championship for volleyball in late November, Ragine Graves was back on the gymnasium floor, this time playing basketball at the Glenn Ventura Classic in San Jose.She led Soquel High to a 59-46 win by scoring a team-high 15 points and pulling down nine rebounds over Santa Teresa.“She's just such an unbelievable athlete,” Soquel coach John Wilson said. Graves shined in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play and earned league coaches' Most Valuable Player honor as a result. She can now add Sentinel All-County Player of the Year for girls basketball to her growing list of accolades that also includes a league co-MVP honor from volleyball season.“All outstanding players make their teammates better, and I think she definitely exemplified that,” Wilson said. “Her presence, her playing, makes everybody better. She brings the best out of everybody else.”There were other players in the county who had better statistics than Graves. She finished the year by leading the Knights in points [13.63 per game] and rebounds [6.6], and was second on the team in steals and third on the team in assists. But few were asked to play out of position for most of the game.Wilson positioned Graves, at 5-foot-7, in the high post to start most games in order to make room for Soquel's perimeter players in the lineup. She was a power forward in a guard's body.“It was what the team needed,” Graves said, “so it worked out.”
John Wilson, coach Soquel High Wilson helped guide Soquel to the school’s first Central Coast Section basketball title, beating Mercy of San Francisco in the Division IV final. With a team that returned three starters, Wilson’s Knights won the Sana Cruz Coast Athletic League regular season title with an 11-1 record. Though they didn’t win the SCCAL Tournament, they reached the CCS finals for the fourth time.
Discus Award Winner - Leia Alex Leia Alex of Soquel High School has been recognized as a 2011-2012 Our Girls' Basketball team ended its championship season with a so-close loss to McKinleyville on Saturday. Great effort ladies! Coach John Wilson earned SCCAL Coach of the Year, and senior Ragine Graves is the MVP. Also receiving SCCAL honors are junior Madison Rocha (first team), junior Tyler Stewart (second team), junior Keahna Clark and sophomore Tori McBride (third team), and junior Mariia Azua (honorable mention). Other winter sports SCCAL standouts: Written by Linda Fridy - Mid-County Post and Knight Notes Editor
Congratulations Soquel High Mock Trial Team The Mock Trial Team took 2nd place out of eight County High Schools in the recent Mock Trial Competition at the Santa Cruz County Courthouse. Judge Paul Marigonda presided at the finals. Students have been working with teacher Larry Hattis, Attorney Thornton Contz, and District Attorney Bob Lee and his staff attorneys Sara Dabkowski and Greg Peinoda since September in order to prepare their court cases and learn the nuances of courtroom procedure, preparation and presentation. Student Awards Witness Awards went to Jae Oh, Joe Martin, Hayley Selden, Gabby Gerlach, Jennifer Gleitsmann, Anna Hattis, and Brooke Estrada. Congratulations to all participating students and many thanks to teacher Larry Hattis and assisting attorneys! Mock Trial Pictures
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Honor Band - Congratulations to the band members named to the Honor Band. The Soquel High students honored are: Flute, Amanda Favorite; Bb Clarinet, Graham Denevan, Jae Oh, Tori Roberts, Blanca Greenfield; Bass Clarinet, Andreas Correal; Alto Saxophone, Jonathan Scott, John Garcia; Trumpet, Kyle Graff, David Erickson, April Harlamoff; French Horn, Emily Freihofer; Trombone, DeAndre Warren, David Puhl, Elliot Kay; Euphonium, David Wertz; Tuba, Kyle Pittman; Percussion, Grae Zimmerman, Wesley Chan, Thomas Martinez. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Congratulations to Mark Bidelman in the Soquel High Music Department for winning KSBW's Crystal Apple Award as teacher of the month. Check out the video at YouTube. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Superior Singers November 2011 - Soquel High had a number of students selected for honor choirs. Students named to the Regional All-State Honor Choir are Deanna Dawson, Taylor Boling, Allison Hill, Nick Roberto, Zack DaSilva, Emma Bushnell, and Josh Fox. Those selected to CCS Honor Choir are Deanna Dawson, Emma Bushnell, Bernice Morales,Erica Bertelsen, Taylor Boling, Allison Hill, Elisa Paden, Margarita Barretto, Nick Roberto, Josh Fox, Zack DaSilva, and Henry Sanders. Congratulations! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Soquel High School Teacher Will Receive 2nd Master's Degree Maggie Kline, Soquel High School Theatre Director of the Knights of the Square Stage and English Teacher in the gMEC Academy will complete her second Master's Degree from Southern Oregon University in June, 2012. This intensive 4-year program in Theatre Studies will mark another milestone in this teacher's 38-year teaching career. Her first master's degree in Special Education comes from the University of Connecticut. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Students Participate in Forestry Challenge Eight Soquel High School students spent a week in October creating a land use plan in Redwood Christian Park, north of Boulder Creek along Highway 9. Their efforts earned them a "School Spirit Award." The 2011 Santa Cruz Forestry Challenge involved 45 students from six schools throughout Northern California. The 9.5-acre property the exercise took place on is owned by a trust and is near two parcels zoned for timber production under the same ownership. The property is currently zoned for special use. In the challenge, students were asked if the timber designation made more sense than the special use designation and to provide environmental impact reports for the decision they made. Challenge participants then spent a day visiting the site, collecting field data and interacting with natural resource professionals before preparing a 15-minute PowerPoint presentation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Homecoming 2011Congratulations to Homecoming Queen Allie Morgan and Homecoming Kings Edward Holzman and John Tobin!
Congratulations to the rest of the Homecoming Court: Emily Scherer, Gabbi Kamalani, T.J. Kauker, Ava Lindberg, Tyler Silva, Parisa Jensen, Nathaniel Hamby, Kayla Pitchon, and Jo Edwards. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From the counseling office: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Go to Accolades for more good news on Soquel High School students and faculty. Soquel High students deserve bragging rights! Let us know when your child or school group goes above and beyond, and we'll share it with the world. Please send photos, too. Contact: Janet Edwards at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
