Sonora High
Sonora High
401 S. Palm St.
La Habra 90631
(562) 905-9805
* Enrollment: 1,812
* Established: 1966
* Hangouts: Veda’s Deli; Applebee’s; Starbucks; Rudy’s
* Team name: Raiders
* Newspaper: Carpe Diem
* Principal: Karla Taylor
* Student president: Steve Wrathall
* Famous alumni: KNBC news field reporter Vikki Vargas; basketball players Ann and Dave Meyers
* Winning moments: Freshman Justin Jerome chosen as tuba player for the California Junior Philharmonic Orchestra; boys’ varsity soccer reached Southern Section semifinals; girls’ varsity basketball made it to Southern Section quarterfinals; Ben Oppenheim chosen as National Merit finalist; teacher Christine Clarke
named Orange County science educator of the year
* Traditions: Assembly before football game with rival La Habra High
* Graduation: June 11, 6:30 p.m., at La Habra High stadium
SENIOR STANDOUT
Casey Newton of La Habra
* Achievements: Earned a 4.49 weighted grade-point average; Fullerton Joint High School District Student Board member; Student Advisory Council chairman; National Honor Society; Principal’s Honor Roll for three years; International Foreign Language Award winner; first place in editorial writing in the California State Journalism Convention; Advanced Placement; International Baccalaureate Club; California State Scholarship Federation publicity chairman; debate club president; school newspaper opinion editor and co-editor; Sonora High School speaker of the year; San Diego Christmas Classic Team Debate champion; Cerritos College Falcon Invitational Team Debate champion; Orange County Speech League Student Congress champion; Orange County Speech League Impromptu Speaking champion
* Connections: Works summers at Fullerton Community nursery school; movie critic
* Ambitions: Attend Northwestern University, major in journalism; work in print or broadcast journalism
* Family: Parents are James and Sally Newton; brother Patrick
* Claims to fame: Has won more than 25 speech and debate honors; prepared a seminar for Sonora High teachers on how to curb academic dishonesty
THE SENIOR CLASS: 313