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A total of 239 Yosemite High School students, or approximately 25 percent of the student body, achieved Golden State Scholar status based on the Spring 2000 Golden State Examination. Some students earned the designation in more than one subject.

This is the highest number ever of Golden State Scholars at the school. The numbers have increased each year in the past four years from 135 in 1997 to 181 in 1998 and 188 in 1999.

Scholars are ranked as having achieved high honors, honors or recognition. Eighteen YHS students earned high honors; 55, honors and 166, recognition.

YHS Golden State Scholars are:

Biology – High Honors, Ginger Campbell, Matthew Carter, Virginia Corless, Josh Figatner, Kevin Flournoy, Brandon Johnson, Matt Montgomery, Jonathan Oulton and Amanda Wells.

Biology – Honors: Jonathan Adams, Nicholas Bryant, Brook Bullock, Nekayah Goedert, Lon Hokanson, Ivy Kramer, Joe Medley, Will Price, Tzetzangari Ramirez, Grace Reeve, Kelsey Snider, Elizabeth Tucker, Laci Usher, Laura Vallentyne and Andrew Wells.

Biology – Recognition: Adriana Aguilar, Stephanie Barr, Dominick Bernal, Joy Bonham, Michael Brown, Jessica Burks, Joshua Burrow, Kelly Cleaver, Jimmy Danenhauer, Shane Deckert, Troy Dodson, Terril Efird, Timothy Erskine, Robert Fletcher, Aimee Foushee, Michael Graves, Lane Greathouse, Renee Gross, Kevin Guadagnini, Sharleena Hanft, Jessica Hansard, Dalene Herrera, William Irizarry, Thomas Jacks, Amy Johnson,

Kimberly Johnson, Ryan Johnson, Nicole Koczanowicz, Jennifer Kurtley, Jillian Lotz, Kristen Lownsbury, Elizabeth Luca, Hilary Lucas, Marcos Magallanes, Forrest Martin, Tera McCullough, Amy Mecchi, Luke Millar, Jessica Miller, Joshua Odom, Tyler Papike, Gregory Rozema, Aaron Schimmel, Kimberly Schreiber, Steven Sciarrino, Brittany Stafford, Andrea Starkey, Gregory Stewart, Eric Stolp, Amanda Stygar, Savannah Taylor, Marc Tempesta, Matthew Topper, Nigel Topper, Amanda Vawter, Justin Vacchiarelli, Jessica Weber, Kahlin Wolf and Jessie Young.

Geometry – High Honors: Heather Dunn, Ivy Kramer and Luke Millar.

Geometry – Honors: William Irizarry, Brandon Johnson, Gregory Rozema and Matthew Topper.

Geometry – Recognition: Joshua Burrow, Matthew Gearhart, Chris Gordon, Keith Haar, Ryan McDaniel, Daniel Talbot, Elizabeth Tucker, Justin Vecchiarelli and Jessie Young.

Economics – High Honors: James Carter, Sierra Russell and Heather Simon.

Economics – Honors: Nikole Bebout, Emerson Carrick, Paige Donahue, Frances Fouch, Christo Moulton and Mike Stephens.

Economics – Recognition: Regan Barnes, Carissa Bausch, April Brand, Lloyd Carter, Tracy Dunnicliff, Venessa Elliott, Amelia Johnson, Ben Keller, Brent Mercer, Matthew Mitchell, Matt Napier, Jenni Tompkins and Lew Yang.

US History – High Honors: Matthew Carter and Virginia Corless.

US History – Honors: Bryce Bullock, Ginger Campbell, Josh Figatner, Kevin Flournoy, Thomas Payne, Carrie Skulley, Jessie Smith, Brandi Tsang and Andrew Wells.

US History – Recognition: Ben Armstrong, Andrew Brooks, Kelly Cleaver, Ryan Collings, Jason Cook, Roosevelt Cooks, Adam Cox, Melissa DenBeste, Matt Duke, Heather Dunn, Lacey Gabbard, Anne Graham, Bradley Griswold, Nicholas Halsing, Johanna Hanft, Natalie Herrera, Reannon Kerwood, Lindsay Liborne, Joe Medley, Christopher Mitchell, Matt Montgomery, Cody Nagel, Gemini Nokes, Gary Pheister, Kyle Robinson, Crystal Sanders, Kimberly Schreiber, Rachael Scott, Kelly Smith, Melissa Stanley and Mark Stephens.

Spanish – High Honors: Saranya Srinivasan.

Spanish – Honors: Lacey Gabbard, Marcos Magallanes and Brandi Tsang.

Spanish – Recognition: Bethany Nelson, Daniel Padilla, Dulce Slazar, Samuel Sanchez and Steven Shatka.

Government/Civics – Honors: Jonathan Adams, Chad Buckarma, David Cooper, Renee Graas, Jody Hamm, Ryan Jensen and Jackie Nelson.

Government/Civics – Recognition: John Capuchino, Michael Capuchino, Brian Domingos, Aurora Freeman, Mick Gallagher, Chandra Graves, Leann Kahler, Christie Kieffer, Clayton Luthy, Alia Merrell, James Millar, Yolawnda Murchison, Michel Musacchio Christian Newsom, Travis Papike, Heather Raymond and Erin Topper.

Chemistry – Honors: Bryce Bullock, Caitlin Hansard, Ryan Ohanlon, Crystal Sanders, Kimberly Schreiber, Carrie Skulley and Saranya Srinivasan.

Chemistry – Recognition: Ryan Collings, Quinn Cypher, Matt Duke, Heather Dunn, Anne Graham, Jenette Gratton, Johanna Hanft, Adam Hartesveldt, Adam Kernaghan, Reannon Kerwood, Lauren MacLaggan, Gemini Nokes, Thomas Payne, Justen Peek, Jon Roseman, Amanda Rouse, Rachael Scott, Sarah Scott, David Sischo, Melissa Skulley and Brie Solaegui.

First Year Algebra – Honors: Hilary Bowman, Suzanne Quilter and Nathan West.

First Year Algebra – Recognition: Alek Bohigian, Jeanie Bradley, Justin Brand, Aimee Foushee, Aubrie Hagopian, Richael Plumlee, Tessa Venzke and Andrzej Zabicki.

Physics – Honors: Virginia Corless.

Physics – Recognition: Jason Cook, Matthew Mitchell and Nathan Rees.