High School Honors Students of the Year

Sonoma Valley High School announced their 2012 students of the year at the school board meeting Tuesday night.

Sarah Summers and Jonathan Wieland, both seniors, received the honor, given to students for academic achievement and community service.

Wieland, a student at the Hanna Boys Center is the first Hanna student to receive the award. Homeless for three years, Wieland chose to focus on homelessness for his senior project, collecting 500 pounds of clothing and 3000 pounds of food to a homeless shelter in San Bruno.

Here's what the Sonoma Sun had to say about each of the students:

At SVHS, Wieland played on the Varsity Dragon Football Team, wrestled and participated in 4H.  He works at Brocco’s Feed Barn, the No Name Café and, when not in school, works on a commercial crabbing and fishing boat.  The first Hanna boy to ever be named Student of the Year, Wieland is the only one of his 18 siblings to go to college. He will attend Feather River College in Quincy, California where he will focus on wilderness education and eventually land a job in Alaska as a wildlife ranger.

Sarah Summers has a cumulative grade point average over 4.1, a California Golden State Seal Merit Diploma recipient, and AP scholar with Honors, a Girls State Finalist. She has also won numerous awards including . Despite her busy schedule, Sarah is a certified trainer with the Challenge Sonoma Adventure Ropes Course.  She has served on the Community Service and Environment Commission of Sonoma and is also an accomplished dancer and musician with a senior project that focused on composing and performing her own compositions in French.

Summers will attend UCLA, majoring in World Arts and Cultures. Congratulations to the students and best of luck to both next year.