All Seniors at This Daly City High School Graduate College Ready

Every student graduating from Summit Shasta, a high school in Daly City, are graduating college ready, which is over double the average of their peers within the Jefferson Union High School District.

In California, high school graduates are considered college ready if they have completed a collection of courses as designated by the University of California and California State College System. In the Jefferson Union High School District, only 41 percent of high school graduates meet this requirement. At Summit Shasta, all students graduated meeting these requirements.

“At Summit, we believe that every student should be equipped to lead a fulfilled life. Nowhere is the opportunity for a fulfilled life more pronounced than in college and career readiness,” said Summit Public Schools Superintendent Anson Jackson. “By preparing our students not only academically but to know themselves, we have empowered them to choose a fulfilled and purposeful life. We’re eager to see how our students will impact and improve our communities.”

Summit Shasta senior Sabrina Dilig will attend Boston University on a full scholarship through the Posse Foundation, which is awarded to students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential. She plans to study engineering after serving as a teaching assistant for integrated science at Summit Shasta and volunteering at California Academy of Sciences.

“Summit helped me break out of my shell,” said Dilig. “At Summit Shasta, I found an incredible support system of teachers and peers, which encouraged me to be a more outgoing and engaged student. Because of that support, I was able to step out and get involved with leadership opportunities within the classroom and school clubs. I’m so thankful to have received a full-ride scholarship because of my leadership positions at Summit.”

Summit’s innovative project-based learning model allows students to engage in deeper learning and infuse their interests into their education, helping them to develop the habits and skills that lead to academic and personal success, including college acceptance. This year, Summit seniors have been accepted to some of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the country, including Duke University, Boston University, University of California, Los Angeles and University of California, Berkeley.

Shasta, which is part of Summit Public Schools, was recently ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Summit Public Schools has prepared every graduating student, since its first graduating class in 2007 to this year’s graduates, for college. This month, it celebrates about 500 graduates from seven schools across two states. Summit alumni are twice as likely to complete college as their peers.

To learn more about Summit Shasta, please visit http://summitps.org/.