Fallbrook's Shearer named valedictorian of Escondido Charter High School

ESCONDIDO – Fallbrook resident Caroline Shearer was named valedictorian of the Class of 2015 at Escondido Charter High School (ECHS).

Shearer participated in the school’s Independent Learning Program, which allowed her to earn more than 60 dual enrollment units in science, math and Spanish at Palomar College, while attending high school. Her un-weighted GPA was 4.0 at both schools. She also worked as an embedded tutor for introductory physics classes while at Palomar.

Shearer will attend the University of Georgia on UGA’s premier full-ride scholarship as a Foundation Fellow. As a Foundation Fellow, she will study at Oxford University next May, followed by a summer traveling through Europe. She will major in ecology and plans to study in Costa Rica, Russia, China, and Antarctica among other international destinations with the Foundation Fellowship.

Shearer has also been awarded the Helen Galindo Memorial Scholarship from ECHS and a Charles and Marion Seymour Memorial Scholarship from the California Scholarship Federation.

She served as both CSF president and vice president and is a lifetime CSF member. Shearer held offices as a member of the National Honor Society. She is a member of Phi Theta Kappa, an honors society for junior college students.

Shearer has been an active member of the San Luis Rey Chapter of the National Charity League (NCL) for six years. She was recognized by NCL in June with the Senior Service award for the highest number of philanthropic hours served during her years as a Ticktocker and the Senior Spirit Award for exemplifying the NCL qualities of service, leadership, and integrity.