Karis Morasch is graduating from Analy High School in a couple of weeks. She is remarkable, high-achieving student who exceeds expectations, taking more AP classes than you knew existed, and an athlete who excels in track and field setting school records in the triple jump. She is also a thoughtful student leader and she was recognized at the WCUHSD board meeting on May 8 for serving as the elected student representative for two years.
Yet, what's also remarkable about Karis are the unique events that shaped her four years as a high school student. Her freshman year during Covid was spent on Zoom at her home in Guerneville. Her sophomore year was spent at El Molino, which then closed that year. She was one of the students who were merged into consolidated high school under the name West County High, which eventually reverted back to Analy High School. She is one of the last group of students to have attended El Molino. Even as she looks back on the whole experience, she remains positive because she and her peers worked hard to build a new school community. “Some of my best friends in the entire world I never would have met if we hadn't gone through that consolidation.”
I do the things that I do because I love them, not out of obligation.
— Karis Morasch
I caught Karis in her car for an interview via Zoom after she had just finished her last AP exam (Pre-calculus) and just before she went off to track practice.
Karis will be going to UC Berkeley in the fall where she plans to study political science.
A Remarkable Student