Chet Flaum

Chet is originally from Iowa City, Iowa, went to school at St. Olaf College in Minnesota, and then moved to Taipei, Taiwan for eight years, before landing in San Diego – a very traditional track. Chet studied Asian Studies, studio art, and Chinese in college, before moving to Taiwan. In Taiwan, Chet worked in both […]

Sofia Sanchez

Hi! I have been a member of the High Tech community since 2010. I first came to the High Tech system as a middle schooler, and after graduating from High Tech High, I went off to the University of San Diego where I studied Mathematics and Spanish; and later to Loyola Marymount University where I […]

Tara Samuels

Tara grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area before pursuing a degree in Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Here her love of the outdoors grew exponentially. When she wasn’t in a lecture hall, bio lab, or out on the trails, you could find her perched under a tree watching […]

Taya Chase

​Hi! My name is Taya, but my students call me “Ms. Chase”. I grew up among the redwood trees in Humboldt County, northern California. I earned my Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with a minor in Art from San Diego State University in 2011. After working in the San Diego Superior Courts for several […]

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