Karin Valentina Sotillo-Castillo – Denver School of the Arts
Profile:
Karin Valentina Sotillo-Castillo is a high school senior at Denver School of the Arts who currently holds a 4.0 GPA. Sotillo-Castillo began her High School studies at Abraham Lincoln High School and is finishing her final year at the Denver School of the Arts. Sotillo-Castillo is a talented musician/flutist and acreativeperson. Sotillo-Castillo also plays the guitar, ukulele, and sings. Sotillo-Castillo has performed at the Colorado Governor’s mansion, the South Denver Festival, Festival de Sabor, Latin Beat, Music Around the World and the Aurora History Museum. Sotillo-Castillo’s academic achievements include National Honor Society, Honor Roll, 2022 Colorado State Band, Honorable Mention in Soloist Competition for Orchestra (Flute and Orchestra) at the Denver Young Artists Orchestra and obtained a Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish. Sotillo-Castillo is a member of the Abraham Lincoln High School Coach and Mentoring Program, the Ukulele Club, World Languages, Theater and Denver Young Artists Conservatory Orchestra clubs.
Favorite Book: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Favorite Movie: August Rush – Escucha tu Destino
Favorite Subject: Music, Jazz class, Venezuelan Music, Latin Music
Favorite Music: Kany Garcia
Future Career: Flute Music Performer
Hero: My mom, Karen Castillo and my father, Guillermo Sotillo
Favorite Hobby: Play guitar, sing, and play flute.
Favorite Social Media Follow: Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook
Words to live by: “Perfection is a polished collection of mistakes.” – Mario Benedetti
Community Involvement: Performance as a musician in South by Southwest. Participation and performance in Hispanic Heritage Month at Auraria Campus. Sotillo-Castillo volunteers through Honor Society in activities that benefit the student community. Currently teaches children in her community to play the flute.
Why is Community involvement important? “In communities there are always people who need others as a source of inspiration, support to feel good and get ahead. It is very important to col- laborate and help these people to be the best version of themselves.”
If I could improve the world, I would…
“……start with education, we all have the right to be able to study and learn from the cultures of the world, to be able to share and reinvent ourselves and set goals for success with what we like and to think about the values we project to the society.”
College of choice: “Colorado State University, University of Northern Colorado, University of Colorado – Boulder, and Denver University.”
