Victoria Leigh Soto
- January 4, 2024
- Teacher
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Victoria Leigh Soto |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Date Of Birth | Nov 4, 1985(1985-11-04) |
| Age | 39 |
| Date Of Death | December 14, 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, CT |
| Birthplace | Bridgeport |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Connecticut |
| Horoscope | Scorpio |
Victoria Leigh Soto Biography
| Name | Victoria Leigh Soto |
| Birthday | Nov 4 |
| Birth Year | 1985 |
| Place Of Birth | Bridgeport |
| Home Town | Connecticut |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Parents | Donna Soto, Carlos Soto |
| Siblings | Carlee Soto, Jillian Soto, Carlos Matthew Soto |
Victoria Leigh Soto is one of the most popular and richest Teacher who was born on November 4, 1985 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Late schoolteacher killed as she tried to protect her students from Sandy Hook school shooting. Sandy Hook school shooting of December 2012. Her bravery was recognized when she was honored posthumously with the Presidential Citizens Medal.
She, along with the other five Sandy Hook teachers and administrators were presented with the Presidential Citizens Medal by President She and five other Sandy Hook teachers and administrators were awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Barack Obama..
Soto was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Carlos Soto, a native of Bayamón, Puerto Rico, and Donna Fagan-Soto, of Irish-American descent. Her father worked for the Connecticut Department of Transportation as a crane operator and her mother was a nurse at Bridgeport Hospital. Her family moved to Stratford, Connecticut, and she graduated from Stratford High School in 2004. In 2008, she earned bachelor’s degrees in both education and history at Eastern Connecticut State University. She then enrolled in graduate school at Southern Connecticut State University.
In December 2012, Eastern Connecticut State University announced the creation of the Victoria Leigh Soto Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund, awarded to students who aspire to become teachers. In December 2012, residents started a petition to rename North Parade in Stratford, Connecticut, to “Victoria Soto Way.” On December 17, 2012, the Stratford High School Class of 2003 established the “Victoria L. Soto Memorial Fund” in her honor. The fund will use the donations made to help pay for the funeral services and for the creation of a memorial at Stratford High School and a scholarship fund in the name of Soto, a former classmate who belonged to the Class of 2003.
The father of her was an operator for cranes while her mother worked as an assistant nurse.
Victoria Leigh Soto Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Teacher |
| House | Living in own house. |
Victoria Leigh Soto is one of the richest Teacher from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Victoria Leigh Soto 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She graduated with Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from History and in Education from Eastern Connecticut State University before going to master’s level in Southern Connecticut State University.
A playground located at Long Brook Park in Stratford, Connecticut was named Victoria Soto Memorial Playground in her honour in June of 2013.
Victoria Leigh Soto (November 4, 1985 – December 14, 2012) was an American teacher who was murdered in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. After the gunman entered the school, Soto hid her students, then the students ran from their hiding places and she died trying to shield and protect them, and has since been hailed as a hero. She is a posthumous recipient of the Presidential Citizens Medal.
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In 2013, the Victoria Soto ACERO High School, located at W 51st Street, opened in Chicago, Illinois. It was designed by Wight & Co. The Victoria Soto ACERO High School is a public, charter school with grades ranging from kindergarten to the 12th grade.
Facts & Trivia
Victoria Ranked on the list of most popular Teacher. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Victoria Leigh Soto celebrates birthday on November 4 of every year.
In 2015, the Victoria Soto School was inaugurated and opened, with a ribbon cutting ceremony, in Stratford, where she attended high school. The school, which was named in her honor, served students from pre-kindergarten through second grade.