o I figured I could take two possible approaches to this speech. I could try to be funny, crack a couple Rebecca Black jokes, maybe talk about Charlie Sheen’s tiger blood and wrap up with a couple cheesy lines to describe the hilarity that ensued during our four years at Dana. Or I could take a more serious approach and try my shot at being inspirational, using my few min- utes to try to affect at least one student in this audience. I decided to stick mostly with latter, with hopefully a few funny moments sprinkled in. Since I followed a mostly academic track during high school, it’s easy for me to write a speech that caters to those with experiences similar to mine. Instead, I want to talk about the universal truths of this graduation—the facts that apply to all of us, no matter what color we’re graduating in, how many clubs we ran, or what sports we played. When we came to Dana, let’s face it—we were all snotty freshmen, still ridiculously insecure and unsure about our future position in this high school. But most of us came to an amazing realization—high school was a place where each student could find their own niche, full of other students with similar interests and suddenly we grew out of our awkward middle school shells. Suddenly it Top grad delivers commencement speech, urges students to leave mistakes in the past and focus on the future The Universal Truths of Graduation BY DEVIN ROY VALENCIANO, DANA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLAR OF SCHOLARS wasn’t lame to want to act in musicals; suddenly enjoy- ing a class wasn’t the irreversible mark of a nerd and suddenly we all got a glimpse of who we may become in the future. So we wrote the essays, read the books, did the outlines and took countless tests. We ran races, won matches and dominated the big games. We felt the most amazing highs and plummeted to the most amazing lows. We lost first loves, we brewed in melodrama and we all felt a little like the Catcher in the Rye at some point. But we beat those cursed hormones in the end. We passed our classes and now here we sit—ready to graduate. Some of you may be heading college, others may be going to work, others may enter the service, and still others may take some time off to plan their next move. It doesn’t matter. One fact is still true about everyone sitting on this field; this is possibly the most pivotal moment of our lives, where we can leave our mistakes in the dust and take on the world with a fresh start. Any single person in this class can do any single thing they desire if they only stop in this moment—focus on their peers, their families and them- selves—and realize that if they commit themselves to hard work, this moment can truly be anything. I believe this to be an absolute truth, while it may come easier to some than to others. But don’t let the world sit on you, and don’t give yourself excuses not to take advantage of this golden opportunity. The world doesn’t run on GPAs, the world doesn’t care about National Honor Society, and the world is not dressed in white. Go, my fellow warriors, and conquer wherever life leads you. And everyone, take a moment to look to your family and thank them for putting up with a rotten teenager. Thank you Mom, Dad, Mike and Salil, for being there even when I didn’t want you to be. I love you all. And thank you, Dana Hills Class of 2011, for allowing me to speak to you today. • 683 Graduates 86 Valedictorians (students with GPA of 4.0 or higher) 116 Academic Distinction Awards (students with GPAs ranging 3.5 to 3.99) 30 percent (approximately) of the graduating class earned Valedictorian or Academic Distinction status 41 AP Scholars 25 AP Scholars with Honor 30 AP Scholars with Distinction 1 National AP Scholar 17 National Merit Scholarship Commended Students 4 National Merit Scholarship Program Finalists 2 National Merit Scholarship Recipients 6 South Coast League Varsity Athletics Titles 4 Sea View League Varsity Athletics Titles CLASS OF 2011 BY THE NUMBERS Special thanks to Alan Gibby/Zone57.com for providing all of the DHHS photos in this section.
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o I fi gured I could take two possible approaches to this speech. I could try to be funny, crack a couple
Rebecca Black jokes, maybe talk about Charlie Sheen’s tiger blood and wrap up with a couple cheesy lines to describe the hilarity that ensued during our four
years at Dana. Or I could take a more serious approach and try my shot at being inspirational, using my few min-utes to try to affect at least one student in this audience. I decided to stick mostly with latter, with hopefully a few funny moments sprinkled in.
Since I followed a mostly academic track during high school, it’s easy for me to write a speech that caters to those with experiences similar to mine. Instead, I want to talk about the universal truths of this graduation—the facts that apply to all of us, no matter what color we’re graduating in, how many clubs we ran, or what sports we played.
When we came to Dana, let’s face it—we were all snotty freshmen, still ridiculously insecure and unsure about our future position in this high school. But most of us came to an amazing realization—high school was a place where each student could fi nd their own niche, full of other students with similar interests and suddenly we grew out of our awkward middle school shells. Suddenly it
Top grad delivers commencement speech, urges students to leave mistakes in the past and focus on the future
The Universal Truths of GraduationBY DEVIN ROY VALENCIANO, DANA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLAR OF SCHOLARS
wasn’t lame to want to act in musicals; suddenly enjoy-ing a class wasn’t the irreversible mark of a nerd and suddenly we all got a glimpse of who we may become in the future.
So we wrote the essays, read the books, did the outlines and took countless tests. We ran races, won matches and dominated the big games. We felt the most amazing highs and plummeted to the most amazing lows. We lost fi rst loves, we brewed in melodrama and
we all felt a little like the Catcher in the Rye at some point. But we beat those cursed hormones in the end. We passed our classes and now here we sit—ready to graduate.
Some of you may be heading college, others may be going to work, others may enter the service, and still others may take some time off to plan their next move. It doesn’t matter. One fact is still true about everyone sitting on this fi eld; this is possibly the most pivotal moment of our lives, where we can leave our mistakes in the dust and take on the world with a fresh start. Any single person in this class can do any single thing they desire if they only stop in this moment—focus on their peers, their families and them-selves—and realize that if they commit themselves to hard work, this moment can truly be anything. I believe this to be an absolute truth, while it may come easier to some than to others. But don’t let the world sit on you, and don’t give yourself excuses not to take advantage of this golden opportunity. The world doesn’t run on GPAs, the world doesn’t care about National Honor Society, and the world is not dressed in white. Go, my fellow warriors, and conquer wherever life leads you.
And everyone, take a moment to look to your family and thank them for putting up with a rotten teenager.
Thank you Mom, Dad, Mike and Salil, for being there even when I didn’t want you to be. I love you all. And thank you, Dana Hills Class of 2011, for allowing me to speak to you today. •
683 Graduates86 Valedictorians (students with GPA of 4.0 or higher)116 Academic Distinction Awards (students with GPAs ranging 3.5 to 3.99)30 percent (approximately) of the graduating class earned Valedictorian or Academic Distinction status41 AP Scholars25 AP Scholars with Honor30 AP Scholars with Distinction1 National AP Scholar17 National Merit Scholarship Commended Students4 National Merit Scholarship Program Finalists2 National Merit Scholarship Recipients6 South Coast League Varsity Athletics Titles4 Sea View League Varsity Athletics Titles
CLASS OF 2011 BY THE NUMBERS
Special thanks to Alan Gibby/Zone57.com for providing all of the DHHS photos in this section.
Jessica Lindsey AbassiKamron William AbediNaseem Parnaz AbedzadehNolan Michael AdairAndrew David AdamsTyler Hawkesford AdamsTala AdnanAlyssa Renee AhigianCeline Michelle AhigianNick Patrick AhroldOmar Hussein AkashehJair O. AlbaBrian Connor AlbertRachel Evan AlbrightMaria Evelyn AlcalaEmily Margaret AldamaVictor Manuel AldanaJake Preston AllenKayle Andalis AlmacenDavid AlonsoEman Bassam Al-SmadiNicholas George AltuzarraAlaina Anne AlvarezAnthony George AlvarezJonathan Christian AmatoAlexandria Lynn AndersonAndre George AndraosAxel J. AnezAlex Dustin AngelakisMatthew Douglas AngioliConnor Buck AngleShannon Marie AnterTaylor Jordan ArizobalMarina Frances ArrudaBlake Philip AshbyShellsy Laine AshenAndrew James AtkinsSohrob AzarniaMelissa Louise BadeBrianna Nicole BaetzDevon Rochelle BaggsMegan Eileen BaileyDillon William BainBronte Nicole BakerElisabeth Claire BalmerTalia Karyn BanarieJordan Patterson BandyWilliam BarclayErin M. BarryJack Francis BarryJeremy Michael BassBrenden Lee BeckleyMathias Maitland BedolfeAshlyn Irene BeierleBrooke Danielle BenBenJana Marie BenjoyaJoseph Grant BenjoyaLaura Danielle BeresfordDylan Scot Bernier
Cody Daniel BernsteinMarwa Durabi BeroutiJacob Scott BerryhillIgnacia M. BezanillaDerek Ross BillLindsey Annika BitowftSandra Nicole BitowftSteven Martin BlockChristopher Bryan BloomPaul Curtis BockstedtBrandon Michael BolandMadison Marie BolickBryan William BorensteinTaylor Miles BowenRachel Marie BoyleDesiree Jan BramletteMichelle Autumn BrantSloane Irene BraunAlexandra Eugenie BreaultAlex Jay BreithauptCarissa Ann BrickerKathleen Rose BriggsRyan Lisa BrintleAlfredo BritoMatthew Ryan BrouwerMichael Anthony BrownMichael Danforth BrownNathan Masao BrowneHannah Leigh BrozekAnnie Elise BubinskiMaxwell Sinclair BucklerJason Patrick BuhlerNicole Danielle BullardMatthew Cooper BurchillRichard Jackson BushnellGabrielle Renee CabralAlvaro CabreraTanya CalderonVanessa CalderonAlina Marie CalvaVeronica CamarilloJohn Roger CampbellNicholas Taylor CampbellSkyler Ryan CampbellRicardo CampuzanoAlexa Nikolasa Felipe CancioKyra Alexandra CaputoMadison Nicole CarlyleHannah Beth CarmanBryant Bradford CarrollNicholas Harold CarterKevin CasimiroCheyenne Dale CatliJacie Lianne CecilCourtney Eunae ChangTheresa Elizabeth ChappellAmber Sequouia ChartonAlec Martin ChasmanKatherine Margaret ChastainJuan Jose ChavezMorgan Nicole ChelfMarian Terri ChenStephanie Man Jan ChengMorgan Nicole ChiateMatthew ChiltonBrian ChoiJenna Rose Chudzicki
Joshua Anthony CiolekKatherine Lynn ClarkAlexandra Arianna ClineJonathan Max CoelBrandon August ColeLaura Marie ColumbusSarah Elizabeth ColvinSteven M. ConnellFelicia Marie ConnorsNathan Allen CookTrevor Robert CookMae Rose CooperSergio Noe CoriaIsmael CortesPaxton Taylor CotaAlexa Laurenne CotcampDavid Covarrubias JuarezLauren Marie CraigCole Robert CraysChristopher Maurice CretelKelly Samantha CroninBrittany Lee CrumToni Nicole CrummNatalie Charmayne CullomKatherine DamianoVivian T. DangPeter Andrew DanskinBlair Philip DarrIan Daniel DavisJana L. DawsonSarah Chamberlin DeanNicholas J. DeAngeloAdam George DeBrosseBryce Nicole DehringMaritza DeLaCruzTrevor Jensen DellKayla Ashley DeluciaTanner Skiles DensoAustin Robert DeVoneKathlyn Margaret DiBeneKaylyn Michelle DickmannMaria Magdalana DietzAngelina LaRue DiFrancescoAndrea Caroline DillKyle Matthew DillahuntyJasmine Montana DillonBrendan Salvo DillougheryPhillip Tomas DoyleHansel Jovanni DuarteSalil Hari DudaniClayton John DunlapChancellor Marc DunneGarrett Michael DyerLauren Ashley EarlShireen EbrahimSean Luke EdkinsBlakely Marie EhlersCurtis Scott EhlowJeremy Thomas EllisMadison Marie ElsnerShane Thomas EngelerdtStephanie EnriquezTernel Justin EnriquezDaniel Robert EricksonTannaz Ashley EskandariNicolas EspinozaWendy Espinoza
Andrea Celeste EstayAdrienne Kendall EvansReza EviniMichael R. FairbanksKayla Carol FarfoneNicholas Ray FauriaMichael FaustAshlyn Rebecca FayAndrew James FermKara Monique FerrariChristine Nicole FerryCatherine Jane FeverySpencer Margaret FieldsNicholas Gabriel FinchJaisen Allan FinonaSamuel Blake FitzmauriceDon Robert Flora, Jr.Anna Cecilia FloresDustin Lael FloydTaylor Louise FloydEdward Paul FlynnJennifer Marie FocaJaclyn Andrea FogleBriana Renee FosterMakena Marie FoxJennifer Anne FrahmLayne Mieko FrancisBrandon Michael FrankTara Judith FranzRuth Michele FreySasha Emily FriedkinEvan Conner FrykmanTalia Marie FuentesAlexander Quinten GagnetCollin Joseph GallagherJacklyn Leigh GallowayVanessa Nicole GamboaDaisy GarciaJessica Marie GarciaZachary Thomas GavinAshton Paige GebeleEmmie Lauren GelatRyan David GermainYasmine Paulina GhanemJenna Marie GiammalvaSean Anthony GilloonRyan Gregory GillumManon Angelique GlennonBrent Christopher GodlewskiMikaela Francine GoetzSara Lauren GoldEmily GordeeJohn Howard GossDylan J. GourdHannah Elyse GoveiaLaura A. GrantQuin Taka GreenbergGage Eric GreenspanCarys K. GreerTasha Cara Griffi thsDillon Anthony GrimsleyGage Neil GrossKevin Randal GuckApril Vanee GuerraJose Uriel GuerreroTyler Christopher GuerreroScott Andrew Haas
Chelsea Noelle HaefnerMahshad Haji Ali AkbariShannon HallKaitlin Jill HalloranSean Jay HamiltonHailey Millicent HammondBryce John HaneyJaclyn Lee HannahClayton Riley HarbinTyler Patrick HardyKelsey Morgan HargreavesDaniel James HarpJames Joseph HarrisChloe Bryn Elizabeth Harris-GleasonDevin Wesley HarrisonBrooke Nicole HartmanEleanor Lee HawesAlexander Henry HefterAlyssa Miranda HeldmanBrooke Ashlee HendersonDaniel Cameron HerediaTaylor Marie HergesJuana Yazmin HernandezVictor HernandezArmando Hernandez SantillanCristian Alexandar HernandoConner Edward HerrmannMackenzie Erin HewittClaire Mari HirashikiTrevor Scott HogsheadBrooke Taylor HollandEdwin Tyler HortonDarya Hosseini EsfehsalariNastaran Natalie HosseinipourStorm William HoweMorgan Mary HowitEric Tzong-Lin HsiehWendy HuStephen Michael HudginsGrace Kathryn HuibertsJennifer Jaclyn HurstAmanda Raye HustrulidCatherine Wonjoo HwangLyndsey Marie HydeConnor Kai ItoMatthew C. JaegerYuriy Gochayevich JananashviliGarret Alan Montoya JancichDaniel Robert JaquesJordyn Chanel JaureguiNickan JavanshiriConner Matthew JeffreyCelia Georgia JenkinsDarrian Ashaun JenkinsJessica JeronimoRamzi Darwish JneidMichelle JoeusonBradley James JohnsonBrody Michael JohnsonKailyn Mariko JohnsonLauren E. JohnsonStephanie Marie JohnsonMegan Leigh JonesTayler Jolynn JonesShaina Rae JulianConnor Edward KaddatzNicole Katharine Kaemerle (cont.)
Cody Daniel BernsteinMarwa Durabi BeroutiJacob Scott BerryhillIgnacia M. BezanillaDerek Ross BillLindsey Annika BitowftSandra Nicole BitowftSteven Martin Block
2011 GraduatesDANA HILLS HIGH SCHOOLNames of the 86 Valedictorians appear in bold type. Students earn the distinction of Valedictorian by earning a GPA of 4.0 or higher.
Geoffrey Merrill KaufmanElizabeth Morgan KaufmannChristian Cole KearneyNicholas Robert KeeneyConner Evan KellyJessell Elizabeth KellyJulia Christine KenworthyNatasha KhounaniSarah Ann KiddooKenneth Edgar KirkpatrickTaylor Ross KleeTanner Paul KlemmMoorea Kai KnightsVictoria Nicole KobataNicolas Kushino KouatliMarissa Elizabeth KouracosAlec Christian KratzerKaitlin James KronquistRyan Hwa KungAllison Anne KutcherBrian KwakCaitlin Elizabeth LacyAlexis Kirren LaidlawSamuel Ryan LanderosAshley Marie LandryMikayla Nicole LangHaley Paige LangeEmily Michelle LangillLuke LangohrRyan William LargeyJordyn Ann LarkinsLise Ann LatronicaChristopher Joseph LaurelDarci Jae LawrenceAllison Michelle LeaderJacquelyn Michelle LeosLouis Jhovanni LepeZachary LeuthausKevin Michael LewAnnie LiJoshua John LichtnerJeremy LinChandler West LindnerChristopher Gerald LinnEllen Valerie LomonicoMitchell David LongerboneCarlos Antonio LopezKrysania Ariel LopezKaila LoseeKrystal LoseeChad Brendan LoveSydney Malia LovejoyConnor Michael LowderChristian Alexander LuceroAshley LukesDerrick Michael LuqueTrevor Cody LynnLauren Adele MadeoBrennan Tierney Mancebo
Joseph Alexander MangerCebrina Rae-Lynn Mansfi eldScott Benjamin MarcomPeter Louis MarisKristopher Raymond MarloweLynette Noemy Marquina- VazquezJessica Florence MartinElizabeth MartinezErnesto MartinezAndrew Thomas MaslineTrenton Cooksey MasonJustin Solomon MasseySamuel Walker MatthewsDaniel Connor McAndrewsTrevor Robert McCloudDevon Michelle McCormackKelly Heid McCormickAnna Faye McCowanScott Henry McGinleyKyle M. McKnellyMia Faith McKownColleen Emily McNaughtRaquel Elyse McNeffShannon Dorothy McNultyAllison R. McPhersonTaylor Brandt McReynoldsCody Robert MeddaughSachin MedhekarBrenden Oliver MeekAdrianna Lucia MendozaAngelica Gloria MendozaGuadalupe MendozaJames Robert MendozaLaura MendozaDaniel Merino CruzKaren Atef MikhaelKassie Marie MillerKatie Noel MillerJenna Christine MishDanielle Nicole MitrakJennifer Michelle ModesRishi Pankaj ModyJamie Taylor MondelloHanna Sofi a MontazamiMadison Paige MontgomeryKeith August MontrossJessica Lyn MooneyCarver Austin MooreJared Richard MooreCarlos G. MoralesPhillip MorenoHayden Richter MorrisJoshua Toby MorrisonCarissa Leani MossmanNoe MunguiaBrian Ulias Munguia BarcenasEdgar Gutierrez MunizKenneth Bert Murphy, Jr.Patrick Riley MurphyJonathan K. NaganoJulian Phillip R. NarcisoNicholas Arthur NardulliChristina Teresa NavarroRabecca Ilene NavarroSahand NayebazizAmanda Melanie NeesanGabriella Patricia NicholsWilliam Dylan NicklinLorena NietoMorgan Marie NietoKristi Kimiko NishihiraHaley Andrea NordbakAlexandra Megan ObayaBlake Harrison Ochse
Francesca Maria O’ConnorAndrew Allen OhMakenzie OhmerBrenda Yesenia OlagueJoshua Joseph OllerNathaniel Joseph OlsenMaryanne N. OlsonJoshua Timothy OltmanLance Eldon OrgillSam Haas OrozcoGunnar Mardon Orsland BurnsMonserrat OrtizKelsi Grace OttMcKenzie Lynn OwenVictoria Elizabeth PackerJamie Louise Florence PannozzoFernanda Daniela Paredes DelgadoSarah Michael PatrickHannah Aiu PattersonMichael Gerald PaulBenjamin Arlen PayneMichael Mac Donald PearsonPaul Cassou PeletiImelda Janet Pena OrtizAlan Samuel Peralta HernandezZachary Edward PereaJarett Joseph PerezJessica PerezSebastian Antonio PerezAllegra Rowan PerryMikailin Rae PerryTaylor Alexander PerueCassandra PestanaLarson Robert PfeilRebecca Eugenia PhillipsKevin F. PichinteJeffrey PinaEmily Jean PollardTrevor Vaughn PowersAdelle Marie PriceLiam Terrence QuigleyColin Samuel RadcliffeCortney Jane RadusovskyKareem Rafi RajputCarlos Ismael RamirezDeanna Del Rosario RamirezFredi RamirezVanessa RamirezJairo RamosCristoffer Ramos PradoChancellor Joseph RayNicholas Thomas ReddingChristopher Paul ReedAlan James ReeveHector Giovanie RenteriaCasey Thomas RhatiganShelby Mary RhodesZane Lucas Dixon RiceJeremy Sebastian RichardEthan RichtsmeierBrett Robert RiedlingerEmma Jane RinchikKimberly Nicole RobertsAlexandria Jasmine RobinsonCayleigh Lorynn RobinsonMiranda Lys RobinsonArmando Alexander RodriguezOscar Murillo RodriguezSofi a Alicia RodriguezKerry Shaelyn Rodriguez SchultzBradley Yuzuki RogersDavid Alan RohrerNayeli RosalesJacob Daniel RosenTyler David Ross
Jonathan Phillip RothenbergKatherine Jean RudzkiKatie Marie RuedaMicaela Ann Ruppert-MajerAli Mackenzie RussellCole Alexzander RyanWilliam SaenzBrian Michael SakanskyTania Lizbeth Salazar CabreraMarco Antonio SanchezViridiana B. SanchezLauren SangsterJoshua Jordan SchoenlohDylan James SchumacherSpencer Davis Scobie-GilpinGina Denise ScottTrevor Joseph ScottAshley Elizabeth SeefriedBryan Paul SeefriedAdrian SegundoCollin Weston SellersJesse R. SelstadIan Michael SelzerTatyanna Bedya SenelNicholas John SenzigMisha SesarDilan Dipak ShahMia Karina SharronQuincie Lynne ShawLauren Elizabeth ShieblerTyler Chikara ShirozonoShahriar ShojaeiKristen Emily ShuttMiguel Angel SilvaRachel Shanna SimmonsMorgan Paige SimmsgeigerNicholas G. SirianniMichelle Lorraine Ocampo SisonDanielle Lauren SladeShannon Elizabeth SleethBrendon James SlevenAlex Ryan SloanBenjamin Arthur SmithCollin Russell SmithDylan SmithJenna Elizabeth SmithJessica Ann SmithJoanna Mary SmithKeaton Harold SmithKaren SolanoJose Daniel SolisMary Angelica SolisCorey Michael SolomonNicolette Soto MartinezTheodore J. SoulopulosMolly SpearStephanie Jean Ann SponagleDakota Willet StaggsNicholas James StavertShelby Lee SteinfeldKyle Steven StilwellBryan Charles StiverMichael Stoeffl erAlexander Paul StolinskiNatalie Michele StreeterBrandon StricklandCraig Tyler StuartBreann Jordan StudebakerDanielle StylesMichelle StyrpejkoTyler Wayne SudmanGrant Alexander SuttonRachel Lynn SwirczekAndrew Mitchel SyRyan Joseph TachibanaDahlia Taheri
Ronald Michael-Adam TaitzLayla TamaddonNathan Ikaika TanAaron Wesley TaylorMikhaila Rae TaylorBenjamin James TearleMadison Leigh TechmanskiTrevor Nathan TejeraJason Joseph TempleJohn Elijah Craige TerrackAlexander Gage ThompsonChristopher Matthew ThompsonCori Lee ThomsonJordan Patrick ToavsRachel Noelle TrujilloBrandon Christopher TrumanGregory Spencer TuleyJessica Sakura UchiCortney Kay UdallKaylee Lynn UddbergNikki Brooke UsuiOmar ValenciaDevin Roy ValencianoJohn T. VanHofwegenClaudia E. VarneyYacciry Cuate VasquezBrandon James VauseAustin David VeghKatelyn VermeulenJohnathon James VetaTyler Louis Vogado-HartungThomas Dean VontBrandon Scott WaddellRyan Larry WalkerJeffrey R. WallAllyson Marie WardMatthew David WardMallory Sierra WarrKaitlyn Kusic WaterburyDaniel Joseph WaynerSondra Marie WeisbergWilliam Devin WellsEmma Kate WerdermanHaley Margaret WerkKelsey McKenna WernerAlexandra Renee WeyerElizabeth Marie WeyerKelly Kathleen WhelanKassandra Alane WhiteJoshua Stephen WilkinsKelly Diane WilsonMark Alan WilsonRyan George WilsonBlake Robert WiltseRebecca WinkleOlivia Chase WinokurCole Patrick WinterbottomAlexander James WoldCarolyn Patricia WoodToni Ann WoodMeghan Jane WoodhouseAvery Thomas Woodhouse RossKevin Anthony WymanMerrick James WymanZachary Jacob YbarraJoshua David YoungEdith Jia-Jiun YuanGina Catalina ZaticaAlexander ZavalaJohn Manuel ZavalaMayra Alejandra ZepedaAriana Ziae-MohseniLea Zimmermann
Joseph Alexander MangerCebrina Rae-Lynn Mansfi eldScott Benjamin MarcomPeter Louis MarisKristopher Raymond MarloweLynette Noemy Marquina- VazquezJessica Florence MartinElizabeth MartinezErnesto MartinezAndrew Thomas MaslineTrenton Cooksey MasonJustin Solomon MasseySamuel Walker MatthewsDaniel Connor McAndrewsTrevor Robert McCloud
NATIONAL HISPANIC RECOGNITION PROGRAM FINALISTSNicholas Altuzarra, Cassandra Pestana
SENIOR CLASS LEADERSHIPPresident: Mia McKown; Secretary/Treasurer: Richard Bushnell
ASU LEADERSHIP AWARDSJeremy Lin, ASU President; Mia McK-own, Senior Class President; Alex Sloan, Senior Director of Communications; Kailyn Johnson, Senior Co-Director of Activities; Michael Stoeffl er, Senior Co-Director of Activities; Richard Bushnell, Senior Class Secretary/Treasurer; Dilan Shah, ICC President; Austin DeVone, Commissioner of Athletics; Christine Ferry, Commissioner of Pep; Connor Angle, Intramurals Commissioner
PRINCIPAL’S LEADERSHIP AWARDJeremy Lin
UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY APPOINTMENTSamuel Fitzmaurice
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM COMMENDED STUDENTSAlexandria Anderson, Jeremy Bass, Stephanie Cheng, Bryce Dehring, Ange-lina Difrancesco, Salil Dudani, Samuel Fitzmaurice, Sara Gold, Claire Hirashiki, Eric Hsieh, Sarah Kiddoo, Annie Li, Ellen Lomonico, Sachin Medhekar, Danielle Mitrak, Rishi Mody, Andrew Sy
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FINALISTSAlexandria Anderson, Stephanie Cheng, Salil Dudani, Sachin Medhekar
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTSStephanie Cheng, Sachin Medhekar
Graduates of the Dana Hills High class of 2011 earned accolades too numerous to list on these pages. Log on to www.danapointtimes.com to see the full list of awards as published in the commencement program.
Award Winners
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS Scholastic Excellence Award: Stephanie Cheng, Devin Valenciano; Distinguished Athlete Award: Joanna Smith, Eric Hsieh; Semper Fidelis Award for Musi-cal Excellence: Tasha Griffi ths, Danny Wayner
DANA POINT HISTORICAL SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIPAlexandria Anderson, Ellen Lomonico
SOUTH COAST WATER DISTRICT SCHOLARSHIPDesiree Bramlette, Ellen Lomonico, Raquel McNeff, Molly Spear
DANA POINT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SCHOLARSHIPBusiness Scholarship: Larson Pfeil; Com-munity Service: Garret Jancich; Athletic: Jonathan Amato; Athletic: Allyson Ward
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