At the Tuesday, April 9, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (PYLUSD) Board of Education meeting, nearly 80 certificates of recognition were presented to students and coaches for a wide variety of achievements.
The Board officially recognized Esperanza High School’s State CIF Wrestling Champion, Academic Decathlon first-place and overall medal winners, Science Olympiad first-place winners, AVID Standout Seniors, National Hispanic Recognition Program Honorees, National Merit Finalists, and Outstanding High School Seniors.
Each spring, the District asks PYLUSD high school administrators to identify a select number of Outstanding High School Seniors. These individuals represent the finest in achievement and success in academics, athletics, the arts, student government, and service. Outstanding High School Seniors embody a commitment to excellence in all that they do and in all that they are.
Additionally that evening, the District also took time to thank the individuals who supported these students along the way.
“In PYLUSD, we pride ourselves on our core value of collaboration by working together with all members of our school community to ensure student success,” shared Deputy Superintendent, Candy Plahy. “We recognize that education is a shared commitment between devoted teachers, staff members, and coaches, as well as ambitious students and supportive parents.”
All students’ names are included below their respective categories. Congrats to all PYLUSD super students!
ESPERANZA HIGH SCHOOL STATE CIF WRESTLING CHAMPION
- Aaron Nagao
- Christian Holiday, Head Coach
ACADEMIC DECATHLON FIRST PLACE AND OVERALL MEDAL WINNERS
El Dorado High School
- Jason Kison
- Nicholas Barajas
- Eric Chang
- Bailey Pettey
- Teju Ramani
- Robert Kanne, Head Coach
- Janmarie Halliday, Assistant Coach
- Amanda Wolf, Assistant Coach
- Kelly Smith, Assistant Coach
- Tim Vrooman, Assistant Coach
Esperanza High School
- James Jude
- Eric Berg
- Catie Mullner
- Gauri Deepa-Sreelal
- Kressler Nguyen-Valdez, Head Coach
- Laura Evans, Assistant Coach
Valencia High School
- Curtis Liu
- Sean Patel
- Sidra Ali
- Anthony Zhang
- Anthony Nguyen
- Sannuth Rao
- Shane Sawyer
- Morgan Gee
- Caominh Le
- Daanesh Jamal
- Shubh Shah
- Melissa Vu
- William Park
- Sam Myovich, Head Coach
- Tara Filowitz, Assistant Coach
- Kay Kirby, Assistant Coach
- Fred Jenkins, Assistant Coach
- Mindi Foote, Assistant Coach
- Calen Rau, Assistant Coach
Yorba Linda High School
- Wesley Dale
- Kelly Buchan, Head Coach
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD FIRST PLACE WINNERS
El Dorado High School
- Ryan Evans
- Cameron Kish
- Jessica Dutton, Head Coach
AVID STANDOUT SENIORS
El Dorado High School
Gabriela Trejo
Valencia High School
Andrea Cervantes
NATIONAL HISPANIC RECOGNITION PROGRAM HONOREES
El Dorado High School
- Hannah Alfaro
- Jenna Fulton
- Sebastian Gutierrez
Esperanza High School
- Chloe Laguna
Parkview School
- Andrew Caballero
Valencia High School
- Kara Brushwyler
- Daniel Bustamonte
- Chloe Chavez
- Jordan Chen
- Justin Chen
- Alexandro Gomez
- Saleem Haider
- Elyssa Hernandez
- Keilani Sparks
- Stephen Sweet
Yorba Linda High School
- Jessica Gutierrez
- Jared Mesa
- Melody Saba
- Jordan Tatreau
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FINALISTS
Valencia High School
- Sienna Bishop
- Daniel Detchev
- Andrew Huh
- Caitlin Lee
- Curtis Liu
- Lauren Mard
- Nicole Park
- Jackie Pierce
- Bryce Tsuyuki
- Adeline Woltkamp
Yorba Linda High School
- Aino Elina Hakkinen
- Blake Han
- Isaiah T. Seo
- Andrew J. Song
OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
El Camino Real High School
- Charli Piche
- Mario Ahumada
El Dorado High School
- Caelyn Smith
- Esther Leem
- Austin Barber
Esperanza High School
- Ryanne Molenaar
- Carissa Stewart
- Catie Mullner
La Entrada High School
- Michael Hoshor
Parkview School
- Hannah Frey
- Olivia Zonni
Valencia High School
- Caitlin Lee
- Anooj Desai
- Karan Bhatt
Yorba Linda High School
- Lauren Bui
- Blake Han
- Andrew J. Song
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