<b>2012 Laguna Beach High School Honors Convocation</b>
Editor’s note: The following is a list of scholarships and the Laguna Beach High School students who won them and were recognized at the 21012 LBHS Honors Convocation.
“Ace Award” Accepting the Challenge of Excellence: Melanie Arteaga
‘A Dream for the Future’ Scholarship: April Carlson, Celestina De Leon, Juliana Ferguson, Evan Kirkbride, Nicolas Leighton, Joshua Simkin
AAUW, Laguna Beach Branch Scholarship: Teagan Barnes, Laura Kawashiri, Lauren Montgomery
Allen Bell Memorial Scholarship Fund: Gordon Belyea, April Carlson
American Legion Post 222 Citizenship Award: Bryce Blanton, Caroline Cannan, Frances Naude, Macklin Thornto
Anna Mary Beck Business Administration Scholarship: Stephanie Alonso Avalos, Calvin Garmshausen
Austin Loomis, Adam Redding-Kaufman, Harrison Williams
April Crevier and Daphne Crevier Memorial Scholarships: Savanna Danford, Celestina De Leon
Arthur B. Harward Memorial Scholarship: Gordon Belyea
Assistance League of Laguna Beach Scholarship: Ashley Andrews, Melanie Arteaga
AYSO, Region 86, Laguna Beach Scholarship: Paul Noppenberger, Torrie Ornelas
Barbara Diamond Excellence in Journalism Award: Alexandra Menkes
Barbara Laird ROP Memorial Scholarship: Melanie Arteaga
Bill O’Brien, Class of ‘57, Memorial Scholarship: Natasha Strickland
Bonnie S. Lang Memorial Scholarship: Taylor Kahn
Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach Scholarship - Main Branch: Diana Necula
Brandon Balsiger - Post Memorial Scholarship: Lucas Barker, Brianna Mayer
Camron Blackburn Memorial Scholarship: Lauren Michaels
Carmelita Nava Softball Award: Carissa Collins
Charlotte W. Munro Scholarship: Elan Kramer, Lauren Montgomery
Christian Abel Memorial Scholarship: Christa Chastain, Katelyn Walsh
Christian Service Award: Bryce Blanton, Timothy Peterson, Macklin Thornton, Harrison Williams
Citizens Business Bank Scholarship: Brianna Mayer, NIkolette Miller
Claes Andersen Hospitality Scholarship Fund: Claire Jaeger
Clark Family Scholarship: Joshua Simkin
Community Learning Center Scholarship: Savannah Graf
Courtney Kelley Cohen Memorial Scholarship: Gordon Belyea
California School Employees Assn., Laguna Beach Chapter No. #131 Scholarship: Yoshiye Andersen, Cheyenne Holt, Nolan McConnell
Dallas and Les Billinger Memorial Scholarship: Bryce Blanton
Daughters of the American Revolution Award(s): Gordon Belyea
Dave and Jo Long Scholarship: Shelby Jensen, Lauren Montgomery
David and Betsy Paul Memorial Acting Scholarship: Jackson Tupy
Diane Alpert “I Love Laguna” Scholarship: NIkolette Miller
Dick Metz Surf Foundation Scholarship: Lauren Montgomery
Don Kucera Memorial Scholarship: Elan Kramer
Don Nichols Scholarship(s): Teagan Barnes, Teresa Hung, Laura Kawashiri, Brianna Mayer, Avrie Romanow, Katelyn Walsh
Dr. Steven and Mrs. Lor Speach Community College Scholarship: Melanie Arteaga, Beau Bourne, Enrique Delatorre, Nayele Espiritu, Shelby Jensen, Curtis Nichols
Dr. William White Memorial Scholarship: George Sadler
Driven to the Max Award: Erik Henrikson, Caroline Holte, Lauren Michaels, Thomas Renner
Earl Family Scholarship: Alexandra Menkes
Ebell Club Scholarship(s): Caroline Cannan, Vesta Goshtasbi, Caroline Holte, Macklin Thornton
Eric Abernathy Memorial Scholarship: Gordon Belyea
Exchange Club Youth of the Year Award: Cassandra Castro, Paul Noppenberger
Festival of Arts Scholarship – Film: Ryan Cavanaugh
Festival of Arts Scholarship – Performing Arts: Sarah Busic, Elizabeth Davis, Alex Hunt, Elan Kramer, Nicolas Leighton, Frances Naude, Laura Otsu, Macarena Rivera, Lily Rogers, Samuel Thornton, Jackson Tupy
Festival of Arts Scholarship – Visual Arts: Evan Rubel, Jackson Yamasaki
Festival of Arts Scholarship – Writing: Natalie Redwitz
First Team Estates Scholarship: Laura Kawashiri
Foundation Scholarship: Noelle Martinez
Fred Pratley Memorial Scholarship: Erik Henrikson
French Foreign Language Achievement Award: Mariana Acevedo-Mesa, Stephanie Alonso Avalos, Lucas Barker, Moriah Berger, Ryan Cavanaugh, Paula Gogatz, Selina Lambert, Diana Necula, Laura Otsu, Lily Rogers
Friends of Laguna Library Scholarship: Marley Donenfeld
Gerald A. Dennis Scholarship: Teresa Hung, Noelle Martinez
Gerald A. Neumann Memorial Scholarship: Conor Ross
Grapes for Grads Scholarship: Caroline Cannan, Hannah Jonus, Katherine McMahon, Macklin Thornton
Heather Brobeck Memorial Scholarship: Gordon Belyea, Bryce Blanton
Helen F. & Alan E. Adams Memorial Scholarship: Christa Chastain, Laura Kawashiri, Amanda Mccrory, NIkolette Miller
James Patrick Vincent and Marian Pickens Fagan Scholarship Fund: Mariana Acevedo-Mesa, Teresa Hung
Jennifer Lynn Bammer Memorial Scholarship: Yaretsi Mendoza
Jerome Karp Scholarship: Kailani Bonin
Jessica Wagner Memorial Scholarship: Brianna Mayer
Joe Thurston Scholarship Fund: Stephanie Alonso Avalos, Tori Barnes, Katharine Barton, Moriah Berger, Kylie Boyd, Cassandra Castro, Chase Cornell, Shasta Delgado, Calvin Garmshausen, Leanne Huynh, Belinda Hyland, Taylor Kahn, Benjamin Kahn, Rachele Killian, Nicholas Kinsman, Natalia Larek, Austin Loomis, Natalie Lopez, Camille Lopez, Paul Mauntel, Maddison Montes, Savannah Nielson, Magali Ramirez, Myriah Reynolds, Sebastian Roger, Brianna Rubow, Cayla Schaller, Alexander Shapero, Lucas Stevens, Nina Thornton, Taylor Weiss, Harrison Williams
Joey Masella Scholarship: Bryce Blanton
Juan Castano Memorial Scholarship: April Carlson, Torrie Ornelas
Kea Simon Medical Scholarship: Tara Ronson
Keith Childers Memorial Scholarship: Nicholas Austin
Kenneth G. Beyer Memorial Scholarship: Vesta Goshtasbi
Kiwanis: H. Lee Burton Memorial Scholarship: Savannah Graf
Laguna Beach Business Club Entrepreneurial Scholarship: Bailey Romatoski
Laguna Beach Garden Club Scholarship: Yaretsi Mendoza
Laguna Beach Live! Scholarship: Elan Kramer
Laguna Beach Unified Faculty Assn. Scholarship: Caroline Cannan
Laguna Board of Realtors and Affiliates: Gordon Belyea, Katelyn Walsh
Laguna Greenbelt Inc. Scholarship: Juliana Ferguson
LBHS Alumni Scholarship: Ashley Andrews, April Carlson, Greg Farnes, Evan Kirkbride, Marisa Merchant, Conor Ross
LBHS Athletic Boosters Scholarship Award: Marley Donenfeld, Marina Paul, Thomas Renner, Kevin Ulibarri
LBHS Class of 1998 Scholarship: Melanie Arteaga
LBHS Faculty La Vern Dugger Memorial Scholarship: Caroline Cannan, Caroline Holte
LBHS Performing Arts Booster Scholarship: Sarah Busic, Elizabeth Davis, Alex Hunt, Elan Kramer, Nicolas Leighton, Natalie Redwitz, Macarena Rivera, Lily Rogers, Conor Ross, Jackson Tupy
Les Chatham Memorial Award, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 5868: Marley Donenfeld, Belinda Hyland
Linda and Joseph Leighton Memorial Scholarship: Celestina De Leon
Linda Fortune Memorial Scholarship: Caroline Holte
Luby Family Musical Theater Scholarship: Elizabeth Davis, Nicolas Leighton
MacGillivray/Freeman Film Award(s): Sarah Busic, Elan Kramer
Margaret Louise Cox Memorial Scholarship: Macarena Rivera
Marge Swanson Mission Hospital Laguna Beach Award: Vesta Goshtasbi, Hannah Jonus, Laura Otsu, Natasha Strickland
Mark Tiner Memorial Scholarship: Timothy Peterson
Mark Tiner Memorial Spirit Award: Wyatt Kirkland
Marshall Klapman Memorial Scholarship: Caroline Cannan, Katherine McMahon
Masson Foundation Water Polo Scholarship: Yoshiye Andersen, Erik Henrikson, Nolan McConnell, Thomas Renner
Matthew Reedy Memorial Scholarship: Gordon Belyea
McPhisto Society Award: Alex Hunt
Melvin J. Tonkon MD Medical Scholarship: Hannah Jonus
MUN Rome Friesen Scholarship: Adam Redding-Kaufman, Macklin Thornton, Harrison Williams
Myrna Heitel Music Scholarship: Elan Kramer, Noelle Martinez
National Charity League, Laguna Chapter Scholarship: Katherine McMahon
Naude Family ‘Clean Ocean’ Scholarship: Dane Doran, Juliana Ferguson
No Square Scholarship: Elan Kramer
OC Youth Sports Foundation: Katherine McMahon
Olga Tursini Torriero Linguistics Award: Lily Rogers
Patricia Neill Kidd Memorial Scholarship: Christa Chastain
Paul Wollam Scholarship: Macklin Thornton
Red Guyer Athletic Scholarship: Nolan McConnell
Robert C. and Lillian N. DuSoe Scholarship, Music: Elan Kramer, Samuel Thornton
ROP Distinguished Student Award: Laura Otsu
Rotary - Harry Bithell “Service Above Self” Award: Marcella Bechtel, Thomas Renner, Conor Ross
Rotary - Robert Kellogg Eagle Scout Memorial Scholarship: Timothy Peterson
Rotary - Student of the Month: Kailani Bonin, Evan Kirkbride, Elan Kramer, Nicolas Leighton, Allison Palmer, Marina Paul, Derek Reigel, Macklin Thornton, Jackson Tupy
Rotary Club of Laguna Beach Service Award: Victoria (Tory) Lynde, Noelle Martinez, Alexandra Menkes, Natasha Strickland
Sawdust Visual Arts Scholarship(s): Savanna Danford
Schools First Federal Credit Union Scholarship: Lauren Montgomery
Skipper Carrillo Scholarship: Mollie Khachadoorian
Soroptimist International of Laguna Beach - Alberta Patterson Scholarship: Caroline Cannan, Lauren Montgomery
Soroptimist International of Laguna Beach - Special Achievement Awards: Savanna Danford, Savannah Eisert, Selina Lambert, Brianna Mayer, Alexandra Menkes
South Laguna Civic Assn. Scholarship: Evan Kirkbride
The TLC Branch of Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach: April Carlson
TOW/El MORRO Red Ribbon Scholarship: Madeline Brian, Belinda Hyland
Village Laguna Annual Scholarship: Juliana Ferguson
Walt Lawson Student Service Challenge Scholarship: Victoria (Tory) Lynde
Warren B. Blossom Memorial Golf Scholarship: Vivian Mendoza, Timothy Peterson
Weaver Family Scholarship: Yoshiye Andersen
William R. Stapleton Memorial Scholarship: Vivian Mendoza
Winston and Dorothy Updegraff Memorial Scholarship: Alexandra Menkes
Woman’s Club of Laguna Beach Scholarship: Natasha Strickland