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Bolsa Grande High

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9401 Westminster Ave.

Garden Grove 92644

(714) 663-6424

* Enrollment: 1,600

* Established: 1960

* Team name: Matadors

* Newspaper: The Ole Times

* Principal: Jim Morrison

* Student president: Julia Bui

* Winning moments: Six-year accreditation by the Western Assn. of Secondary Schools and Colleges; Associated Student Body officers won talent show at a leadership camp in Santa Barbara; hosted district Special Olympics; Doug Baughman set county record with 75 career touchdown passes; boys’ and girls’ basketball Southern Section Division IIA playoffs

* In the works: Computerized marquee for the quad

* Graduation: June 23, 5 p.m, at the stadium

SENIOR STANDOUT

Nga Ngoc Nguyen of Westminster

* Achievements: Valedictorian; earned a 4.43 weighted grade-point average; Scholar of the Quarter for four years; Advanced Placement scholar; medallion winner for U.S. history, chemistry, physics and world history; high honors in Golden State geometry, U.S. history and chemistry exams; Who’s Who Among American High School Students; junior varsity and varsity badminton most valuable player; speaks Vietnamese and Spanish

* Connections: Member of Toastmasters International, Science Olympiad and the Spanish, Chinese, science and Interact clubs; volunteers at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and the Salvation Army

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* Ambitions: Attend either UC Berkeley or UCLA, majoring in biological sciences to become a pediatrician

* Family: Parents Ngoc and Huong Nguyen; two brothers. “My achievements are all due to my strong family support.”

* Claims to fame: Never procrastinates, always plans ahead.

THE SENIOR CLASS: 297

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