Above the Crowd

Each spring, The Times’ Orange County edition invites Orange County high schools to nominate members of their graduating class for outstanding achievement in the areas of leadership, academics and the arts. The newspaper then chooses one of the nominees to spotlight with a profile of each school and a list of members of the senior class in this section.

This year’s nominees represent schools with senior classes of 25 or more, and in some cases graduating classes of nearly 700 students:

Aliso Niguel High

Leadership: Ariel Hankin

Academics: Alex Simma

Arts: Mona Mohammadi

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Anaheim High

Leadership: Kelin Martinez

Academics: Ernesto Rangel

Arts: Maria Sandoval

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Bolsa Grande High

Leadership: Julia Phuong Bui

Academics: Duy Duc Nguyen

Arts: Diana Cherie Waddell

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Brea Olinda High

Leadership: Erin Zachry

Academics: Kevin L. Shen

Arts: Katherine McLean

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Brethren Christian High

Leadership:Tim Nelson

Academics: Sara N. Kanouse

Arts: Jonathan Sury

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Buena Park High

Leadership: Nathan Velasco

Academics: Uyen Ly

Arts: Kevin Joseph Garcia

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Calvary Chapel High

Leadership: Christopher Tyler Ohanian

Academics: Mariko Hathaway

Arts: Christy Mansur

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Canyon High

Leadership: Stephanie Cheng

Academics: Kari Thompson

Arts: Alexandra Del Real

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Capistrano Valley High

Leadership: Jennette Allen

Academics: David Lawrence Stahl

Arts: Nathan O’Leary

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Capistrano Valley Christian High

Leadership: Gregory C. Thom

Academics: Erin Fennell

Arts: Tiana Siedlaczek

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Century High

Leadership: Rosalia Aguilar

Academics: Maria Osorio

Arts: Michael S. Andrade

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Cornelia Connelly High

Leadership: Elizabeth Sowers

Academics: Ruth Anne Lazzari

Arts: Lara Wozniak

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Corona del Mar High

Leadership: Sonia Lohiya

Academics: Eilene Hao

Arts: Nicole Charney

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Costa Mesa High

Leadership: Farshid Kazi

Academics: Jason Cabico

Arts: Sarah Cotton

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Cypress High

Leadership: Michelle Slevcove

Academics: Victoria Wostenberg

Arts: Brenda Marie Wilhelm

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Dana Hills High

Leadership: Christina Georgia Hioureas

Academics: Christopher Sheehy

Arts: Brittany Longdon

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Eastside Christian, Heritage Campus

Leadership: Stefanie Fowler

Academics: Jason Frerking

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Edison High

Leadership: Alexander Ping Liang

Academics: William C. Chan

Arts: Tamara Lantze Lau

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El Dorado High

Leadership: Janna McFerson

Academics: Greg Klein

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El Modena High

Leadership: Therese Mascardo

Academics: Michael Westermeier

Arts: Eric M. Sargeant

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El Toro High

Leadership: Mike Varker

Academics: Dylan Kyle Reid

Arts: Huy T. Dinh

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Esperanza High

Leadership: Roxana Rezai

Academics: David Kenji Chang

Arts: Bridget Jurgens

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Estancia High

Leadership: Mehgan Fay

Academics: Robin Letostak

Arts: Laura L. Cote

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Fairmont High

Leadership: Marco Yupangco

Academics: Jo Marie Tran Janco

Arts: Anna (Goeun) Sea

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Foothill High

Leadership: Sarina Krailas

Academics: Geoffrey Tison

Arts: Arielle Kinghorn

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Fountain Valley High

Leadership: Chris Holmes

Academics: Previn Warren

Arts: Brandon Stewart

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Fullerton Union High

Leadership: Brian Johnson

Academics: Alicia Erin Levine

Arts: Lauren Raun

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Futures High

Leadership: Stephen Stein

Academics: Talla Motakef

Arts: Kelly Coffey

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Garden Grove High

Leadership: Joseph Bui

Academics: Megan Apperson

Arts: Alyssa Dianne Bradac

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Huntington Beach High

Leadership: Shaun Shuck

Academics: Jerry Lu

Arts: Fred Johnson

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Irvine High

Leadership: Carolin Sahimi

Academics: Emily Largent

Arts: Joshua Tam

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John F. Kennedy High

Leadership: Michelle Mary

Academics: Jerry C. Hsu

Arts: Steve Ahn

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Katella High

Leadership: Patricia Guerrero

Academics: Christopher Glen Dalton

Arts: Jimmy Weigand

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Laguna Beach High

Leadership: Amy Myers

Academics: Hale Jacob

Arts: Heidi Rabben

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Laguna Hills High

Leadership: Brian J. Biggott

Academics: Justin Sun

Arts: Linda Hsiao

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La Habra High

Leadership: Isela Reza

Academics: Holly Smith

Arts: Sean Anglado

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La Quinta High

Leadership: Sarah Elizabeth Villasenor

Academics: Daniel K. Chan

Arts: Ralph W. Cardin

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Liberty Christian

Academics: Felicia Jao

Arts: Robert Mack

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Loara High

Leadership: Melinda Avelino

Academics: Long H. Nguyen

Arts: Nathan S. Dove

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Los Alamitos High

Leadership: Trevor Kann

Academics: Amy L. Cummings

Arts: Aaron Young

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Los Amigos High

Leadership: Julie Nguyen

Academics: Tran Tang

Arts: Sergio A. Rebia

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Lutheran High

Leadership: Christopher Ward

Academics: Patrick Salyer

Arts: Rebecca Elfman

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Magnolia High

Leadership: Arrianee Rebeca LeBeau

Academics: Joy Middleton

Arts: Daniel Onofre

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Marina High

Leadership: Stacy Lee Wallace

Academics: Katy Jones

Academics: Huy Dang

Arts: Ginger Winters

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Mater Dei High

Leadership: Lindsay Anne Pavlik

Academics: Rob E. Parke II

Arts: Thomas H. Ito

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Mission Viejo High

Leadership: Paul Whiting

Academics: Megan Wall-Wolff

Arts: Nadia Rhazi

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Newport Harbor High

Leadership: Bradley Lansdell Craig

Academics: John Swigart

Arts: Danielle Pizzorni

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Ocean View High

Leadership: Josh Cable

Academics: Doreen G. Szeto

Academics: Christine Chen

Arts: Brian Dean Valenzuela

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Orange High

Leadership: Faith Crook

Academics: Diem Thi Linh

Arts: Tyson Vincent

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Pacifica High

Leadership: Robert Shaw

Academics: Vincent Fu

Arts: Greg Murphy

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Rancho Alamitos High

Leadership: Emily Cathleen Jones

Academics: Thao (Sandy) Thanh Nguyen

Arts: Hoa Minh Dinh

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Rosary High

Leadership: Lauren Brown

Academics: Neena Dass

Arts: Maureen Toner

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Saddleback High

Leadership: Virginia Y. Carmona

Academics: Huong Le

Arts: Thai Tran

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Saint Margaret’s Episcopal

Leadership: Lindsay Stump

Academics: Sarah Campaigne

Arts: Jocelyn Voo

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San Clemente High

Leadership: Cherie Fiess

Academics: Lindsey Stoudt

Arts: William C. Keim

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Santa Ana High

Leadership: Glenda M. Flores

Academics: Lauren Elizabeth Chamberlain

Arts: Josef Tobiska

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Santa Margarita High

Leadership: Craig Smith

Academics: Danielle Manning

Arts: Shylene Roselyn Weber

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Santiago High

Leadership: Yvette Ramirez

Academics: Khoi N. Ta

Arts: Tam (Tom) Huu Phan

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Savanna High

Leadership: Sean Arayasirikul

Academics: Una Lee

Arts: An T. Nguyen

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Servite High

Leadership: Brent Fielder

Academics: Christopher Chu

Arts: Andrew Jurgensen

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Sonora High

Leadership: Amanda Joy St. James

Academics: Han-Ya (Annie) Hsu

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Southern California Christian High

Leadership: Tara Diane Long

Academics: Claire Marlys Friday

Arts: Jessica Lynn Mahan

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Sunny Hills High

Leadership: Eddie K. Jung

Academics: Sue Chang

Arts: Kent K. Lam

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Trabuco Hills High

Leadership: Jenny Benda

Academics: Debbie S. Lee

Arts: Robert Berry

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Troy High

Leadership: Niraj Mehta

Academics: Qin Ding

Arts: Monica Leung

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Tustin High

Leadership: Laura Victoria Sanchez

Academics: Erica Salas

Arts: Thanhphuong (Bee) Truong

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University High

Leadership: Falon Bahal

Academics: Katherine Chiu

Arts: Adam Pope

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Valencia High

Leadership: Allyson Hoppe

Academics: Brian Diaz

Arts: Rebecca Olson

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Valley High

Leadership: Patricia Mata

Academics: Haian Trinh

Arts: Carlos Rubio

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Villa Park High

Leadership: Jeff Anderson

Academics: Yeon-Wha Hong

Arts: Eric Jay

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Western High

Leadership: Bonnie Christine Blackman

Academics: Khiem Miki Nguyen

Arts: Melissa Koziel

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Westminster High

Leadership: Irene Brito

Academics: Nancy Pham

Arts: Annie T. Dang

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Whittier Christian High

Leadership: Sarah Anne Nord

Academics: Brookelyn Jade Haddock

Arts: Winnie Tzeng

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Woodbridge High

Leadership: Julia Berman

Academics: Yana Chernobilsky

Arts: Joey Rubin