Costa Mesa High

2650 Fairview Road

Costa Mesa 92626-5599

(714) 424-8700

* Enrollment: 1,920

* Established: 1959

* Team name: Mustangs

* Principal: Andrew Hernandez

* Valedictorians: Jason Cabico, Edson Cruz, Farshid Kazi, Magdalena Sandoval, Caroline Siefert and Levina Tran

* Famous alumni: The late Dan Quisenberry, standout relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals, and Orange County Sports Hall of Famer

* Winning moments: Digital High School grant; Glow in the Dark dance; Mr. Chocolate

* In the works: Math and algebra academies; SAT prep courses; school community coordinator

* Graduation: 6 p.m. June 21 at Orange Coast College stadium in Costa Mesa

SENIOR STANDOUT

Farshid Kazi of Costa Mesa

* Achievements: Earned a 4.34 weighted grade-point average; Academic letter; named Associate Student Body president and vice president; sophomore class president; freshman class president; Boys’ State; California Scholarship Federation; school board representative; Most Likely to Succeed; Kiwanis Athlete of the Month; boys’ varsity tennis captain and most valuable player; roller hockey captain; speaks Bengali

* Connections: Attended Rotary Youth Leadership Conference; participated in Mock Trial; Bengali Youth Assn. of Southern California; Speak Out; Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement Club; Key Club; French, Asian, Spanish and math clubs; soccer; enjoys following U.S. politics; computer developments; U.S. space exploration; created lab-based curriculum for elementary school; volunteered for Hurricane Mitch Relief Effort; Neighbors for Neighbors

* Ambitions: Attend Brown University, major in biomedical ethics to “practice cardiovascular surgery while expanding my horizons in the business aspect of the medicine field”

* Family: Father is Wallid; mother is Liza ; sister is Farina; “I can always look to my parents for everything from superior wisdom to a simple hug, and my little sister always provides me with the simple joys of life”

* Known as: That “striped-shirted, baggy-jeaned, height-deficient Bengali sycophant”

THE SENIOR CLASS: 231