Rosary High

1340 N. Acacia Ave.

Fullerton 92831-1299

(714) 879-6302

* Enrollment: 714

* Established: 1965

* Team name: Royals

* Administrator: Trudy Mazzarella

* Student president: Lauren Brown

* Valedictorian: Jennifer May Aquino Montilla

* Winning moments: Royal Beginnings; Royal Gallery on the Green; Royal Ball; Columbia Scholastic Press Assn. award; Quill and Scroll’s International honor award; 30th anniversary production of all-school musical; California Assn. of Directors of Activities award; Bank of America’s applied arts regional award winner Jennifer Dailey; Jackie Schrader, Neena Dass and Andraya Eisenman published in “You Give Me the Sun”; girls’ basketball playoffs; girls’ water polo playoffs; girls’ cross-country championships; girls’ tennis playoffs; girls’ volleyball playoffs

* Graduation: 11 a.m. June 3 at the school

SENIOR STANDOUT

Neena Dass of Cypress

* Achievements: Earned a 4.56 weighted grade-point average; named senior class secretary; Speech club president; French club president and vice president; Bank of America plaque winner in liberal arts; Mock Trial semifinalist and quarterfinalist; Student of the Year; California Scholarship Federation; National Honor Society; Scholar Athlete; newspaper reporter; received academic merit recognition for religion, English, American studies, Algebra II and speech; placed second in Orange County speech competition; competed in the Junior Statesmen of America program; attended Global Issues seminar at Notre Dame; listed in “Who’s Who Among American High School Students”

* Connections: Member of the Campus ministry; track and field; Crossings Committee; Western Assn. of Schools and Colleges student evaluation team; enjoys dance; piano, which “takes my stress away and keeps me balanced”; volunteered at the Catholic Worker; HOPE canned food drive; Faley Special Games; Asthma Olympics; Marywood Center Recreation Camp

* Ambitions: Attend UC Berkeley, major in English with minor in French; “but things can change! Law has always seemed interesting to me but I think I would like to pursue broadcast journalism”

* Family: Father is Niranjan; mother is Asha; sister is Nisha; “One of my main priorities is being a good sister. My younger sister inspires me and I hope that I can try to do the same”

* Favorite time: “I adore watering my plants in the backyard. As the flowers grow and die, it’s special for me to watch. And the smell after watering the plants is fantastic”

THE SENIOR CLASS: 173