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Name: Corinn Tiffany — Age: 18 — High school: Los Alamitos High School — GPA: 4.57 — High School Activities or Groups: Founder and co-president of Environmental Activism Club, co-president of Growing Up STEM Club, ceramics, and cross country — After Graduation/College Plans: I’ll be studying computational biology at Brown University. — Career Goal: Biotech researcher — Parents: Mariah Proctor and Scott Tiffany

Name: Sacaar Jain — Age: 17 — High school: Trabuco Hills High School — GPA: 5.0571 — High School Activities or Groups: At THHS, I was the Co-Founder of SSSCOVID-19, Director of Technology at Jain Center Youth Committee, Co-President of Economics Club, Vice President of Second Harvest Food Bank, JV Tennis (Captain), Science Olympiad, and Co-Founder of IB Biking. — After Graduation/College Plans: I will be attending UCLA this fall and will major in computer science in the school of engineering. — Career Goal: Inspired by my interests in astronomy and technology, I am passionate about hopefully building AI technologies for vehicles and spacecraft we send into space, especially to combat our space pollution. — Parents: Arti Jain (Mother) and Sachin Jain (Father)

Name: Matthew Nguyen — Age: 17 — High school: Esperanza High School — GPA: 4.84 — High School Activities or Groups: Academic Decathlon Chemistry Olympiad National Honors Society — After Graduation/College Plans: UCLA to go to Med School — Career Goal: Doctor — Parents: Tracy and Van Nguyen

Name: Aiden Sato — Age: 18 — High school: Oxford Academy — GPA: 4.42 — High School Activities or Groups: Boy Scouts (5th-12th, Eagle Scout), OATV (10th-12th), Film Club (9th-12th, Co-President 12th), Virtual Escape Room Programmer (12th), Cyberpatriot (12th), Mercy House Volunteer (8th-11th), AUHSD Film Academy (12th), Piano (K-11th), Varsity Swim (9th-10th) — After Graduation/College Plans: Computer Science at Northeastern University, Honors Program — Career Goal: Computer Programmer or Film Editor — Parents: Eric and Julie Sato

Name: Jillian Sarquiz — Age: 17 — High school: Los Alamitos High School — GPA: 4.77 — High School Activities or Groups: Girls’ Soccer, CSF, Spanish Honor Society, Growing Up Stem, National Honor Society — After Graduation/College Plans: I will be attending UCLA and majoring in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology. Then, I plan to attend medical school. — Career Goal: My goal is to become an ER Doctor. — Parents: Van and Joseph Sarquiz

Name: Nina Nguyen — Age: 18 — High school: Rancho Alamitos High School — GPA: 4.49 — High School Activities or Groups: Model United Nations Vice President, Student League President, Key Club Vice President, Capstone Club Treasurer, Varsity Tennis Co-Captain, National Honor Society member, California Scholarship Federation member, — After Graduation/College Plans: Stanford University — Career Goal: OBGYN — Parents: Vinh & Faith Nguyen

Name: Michelle Rosenthal — Age: 17 — High school: Oxford Academy — GPA: 4.5 — High School Activities or Groups: — After Graduation/College Plans: — Career Goal: — Parents: Ron & Oanh Rosenthal

Name: Bassel Lawand — Age: 17 — High school: Mission Viejo High School — GPA: 5.01 — High School Activities or Groups: Model UN 4 years – CSF Senior Representative 2 years – Competitive swim 3 years – String and Full Orchestra 2 years – Mock Trial 1 year – Japanese Language Club 1 year — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend UCLA for Bachelor’s in Biochemistry with a pre-med track — Career Goal: Pursue a career in medicine which I have yet to decide on a specific pathway between medicinal research or being a physician — Parents: Abdellatif Lawand and Sarah Nasr

Name: Aparna Pillai — Age: 17 — High school: Trabuco Hills High School — GPA: 5.06 — High School Activities or Groups: — After Graduation/College Plans: University of California, Los Angeles — Career Goal: — Parents: Kavitha Panicker and Vinod Pillai

Name: Jae Joon Lee — Age: 18 — High school: Crean Lutheran High — GPA: 4.0 — High School Activities or Groups: Red Cross Club President, Korean Translation Club President, Physics Club President, Red Cross regional blood, health, safety, training officer, first aid stations worker, Leadership Development Camp Staff, Korean American Special Education Center mentor — After Graduation/College Plans: Attending Rice University to study physics — Career Goal: Physics professor studying superconductors — Parents:

Name: Andres Medina — Age: 18 — High school: Advanced Learning Academy – Circulos — GPA: 4.4 — High School Activities or Groups: I was in Speech and debate and a student ambassador. I will also be a part of the 1st graduating class at the school. — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend University of California, Berkeley and major in political science — Career Goal: Become a lawyer — Parents: Maria and Efren Medina

Name: Carissa Liu — Age: 18 — High school: Parkview — GPA: 4.6 — High School Activities or Groups: Figure Skating, Double Gold Medalist, Volunteer at Skating Competitions, Glacier Falls Figure Skating Club, Published Article, Special Olympics Southern California Young Athletes Coach, National Honors Society, Parkview NHS & Leadership Service Projects — After Graduation/College Plans: University of California, Los Angeles — Career Goal: — Parents: Norman Liu, Diane Liu

Name: Iman Mozaffarian — Age: 18 — High school: Calvary Chapel High School — GPA: 4.75 — High School Activities or Groups: Vice President of ASB, President of National Honor Society, Voice of Refugees, Creationfest, Everwell Church, Varsity Volleyball, Surf Team, and Tutor — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend UCLA, continuing work in the coffee industry, and furthering passion for music and poetry — Career Goal: Open a coffee shop, work in law, or work in nonprofits — Parents: Sheida and Sean Mozaffarian

Name: Tomas Burgess — Age: 18 — High school: Trabuco Hills — GPA: 5.0571 — High School Activities or Groups: At Trabuco Hills, I was President of the Second Harvest Food Bank Club and Treasurer for CSF. I was also a member of NHS, Science Olympiad, and Lion’s Heart Volunteering, and played high school hockey for the Saddleback Rangers. — After Graduation/College Plans: I will be attending UCLA and majoring in neuroscience! — Career Goal: After college, I plan on attending medical school to pursue a career as a neurosurgeon. — Parents: Lee Burgess and Caroline Burgess

Name: Aleydi Rogel — Age: 17 — High school: Century High School — GPA: 4.7 — High School Activities or Groups: I was in Speech, Big Brothers and Sisters, and America on Track emerging leaders program. — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend University of California, Irvine and major in Psychological Sciences — Career Goal: Become a therapist — Parents: Adali and Cecilio Rogel

Name: Paola Jimenez — Age: 18 — High school: Valley High School — GPA: 4.7 — High School Activities or Groups: I was in Tea Club, Financial Literacy Club, CSF, Tennis, and NAC — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend University of Southern California and major in health and human sciences — Career Goal: Become a pediatrician — Parents: Maria and David Jimenez

Name: Oscar Martinez — Age: 17 — High school: Valley High School — GPA: 4.6 — High School Activities or Groups: I was in Resilience Orange County, KEY Club, and NAC — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend Vassar College and double major in political science and psychology — Career Goal: Become a psychologist — Parents: Sonia Baltieres and Ignacio Martinez

Name: Jennifer Almanza — Age: 18 — High school: Valley High School — GPA: 4.7 — High School Activities or Groups: I was the captain in Swimming, did water polo for 3 years, a math tutor, a fountain valley hospital volunteer, in Korean culture club, and in the Cali Scholarship Foundation. — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend University of Pennsylvania and major in East Asian Studies and minor in consumer psychology — Career Goal: Become an interpreter and be in international marketing. — Parents: Jose Luis and Beatriz Almanza

Name: Olivia Estrella — Age: 17 — High school: Saddleback High School — GPA: 4.8 — High School Activities or Groups: I was in KEY club. — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend Chapman University and major in creative writing — Career Goal: Become an Author in original novels or graphic novels. — Parents: Oscar and Patricia Estrella

Name: Jocelyn Gomez — Age: 18 — High school: Middle College High School — GPA: 4.5 — High School Activities or Groups: I was the secretary in Art Club and was in Make a difference. — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend University of California, Irvine and major in Computer Science. — Career Goal: Become a software engineer — Parents: Maria and Ismael Gomez

Name: Leslie Renteria Gonzalez — Age: 18 — High school: Lorin Griset Academy — GPA: 3.7 — High School Activities or Groups: I was in Cross Country, Track and Field, became manager of both teams, JV softball, Goldtide, NAC — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend Santa Ana college and then transfer to Cal State Fullerton — Career Goal: Become a nurse. — Parents: Jose Renteria and Elizabeth Gonzalez

Name: Natalie Rivera — Age: 18 — High school: Godinez Fundamental High School — GPA: 4.6 — High School Activities or Groups: I was in ASB, Pink Ribbon club, Make a Wish club, The Grizzley Gazzette, and ASB Senate. — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend University of California, Los Angeles and major in Psychobiology — Career Goal: Become a physician — Parents: Martha Ramirez and Vicente Rivera

Name: Angela Choi — Age: 17 — High school: Oxford Academy — GPA: 4.5 — High School Activities or Groups: Varsity Girls Basketball, Yearbook, Symphony Orchestra & Wind Ensemble, OA Code Club, FBLA, Math Club, NHS — After Graduation/College Plans: Computer Science major at MIT — Career Goal: Software Engineer or AI Researcher — Parents: Jiyeong Gu and Jin Nam Choi

Name: Brendan Mai Ha — Age: 18 — High school: Segerstrom High School — GPA: 4.8 — High School Activities or Groups: I was Vice President of CSF, the secretary and coordinator in Key Club, and was in water polo and swimming. — After Graduation/College Plans: Join the Military — Career Goal: Not sure yet. — Parents: Dan Mai Ha and Cai Cao

Name: Emily Ngo — Age: 17 — High school: Segerstrom High School — GPA: 4.9 — High School Activities or Groups: I was the captain in Basketball and the president of the CSF Cali Scholarship Federation. — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend University of California, Los Angeles and major in Psychobiology — Career Goal: Become a nurse — Parents: Lan Vo and Truong Ngo

Name: Stephany Gutierrez — Age: 18 — High school: Santa Ana High School — GPA: 4.7 — High School Activities or Groups: I was in Varsity Tennis all 4 years, in Tea Club, in Elizabeth G Macias Legal Studies Academy, and created my own club called Connect for Cancer. — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend Harvard University and do the Pre Law Track — Career Goal: Become a pro-bono Attorney — Parents: Estela Lopez and Javier Gutierrez

Name: Cielo Echegoyen — Age: 18 — High school: Santa Ana High School — GPA: 4.8 — High School Activities or Groups: I was the co-founder and chair of Santa Ana Student Representatives. I was the social media coordinator of the Welcoming Hands Club. I was in Speech and Debate, freshman mentor program as a mentor, and in School Site Council — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend Harvard University and double major in government and molecular cell biology. — Career Goal: Become an oncologist. — Parents: Elvia and Hector Echegoyen

Name: Natalia Arellanes — Age: 18 — High school: Saddleback High School — GPA: 5.0 — High School Activities or Groups: I was in Saddleback local scholars, Quiz Bowl, Simon Scholars Org, and Cal State Fullerton Upward Bound. — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend University of California, Los Angeles and major in Psychology — Career Goal: Become a school Psychologist — Parents: Maria Del Carmen Gil

Name: Wilton Phung — Age: 18 — High school: Godinez Fundamental High School — GPA: 4.7 — High School Activities or Groups: I was in water polo and swimming — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend University of California, Riverside and major in bio engineering. — Career Goal: Become a pharmacist — Parents: Chi Thung and Hoa Cao

Name: Mercedes Barriga — Age: 18 — High school: Godinez Fundamental High School — GPA: 4.6 — High School Activities or Groups: I was in Culinary Club, Kpop club, Brothers and Sisters Mentoring Program, and Quiz Bowl — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend University of California, Irvine and major in Biology — Career Goal: Become a Pediatrician. — Parents: Jorge and Consuelo Barriga

Name: Edith Neri — Age: 18 — High school: Chavez High School — GPA: 4.0 — High School Activities or Groups: — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend Orange Coast College for photography — Career Goal: Not sure yet. — Parents: Irma Ortiz and Francisco Neri

Name: Evelin Delgado — Age: 18 — High school: Century HS — GPA: 4.7 — High School Activities or Groups: I was in Polynesian dance, Teach Academy, FLEX program, and dual enrollment program. — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend California State University, Fullerton and major in applied mathematics. — Career Goal: I am still undecided. — Parents: Ernestina Torres and Noe Delgado

Name: Pauline Vuong — Age: 18 — High school: Bolsa Grande High School — GPA: 4.32 — High School Activities or Groups: Project Vietnam Co-President & Founder; Math Club President; Varsity Tennis Captain; National Honor Society Vice President; Tennis Club Vice President; School Site Council Student Representative; Class of 2021 Treasurer — After Graduation/College Plans: Establish my own foundation or charity to give back to those in developing countries! — Career Goal: Perform scientific research on Immunology and develop vaccines and medication — Parents: Andy Vuong & Tran Lam

Name: Mia Kim — Age: 18 — High school: Oxford Academy — GPA: 4.5 — High School Activities or Groups: Through amazing service organizations like Cooperation Act, NHS, and RSVP, I learned the value of giving back to my community, and through career oriented activities like HOSA, I pursued my passion for STEM and pushed myself out of my comfort zone. — After Graduation/College Plans: I am excited to be heading to UCLA for this fall semester! I know that it’ll be lots of fun, and that I’ll meet amazing people and professors. I can’t wait to meet all my fellow Bruins! — Career Goal: In the future, I would like to become a high school STEM teacher, as one of my biggest passions is advancing reform in our education system. I hope to do my small part in improving my students’ lives as a teacher, just as my amazing teachers did for me! — Parents: My parents have always encouraged me to put my heart into everything I do. I am so grateful for all their love, wisdom, and support—I wouldn’t be who I am now without them. Thank you mom and dad!

Name: Angela Choi — Age: 17 — High school: Oxford Academy — GPA: 4.5 — High School Activities or Groups: Varsity Girls Basketball, Yearbook, Symphony Orchestra & Wind Ensemble, OA Code Club, FBLA, Math Club, NHS — After Graduation/College Plans: Computer Science major at MIT — Career Goal: Software Engineer or AI Researcher — Parents: Jiyeong Gu and Jin Nam Choi

Name: Edith Neri — Age: 18 — High school: Chavez High School — GPA: 4.0 — High School Activities or Groups: — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend Orange Coast College for photography — Career Goal: Not sure yet. — Parents: Irma Ortiz and Francisco Neri

Name: Isaiah Lee — Age: 17 — High school: Oxford Academy — GPA: 4.64 — High School Activities or Groups: — After Graduation/College Plans: UCLA — Career Goal: Physician — Parents: Hyo and Marta Lee

Name: Tommy Nguyen — Age: 17 — High school: La Quinta High School — GPA: 4.50 — High School Activities or Groups: Cross Country, Track & Field, Robotics, NHS, CSF, Ultimate Frisbee Club, Boys’ League — After Graduation/College Plans: Attending UCLA with a major in computer science — Career Goal: Software Engineer — Parents: Henry and Tiffany Nguyen

Name: Ishan Patel — Age: 17 — High school: Troy High School — GPA: 4.89 — High School Activities or Groups: IB, Captain of Varsity Wrestling, Co-Founder of Flying High Podcast, Speech and Debate, Vice President of Mock Trial, Peer Tutoring Club, Future Business Leaders of America, Personal Blog Writer, Mediator between Political Clubs, NHS, Cross Country & Swim — After Graduation/College Plans: Georgetown University, Political Science & Economics Double Major — Career Goal: Attorney/Judge — Parents: Manish Patel and Parul Patel

Name: Braeden Bethencourt — Age: 18 — High school: El Dorado — GPA: 4.85 — High School Activities or Groups: Men’s Varsity Lacrosse National Honor Society Treasurer California Scholarship Federation member Link Crew Leader Freshmen and JV Football Orange County Academic Decathlon — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend UCLA with an intended major in Computer Engineering — Career Goal: My goal is to attain gainful employment as a computer engineer. — Parents: Sharon and Daniel Bethencourt

Name: Giang Pham — Age: 17 — High school: La Quinta High School — GPA: 4.46 — High School Activities or Groups: My favorite high school activity is lunch. I like food. My other favorite activity is winter break. Yeah, that’s simply it. — After Graduation/College Plans: I am going to UCLA to get a degree in computer science. Let’s just hope I don’t go homeless! — Career Goal: Software engineer and business owner (ﾉ$∀$)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ — Parents: Tiffany Dang and Son Pham

Name: James Surjadinata — Age: 17 — High school: El Dorado High School — GPA: 4.83 — High School Activities or Groups: Boy Scouts, Swimming, Water Polo — After Graduation/College Plans: attending United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD — Career Goal: commissioning as a US Navy Officer — Parents: Bram and Nancy

Name: Brandon Imai — Age: 18 — High school: Oxford Academy — GPA: 4.0 — High School Activities or Groups: Oxford Academy Baseball (4 Year Varsity Starter) Oxford Academy Choir (3 Year Show Choir) Class of 2021 Committee (4 Year Member) Science of Disney STEM Summer Camp (Director) Los Coyotes Elementary Math Team (Director) Oxford Academy TV (2 years) — After Graduation/College Plans: Attending UC San Diego with a major in Computer Science — Career Goal: Work for Walt Disney Animations Studios or Pixar Animation — Parents: Cathy and Ryokei Imai

Name: William Hin — Age: 18 — High school: Santiago High School — GPA: 4.42 — High School Activities or Groups: Key Club, Associated Student Body, GGUSD Board of Education, Young Senators, Generation Up, and California Association of Student Councils — After Graduation/College Plans: Yale University — Career Goal: Lawyer/Attorney — Parents: Sotta Huch

Name: Tejal Patel — Age: 18 — High school: Troy High School — GPA: 4.8 — High School Activities or Groups: Science Olympiad, Cross Country/Track — After Graduation/College Plans: Penn State University (7 year BS/MD Program) — Career Goal: Physician — Parents: Jayana and Minesh Patel

Name: Ashley Suh — Age: 18 — High school: Troy High School — GPA: 4.89 — High School Activities or Groups: Troy Robotics Club, Tutors of Tomorrow, Joy Lee Archery Club — After Graduation/College Plans: I will be attending UCLA with a major in Bioengineering — Career Goal: I plan to work in the biotech industry — Parents: Han Suh and Chan Suh

Name: Ethan Dao — Age: 17 — High school: Garden Grove High School — GPA: 4.40 — High School Activities or Groups: I was a part of CSF, KIWIN’s, MESA, Academic Decathlon, Venturing Club. I was also a Simon Scholar, Questbridge College Prep Scholar, and a Gates Scholar. — After Graduation/College Plans: I’ll probably go to UCLA unless something wacky and unexpected happens. — Career Goal: Something related to computer science. Don’t know what yet, but it’ll come. Eventually. — Parents: Phuong Vu – mother

Name: Ruby Napoles — Age: 18 — High school: Century High School — GPA: 4.7 — High School Activities or Groups: I was in softball, academic talent search, teach academy, early college, and the flex program. — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend University of California, Irvine and major in psychology. — Career Goal: Become a child psychologist — Parents: Jose and Maria Napoles

Name: Jessica Perez — Age: 18 — High school: Advanced Learning Academy – Circulos — GPA: 4.4 — High School Activities or Groups: ASB for 3 years and became the vice president and then president. I was also in the Dragon Kim Foundation Fellowship. — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend Concordia University in Irvine and major in biology with a minor in pre-nursing. — Career Goal: Become a neonatal nurse. — Parents: Jaqueline Perez- mother

Name: Mary Kate Tracy — Age: 18 — High school: Santa Margarita Catholic High School — GPA: 4.92 — High School Activities or Groups: Santa Margarita Varsity Swimming and Diving team Model United Nations National Honors Society Jewelry 4 Joy Club President Coto Coyotes Club Swim Team Student Ambassadors Piano and Guitar Lion’s Heart Volunteer Group Summer Youth Swim Coach — After Graduation/College Plans: I plan on attending Northwestern University with a possible double major in Communications and Entrepreneurship with an integrated marketing certificate — Career Goal: I am not really sure yet but I am currently looking for something in Business. — Parents: Sharon and Michael Tracy

Name: Ethan Wu — Age: 17 — High school: Troy High School — GPA: 4.93 — High School Activities or Groups: IB, Troy Tech (Computer Science), Varsity Swim Team, Key Club (Vice President + Treasurer), PTSA Student Leadership Group (1st VP of Communications + Historian), National Honors Society, Life Companions Club (Founder + President) — After Graduation/College Plans: I will be attending Johns Hopkins University majoring in Biomedical Engineering — Career Goal: I wish to pursue a career in Medicine — Parents: Ivan Wu and Michelle Pan

Name: Joel Matthews — Age: 18 — High school: Santa Margarita Catholic High School — GPA: 4.92 — High School Activities or Groups: Track, freshman football, orchestra, volunteering at a few different places, Certificate of Merit program — After Graduation/College Plans: Major in Finance at the University of Notre Dame — Career Goal: Investment banking, consulting, or management — Parents: James and Christine Matthews

Name: Colin Kang — Age: 18 — High school: Troy High School — GPA: 4.87 — High School Activities or Groups: — After Graduation/College Plans: — Career Goal: — Parents:

Name: Erin Liu — Age: 18 — High school: Troy High School — GPA: 4.93/5.00 — High School Activities or Groups: Cyber Defense Club, Peer Tutoring Club, NJROTC, FBLA, National Honor Society, computer science research (publication on peer-review academic journal); Diamond Youth Symphony & Orchestra (play flute and piccolo); play flute in Carnegie Hall — After Graduation/College Plans: will join MIT for B.S in Computer Science and Engineering (4 year) — Career Goal: Engineer in information technology — Parents: Jing Yang (mother), Bing Liu (father)

Name: Sara Morrissey — Age: 18 — High school: Santa Margarita Catholic High School — GPA: 4.9231 — High School Activities or Groups: Model United Nations; Advanced Women’s Chorus Honors; Swim Team Manager; National Art Honor Society (President); Student Ambassador; Shadow Leader; Eagles for CHOC Club (Vice President) Outside of SM: piano student, teacher, volunteer, competitor — After Graduation/College Plans: University of California San Diego, majoring in Physics with a specialization in Astrophysics — Career Goal: Space sciences, such as JPL, NASA, or SpaceX — Parents: Patrick and Jennifer Morrissey

Name: Abigail Mc Daris — Age: 18 — High school: La Habra High School — GPA: 4.81 — High School Activities or Groups: Mock Trial, Key Club & ASL club — After Graduation/College Plans: UC Davis — Career Goal: to work in the field of experimental science or contribute to developments in science — Parents: Brian & Tricia Mc Daris

Name: Desiree A. Gonzalez — Age: 17 — High school: Mater Dei High School — GPA: 4.0 — High School Activities or Groups: Basket ball — After Graduation/College Plans: University — Career Goal: — Parents: Franciso J. Gonzalez

Name: Jacqueline Duong — Age: 17 — High school: Valencia High School — GPA: 4.91 — High School Activities or Groups: International Baccalaureate Diploma. National Merit Scholar Commended, President of VHS Speech and Debate Club. VHS TEDx, 4yr. Varsity letterman, Girls Tennis, CIF Qualifier. VHS Dept. Scholar Awards: English, Math, Athletics. St. Martin’s Youth Ministry — After Graduation/College Plans: Will be attending UCLA, majoring in pre-medicine — Career Goal: Medical Doctor — Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Duong

Name: Jackson Hartman — Age: 18 — High school: Valencia High School — GPA: 4.72 — High School Activities or Groups: International Baccalaureate Diploma, ASB President, PYLUSD School Board Student Representative, VHS 2020 Boys State Representative, National Merit Scholar Commended, CA Seal of Biliteracy: Spanish 3yr.Varsity Soccer, BOCA Elite Club Soccer – Team Captain. — After Graduation/College Plans: Will attend Emory University as a Business major and play soccer. — Career Goal: Career in business consulting or finance — Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Hartman

Name: Tahlia Garcia — Age: 18 — High school: Rosary Academy — GPA: 4.60 — High School Activities or Groups: Trinitas Arts Conservatory, Mock Trial, Environmental Club, Volleyball, Journalism — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend UCLA and major in Mechanical Engineering — Career Goal: — Parents: Bert and Yolanda Garcia

Name: Thao Xuan Do — Age: 17 — High school: Bolsa Grande High School — GPA: 4.31/ 3.97 — High School Activities or Groups: STEM Club CSF Project Vietnam Rock City Competitive Climbing Team Lac Hong Music Grouo Key Club — After Graduation/College Plans: Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Mechanical Engineering — Career Goal: undecided — Parents: Tina Tong & Tunhan Do

Name: Ryan Kim — Age: 17 — High school: Crean Lutheran High School — GPA: 4.81 — High School Activities or Groups: Math Club, Robotics Club, Physics Club, Boys Golf — After Graduation/College Plans: Attending UCLA Samueli School of Engineering for Computer Science — Career Goal: Artificial Intelligence Software Engineer — Parents: Ki Chang Kim and Hyeyoung Kim

Name: Kirby R. Ammari — Age: 18 — High school: El Toro High School — GPA: 5.0286 — High School Activities or Groups: ETHS eSports, National Honor Society (President), Model United Nations (VP/Deputy General), Rescue Robotics, — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend UC Irvine majoring in Computer Science and Engineering and hoping to participate in UCI eSports — Career Goal: Software/Video Game Development — Parents: Raja and Holly Ammari

Name: Lolani Blas — Age: 17 — High school: Rosary Academy — GPA: 4.63 — High School Activities or Groups: Varsity Softball, Soccer, and Cross Country Royal Ambassador Program — After Graduation/College Plans: Attending Pepperdine University to study Psychology — Career Goal: Becoming a clinical psychologist — Parents: Michelle and Dennis Blas

Name: Jack Hung — Age: 18 — High school: Troy High School — GPA: 4.89 — High School Activities or Groups: Troy High School National Science Olympiad Team, Troy High School Swim Team, BSA Maxkalaniat Chapter Order of the Arrow and Troop 1613, Yoshinkan Aikido — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend Stanford University and major in Engineering Physics — Career Goal: Aerospace Engineer — Parents: Yean and Felix Hung

Name: Amy Trinh — Age: 18 — High school: Garden Grove High School — GPA: 4.41 — High School Activities or Groups: American Red Cross, Kiwin’s, California Scholarship Federation (CSF), National Honor Society, Tutor for UPchieve and Best Step Tutoring — After Graduation/College Plans: Attending UC Irvine as a civil engineering major — Career Goal: Professional Engineer (PE) — Parents: Myly Nguyen and Henry Trinh

Name: Rachel Xin — Age: 17 — High school: Troy High School — GPA: 4.93 — High School Activities or Groups: — After Graduation/College Plans: EECS at UC Berkeley — Career Goal: — Parents:

Name: Sydney Esquerra — Age: 18 — High school: La Habra High School — GPA: 4.73 — High School Activities or Groups: Varsity Swim, CIF relay team, Secretary of Key Club — After Graduation/College Plans: Northern Arizona University — Career Goal: registered Nurse — Parents: Daniel & Melissa Esquerra Salutatorian

Name: Ryan Esquivel — Age: 18 — High school: La Habra High School — GPA: 4.65 — High School Activities or Groups: ASB President, Key Club, Mock Trial, SHPE, ACE, Link Crew, Cross Country, Track, NHS, CSF, & LH Youth Commitee — After Graduation/College Plans: Stanford — Career Goal: Civil engineering/Construction Manager — Parents: Arnulfo & Cynthia Esquivel

Name: Emma Garofalo — Age: 18 — High school: La Habra High School — GPA: 4.65 — High School Activities or Groups: ASB, Key Club, ASL, GSA club, CSF, NHS, Water Polo captain for 2 years, Varsity Swim & LH Theater — After Graduation/College Plans: College/University yet to be decided — Career Goal: Computer science — Parents: James & Kelli Sovers

Name: Risa Kuraoka — Age: 17 — High school: La Habra High School — GPA: 4.57 — High School Activities or Groups: Marching & Symphonic Band, Saxophone section Leader, Woodwind Co-Captain, Jazz ensemble, Key Club treasurer, NHS life member — After Graduation/College Plans: UC Berkeley or UCI — Career Goal: Social Work or Therapy — Parents: Masaki Kuraoka/JinYoung Lee

Name: Joselle Barnoya — Age: 17 — High school: La Habra High School — GPA: 4.71 — High School Activities or Groups: marching band, Link crew, student tutor, LH children’s Museum Volunteer, NHS, Key Club & Brea Library — After Graduation/College Plans: UC San Diego — Career Goal: Therapist — Parents: Jose Anahui / Lorna Barroya

Name: Daniel Kuan — Age: 18 — High school: Acaciawood Prep — GPA: 4.67 — High School Activities or Groups: ASB President, Varsity Basketball Captain – All-League, CIF Quarterfinalist, State Runner-up National History Day Competition, Anaheim Youth Commission City Council Representative – District 3, School on Wheels Homeless Youth Mentor, Paderewski Medal — After Graduation/College Plans: University of Pennsylvania – Wharton Business School — Career Goal: Law or Consulting — Parents: James and Dora Kuan

Name: Matthew Tuktarov — Age: 18 — High school: Acaciawood Prep — GPA: 4.40 — High School Activities or Groups: ASB Treasurer, National History Day State Finalist, OC Champion – Group Documentary (2 years in a row), European History Award, 1st Team Express League – Basketball, Senior Class President, Chess club — After Graduation/College Plans: Cal Poly Pomona — Career Goal: Mechnical Engineer — Parents: Oscar and Luda Tuktarov

Name: Morris Wang — Age: 19 — High school: Waldorf School of Orange County High School — GPA: 3.8 — High School Activities or Groups: National Honor Society, Sports Team (Football, Soccer, Basketball and Cross Country), Orchestra — After Graduation/College Plans: Stevens Institute of Technology, Major in Civil Engineering — Career Goal: Civil Engineer — Parents: Linghsiao Wang and Rungting Wang

Name: Andrew T Ngo — Age: 17 — High school: Sunny Hills High School — GPA: 4.74 — High School Activities or Groups: The Accolade school newspaper, International Baccalaureate full diploma candidate, Tennis team, Future Business Leaders of America, Vietnamese Student Association, Financial Literacy for You, Link Crew, Amnesty International — After Graduation/College Plans: University of Southern California — Career Goal: Real estate finance — Parents: Catherine and Loi Ngo

Name: Rebecca Back — Age: 17 — High school: Sunny Hills High School — GPA: 4.66 — High School Activities or Groups: Part of the theater program for entire high school career, cabinet member of the GSA club — After Graduation/College Plans: Going to UC Irvine — Career Goal: Biomedical Engineering/Research — Parents: Grace Back, Steve Back

Name: Annie (Seyoung) Bang — Age: 18 — High school: Sunny Hills High School — GPA: 4.7 — High School Activities or Groups: The Accolade, track and field team, International Baccalaureate School clubs: Model United Nations, Amnesty International, IB Council — After Graduation/College Plans: attending USC on the pre-law track; double majoring in journalism and political science — Career Goal: prosecutor — Parents: Ji Hyun Kim & Byoung Jin Bang

Name: Abby Haan — Age: 17 — High school: Sunny Hills High School — GPA: 4.619 — High School Activities or Groups: I was on the soccer, volleyball, and track and field teams. I was a cabinet member of Eco Club and a member of JSA. — After Graduation/College Plans: I am going to the University of Arizona and majoring in chemical engineering. — Career Goal: I want to be a chemical engineer with a focus on sustainability to combat the effects of climate change — Parents: John and Joanna Haan

Name: Ethan Yoon — Age: 18 — High school: Sunny Hills High School — GPA: 4.587 — High School Activities or Groups: SkillsUSA SHHS Basketball Videographer — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend UCI to study Mechanical Engineering — Career Goal: Engineer and develop new methods of transportation — Parents: Daniel Yoon, Jae Yoon

Name: June Kim — Age: 17 — High school: Sunny Hills High School — GPA: 4.0 — High School Activities or Groups: Helios — After Graduation/College Plans: Attending UCI — Career Goal: — Parents:

Name: Mariam Shenouda — Age: 18 — High school: Sunny Hills High School — GPA: 4.0 — High School Activities or Groups: I was in Red Cross Club as a freshman, HOSA for a couple years and CSF throughout all 4 years. I volunteered at La Habra Branch Library for the first two years, St. Jude Medical Center for the past two, and with my church throughout all 4. — After Graduation/College Plans: Earn a bachelor’s degree in psychology and eventually go to medical school to become a psychiatrist! I would also like to travel abroad and advocate for middle easterners like myself all around the world. — Career Goal: Psychiatrist — Parents: Phoebe Hanna and Fady Shenouda

Name: Rebecca Choi — Age: 17 — High school: Sunny Hills High School — GPA: 4.71 — High School Activities or Groups: I was the Web Managing Editor of our nationally distinguished school newspaper, The Accolade, and the president of the Red Cross club where we collected 300 units of blood annually in blood drives. I also practiced Taekwondo for 11 years since I was 6! — After Graduation/College Plans: I’ll be attending USC as a Presidential Scholar for a chemistry major on the Pre-Law track! — Career Goal: I hope to become a patent lawyer with my background in STEM and law. — Parents: Vicki Choi and Sackill Choi

Name: Meagan Kimbrell — Age: 17 — High school: Sunny Hills High School — GPA: 4.72 — High School Activities or Groups: ASB (Commissioner), Homecoming Queen, Girls Empowerment Club (Pres, Co-Founder), CSF Club, Volleyball (Coaches Award), Basketball (Captain, MVP), Link Crew (Commissioner), Donate Life Volunteer — After Graduation/College Plans: UCLA Major in Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution on Pre-Med Track — Career Goal: Dermatologist — Parents: mother Maria Balmas

Name: Chamonix Bas, Valedictorian — Age: 18 — High school: Sunny Hills High School — GPA: 4.6 — High School Activities or Groups: National Security Language Initiative for Youth scholarship-Moscow, Russia; pre-professional ballet training; Civil Air Patrol cadet; Cross Country Vice Captain; National Charity League executive board, community service, UCI Ethics Center Summer Intern — After Graduation/College Plans: Attend the United States Naval Academy and major in Chemistry with a minor in Russian Language — Career Goal: Navy Physician — Parents: Gina Laroff and Mauricio Bas

Name: Manshaa Verma — Age: 17 — High school: Sunny Hills High School — GPA: 4.67 — High School Activities or Groups: Dance Pathway, Engineering Pathway, Indian Student Association President, Skills USA President, Hands to Heart Club, Society of Women Engineers Member, and NDM Bollywood Dance Studios Student — After Graduation/College Plans: Engineering at Cal Poly Pomona — Career Goal: Defense or Automotive Engineer — Parents:

Name: Jack Leydiker — Age: 17 — High school: Sunny Hills High School — GPA: 4.6383 — High School Activities or Groups: MUN, Amnesty International, IB Program, 3D Printing prosthetic hands, mapping foreign countries to aid humanitarian NGOs, Russian language independent study, Mens’ Tennis Team — After Graduation/College Plans: After attending Yale, I will attend graduate school and continue my education in the fields of Global Affairs and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. — Career Goal: Working for a humanitarian NGO such as the World Bank or the UNDP, utilizing specialized knowledge to raise vulnerable communities out of poverty. — Parents: Karen Leydiker and Eugene Leydiker