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Meet Fontana's Fabulous 2011 Vals and Sals
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This week, Fontana's high schools and adult school held their graduation ceremonies.
Valedictorians and Salutatorians were selected from the highest ranked seniors at each of the high schools.
Instead of Vals and Sals, our continuation schools and adult school selected
students to speak at their ceremonies. Meet these outstanding young men and women.
Congratulations to the Class of 2011! |
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A.B. Miller High
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Daniel Loza, Valedictorian
Miller's Valedictorian, Daniel Loza, participated in TV Production,
wrestling, cross-country, Link Crew, and Southern Pacific Wrestling Amateur
Athletic Union (as Webmaster and Tournament Director). We are proud to say
that he is one of our district's two Gates Millennium Scholars. This
fall, Daniel will be attending UC San Diego where he will be majoring in
Computer Science. He would like to one day work for Google, Microsoft,
or Apple as a computer programmer.
Valerie Foster, Salutatorian
During her years at Miller, Valerie Foster participated in varsity tennis,
JV softball, AP Club, Art Club, Peace Jam, and Fontana Park Clean-Up.
Valerie will be attending UC Davis where she will be majoring in Chemistry
(Forensic Science). She plans to pursue a career as a forensic
scientist.
Find out more about A.B. Miller's Class of 2011 in
The
Fontana Herald News.
Click here to read article about A.B. Miller's top graduating seniors and to view graduation
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(Picture courtesy of The Fontana Herald News.) |
Ana Barron, Valedictorian
During her years at Fohi, Valedictorian Ana Barron played volleyball and basketball, was in CSF, AVID,
and was on Prom Court. At Senior Awards Night, she received the
award for "Outstanding Senior Girl." Ana will be attending
UC Irvine where she will be majoring in Biology. She plans
to pursue a career as a pediatrician.
Tewa Kpulun, Salutatorian
Fohi's Salutatorian, Tewa Kpulun, was in Madrigals and CSF. She received a scholarship from Vassar and will be attending
there this fall as a Physics major. Tewa plans to go on to medical
school in order to become an anesthesiologist.
Find out more about Fohi's Class of 2011 in
The
Fontana Herald News - updated 5/27.
Click here to read article about Fohi's top graduating seniors and to view graduation
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Kaiser High School
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Frank Wolverton, Valedictorian
During his years at Kaiser High, Frank Wolverton has participated in
Academic Decathlon, Math Club, Science Olympiad, and National Honor Society.
This fall, Frank will attend the University of Pittsburgh where he plans to
have not one, not two but three majors: Ecology and Evolution,
Astronomy and Physics, and U.S. History. As for a career goal, Frank
plans to be a professor at a major research university.
Francesca Santos, Salutatorian
Salutatorian Francesca Santos has been a jazz singer for Kaiser for all four
years of high school and has participated in many shows at school and in
community theater. She is a 4-year member of CSF and was president of
Asian Pacific Club in her junior year. Francesca will be attending
UCLA where she will be majoring in Pre-Med. She plans to pursue a
career in
the medical field.
Find out more about Kaiser's Class of 2011 in
The
Fontana Herald News.
Click here to read article about Kaiser's top graduating seniors and to view graduation
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Summit High School
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Shannon Lasiter, Valedictorian
Summit's Valedictorian, Shannon Lasiter, plans to attend UCLA this fall, where
she will major in Bio-Chem and minor in U.S. History. She plans to attend
medical school and become a surgeon for Doctors Without Borders.
Edith De La Cueva, Salutatorian
Salutatorian Edith De La Cueva also plans to attend UCLA where she will be
majoring in Psychology. She plans on becoming clinical psychologist.
Find out more about Summit's Class of 2011 in
The
Fontana Herald News.
Click here to read article about Summit's top graduating seniors and to view graduation
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Birch High School
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Eleanor Acosta
After graduation, Eleanor will continue her education at Chaffey College.
After she earning transferable credits, she plans to attend Loma Linda
University's School of Pharmacy. It is Eleanor's goal to work at Loma
Linda Children's University Hospital as a researcher.
Jose Chavez
Jose plans to continue his education at San Bernardino Valley Community College.
Motivated by his love of cooking, Jose plans to eventually
major in culinary arts at either Cal Arts or Le Cordon Bleu.
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Fontana Adult School
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Janel Escobar
Janel has been a student at Fontana Adult School since January of 2011.
She will be attending San Bernardino Valley College where she plans to major in
Business Administration. She would like to eventually transfer to Cal
State San Bernardino or USC to pursue a Business Law degree.
Joe Nuñez
A student at Fontana Adult School since 2009, Joe wants to continue his
education at Riverside Community College where he plans to study Business and
Music. He plays the guitar, bass, and drums and has even begun
writing and recording his own songs. But his dream is to open his own
restaurant - one with a very unique theme: a fusion of Mexican cuisine and
Greek mythology.
Nicole Simpson
Nicole has also been a student at Fontana Adult School since 2009. She has
already been accepted at Salon Success where she will study Cosmetology and
plans to attend Chaffey Community College to major in Business. She wants
to draw on her previous pageant experience to make a career styling hair and
doing make-up on the pageant circuit.
Find out more about Fontana Adult School's Class of 2011 in
The
Fontana Herald News.
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