EDUCATION : Exceptional Scholars’ List
* These students from Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties were among those selected statewide as 1991 Exceptional Scholars by the Youth Opportunities Foundation. Colleges listed are those declared by students in YOF applications.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
NAME HIGHSCHOOL COLLEGE Ian Bartos Agoura Stanford Susan Pintel Agoura Claremont Veronica Guzman Alhambra UCSD Sophia Ortiz Alverno USC Mark A. Velasco Arroyo UCLA Randy Calderon Baldwin Park UC Irvine Carolina Cobian Baldwin Park Pomona Desiree Martinez Baldwin Park U Penn Jose Morales Banning UC Irvine Sylvia Andrade Bell UCLA Caesar Cruz Bell UC Berkeley Jack Guerrero Bell Stanford Thomas Martin Bell UCLA Bertha Medrano Bell UCLA Maria Mejia Bell Pomona Jaime Perez Bell Cal Poly Pomona Daniel Uribe Bell U Penn Reynaldo Collazos Bell Jeff UC Riverside Yvette Perdomo Bellflower UCSD Deana Sabala Bellflower U of Miami Susan Fuentes Bell Gardens UC Berkeley Diana Gonzalez Bell Gardens Stanford David Larios Bell Gardens LMU Lucia Navar Bell Gardens Brown Marisela Tafolla Bell Gardens Whittier Angela Tamayo Bell Gardens UCSD Hady Rodriguez Belmont Occidental Sergio Mankita Birmingham UCSD William Higgins Jr. Bishop Amat UC Irvine Sandra Novoa Bishop Montgomery Wellesley Javier Peres Bishop Montgomery American U Maria Zepeda Bishop Montgomery UC Berkeley Gina Estrada Bonita Cal Poly SLO Silvia Roediger Bonita U North Colo. Jesus Magallanes Bravo Med. Magnet UC Berkeley Veronica Cruz Burbank USC Rosa Chavez California Cal Poly Pomona Louis Ayala Cantwell Princeton Jaime Diaz Cantwell UC Berkeley Ray Sosa Cantwell Dartmouth Susana Alvarez Carson USC Rodolfo Carrillo Carson Guadalajara Maria Alonte Charter Oak LMU Ramiro Medina Compton Stanford Ruben Bautista Covina UCLA Lucia Kelley Crescenta Valley UC Davis Tanalis Padilla Culver City Pomona Melvin Canas El Camino Real Occidental Benjamin Farzam El Camino Real UC Berkeley Dona Agustin El Rancho UCSB Alex Mena El Rancho UCLA Adela Arellano Franklin Stanford Anthony Flores Franklin Williams Marissa De La Rosa Gardena UC Berkeley Lisa Morales Garey UC Irvine Alicia Barrera Garfield LMU Hismelda Carrillo Garfield UC Irvine Monica De Los Santos Garfield Smith Yvette Gameros Garfield USC Araceli Lerma Garfield Occidental Jema Leyva Garfield Cal Poly SLO Jorge Macias Jr. Garfield Notre Dame Carmen Nunez Garfield CSULA Marco Samayoa Garfield Yale Matilde Sanchez Garfield Wellesley Rosalydia Tamayo Garfield MIT Aurora Valdez Garfield Brown Sergio Valdez Garfield Cal Poly SLO Rebecca Villalobos Garfield Stanford Wendy Elmendorf Hoover U of Miami Eva De La Rosa Huntington Park Stanford Javier Favela Huntington Park Caltech Ramiro Garcia Huntington Park UCLA Guillermina Gutierrez Huntington Park Mt. St. Mary’s Magda Jimenez Huntington Park UCSD Emma Luevano Huntington Park Stanford Sandra Rodriguez Jefferson USC Araceli Vasquez Jefferson Mt. St. Mary’s Silvia Diaz John Glenn USC Ginger Macias John Glenn UC Irvine Wendy Serrano John Glenn UC Fullerton Brenda Robles John Muir Caltech Gerardo Llamas King-Drew Med. Magnet UCLA Cesa Ellison Lakewood Pomona Sergio Martinez Lakewood UC Irvine Rosa Latios La Mirada UCLA Robert Johnson La Salle UC Davis Ricardo Montes Lincoln UCSB Susana Acosta Locke Stanford Maria Reyes Locke Whittier Claudia Ramirez Loretto/Conaty Cornell Hilda Rodriguez Loretto/Conaty Cornell Kimberly Schmuck Los Altos LMU Christianne Meneses Los Angeles Wesleyan Fernando Antelo Loyola UC Berkeley Brian Bean Loyola USC Victor Viramontes Loyola Stanford Martha Aguirre Lynwood Cal Poly Pomona Gonzalo Banuelos Lynwood Cal Poly Pomona Rafaela Hernandez Lynwood Cal Poly SLO Jacqueline Sandoval Lynwood USC Jesus Trigo Lynwood UCLA Diana Camacho Manual Arts Claremont Carlos Gomez Manual Arts Stanford Maria Ochoa Manual Arts Pomona Claudia Orellana Manual Arts USC Elia Castellanos Mark Kepple UCLA Santiago Pozo Mark Kepple USC Leann Zavala Millikan CSULB Julio Flores Monroe U Penn Carolina Lopez Monroe UC Irvine Kristina Revilla Montebello UCLA Claudia Torres Montebello UCLA Elsie Beach Notre Dame UCLA Jennifer Ramon Notre Dame USC Estela De Llanos Notre Dame Academy Yale Elizabeth Iglesias Notre Dame Academy Boston College Cynthia Vazquez Notre Dame Academy Stanford Bryan Varela Palmdale UCSD Roger Martinez Paramount UCLA Daniel Romero Paramount USC Walter Almanza Pater Noster USC Mark Celaya Pater Noster USC Luz Herrera Pioneer Stanford Astrid Bennett Pius X UC Berkeley Aimee Fernandez Pius X UC Irvine Raquel Gasporra Pius X CSULB Gina Jaime Pius X Stanford Ciria Perez Pius X USC Karissa Medina Ramona Convent Claremont Monica Gonzalez Redondo UCLA Loretta Ramirez Redondo Princeton Ernesto Alfaro Reseda UCLA Alejandro Arevalo Roosevelt Columbia Angelica Guzman Roosevelt Vassar Martha Vargas Roosevelt Columbia Valeria Bialon Rosemead USC Pablo Garcia Rowland Stanford Diana Gutierrez Sacred Heart UCSB Norma Sarabia Sacred Heart LMU Frank Leon St. Anthony CSULB Horacio Chiong Jr. St. Bernard Yale David Estevez St. Bernard UCLA Richard Ojeda St. John Bosco USC Richard Zapata St. John Bosco USC Francisco Rivera St. Francis Harvard Melissa Escoto St. Lucy’s Priory Cal Poly Pomona Roberta Salas St. Mary’s Academy Gonzaga U Eladia Sanchez St. Mary’s Academy Redlands U Daniel Neri Santa Monica Yale Susana Bugarin San Fernando USC Priscilla Hernandez San Fernando Occidental Henry Ortega San Fernando Brown Luz Rivas San Fernando MIT Leticia Curiel San Gabriel UC Davis Carlos Guerrero San Gabriel UC Berkeley Catalina Contreras San Gabriel Mission UCSD Vikki Estrada San Gabriel Mission LMU Christine Gonzalez San Gabriel Mission Stanford Monica Torre San Gabriel Mission Cal Poly Pomona Enrique Terrones San Pedro UCLA Joshua Colomb Saugus Stanford Kelly Martinez Saugus UCLA Rocio Perez Sierra Vista UC Riverside Maria Espinoza South Gate UC Berkeley Robin Garay South Gate UCLA Marie Garcia South Gate UC Berkeley Lorena Hong South Gate LMU Richard Morales South Gate UCLA Roque Moreira South Gate BYU David Sanchez South Gate UCLA Isaac Suastegui South Gate UCLA Steven Sheety South Hills UC Riverside Griselda Vasquez Sylmar Occidental Andrew Bautista Temple City UCLA Francisco Machuca Temple City UC Berkeley Henry Garcia Torrance UCLA Christine Suarez Torrance UCLA Jose Gutierrez University USC Patricia Quinones University UC Berkeley Myrna Lopez Venice UCSD Leonardo Carrillo Van Nuys Magnet Stanford Kristin Reyna Van Nuys Magnet Pepperdine Maria Rodriguez Washington Prep USC Jairo Hernandez Jr. Warren UCLA Marta Calderon Westchester UCLA Elizabeth Bernal Westlake Harvard Aubree Cedillo Whitney Occidental Christopher Herrera Whitney UC Pacific David Tom Whitney UC Berkeley Pedro Melo Wilson Harvey Mudd Julie Samudio Wilson UC Davis
ORANGE COUNTY
NAME HIGHSCHOOL COLLEGE Dalila Ibarra Anaheim UCLA Veronica Briseno Capistrano Valley Stanford Alicia Chavez Centennial UC Berkeley Warren Ho Corona UCSD Justin Indyk Edison UCSD Jose Alvarez Esperanza UCLA Oscar Brandi Foothill UC Irvine Sonia Isaza Fullerton USC Roberto Almeida Garden Grove MIT Eraina Ortega Garden Grove USC Michael Chavira Huntington Beach Columbia Gary Palacios Huntington Beach Colo. Mines Natasha Whitney Huntington Beach Scripps Nicole Arroyo Los Alamitos UCLA Marina Brown Mater Dei UC Berkeley Allison May Mater Dei USC Jennifer Rovira Mater Dei CSU Fullerton Elizabethe Bramwell Mission Viejo BYU Jeffrey Melo Mission Viejo UC Berkeley Delia Metoyer Mission Viejo UC Berkeley Monica De Casas Rosary Brown Rodrigo Orduna Saddleback UC Berkeley Sharon Farr Savanna UCSB Christine Caron Valencia Houston U Engels Torres Santa Ana Valley Rancho Santiago Elizabeth Macias Westminster UC Irvine Alejandro Camacho Woodbridge UC Irvine
VENTURA COUNTY
NAME HIGHSCHOOL COLLEGE Sonya Garcia Buena Stanford Elena Rodriguez Buena UC Berkeley Joel Villasenor Channel Islands Harvard Danielle Torres Fillmore Pepperdine Roberto Casillas Hueneme UCLA Edward Kaspar Hueneme UCSB Lori Lopez Newbury Park UCSD Michelle Mulet Royal USC Stephen Garcia St. Bonaventure Stanford Joseph Rodriguez Santa Clara UCLA Veronica Marquez Santa Paula UC Berkeley David Valenzuela Santa Paula Stanford Alexandra Vargas Ventura Ventura College
High school seniors interested in applying for the YOF Exceptional Scholar recognition should see their counselors for information, or write to: Youth Opportunities Foundation, Box 45762, Los Angeles, CA 90045. Applicants must rank in the top 10% of their graduating class and at least one parent must be of Latino origin.
