Valedictorians

Following are valedictorians whose names or pictures were omitted from an earlier list of Ventura County’s top graduates. Those at Oxnard, Channel Islands and Camarillo high schools--where the school year is extended by three weeks--were named after the list was published.

Channel Islands High School

Lloyd M. Guiang

GPA: 4.0

College: Cal State Long Beach

Career plans: Law and politics

Life goals: I want to give back to both American and Filipino society. I want to work here as a lawyer, and then go back to the Philippines to become a human rights lawyer. Then, I want to be a voice for the people in the government.

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Channel Islands High School

Eileen Nava

GPA: 4.0

College: UC San Diego

Career plans: Biomedical engineer

Channel Islands High School

Sergio Sandoval

GPA: 4.0

College: UC Irvine

Career plans: Biochemical engineering

Life goals: I would like to actually be able to investigate new forms in which diseases can be diagnosed, as well as treated.

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Channel Islands High School

Ana Marie Tanoja Tamayo

GPA: 4.0

College: Cal State Long Beach

Career plans: Nursing

Life goals: I would like to accomplish many things in life. First of all, I want to graduate from CSULB with a degree in nursing. I hope to obtain the gratitude from people who I help in ameliorating their pains. I would also like to raise a family. Basically, I want to experience all the wonderful aspects of life, from a loving family to a successful career.

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Adolfo Camarillo High School

Rebecca Stackhouse

GPA: 4.57

College: UCLA

Career plans: Civil engineering or business

Life goals: I want to go on to graduate school after college and be successful in whatever career I choose. I want to be involved somehow in the entertainment industry. I also want to have a family and have a life for the Lord.

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Newbury Park High School

Ian Wesley Lebby

GPA: 4.0

College: UC Berkeley

Career plans: Teaching history or psychology

Life goals: As a teacher of young minds, I will attempt to replicate the gift my teachers have given me--the gift of education and desire to achieve. If I am able to affect just one person in their quest for knowledge, I will consider my life a success.

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Oxnard High School

Amit A. Patel

GPA: 4.66

College: Boston University

Career plans: Surgery

Life goals: In addition to fulfilling my career goal, I would also like to continue to contribute to my community through volunteer services.