HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENTS
BACK BAY / MONTE VISTA HIGH SCHOOL
* When: 10 a.m.
* Where: 390 Monte Vista Ave., Costa Mesa
* Best of class: Frankie Fitus, Stephanie Skidmore * Speaker: Linda
DelaRosa, counselor
* Number of graduates: 100
CORONA DEL MAR HIGH SCHOOL
* When: 3 p.m.
* Where: 2101 Eastbluff Drive, Newport Beach
* Valedictorian scholars*: Joseph Goodstein, Eilene Hao, Jennifer Lee,
Elizabeth Morse, Jason Tong,
* Student speakers: Sonia Lohiya, Joseph Goodstein and Jennifer Lee
* Vocal Performance: Eilene Hao
* Number of graduates: 247
COSTA MESA HIGH SCHOOL
* When: 6 p.m.
* Where: LeBard Stadium at OCC, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa
* Valedictorian scholars*: Jason Cabico, Caroline Siefert, Levina
Tran, Farshid Kazi, Magdalena Sandoval, Edson Cruz
* Student speakers: Farshid Kazi, Magdalena Sandoval and Evan
Swedelson
* Faculty speaker: Michael Lawrence
* Number of graduates: 240
ESTANCIA HIGH SCHOOL
* When: 3 p.m.
* Where: LeBard Stadium at OCC, 2701 Fairview Road in Costa Mesa
* Valedictorian scholars*: Katelyn Aronson, Laura Cote, Cynthia
Cuevos, Robin Letostak, Jessica Nelson
* Student speakers: Robin Letostak, Lauren Cassity, Dave Tow, Mehgan
Fay, Becca Silva, Sarah Hess, Debra Wyman, Helen Flores and Janet
Saavedra
* Number of graduates: 211
NEWPORT HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL
* When: 4 p.m.
* Where: Davidson Field, 600 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach
* Valedictorian scholars*: Greg Chinn, Nicole Dore, Kelsey Peterson,
Courtney Rotstan, Andrea Schultz, Patrick Sharma, John Swigart, Valerie
Terrell, Erin Toole, Cari Valenstein
* Student speakers: Greg Chinn, Nicole Dore
* Number of graduates: 432
* -- The Newport-Mesa Unified School District Board of Education in May
1999 decided to end the traditional practice of naming a valedictorian
and a salutatorian. Instead, schools will honor students in the top 2% of
the graduating class. Those students are now called valedictorian
scholars.
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