40 Newport-Mesa students earn honors

More than 40 Newport-Mesa Unified School District students were

honored Tuesday by the National Society Daughters of the American

Revolution.

Three of the students won a medal and a $20 check for their American

history essays.

Five district students were recognized as DAR Good Citizens for

showing outstanding leadership, dependability, service and patriotism in

the schools and community. The rest were recognized as Good Citizens for

showing outstanding qualities of citizenship within their school and

community.

The winners include:

DAR GOOD CITIZEN --12TH GRADE:

Dustin Hodges, Corona del Mar High School

Tess Lindsay, Costa Mesa High School

Jessica Arias, Estancia High School

Sasha Helena Stanley, Middle College High School

Anat Herzog, Newport Harbor High School

GOOD CITIZEN MEDAL/CERTIFICATE -- 10TH GRADE:

Eeman Jalili, Jaclyn Manning, Corona del Mar High School

Omar Ruiz, Christine Bjelland, Costa Mesa High School

Yousif Muradian, Britta Pitti, Estancia High School

Juan Carlos Rios, Kelley McKanna, Newport Harbor High School

GOOD CITIZEN MEDAL/CERTIFICATE -- NINTH GRADE:

Travis Degheri, Devon Ahern, Corona del Mar High School

Jeffrey Waldron, Jacqueline Havens, Costa Mesa High School

Chase Raymond, Yvonne Zaidler, Estancia High School

Sam Khalifian, Kristen Nelson, Newport Harbor High School

GOOD CITIZEN MEDAL/CERTIFICATE -- EIGHTH GRADE:

Kenneth Wong, Margaret Donnelly, Corona del Mar Middle School

Lincoln Tran, Klya Flores, Costa Mesa Middle School

Harrison Brown, Kelly Kaban, Ensign Intermediate School

Peter Stemler, Stephanie Chen, Harbor Day School

Jon Weissberg, Rachel Toberty, Mariners Christian

Greg Selmi, Elizabeth Nealey, Our Lady Queen of Angels

Tony Krikorian, Alison Greenwood, St. John Baptist

Bryant Ospino, Tessa Shane, St. Joachim School

Robinson Gonzales, Kirsten Miller, TeWinkle Middle School

AMERICAN HISTORY ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS:

Alyssa Garcia, Newport Elementary School

Kenneth Vick, Newport Elementary School

Easton Greub, Corona del Mar Middle School