Huntington Beach student Andrew Thomas Bingham...

Huntington Beach student Andrew Thomas Bingham graduated from the

Hill School, a private prep school in Pottstown, Pa. Hill was honored

with the school’s Team of 1962 Lacrosse Cup for his play and

inspirational spirit on the team as well as the U.S. Naval Academy

Certificate of Accomplishment ... Lauren D. Freeman, of Huntington

Beach, graduated with honors from Boston University with a bachelor’s

degree in film and television. She was one of 5,358 students to

graduate from the university ... Laura Aydelotte graduated with

honors from UC Santa Barbara with a bachelor’s degree in English and

renaissance studies. She was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She

graduated in 2000 from Huntington Beach High School and plans to

continue her education at the University of Chicago. She is the

daughter of Huntington Beach residents Liz and Lee Aydelotte ...

Edison High School student Gary M. Chou was one of 50 Southern

California students given a $1,000 scholarship from Ronald McDonald

House Charities and the Asian Pacific American Students Increasing

Achievement program. The scholarships were awarded to students in the

Asian-American community who were recognized for their academic

achievements, community service and leadership abilities. Gary served

as a student teacher for the Model United Nations program and is

active with local libraries and the Pao Fa temple. He selected the

Edison High School ceramics program to receive a $500 honorarium ...

Jordyn Andrews of Huntington Beach has been selected to attend the

Junior National Student Leadership Conference. Jordyn will join about

1,000 middle school students in Washington, D.C. to study leadership

skills in workshops, and in the past, notable government leaders have

attended as guest speakers.

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