Edison senior receives award

Edison High School senior Victor Bravo was one of 150 students in the country to receive a Principal’s Leadership Award. Each winner will receive a $1,000 college scholarship.

The award is co-sponsored by the National Assn. of Secondary School Principals and Herff Jones Inc.

Bravo was nominated by principal D’liese Melendez, who said she chose him because of his keen intellect, stellar academic performance, finely honed analytical skills and ability to think quickly on his feet.

Winners were selected based on leadership skills, participation in service organizations and clubs, achievements in the arts and sciences, employment experience and academic records.

Bravo has been a member of the Associate Student Body all four years of high school and currently serves as the president.

He has also participated in the Model United Nations, Youth Citizenship Seminar Scholarship at Pepperdine University and Youth in Government. In addition, he has found the time to participate on the track-and-field and cross-country teams as senior captain.

Victor has earned letters in leadership, academics and varsity track and field.

This fall he plans to attend UCLA or UC Berkeley to study ancient Near Eastern civilizations.

-- Lindsay Sandham