"This week and the coming weeks, I have the distinct privilege of recognizing and honoring our most outstanding high school seniors in our community.
"Our community has some talented students and I want to take the opportunity to recognize them with the 23rd Congressional District of California 2014 Merit Award for students in Kern, Tulare, and Los Angeles counties. This award was created to recognize outstanding high school students who have demonstrated exemplary school citizenship, volunteerism, community service, involvement in extracurricular activities, leadership skills and have earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Earlier this year, high school principals were invited to select one outstanding graduating senior per school to receive the 23rd Congressional District of California 2014 Merit Award.
"This award is not only about outstanding academic achievement; it is also meant to recognize the character and positive values that these students uphold. I look forward to watching these young leaders continue to succeed in the future.”
Student Recipients
Kern County
Mr. Austin Huckaby - Bakersfield Christian High School
Mr. Patrick Crowley – Bakersfield High School
Miss Sarah Manges – Centennial High School
Mr. Ben Ward– East Bakersfield High School
Miss Breana Garcia – Foothill High School
Miss Erin Glavin – Frontier High School
Mr. Ryan Young – Garces Memorial High School
Miss Sara Baldridge – Highland High School
Mr. Michael Cushine – Independence High School
Mr. Mason Meyers – Kern Valley High School
Miss Morgan Wonderly – Liberty High School
Mr. Jacob Allen – Maricopa High School
Mr. Andrew Francis – North High School
Miss Gurjot Kaur – Ridgeview High School
Miss Pratyusha Gogulapati – Stockdale High School
Mr. Clayton Wikoff – Taft Union High School
Mr. Kyle Mathes Orr – Tehachapi High School
Miss Casey Ross – West High School
Miss Kassidy McLaughlin – Rosamond High School
Mr. Ruben Juan Soto – Mojave High School
Mr. Dane Adams – Desert High School
Mr. Kristoph Livingston – California City High School
Mr. Chad Cracraft – Sherman E. Burroughs High School
Miss Lydia Alverson – Boron High School
Tulare County
Mr. Jose Gonzalez – Granite Hills High School
Miss Kayla Holloway – Harmony Magnet Academy
Mr. David Ivancovich – Monache High School
Mr. Anthony James Moore, Jr. – Porterville High School
Miss Jakoba Duffin – Strathmore High School
Los Angeles County
Miss Amanda Tepe – Lancaster High School
Miss Ariel Andal –Desert Christian High School
Mr. Daren Harrell – Quartz Hill High School
"Also, I want to recognize the artistic talent of our local high school students, and I am pleased to announce the winners of our 2014 Congressional Art Competition. Congratulations to all of the winners and especially to the competition’s overall winner, Frontier High School’s Jacey Cruz, whose winning piece, “San Francisco,” will soon arrive in Washington. I look forward to Jacey’s visit to our nation’s Capital for the unveiling of her artwork where it will be displayed for visitors to see during their visit to the U.S. Capitol building this year. In addition, all of this year’s winners will hang in my office in Washington for the next year.
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