Temecula's Top Students Honored by Elks

The Temecula Valley Elks held their 16th annual Middle School “Student of the Year” Presentations recently at Van Avery Prep School.  

Forty-seven students were recognized from eight schools in the Temecula areas.  

Each middle school was asked to submit applications for three females and three males.  Each application included a 300-word essay, describing why he or she should be selected as the “Student of the Year” from their school.  

A committee of Elks judged the applications according to their academic achievement, citizenship, involvement in school activities, and leadership activities.  The top female and top male from each school received a gift card for Barnes & Noble in the amount of $50.  All the candidates received a framed Certificate of Achievement from the Temecula Valley Elks; an engraved Olympic style medallion medal and a desk kit along with a coupon for a free consultation at “Advanced College Solutions.”

The winners and runners-up from each school are:

Bella Vista Middle School

Amber Rose                          Runner-up

Romy Ladero                         Runner-up

Cindy Tsai                              Top Female

Lorenzo Jordan                     Runner-up

Nicholas Orona                        Runner-up                            

Kale Rivera                            Top Male                            

Erle Stanley Gardner Middle School

Elyse Ostroske                      Runner-up

Nadia Elkholy                        Runner-up

Madison Dixon                      Top Female

Ayrton Astrero                       Runner-up                           

Bennett McDowell                 Runner-up                           

Hayden Cornellison              Top Male                                 

James L. Day Middle School

Ann Mikhaela Punzalan        Runner-up

Catherine Boucher                Runner-up

Madeline Heeren                  Top Female

Frank Watkins                       Runner-up                                 

Berlin Paez                            Runner-up                               

Jacob Delara                         Top Male 

Margarita Middle School

Theresa Davis                       Runner-up                              

Christine Davis                      Runner-up

Paisley Trent                          Top Female

Joseph Campbell                  Runner-up                          

Joseph Bernardy                   Runner-up                                     

Samuel Bondoc                    Top Male                            

St. Jeanne de Lestonnac School

Sofia Torres                           Runner-up

Alexandra Rawlings              Runner-up                          

Michelle DeMers                   Top Female

Timothy Bondoc                    Runner-up                         

Jake Downing                       Runner-up                                                            

Connor Rommerswinkel       Top Male

Temecula Middle School

Kimberly Evans                     Runner-up

Erika Fonseca                       Runner-up

Lindsey Gelinas                    Top Female                               

Blake Wilson                         Runner-up                                                                                            

Nicholas McCutcheon          Top Male

Temecula Preparatory School

Ra Lene Page                       Runner-up                                

Delaney Hayes                      Runner-up

Mari Frazier                           Top Female

Michael Bufkin                       Runner-up

Thomas Morrison                  Runner-up                            

Cole Kitchell                          Top Male

Van Avery Prep

Emily Rose                            Runner-up                               

Rebecca Rendahl                 Runner-up

Isabella Peña                         Top Female

Cleveland Ring                      Runner-up                                  

Brennan McNall                     Runner-up                              

Jeffrey Kim                             Top Male

PHOTOS: 

Temecula “Middle School Student of the Year” Winners

• Front Row:  Paisley Trent; Mari Frazier; Madeline Heeren; Isabella Peña; Lindsey Gelinas; Madison Dixon and Michelle DeMers.
• Back Row:  Karen Caruso, Exalted Ruler; Diane Farrens, “Middle School Student of the Year” Co-chairman; Jeffrey Kim, Samuel Bondoc; Jacob Delara; Hayden Cornellison; Kale Rivera; Connor Rommerswinkel; Cole Kitchell and Cindy Tsai.

Temecula “Middle School Student of the Year” Runner Ups – 2013

• Front Row:  Emily Rose; Theresa Davis; Romy Ladera; Ra Lene Page; Delaney Hayes; Ann Mikhaela Punzalon; Amber Newman and Catherine Boucher
• Second Row: Diane Farrens, “Middle School Student of the Year” Co-chairman; Karen Caruso, Exalted Ruler; Alexandra Rawlings; Sofia Torres; Rebecca Rendahl; Nadia Elkholy; Elyse Ostraske; Christine Davis; Berlin Paez; Michael Bufkin; Joseph Campbell; Timothy Bondoc; Cleveland Ring; Brennan McNall; Joseph Bernardy and Bob Farrens, “Middle School Student of the Year” Co-chairman.
• Third Row:  Ayrton Astrero; Bennett McDowell; Nicholas Orona; Thomas Morrison; Jake Downing and Frank Watkins.