Cheers to the Seniors on Awards Night

The red curtain rises to reveal rows of seniors, all in formalwear, patiently waiting to see what awards will be bestowed upon them. The audience, consisting of friends and family, clap and cheer with pride. Senior Alyssa Royce, the Associated Student Body President, started off the night as the Master of Ceremonies.

The first awards given out were the Community & Memorial Awards. One (sometimes several) speaker(s) from the organization or family that created the award presents each award to its recipient. Awards are given for traits such as courage, kindness, volunteering, and perseverance in the face of adversity. The next awards to be presented are the High School and Departmental Awards. These are given for completion of school programs, such as Biotechnology and the Art Certificates, and excellence in specific academic categories. The Community College Scholarships were given to four seniors. Lastly, the Major Academic Achievement Awards were given. California Scholarship Federation Lifetime Memberships were given to fifty seniors. The National Merit Program presented its awards and the three valedictorians of the 2010 class were recognized. Principle Yvonne Shiu presented closing remarks.

Mercedes Ballesteros, a senior and journalist who’s going to UC Berkeley, was one of many to receive several awards. The seniors were unaware of what awards they were going to be given. Mercedes commented, “I feel very grateful and blessed.” Undoubtedly, this is a sentiment shared by many that night.

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Posted by Hsin-May Tsiang on May 20 2010. Filed under News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry