Top Students from 55 Riverside County Comprehensive Public High Schools Honored

The top high school students from the class of 2016 in Riverside County—including the top 10 students in the county—were honored on Wednesday, April 20, at the 11th Annual Riverside County Student Academic Awards Dinner held at the Riverside Convention Center. In attendance were more than 600 parents, principals, and superintendents who came to support 139 Riverside County high school students who were recognized for outstanding academic achievement. Each high school was asked to select between one and three students, based on their enrollments, students’ GPAs, college entrance exams, class rank, extracurricular activities, and community service. Riverside County Superintendent of Schools, Kenneth M. Young, announced the names of the top 10 students in the county—the 2016 All-County Academic Team. The average GPA for the 2016 All-County Academic Team is 4.7 and the average SAT score is 2253, compared to the national average of 1490. The 2016 All-County Academic Team includes: Chandni Tailor, La Sierra High School Ashlee Fong, Centennial High School Claire Ha, Centennial High School Jason Huynh, Santiago High School Sarah Nedjar, Santiago High School Rachael Phillips, Palm Desert High School Olivia Lewke, Palm Springs High School Matthew Gayed, John W. North High School Cathy Ding, Martin Luther King High School Akash Patel, Martin Luther King High School Full List of Honorees: Alvord USD, Zain Kashif, Hillcrest High School Alvord USD, Jenna O’Connor, Hillcrest High School Alvord USD, Alexis Camacho, La Sierra High School Alvord USD, Chandni Tailor, La Sierra High School Alvord USD, Anahi Carrasco, Norte Vista High School Alvord USD, Panida Nakarangkul, Norte Vista High School Alvord USD, Lizeth Sandoval, Norte Vista High School Banning USD, Julybeth Murillo, Banning High School Banning USD, Evelyn Navarro, Banning High School Beaumont USD, Bradley Cypert, Beaumont High School Beaumont USD, Erica Guerra, Beaumont High School Beaumont USD, Shayaan Syed, Beaumont High School Coachella Valley USD, Raul Cabrera , Coachella Valley High School Coachella Valley USD, James Partida, Coachella Valley High School Coachella Valley USD, Guadalupe Saldivar, Coachella Valley High School Coachella Valley USD, Jose Alvarez, Desert Mirage High School Coachella Valley USD, Vanessa Gaytan, Desert Mirage High School Coachella Valley USD, Corryn Doll, West Shores High School Corona-Norco USD, Ashlee Fong Centennial High School Corona-Norco USD, Claire Ha, Centennial High School Corona-Norco USD, Shrey Saretha, Centennial High School Corona-Norco USD, Erick Andalon, Corona High School Corona-Norco USD, Brandon Benjamin, Corona High School Corona-Norco USD, Deanna Sullivan, Corona High School Corona-Norco USD, Kenneth Hahn, Eleanor Roosevelt High School Corona-Norco USD, Ankit Hirpara, Eleanor Roosevelt High School Corona-Norco USD, Khuzaima Rangwalla, Eleanor Roosevelt High School Corona-Norco USD, Izogie (Zoe) Aigberomwan-Isibor, Norco High School Corona-Norco USD, Sydney Fix, Norco High School Corona-Norco USD, Isabella Penz, Norco High School Corona-Norco USD, Jason Huynh, Santiago High School Corona-Norco USD, Sarah Nedjar, Santiago High School Corona-Norco USD, Tyler Ramberg, Santiago High School Desert Sands USD, Monica Pelayo, Indio High School Desert Sands USD, Guadalupe Torres, Indio High School Desert Sands USD, Jordan Andrie, La Quinta High School Desert Sands USD, Yvonne Carrillo, La Quinta High School Desert Sands USD, Madeline Davis, La Quinta High School Desert Sands USD, Jacqueline Orfield, Palm Desert High School Desert Sands USD, Rachael Phillips, Palm Desert High School Desert Sands USD, Ibrahim Kastiro, Shadow Hills High School Desert Sands USD, Yousif Kastiro, Shadow Hills High School Desert Sands USD, Ambrocio Rivas, Shadow Hills High School Hemet USD, Clinton Packard, Hamilton High School Hemet USD, McKay Formica,Hemet High School Hemet USD, Dawei Huang, Hemet High School Hemet USD, Alexis Peralta, Hemet High School Hemet USD, Dayoung Lee, Tahquitz High School Hemet USD, Kyle Pagdayunan, Tahquitz High School Hemet USD, Kriti Kumar, West Valley High School Hemet USD, Astha Patel, West Valley High School Jurupa USD, Karen Ascencio, Jurupa Valley High School Jurupa USD, Luis Valdez, Jurupa Valley High School Jurupa USD, Oscar Amaral, Patriot High School Jurupa USD, Kuljeet Bhele, Patriot High School Jurupa USD, Cesar Herrera Ruiz, Patriot High School Jurupa USD, Nancy Ortiz, Rubidoux High School Jurupa USD, Ryan Parker, Rubidoux High School Lake Elsinore USD, Chase DeLong, Elsinore High School Lake Elsinore USD, Ramiro Mendoza, Elsinore High School Lake Elsinore USD, Joseline Santizo, Elsinore High School Lake Elsinore USD, Tristen Calderon, Lakeside High School Lake Elsinore USD, Alexis Polini, Lakeside High School Lake Elsinore USD, Luis El Srouji, Temescal Canyon High School Lake Elsinore USD, Tiffany Jeong, Temescal Canyon High School Lake Elsinore USD, Natalia Juarez, Temescal Canyon High School Moreno Valley USD, Halima Bhatti, Canyon Springs High School Moreno Valley USD, Mifrah Hayath, Canyon Springs High School Moreno Valley USD, Valerie Polad, Canyon Springs High School Moreno Valley USD, Brian Cao, Moreno Valley High School Moreno Valley USD, Nina Doan, Moreno Valley High School Moreno Valley USD, Jessica Le, Moreno Valley High School Moreno Valley USD, Graciela Pena, Moreno Valley Online Academy Moreno Valley USD, Ahtzira Hernandez, Valley View High School Moreno Valley USD, Camryn Purdom, Valley View High School Moreno Valley USD, Brenda Rodriguez, Valley View High School Moreno Valley USD, Christine Castanon, Vista Del Lago High School Moreno Valley USD, Monica Magana, Vista Del Lago High School Moreno Valley USD, Rosalia Ordonez, Vista Del Lago High School Murrieta Valley USD, Joseph Bernal, Murrieta Mesa High School Murrieta Valley USD, Giana Fouche, Murrieta Mesa High School Murrieta Valley USD, Jordan Raus, Murrieta Mesa High School Murrieta Valley USD, Shruti Amin, Murrieta Valley High School Murrieta Valley USD, Amrik Kang, Murrieta Valley High School Murrieta Valley USD, Sarah Ponce, Vista Murrieta High School Murrieta Valley USD, Zachary Kirby, Vista Murrieta High School Murrieta Valley USD, Mortaza Moradi, Vista Murrieta High School Murrieta Valley USD, Hayat Sherif, Vista Murrieta High School Palm Springs USD, Jazmin Munoz Gonzalez, Cathedral City High School Palm Springs USD, Ivan Hernandez, Cathedral City High School Palm Springs USD, Carol Abrajan, Desert Hot Springs High School Palm Springs USD, Marilou Montiel, Desert Hot Springs High School Palm Springs USD, Olivia Lewke, Palm Springs High School Palm Springs USD, Joseph Little, Palm Springs High School Palm Springs USD, Alexandra Chasen, Rancho Mirage High School Palm Springs USD, Alec Gormley, Rancho Mirage High School Palo Verde USD, Caylin Cavazos, Palo Verde Valley High School Perris Union High SD, Abraham Velasquez, California Military Institute Perris Union High SD, Logan Dreese, Heritage High School Perris Union High SD, Allysha Mae Gillo Heritage High School Perris Union High SD, Jocelyn Ornelas Munoz Heritage High School Perris Union High SD, Leonardo Arevalo Paloma Valley High School Perris Union High SD, Crystal Chhan, Paloma Valley High School Perris Union High SD, William Hull, Paloma Valley High School Perris Union High SD, Guillermo Castro, Perris High School Perris Union High SD, Usman Naz, Perris High School Perris Union High SD, Jose Salas Reyes, Perris High School Riverside USD, Joanna Areizaga, Arlington High School Riverside USD, Vanessa Garcia, Arlington High School Riverside USD, Deborah Bor, John W. North High School Riverside USD, Matthew Gayed, John W. North High School Riverside USD, Saachi Kudtarkar, John W. North High School Riverside USD, Cathy Ding, Martin Luther King High School Riverside USD, Akash Patel, Martin Luther King High School Riverside USD, Amy Patel, Martin Luther King High School Riverside USD, Ashley Gore, Polytechnic High School Riverside USD, Sophia Helfand, Polytechnic High School Riverside USD, Matta Kaye, Polytechnic High School Riverside USD, Jacqueline Barragan-DeLaTorre, Ramona High School Riverside USD, Katelyn Edwards, Ramona High School Riverside USD, Adrian Gutierrez, Ramona High School San Jacinto USD, Jacob Millhiser, San Jacinto High School San Jacinto USD, Joshua Scruggs, San Jacinto High School San Jacinto USD, Claude Vargas, San Jacinto High School Temecula Valley USD, Maya Baiyasi, Chaparral High School Temecula Valley USD, Namphuoung Nguyen, Chaparral High School Temecula Valley USD, Ryan Rio, Chaparral High School Temecula Valley USD, Chelsie Ahn, Great Oak High School Temecula Valley USD, William Dull, Great Oak High School Temecula Valley USD, Patrick Winters McCarthy, Great Oak High School Temecula Valley USD, Zachary Farrias, Temecula Valley High School Temecula Valley USD, Glaser Harris, Temecula Valley High School Temecula Valley USD, Bryan Tapley, Temecula Valley High School Val Verde USD, Armani Baktyary, Citrus Hill High School Val Verde USD, Lela Owens, Citrus Hill High School Val Verde USD, Larina Valadez, Citrus Hill High School Val Verde USD, Bryan Ontiveros, Rancho Verde High School Val Verde USD, Edgardo Romo, Rancho Verde High School Val Verde USD, Nicholas Vallin, Rancho Verde High School