Costa Mesa's brightest

Honors: National Honors Society, Principal’s Honor Roll, AP Scholar with Honors, Outstanding Achievement awards in AP world history, AP rhetoric and photography

College Plans: Major in business at either UC San Diego or UC Santa Barbara before obtaining an MBA at Stanford. Planning a career in international business with a focus on business relations between U.S. and Russia.

RACHEL DALEY

GPA: 4.1

School Activities/Clubs: junior varsity and captain varsity tennis, varsity track and field, yearbook editor-in-chief

Community: volunteer official at Costa Mesa Middle School track meets, CM Community Run, volunteer in school office, made blankets for local women’s home, secretary of communication for ZOE Academy of Science

Honors: National Honors Society, Honors AP English, Honors English Subject Medallion, Most Inspirational Award Tennis

College Plans: Major in communications and rhetorical journalism at either SOKA University of America or UC Santa Barbara

CADE PROULX

GPA: 3.9

School Activities/Clubs: Make-A-Wish Club, president Key Club, Rotary Club, Academy of Creative Expression, Asian Club, varsity swimming, junior varsity water polo, varsity golf, vice president of P.O.K.E.

Community: CHOC Carnival, OCC Children’s Book Festival, Boys & Girls Club, National Clean Up Day at Back Bay, Operation Homefront, ZOE Science Club

Honors: National Honors Society, Rotary Youth Leadership Award

College Plans: Major in political science, business or law at either Chapman University or UC Santa Barbara

JAMES STUCKER

GPA: 3.6

School Activities/Clubs: captain of varsity cross-country, captain of varsity track and field, cheer, choir, drama, Key Club

Community: MIKA CDC, Christmas Shop, 5K Community Run, Christ Lutheran Fairs, volunteer for junior high track

Honors: National Honors Society

College Plans: Major in environmental studies at SOKA University of America

BRIAN WALDRON

GPA: 3.8

School Activities/Clubs: varsity football, captain varsity baseball, varsity basketball, ASB junior class vice president, yearbook business manager, activities commissioner

Community: Hearts for Hands, Neighbors for Neighbors, Boy Scouts of America

College Plans: Major in business at a university yet to be determined and serving a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

ESTANCIA HIGH SCHOOL

Les Miller Award winners

KEVIN THOMAS

GPA: 4.2