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Costa Mesa High School Les Miller Outstanding Student Awards MANDY NGUYEN GPA: 4.28 School Activities/Clubs: National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation, ROP Emergency Medical Responder, ZOE academy Community: Mesa Verde Library, Heart of Jesus Retreat Center, part-time job at the Orange County Marketplace Honors: valedictorian, Balboa Bay Club Scholarship, Mustang Recognition Awards, Principal's Honor...

While playing at a house party some time ago, Samantha Smith messed up. She lost the lyric, missed the melody, did something wrong. There had been so many different versions of a particular song, that sometimes she forgot and stumbled. She was forced to improvise. But that is what she loves about music. Instead of getting nervous, or stopping and trying to correct the mistake, Samantha, Sam to some, inserted a new bridge to the song at that moment and continued forward. “It ended up being the best part of the song,” she said.

SCHOOL: Vanguard University ACTIVITIES: Polynesian dance ministry; residents assistant; nursery coordinator at Safe Harbor Church SCHOOL: Monte Vista High School ACTIVITIES: ASB; volunteer at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Wintess HONORS: Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award SCHOOL: Estancia High School ACTIVITIES: Key club; ASB; youth and government club founder and president; swimming; water polo HONORS: Swimming league...

AUDRA AINLEY GPA: 4.04 Honors: Academic honors -- honor wall for three years, principal's honor roll, academic letter, two Governor's Scholarship Awards and Honors Golden State Exam in history Activities: Senior editor of the yearbook, Key Club and 50 hours of volunteering each month in Bible education Future plans: After a year off to do missionary work with Jehovah's Witnesses, plans to attend Orange Coast...

Two Estancia High School students were among the 141 who received Prudential Spirit of Community Awards on Friday at the Westin South Coast Plaza. The students are local honorees in the nation's largest youth recognition program based solely on volunteerism. The Estancia winners were Anh Do and Vanessa Hernandez. Anh is the president of the Key Club and spent time at Project Cuddle working with foster children. Vanessa spent six months in the Republic of Malawi on the African continent, where she taught English to children twice a week.

ACTIVITIES: Basketball; volleyball captain; volunteer AYSO referee HONORS: All-CIF; scholar athlete ACTIVITIES: Basketball captain; volleyball; volunteer AYSO referee HONORS: Scholar athlete; Daily Pilot athlete of the week ACTIVITIES: Tennis; Key club; production drama club; Tutor corps; Neighbor for Neighbors volunteer HONORS: Daughters of the American Revolution Citizenship Award; scholar athlete ACTIVITIES: Key club...

This corrects Gabrielle Herbosa's information. COSTA MESA HIGH SCHOOL Recipients of the 32nd annual Les Miller Outstanding Student Awards ANGELINE HONG School Activities/Clubs: Virtual Enterprise-Business Plan Team, Academic Decathlon, varsity tennis, Asian Club. Community: Vietnamese-American Philharmonic, National Piano Guild Auditions, Stand Up for Kids-Research Committee, FV Regional Hospital junior volunteer, CalTrans intern, Long Beach VA Hospital volunteer, beach cleanups.

As the school year came to an end, the Kiwanis Club of Costa Mesa recognized excellence among students at many Costa Mesa schools. At a recent club meeting, members of the club's service leadership committee — Jim Bonar, Wayne Crawford, Jeff Dimsdale, and Anis Wakim, ably assisted by Ann Bonar, Lilian Crawford, Buzz Kostlan and Kent and Nancy Mueller — presented awards to 37 students who have made notable contributions to the community...

Costa Mesa High School Les Miller Outstanding Student Awards MANDY NGUYEN GPA: 4.28 School Activities/Clubs: National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation, ROP Emergency Medical Responder, ZOE academy Community: Mesa Verde Library, Heart of Jesus Retreat Center, part-time job at the Orange County Marketplace Honors: valedictorian, Balboa Bay Club Scholarship, Mustang Recognition Awards, Principal's Honor...

This is a busy time of the year for service clubs in Costa Mesa and Newport Beach. Some club members are ringing the Salvation Army bells and staffing the donation kettles at local shopping centers. Others, such as Exchange Clubs of Corona del Mar and Newport Harbor, are delivering food and Christmas gifts to families in need. Still others, partnering with their Interact, Key Club groups and are decorating their Rose Parade floats in time for the 123rd parade being held on Jan. 2 in Pasadena.

This corrects Gabrielle Herbosa's information. COSTA MESA HIGH SCHOOL Recipients of the 32nd annual Les Miller Outstanding Student Awards ANGELINE HONG School Activities/Clubs: Virtual Enterprise-Business Plan Team, Academic Decathlon, varsity tennis, Asian Club. Community: Vietnamese-American Philharmonic, National Piano Guild Auditions, Stand Up for Kids-Research Committee, FV Regional Hospital junior volunteer, CalTrans intern, Long Beach VA Hospital volunteer, beach cleanups.

This is a busy time of the year for our communities' service clubs. Some club members are ringing Salvation Army bells and staffing the donation kettles at local shopping centers. Others are delivering food and Christmas gifts to families in need. Still others are partnering with their Interact or Key Club groups, and decorating their Rose Parade floats in time for the New Year's Day parade in Pasadena. Speaking of the Rose Parade, the Kiwanis International Float will be seventh in the parade lineup, while the Lions International float will be No. 48 and Rotary International's float No. 51. The parade begins at 8 a.m. on Jan. 1. The best TV viewing in Southern California will be on KTLA Channel 5. Circle K at OCC The Orange Coast College Circle K Club, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Costa Mesa, has become a force of community service in Costa Mesa.

Editor's note: This corrects an earlier version. Corissa Chang Corona del Mar High School GPA: 4.47 School Activities/Clubs: AP classes taken: psychology; world history; chemistry; English language; calculus BC; music theory; environmental science; physics C - mechanics; art history; statistics; government; economics -macro; English literature Community: Black belt - Kung Fu; competed in an international competition...

While playing at a house party some time ago, Samantha Smith messed up. She lost the lyric, missed the melody, did something wrong. There had been so many different versions of a particular song, that sometimes she forgot and stumbled. She was forced to improvise. But that is what she loves about music. Instead of getting nervous, or stopping and trying to correct the mistake, Samantha, Sam to some, inserted a new bridge to the song at that moment and continued forward. “It ended up being the best part of the song,” she said.

As the school year came to an end, the Kiwanis Club of Costa Mesa recognized excellence among students at many Costa Mesa schools. At a recent club meeting, members of the club's service leadership committee — Jim Bonar, Wayne Crawford, Jeff Dimsdale, and Anis Wakim, ably assisted by Ann Bonar, Lilian Crawford, Buzz Kostlan and Kent and Nancy Mueller — presented awards to 37 students who have made notable contributions to the community...