Orange Coast College

Impressive. Incredible. Amazing. These are words to describe the scholars and student-athletes honored at the 33rd annual Les Miller Outstanding Student Awards presented by the Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce on Friday morning at the Costa Mesa Hilton. The words certainly fit Matthew Morgan. Those and one more: genius. Matthew, 15, is set to graduate from Costa Mesa High two years early with a weighted 4.68 grade-point average. In the fall, he'll attend California Institute of Technology to major in mathematics.

COSTA MESA — An Orange Coast College student who was a former varsity football player at University High School in Irvine died Feb. 5, high school officials said. Cyrus Faghani died of causes that those close to him declined to disclose. He was 20. Officials described him as charming and likeable. "He was a very well-liked, gregarious young man, involved in our athletics program," University Principal John Pehrson said. "Even though he's been a few years out, there are still quite a few here that were affected by his passing.

Watanabe, Jourdan, age 20, of Irvine, passed away February 27, 2009. A graduate of Northwood High School, Jourdan was a student and outstanding baseball player at Orange Coast College. He was loved and will be missed by many. Jourdan is survived by his parents, Kent and Anne Watanabe, and by his brother, Lee. A memorial service will be held Sunday, March 8th at 3:30pm at Orange Coast College, Wendell Pickens Baseball Field. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Orange Coast College Baseball in the name of Jourdan Watanabe.

WEDNESDAY Charity Golf Tournament Companion Hospice hosts its fifth annual Charity Golf Tournament at the Pelican Hill Golf Club in Newport Coast to raise money for terminally ill children and adults. Golfers tee off at 11 a.m. on the South Course. For more information, call (877) 661-0087 or visit http://www.SoCalHospiceFoundation.com. Military Appreciation Night All Chick-fil-A restaurants will honor military personnel and veterans - and their immediate family members - with a free meal from 4 to 7 p.m. To find a Chick-fil-A restaurant near you, visit http://www.chick-fil-a.com.

Huffington to visit Orange Coast College Arianna Huffington, who is a candidate in the gubernatorial recall election, will speak Monday at Orange Coast College. Huffington is scheduled to speak at 1 p.m. in OCC's Student Center Lounge. The public is invited to attend. Huffington is an author, columnist and television personality who has been a political gadfly for several decades. OCC's Student Center is located off Fairview Road, adjacent to the College's Administration.

Michael Miller When Shana Jenkins graduated from Pacifica High School in Westminster two years ago, she imagined herself attending an expensive college back East. Financial limitations got in the way of that dream. "I had no idea I would attend a community college, so I went into Coast blindly and without direction," Jenkins said Thursday at Orange Coast College's 57th commencement. Whatever direction Jenkins may have lacked coming in, she made up for it during the next two years.

Teenagers who came of age in the 1950s have "Grease" as a focal point. For those who matured in the '60s, it's "American Graffiti. " And the kids from the '70s had their moment with "Saturday Night Fever. " Now the grads of the 1980s have their own special piece of nostalgia, an interactive show from Ken Davenport called "The Awesome '80s Prom," now on stage at Orange Coast College through Sunday. No matter when you graduated, you'll likely get a kick out of this one. To begin with, only 25% of the show is scripted, according to director Alex Golson.

COSTA MESA — A four-car crash sent two people to the hospital Monday afternoon, police said. The crash near Orange Coast College happened about 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of Fairview Road and Merrimac Way, said Costa Mesa Police Department Lt. Mark Manley. One of the vehicles crashed into a light pole; another required two people to be extracted from the car by firefighters, Manley said. They sustained moderate injuries and were taken to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana. —Lauren Williams Twitter: @lawilliams30

TODAY WHAT: The Newport-Mesa, Irvine Interfaith Council's Hearts & Hands Community Service Day. WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: 801 Dover Drive. INFORMATION: All families, faiths, groups and individuals are invited to perform "hands-on" service projects to benefit U.S. troops, the homeless and local service organizations. Lunch will be offered for $4. WHAT: The Orange Coast College Symphony Orchestra will perform works by Edvard Grieg and Gustav Mahler.

TODAY Field hockey High school -- Newport Harbor at Harvard-Westlake, 3:15 p.m. Golf High school girls -- Estancia, Corona del Mar at San Clemente Tournament. Soccer College men -- UC Irvine vs. University of Maryland-Baltimore County at UNLV Tournament, 4:30 p.m.; Community college men -- Orange Coast College at Glendale, 7 p.m. Community college women -- Orange Coast College at Santa Ana, 3 p.m. Tennis High school girls -- Newport Harbor at Capistrano Valley, 3 p.m. Volleyball High school girls -- Estancia at Pomona Tournament; Newport Harbor, Corona del Mar, Costa Mesa at Dave Mohs Tournament.