Seniors Inducted into Los Laureados

VICTORIA GAVIA
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Moor tradition was upheld this year as a special group of young men and women were recognized for their academic initiative and potential to succeed. Those who were nominated, and later selected, joined a group of distinguished individuals as part of the Los Laureados Honor Society. This term, which is Spanish for “The Laureates,” is defined as those who are worthy of the greatest honor.
Students, who are traditionally nominated by teachers and faculty members, were chosen after being evaluated for rigor of academic coursework and quality of extracurricular activities.
They must also display genuine leadership capabilities, along with school involvement and outstanding citizenship for all four years.
“The process went very smoothly this year and it was very fair,” math teacher Deborah Blais, who was involved with coordinating lists of students’ names, said.
This year’s ten recipients are comprised of the following seniors: Paulina Ale, Vincy Chan, Sarah Chavez, Herrick Duong, Manee Luckanavanich, Nancy Nguyen, Ashley Olmeda, Bob Qian, Samantha Uy and Lily Zhong.
These students earned this title by meeting criteria such as having at least a 3.0 GPA for five semesters, participating in athletics or being involved in activities, such as Academic Decathlon or Speech and Debate.
“[By] winning this award I feel that I have accomplished a lot. I prospered as a student, friend, sister and daughter and this award sums up all my accomplishments within a medal labeled Los Laureados,” senior Ashley Olmeda said.
A special assembly was held on April 18 to recognize these recipients, as well as to make the 2011 Prom announcement.