At each board meeting during the course of the school year, each high school, on a rotating basis, sends a student representative to sit on the dais with board members. The board agenda calls for the student to be introduced by the school principal followed by an overview of school activities and events presented by the student.

Rodolfo Buenrostro
Governing Board Representative
Franklin High School
February 14, 2012

Rodolfo Buenrostro is a very happy and outgoing senior, who has passion and love for his school and community. He has been extremely active is athletics, participating in football, wrestling, and track and field. Rodolfo has been active with clubs which include~ Hmong club, IB council, and a founding member of our campus MAD club, this is a club that is making a difference through community services, fundraising, and helping with school events and activities. He also has great passion and drive to work hard and give back to his community. Rodolfo dedicates time with Friday Night Live where he serves as the current president. This organization promotes a healthy drug free lifestyle through community service. He has been a part of UOP's leadership program which is another organization developed and dedicated to changing Stockton through community service and leadership. Finally, he also serves on the advisory board at the Stockton's Teen Center. Rodolfo has done community service and volunteer work at~ Fillmore Elementary school's STEP-UP after school program, St. Mary's Dining Hall, St. Mary's interfaith undergarment drive, Student in prevention blood drive, National Alliance of mental illness walk, and the T.I.E. project~ this is a project that raises awareness of the negative effects of tobacco. These are only a few areas that this fine young man provides his time as a way to give back to his community, and we thank him and acknowledge his efforts. Mr. Buenrostro is an outstanding individual and son who aspires to attend UOP in the fall and follow his passion for music and business.

Dalshawn Boson
Student Board Representative
Edison High School
January 24, 2012

Mr. Boson is a senior at Edison High School where he carried a 3.5 GPA.

Dalshawn is Senior Class President, President of Circle of Friends, AVID Student, and a member of the Podesto Teen Center's Teen Leadership organization.

Sabrina Sanchez
Student Board Representative
Cesar Chavez High School
January 10, 2012

Ms. Sanchez is a Junior at Cesar Chavez High School. She is Junior Class President and plans on becoming Senior Class President next year. She is involved in various clubs: Vice President of Friday Night Live, which promotes living a drug free lifestyle, and Vice President of Do-Something club, which is an anti-bullying club. She attends Presentation Church and is a Youth Leader for her Youth Group. After high school, she hopes to attend Stanford University. As her career choice, she would like to work in the President’s cabinet as Secretary of Education.
 

Nicholas Orozco
Pacific Law Academy

Nico is a Junior at Pacific Law Academy. His current GPA is 4.21. Upon graduating from Pacific Law Academy, Nico plans to go to UOP to study business and mathematics.

Nico is very active in his community. During his sophomore year he provided over 100 volunteer hours, tutoring students at Wilson school. As a junior he is providing community service to Walton Developmental Center, helping the children there. In the past Nico has also been an alter server at St. Linus Church.

Due to Nico’s academic and leadership abilities he was nominated and participated in the People to People Ambassadors Program at UCLA where he was able to meet and interact with students from all over the world.

Sonja Hall
Merlo Institute of Technology
November 8, 2011

Sonja Hall is a senior at Merlo Institute of Technology. She is an active leader with a GPA of nearly 4.0. She has already received acceptance to one college and is expecting several more. She has been at Merlo for all four years and enjoys the smallness and intimacy of the support from teachers and students alike.
Sonja is very involved with her church, "Restoration For Life Church". She is a "youth flagger", involved in the youth ministry and choir, and has volunteered for projects and to help also. She currently is working at "John's Incredible Pizza" in Stockton. She is a strong member of the Merlo student council, is on the district student advisory council and always involved in student leadership activities at Merlo.

Anakaren Camargo Negrete
Weber Institute
October 25, 2011

Anakaren Camargo Negrete is currently a senior at Weber Institute and has been there since she was a freshman.  Anakaren currently holds a 4.0 GPA and is in our Health Academy where she is currently working on her internship at La Loma Medical Office.  In addition, she is very active in Leadership and SKILLS USA.  When Anakaren graduates she will be pursuing a career in the Medical field in either sonography or as a dental hygienist.  Anakaren is certified in CPR, First Aid and AED (automated external defibrillator).  She is currently enrolled in a class that is articulated with Delta College to give her a head start in her career.  In the fall she will be attending Delta but will ultimately complete her studies at a four year college.

Natsumi Abellana
Stagg High School
October 11, 2011

Ms. Natsumi Abellana is a senior at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School where she is highly respected by her teachers, staff, and peers. Ms. Abellana holds a 4.10 GPA, is currently third in her class, and she is a member or officer in six different organizations and clubs on campus: AVID, MESA, Key Club, National Honor Society, Red Cross, and the Interact Club with Rotary. She holds academics, family, and social service close to her heart and has served in a variety of capacities at school and in the community. According to several of her teachers, “Natsumi will be someone we will read about in the future”. Ms. Abellana is in the process of applying for early action to attend the University of California at Berkeley where she will pursue a degree in either engineering or medicine.

Francisco Guiao
Franklin High School
September 12, 2011

Francisco is a senior at Franklin High School where he is highly respected by his teachers, staff and his peers. Mr. Guiao holds a 4.17 GPA and has been president of his class for the past three years. He holds academics, family and social services close to his heart and has served in a variety of organizations. According to one of his teachers, “Francisco Guiao is a student that we will read about in the future”. Mr. Guiao is in the process of applying for early action to attend Stanford University where he will pursue a degree in medicine to become a family practitioner.

Derek Okazaki
Edison High School
August 23, 2011
 

Mr. Okazaki is ASB Student Body President and carries a GPA of 3.5. He has been a member of the Edison baseball team all four years and involved in a number of other clubs on and off the Edison campus such as the Circle of Friends (a community service club that interacts with special needs students), Photography Club, MECHA Club, Ski Club, and is on the University of the Pacific Rowing team. Derek is a fourth generation Edison student and is interested in attending the University of the Pacific.
 

Mumbi Waruingi
Cesar Chavez High School
August 9, 2011

Mumbi Waruingi is a senior at Cesar Chavez High School where as a GATE student she earns a 4.0 G.P.A. Mumbi is the ASB President and she is also part of the Speech and debate team.
Ms. Waruingi volunteers at Hampton’s Care Center and plans to attend John Hopkins Medical School where she will double major in Neurology and trauma. One of Mumbi’s many goals is to open a hospital in Africa. Her favorite quote to live by is “If I made a difference in one person’s life, then I did what God wanted me to do.”

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