COMMUNITY AND NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS

College Board National Merit Finalists   

Aino Hakkinen, Blake Han, Isaiah Seo, Andrew Song

College Board National Merit Commended Scholars     

Lauren Bui, Amanda Chung, Wesley Ho, Kolya Isterabadi,    Payton Janish, Noor Khan, James Salvador, Jenna Weitzman

National Merit Commended Hispanic Scholars  

Jessica Gutierrez, Jared Mesa, Melody Saba, Jordan Tatreau

Linda Vista Elementary PTA   John Sledge  

Yorba Linda Middle School PTA   Lauren Bui

Golden Elementary PTA   Kolya Isterabadi

PYL Unified Council PTA   Karissa Dole, Rebecca Juarez, Lena Plover

Shawn Knutson Memorial Scholarship Award   James Buckley, Ryan Luzzi, Jared Mesa, Dylan Strong

Wyatt Olive Memorial Scholarship   James Buckley, Rebecca Juarez

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Orange County Alumni   Jessica Gutierrez, Wesley Ho     

Friends of Jazz Scholarship   Andrew Caballero

U.S. Marine Corps Awards:

      Scholastic Excellence   Isaiah Seo, Jenna Weitzman

      Distinguished Athlete   Tyler Krause, McKenna Cazares

      Semper Fidelis Musical Excellence   Andrew Caballero, Kaelyn Bremer

U.S. Navy Award   Grant Plummer

U.S. Merchant Marine Award   Kennedy Maddock

Ex-Men Scholarship   Jessica Gutierrez

Yorba Linda Sunrise Rotary  Mabel Ra

Yorba Linda Senior Citizens Club    Timothy Summers, Mary Liu

Placentia Round Table   Karissa Dole, Nicole Gutierrez, Ryan Luzzi, Mabel Ra, Dylan Strong      

Richard Nixon Library Docent Guild   Mary Liu

Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award      Amber Reddish  

Yorba Linda Chamber of Commerce   Bryson Bissonnette, Karissa Dole  

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union   Breeana Weaver

Orange County Youth Sports Foundation   Dylan Strong   

Association of Placentia Linda Educators (APLE)   Nicole Gutierrez

Placentia Linda Unified Management (PLUM)   Kayla Hegreberg, Kaitlyn Ross

STAMPEDE AWARDS

Mustangs of the Year: Lauren Bui, Cole Smith

Valedictorians: Blake Han, Andrew Song

Mustang Scholars (Silver)

Amina Abdelbary, Kaelyn Bremer, James Buckley, Lauren Bui, Ashley Bui-Tran, Daniel Choi, Amanda Chung, Wesley Dale, Karissa Dole, Antonio Esteban, Sara Godfrey, Jessica Gutierrez, Aino Hakkinen, Blake Han, Madeline Ho, Courtney Huitt, Payton Janish , Rishi Kheni, Athena Kieu, Ryan Lamb, Brian Le, Ryan Lowery, Kennedy Maddock, Andrew Martinez, Jared Mesa, Jason Milne, Arezu Monshizadeh, Emma Muresan, Tyler Padgett,         Lena Plover, Courtney Poon, Allison Provenzano, Mabel Ra, Amber Reddish, Isaiah Seo, Andrew Song, Justin Stevens, Dylan Strong, Audrey Takenaga, Bryce Vogel, Jenna Weitzman, Katrina Wynn

Principal’s Award (4.0)

Lauren Bui, Bryce Carter, Ryan Connally, Aino Hakkinen, Courtney Huitt, Mabel Ra, Isaiah Seo, Andrew Song, Jenna Weitzman

DEPARTMENT AWARDS (*MEDALLION RECIPIENT)

Academic Awards

Language Arts   Aino Hakkinen, Wesley Ho, Mabel Ra,  

Andrew Song, Audrey Takenaga, Jenna Weitzman*

Social Science   Sara Bassiri*, Wesley Dale, Kolya Isterabadi, Payton Janish, Amanda Perez, Isaiah Seo, Jenna Weitzman

World Languages   Jaden Caderao, Juliette Fournier, Max Ko, Andrew Song, Audrey Takenaga, Jenna Weitzman*

Mathematics   Blake Han, Amber Li, Ryan Lowery, Isaiah Seo*, Andrew Song, Audrey Takenaga

Computer Science   Wesley Dale, Payton Janish, Kyle Warner

Science   Ryan Copeland, Aino Hakkinen*, Isaiah Seo, Andrew Song, Jenna Weitzman

ELD   Jason Xu, Aaron You, Scarlet Zheng

Mustang Business Academy

Business Pathway   Rachel Allsup, Bryson Bissonnette, Sydnie Chin, Daniel Diaz II, Riley Fermin, Grant Gast, Emily Remer*, Amanda Walion  

Culinary Pathway   Ryan Aguayo, Alisa Ciano, Cyra Donaldson, Caleb Gonzalez, Ashton Mathews, Damian Molina, Paul Murphy, Jessica Ryan, Kathryn Shepherd*

                                       Fine Art Awards

Visual Arts   Cyra Donaldson, Nicole Gutierrez, Fiona Hsu*, Athena Kieu, Emma Muresan              

Publications & Media   Cameron Carlson, Mary Liu*, Andy Martinez, Brenda Perez, Delaney Pietsch, Brandon Russell    

Performing Arts   Denise Alonso-Pecora, Andrew Caballero,

Bryce Carter, Karissa Dole*, Ava Kough, Cooper Summers  

        Athletic Awards

Men’s Athletics   Kavika Aholelei, Michael Callahan, Tyler Krause, Richard Lane*, Ryan Meinardus, Kyle Trombley

Women’s Athletics   Lauren Bui, Emma Davidson*, Kacie Garrity,

Michelle Quinn, Sarah Ruggles  

SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS

Scholarships

YLHS Staffulty Club   Rebecca Juarez

Yorba Linda High School PTSA   Karissa Dole, Aino Hakkinen, Lena Plover

YLHS Band & Guard Boosters   Denise Alonso-Pecora,

Nicole Gutierrez, Brandon Liem

YLHS Cross Country Boosters   Sara Godfrey and Amaya Colburn

YLHS Dance Company Boosters   Ava Kough, Alyssa Sanford, Macy Schreiber

YLHS Spanish Club   Mabel Ra, Melody Saba, Andrew Song,

Jeffrey Tran, Jenna Weitzman, Allison Zambrano

YLHS French Club   Sara Bassiri, Juliette Fournier

YLHS Theater Boosters   Kaitlyn Kraack    

YLHS Women’s Soccer Boosters   Alyssa Gaglia    

AP Government   Karissa Dole, Aino Hakkinen, Lena Plover

Awards

Associated Student Body (ASB) Award   Lauren Bui

Perfect Attendance   Jenna Weitzman   

California Scholastic Federation (CSF)   Amina Abdelbary,

Karissa Dole, Jessica Gutierrez, Nicole Gutierrez, Mabel Ra,

Benjamin Trenery

National Honor Society (NHS)   Nicole Gutierrez, Brian Le,  Mabel Ra, Andrew Song, Allison Zambrano

Community Service Awards (500+ hours)   Sara Bassiri,

Bryson Bissonnette, Amanda Chung, Karissa Dole, Blake Han,

Ashley Lines, Amagdeline Pell, Amber Reddish, Makenna Stiles, Katrina Wynn    

Mustang Scholars (Crimson)   Sara Bassiri, Juliette Fournier, Brianne Han, Lindsey Hanashiro, Wesley Ho, Isabella Kenny,

Noor Khan, Mary Liu,  Cheryl Pham, Michelle Quinn,

Cole Robinson, Sarah Ruggles,  Jordan Tatreau

Mustang Scholars (Navy)   Alexander Hindeleh, Corbin Thaete, Jeffrey Tran