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6/25/2009 The Regents congratulate Leila Flanagan '15 for her leadership and initiative in helping those in need.  Leila heard that Manna Food Bank was having problems meeting the needs of local residents.  Follow this link to read more about it!

5/23/2009






Congratulations to Sarah Pearson '10, CIF CHAMPION for Division IV in the Girls' 3200 meter event!   At Saturday's CIF Track Finals, Tara Blanchard '10 also earned the opportunity to advance to the Masters' Meet in the Girls 800 meter race.

 

 


 

5/22/2009


 

Congratulations to the prize-winning staff of the La Reina Herald.  The following students won awards in the Ventura County Star’s 2008-2009 Best of High School Journalism and Internet Competition.


Maddie Thorpe'10 - Third Place: Sports Feature
Alice Zielinski '12 - Second Place: Sports Photography
Kelsea Brajkovich '09 - First Place: Sports Feature

In addition, the Herald won this year’s First Place in Design award.
Special congratulations to the entire La Reina Herald staff, including all section and page editors, photographers, graphic artists, and especially the co-editors-in-chief, Juli Brauer '09 and Himika Patel '09 (shown above) for making this honor possible, and to the Herald adviser, Mrs. Carol Stanley.



5/19/2009

Congratulations to Stacey Bacheller '13, Kaitlyn Miller '13, Nishitha Viswanathan '12 and Elly Shao '12 who presented projects at the California State Science Fair. 

Elly Shao (shown to the right with her medal) earned third place in this state competition in Electronics and Electromagnetism.  Her project investigated the response of solar cells to different light wavelengths.  Well done, Elly!

 


5/19/2009 Special thanks to the students, staff, parents and friends who participated in the Blood Drive on May 19.   United Blood Service is grateful for those who donated 19 units of blood.  Thank you for sharing the gift of life!

5/9/2009


Michele Carter '10 earned First Place in the Third Annual Richard Carpenter Scholarship Competition in the high school division. 

Michele has been dancing for seven years at the Camarillo Academy of Performing Arts and is a member of their Young Dance Artists company.  

Recently, through a national audition tour, Michele was chosen as one of 44 students to study at the Julliard Performing Arts Institution in New York this summer.
  

Congratulations, Michele!


5/8/2009

Congratulations to the Equestrian Team on a spectacular finish to their season!   Out of 78 schools, Regent riders came in second place.  Stacey Bacheller  '13 was the Overall Reserve Champion out of more than 400 riders, as well as the Overall Champion in the JV division.  In the Varsity division, Elisabeth Scahill '12 was the Overall Fourth Place Jumper.  The Novice Team fought hard to earn second place overall.  Finally, Brianna Hunt '09 received the Senior Spirit Scholarship for her hard work and determination, positive attitude, high academic standards and dedication to community service.  Congratulations to all the Regent Riders!


4/22/2009

Congratulations to the following students who were inducted into the LRHS Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society on April 22:  Gabriella Brignardello '12, Elizabeth Hribal '13, Stephanie Larratt '13, Lena Melillo '13, Roxanne Myers '12, Elly Shao '12, Katelyn Sullivan '13 and Rachel Warner '13.  

National Junior Honor Society members are selected based on their excellence in scholarship, service, leadership and character. 


4/21/2009

Congratulations to Emma Delsohn '11, winner of one of 10 national  “Outstanding Story – Non-School Related” awards from the American Scholastic Press Association.   Emma was honored for her article “Fighting for Invisible Children” about human rights in Uganda. This article can be found in the December issue of the school newspaper, the La Reina Herald; her article can be found on page 2 of the newspaper by following this link.  There were over 350 schools in the review.

Congratulations, also, to all of the members of the Herald staff!  The La Reina Herald recently received a “First Place with Special Merit” award from the American Scholastic Press Association. 


4/1/2009

Congratulations to these Regents who presented projects at the Ventura County Science Fair, shown here:  (front row) Nishitha Viswanathan '12 (First Place, Senior Engineering & Bioengineering and First Place Special Award from NACE International), Elly Shao '12 (First Place in Senior Physics & Anatomy and First Place Special Award from Air & Waste Management), Rachel Warner '13 (Second Place Special Award from the United Water Conservation District), Lena Melillo '13 (First Place in Junior Engineering & Transportation) and Raquel Katch '13 (Honorable Mention in Junior Engineering & Bioengineering); (back row) Remy Bessolo '11 (Committee Favorite Award for Poster Design), Stacey Bachellor '13 and Kaitlyn Miller '13 (Third Place in Junior Plant Sciences), Bailey Rohlfing '13 (Honorable Mention in Junior Biochemistry), Emily Zolfaghari '10 (Third Place in Senior Biochemistry and Special Awards from CSUCI and the Society of Women Engineers), and Stephanie Larrat '13 (Honorable Mention in Junior Engineering & Transportation).   Katherine Gerbasi '13 and Mackenzie Hively '13 also received a special award from the Society of Women Engineers.  Stacey Bachellor, Lena Melillo, Kaitlyn Miller, Elly Shao and Nishitha Viswanathan may continue the competition at the California State Science Fair in May.


3/27/2009

Members of the La Reina Herald staff competed in the Tri-County Journalism Education Association's annual Write-off at California State University at Channel Islands on Friday, March 27.  Participants shown in this photo (left to right) are:  Mrs. Carol Stanley (adviser), Alice Zielinski '12, Hannah McGough '11 (Honorable Mention, Page Layout), Mariana Green '10 (Second Place, Photography), Catherine Hawe '09, Jacy Bessolo '10 (Honorable Mention, News Writing), Rhistyn Burke '10, Hayley Garrigus '11 and Stephany Money '11 (Second Place, Critical Review).    The La Reina Herald also won an honorable mention for Page Design.


3/20/2009 Congratulations to Mrs. Rebecca Joyce Adams '81, La Reina's Assistant Principal of Academics and 2009 Distinguished Alumna of the Year!  Jennifer Dransfeldt McGee '91 (shown on the right), Alumnae Board President, congratulates Mrs. Adams, her former teacher. 

Over the years, Mrs. Adams has taught math and English at La Reina and coached volleyball.  She was the literary magazine adviser for 17 years. 

The award was presented after the Lenten Liturgy with Mrs. Adams' family and friends joining the celebration.   The student body showed their appreciation for Mrs. Adams with a standing ovation.

2/28/2009 Members of the newly-founded La Reina chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America placed fourth at the Gold Coast Section Conference on Feb. 28.  The La Reina Entrepreneurship Team, Catherine Maleki '09 and Vienna Vasquez '09, now advances to the state competition.   Students from more than twenty schools in the Gold Coast Section (including Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties) competed in various business events.  Congratulations, Regents!

2/27/2009

The La Reina Singers will perform at the National Festival Chorus at Carnegie Hall in New York on Sunday, March 1.  According to Mrs. Heidi Valencia Vass, conductor of the La Reina Singers, Manhattan Concert Productions invited the Regents’ to participate.  

The students traveled to New York on Friday, February 27 and they will rehearse during three 3-hour sessions on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  The National Festival Chorus consists of 100 high school students from across the United States, (including 18 from La Reina), under the direction of Maestro Sean Berg.   

This photo shows some of the singers with their spirit scarves:  (top row) Caitlyn Birch '14, Shannon Fish '14, and Anna Burrows '12; (bottom row) Melissa Birch '13, Daniela Bussard '13 Maddie Block '13 and Olivia Lauletta '14.


2/26/2009 Congratulations to the LRHS Mock Trial Team for earning second place at the Ventura County competition on Feb. 26.  Regents also won several individual awards:  Julianne Brauer '09, prosecuting attorney, second place; Janet Lee '10, witness Chris Chen, second place; and Sarah McGough '10, courtroom journalist, second place. 

2/25/2009

Congratulations to Kelly Meros '09, recipient of the Michelle Sinclair Memorial Scholarship at the February 25 Honor Assembly.  Mrs. Dorothy Sinclair (left) and Kelly's mother, Mrs. Jane Meros (right) are shown with her.  Click here for the complete listing of awards presented at the February 25 Honor Assembly.


2/18/2009

The LRHS community offers congratulations & grateful prayers to these staff members celebrating anniversaries of service:

30 years - Mrs. Judy Knight
25 years - Mrs. Carol Stanley
20 years - Mrs. Linda Kidd
15 years - Mrs. Fran Foulkrod, Mrs. Nancy LaBelle & Mrs. Mary Medlin
10 years  - Sr. M. Richardlyn Jones, S.N.D. & Mr. Robert Lopez
5 years - Mrs. Caroline Bessolo, Mrs. Nancy Coats,
Ms. Robin Fontana, Mrs. Barbara Lilley & Mrs. Joyce Taylor


2/5/2009 Congratulations to Francesca Barletta '11 who won La Reina's Shakespeare monologue contest on February 5.  Francesca will now compete for La Reina on February 21.  This contest is sponsored by the English-Speaking Union of the United States.  Through the National Shakespeare Competition, students read, interpret, and perform monologues and sonnets in three qualifying stages--at the school, community and national levels.  Good luck, Francesca!


2/4/2009

Kelsea Brajkovich '09 and Megan Scanlon '09 signed a NCAA Letter of Intent to play soccer on the collegiate level.  Kelsea will attend the University of Washington while Megan will enroll at Gonzaga University.   Both Kelsea and Megan played varsity soccer at LRHS since their freshmen year.  Kelsea was also admitted to the Honors College at Washington.  Congratulations!


 

1/13/2009 Thousand Oaks Mayor Tom Glancy congratulates members of the LRHS Cross Country team:  Meghan Murphy '09, McKenzie O'Malley '09, Sarah Pearson '10, Rachel Brajkovich '12 and Lauren Hearne '12.   The team was honored at the Jan. 13 City Council Meeting for winning the 2008 CIF Southern Section Division IV and California State Championships .  The official city commendation recognized the Regents' "natural ability, outstanding spirit of dedication, enthusiasm, hard work and commitiment in representing their school and community."


1/12/2009 Congratuations to Katie Foster '10 who recently received her Girl Scout Gold Award!  Katie's project was registering DNA donors for the National Bone Marrow Registry, which helps those needing bone marrow transplants.  Katie, your La Reina family is proud of you!


1/4/2009

On January 3 and 4, 2009, 31 members of the LRHS Speech and Debate Team competed in the UCLA SoCal Championship Invitational Tournament.   The team earned second place sweepstakes for total speaker points in speech and debate.

Three Regents captured first place "champion" honors:  Janet Lee '10 and Emily Zolfaghari '10 (Duo Interpretation of Literature) and Mariana Green '10 (Dramatic Interpretation of Literature).   Six other Regents also placed in the final round of speech competition:
Hannah Young '12 (second place, Expository Speaking)
Olivia Zolfaghari '12 (second place, Congressional Debate)
Ashley Lawrence '11 (third place, Humorous Interpretation)
Natalie Harlacher '10 and Katie Williams '10 (sixth place, Duo Interpretation of Literature)
Katherine Dorosk '09 (seventh place, Congressional Debate)

This tournament drew students from 60 high schools from California, Nevada, Arizona, Minnesota, New York, Mississippi and Texas.  


12/16/2008

Newly-elected officers for the Class of 2014 include (left to right) Paloma Martinez, president; Stephanie Lee, vice-president; and Grace Camenker, secretary.    The class also selected Krista Andreassen, Gillian Myers, Adelle Panico and Dani Sommerhauser as homeroom representatives.


12/3/2008

The La Reina Singers are bringing Christmas cheer to the community.  In this picture, Mrs. Heidi Vass, director, conducts Kathleen Sullivan '14, Steffie Lee '14 and Jennifer Zahlit '09 at their December 3 concert at The Oaks Mall.  Future presentations will include Dec. 10 at 3:30 p.m. at Sunrise Assisted Living of Westlake Village and Dec. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. 


11/8/2008

In their first tournament in the Golden State Middle School Debate League, La Reina’s team won the Sweepstakes Tournament award for the highest combined scores.  The first place team award in parliamentary debate went to Lena Melillo ’13, Rachel Warner ’13 and Tiffany Hosseini '13 (shown in the photo, left to right).  Individual speaker awards went to Lena Melillo ’13 (first place); Tiffany Hosseini ’13 (fourth place); Rachel Warner ’13 (fifth place); and Summer Knapp ’13 (8th place). 


11/4/2008

Congratulations to the 71 Regents recognized by the College Board for their outstanding achievement on the 2008 Advanced Placement exams!

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10/31/2008




Three La Reina juniors are featured authors in Gavel Gavel!!!, a recent  publication from the Camarillo Writer's Club. 

It includes short stories by Mackenzie Johnson '10, Madison Palmer '10 and  Elizabeth Pode '10. 
The stories were originally published in The Odyssey, the LRHS literary magazine.


 

10/30/2008

Congratulations to the LRHS Equestrian Team--they captured the Overall High Point Team Championship in the first Interscholastic Equestrian League show of the season!  

The Regents captured the Novice Division High Point Award.  Novice Dressage was dominated by Chenin Ryan '10 and Alice Lockhart '12--both riders tied for Novice Reserve Dressage Champion.

Stacey Bacheller '13 was the Overall High Point Champion (first place) out of 419 riders!  

There were 78 schools and 419 riders in this competition.   The Regents were followed by Marlborough, Campbell Hall and Westlake High.  Ride on...Regents!



10/27/2008

Congratulations to the Varsity Cross Country Team on that great victory at the Mt. San Antonio College Cross Country Meet on Oct. 25.  Shown in this photo are Coach Robert Lopez, Meghan Murphy '09, Katie Kavetsky '10, McKenzie O'Malley '09, Mary Thompson '10, Tara Blanchard '10, Rachel Brajkovich '12 and Sarah Pearson '10.  The Junior Varsity also captured the National JV Championship, Small Schools Division IV-V, at the same meet.


10/9/2008

Congratulations to Amanda Hardy '08 who recently received the Girl Scout Gold Award!   For her project, Amanda created a Girls' Book Club for fourth through sixth graders who are Many Mansions residents. 


9/25/2008

Congratulations to Tabitha Kovac '10, a member of the United States Junior World Archery Team!   Tabitha will attend the Junior World Archery Championship Tournament in Antalya, Turkey, from October 3 through 13.   Tabitha, your La Reina family wishes you all the best!


8/21/2008 Congratulations to Natalie Cannon '09 and Alexa Shaw '09 who will receive the Girl Scout Gold Award on August 24!  Natalie's Gold Award project is titled "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words," benefitting the disabled participants at Ride On Therapeutic Horsemanship.  Alexa's project, "Games for All Ages," completely renovated, organized and fully-stocked the games room at Senior Concerns. 
6/14/2008
Congratulations to the members of the Class of 2008!  They received offers for more than $3,000,000 in scholarships from colleges, service organizations and other sources. 

5/22/2008 Congratulations to these writers from the La Reina Herald staff who won awards in the Ventura County Star's Best of High School Journalism contest!

Design 2nd Pl. Amanda Turk '08 & Herald Staff 
Feature 1st Pl.Alessandra Martinez '10  
News 1st Pl. Emma Sullivan '10 
News 3rd Pl. Juli Brauer '09 
Opinion        1st Pl. Sarah McGough '10 
Sports 1st Pl. Patricia Pichardo '10 
Sports 2nd Pl. Ashley Moje'08 
Sports 3rd Pl. Mary Freel '10 


5/20/2008

Congratulations to these students (left to right) Sambavi Ramakrishnan '09, Jodi Loo '10, Emily Zolfaghari '10, Olivia Zolfaghari '09. Elly Shao '12 and Nishitha Viswanathan '12 who earned awards at the California State Science Fair on Tuesday, May 20! 

Jr. Electronics &
Electromagnetism 
Honorable
Mention 
Nishitha Viswanathan '12 
Jr. Product Science 2nd Pl. Elly Shao '12 
  Elly is now eligible to compete in the national Discover Science competition. 
Sr. Biochemistry 3rd Pl. Emily Zolfaghari '10 
Sr. Electronics 3rd Pl. Jodi Loo '10 
Sr. Electronics  4th Pl. Olivia Zolfaghari '09 
Sr. Environmental Engineering Honorable MentionSambavi Ramakrishnan '09


5/16/2008 Congratulations to five members of the Class of 2008, recently honored as Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Scholars:  Elizabeth Dunbar, Jenny Frutchey, Natalie Kamajian, Amanda Turk and Kirdy Wilson.  This distinction is given to students in recognition of their academic achievements, leadership ability and outstanding character.

5/15/2008 The La Reina High School community congratulates Kelsey Conway '07 who recently received the President's Youth Leadership Award from the United States Golf Association and the American Junior Golf Association!  This award honors junior golfers who demonstrate leadership, character, integrity, sportsmanship and community service.  Kelsey is being recognized primarily for her volunteer work as a Special Olympics Golf Coach and a teen mentor through the First Tee of Ventura County.  Congratulations, Kelsey!

5/10/2008

Congratulations to Amanda Mundell!  Amanda, an attorney on the LRHS Mock Trial Team, received an "Outstanding Performance Award" at the National High School Mock Trial Championships on May 10. 


4/24/2008 Congratulations to these Regents who earned awards at the Ventura County Science Fair on April 23.

Jr. Chemistry 1st Pl.  Elly Shao '12 
Jr. Chemistry 3rd Pl. Anna Burrows '12 
Jr. Energy & 
Transportation
 
3rd Pl. Nishitha Viswanathan '12 
Jr. Engineering Special Award, Air & 
Waste Management 
Sara Messina '12 
Jr. Environmental 
Sciences
 
2nd Pl. Hannah Heitzig '12 
Jr. Environmental 
Sciences
  
3rd Pl. Alexi Ozder '12 
Jr. Environmental 
Sciences
Special Awards, Air
Pollution Control
District & Air &
Waste Management 
Alexi Ozder '12  
Jr. Physics
& Astronomy
 
2nd Pl. Jordan Hisel '12 
Jr. Physics
& Astronomy
  
3rd Pl. Lacey Smith '12 
Sr. Animal
Sciences
 
1st Pl. Brenna Callero '11 
Sr. Animal
Sciences
  
2nd Pl.Alexandra Wall '09 &
Samantha Martinez '09 
Sr. Biochemistry 1st Pl. Emily Zolfaghari '10 
Sr. Engineering 2nd Pl. Jodi Loo '10 
Sr. Engineering 3rd Pl. Olivia Zolfaghari '09 
Sr. Engineering Special Award, Society of
Women Engineers 
Jodi Loo '10 &
Olivia Zolfaghari '09 
Sr. Environmental
Sciences
2nd Pl. Sambavi
Ramakrishnan '09 
Sr. Environmental
Sciences
 
Special Awards, the Coastal
Geological Society & the
American Petroleum
Institute 
Sambavi
Ramakrishnan '09 
Sr. Physics &
Astronomy
 
1st Pl. Jacquelyn Lauletta '09 
Sr. Physics &
Astronomy
 
Special Award,
California State
University, Channel Islands 
Jacquelyn Lauletta '09 
Good luck to the first and second place winners who are eligible to enter the California State Science Fair on May 19 and 20!

4/23/2008 Congratulations to Mrs. Carol Stanley and the staff of the La Reina Herald!  The LRHS student newspaper received a first place award from the American Scholastic Press Association for overall excellence; Belinda Lai '09 and Alexa Garcia '08 also received outstanding original art awards.

4/15/2008

Congratulations to the ASB officers elected for 2008-09:

Jennifer Zahlit '09 - President
Samantha Martinez '09 - Vice-President
Amanda Starrantino '10 - Secretary
Jenna Collins '10 - Publicity Coordinator


4/8/2008 Congratulations to Brenna Callero '11, a SemiFinalist for the 2008 Life Sciences Award sponsored by the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  Her mosquito abatement project, recently featured in the Ventura County Star, originated as a Science Fair project at LRHS.

3/30/2008

 

Congratulations to the La Reina High School Mock Trial Team--crowned CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONS on Sunday, March 30!   La Reina won the final competition over Piedmont High School from Alameda County in the historic Riverside County Courthouse.

The Regents represented Ventura County in a grueling tournament consisting of 5 trials in less than 48 hours.  In the preliminary rounds, La Reina won their trials over the champions from San Diego County, Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County and Marin County.

The team will represent California at the National High School Mock Trial Championship to be held May 7 through 11 in Wilmington, Delaware.  


2/27/2008 Congratulations to these Regents who earned individual awards at the Ventura County Mock Trial competition:

Natalie Kamajian '08 - Journalist, First Place
Amanda Turk '08 - Defense Pre-Trial Attorney, First Place
Alexa Garcia '08 - Courtroom Artist, Second Place
Katie Williams '10 - Bailiff, Third Place


2/11/2008


Belinda Lai '09 designed this prize-winning poster for the Ventura County Science Fair.   Congratulations, Belinda!
2/6/2008

GO, MEGAN!

Congratulations to Regent varsity soccer player Megan DeGennaro '08.  On February 8, Megan signed her letter of intent to play soccer  at  Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania next year!

2/6/2008

Congratulations to Rebecca Kendig '88 who received this year's  Distinguished Alumna Award at the winter Honor Assembly.  Rebecca is a social worker in New Orleans; she helped found the Youth Empowerment Program, a non-profit organization that works with incarcerated youth to help them transition into a productive life when they leave prison.   Employed as a mitigation investigator for a law firm, Rebecca researches the lives of death row inmates, trying to find circumstances--like mental retardation or mental illness--that would enable their death penalty to be commuted to life imprisonment. 

In her acceptance speech, Rebecca noted:  "Through my work as a social worker, particularly with children living in poverty, I have realized that a La Reina education is an anomaly.  Millions of children in this country--let alone in this world--do not receive the education that all of you--and I--have been privileged to receive....  Let us profit from the love, care and attention invested in us by our La Reina teachers and families.   Become change makers in this world, and work to ensure that the privileges you have been blessed with are provided to all children."

2009 CALENDAR
7/3 Summer School Holiday
for the fourth of July
7/31 End of summer school
--last day of summer school classes
8/1 Tuition Payment Due
Monthly Plan
8/10 Campus Ministry Core Retreat
--Aug. 10 through 12
8/17 PE, Used & New Uniform Sale
PE, Used & New Uniform Sale
8/22 New Students' Welcome Dinner
New Students' Welcome Dinner
8/24 Faculty/Staff Meeting
Faculty/Staff Meeting
8/25 First Day of School - New Students
WELCOME to all students
new to La Reina!
8/25 Schedule Changes
--for students in grades 9 through 12
8/26 First Day for All Students
First Day for All Students

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