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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.

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!

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!

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!

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

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.  

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.

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. 

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). 

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

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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!

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. 

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!

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. 

Good luck to the first and second place winners who are eligible to enter the California State Science Fair on May 19 and 20!

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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

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.  

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!