LAKE ELSINORE – Seven high school seniors from the Lake Elsinore Unified School District were recently honored by the Student of the Month program, under the auspices of the Lake Elsinore Valley Chamber of Commerce and BMW Management. Students are individually selected by teachers and school staff for their character, love of learning, leadership, community service, and their ability to persevere through challenging circumstances.

Carlos Anguiano, Elsinore High School

Carlos is involved in AVID, Homework Club, and soccer. His college studies will be in the field chemical engineering. He plans to attend either UCLA or UCSD. He also volunteers with the Think Together program. The lesson in life he most often shares is to learn to be successful, "so you can promote the success of others."

Stephanie Serrano, Elsinore High School 

Stephanie is a candidate for school valedictorian. Her preferences for college include Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, UCLA, UCSD, and UC Irvine. To fulfill a calling to work with children, Stephanie wants to study early child development in college. She currently volunteers as a tutor with the Think Together program, where she has served for three years.

Jacob Anderson, Lakeside High School

Jacob has had a successful senior year in boy’s water polo and swim. His college plans includes attending either UCR or UCLA. His top interests include medicine and aerospace engineering. Advertisement

[ Berry-Bell and Hall Mortuary ] He is the founder of an on-campus performance club dedicated to teaching students anti-bullying lessons.

Magaly Garcia, Lakeside High School

Magaly has been active in Culture Club, Calculus, Interact, and soccer. Because her father still lives in Mexico, much responsibility falls to Magaly to assist her working mom and five siblings. The AVID program has developed her confidence and academic success.

Mason Manmano, Temescal Canyon High School

Mason is on a path to attend either USC or UCSD to major in biochemistry following service in the Marine Corps, where he is officer bound. Campus life includes calculus, baseball, soccer, cross country, and playing guitar. He is also a youth group leader at his church.

Kassidy Lawrence, Temescal Canyon High School

Kassidy has applied to USC, Stanford, Brown, and the University of Chicago. She plans to study political science and law, in pursuit of becoming a trial lawyer. School life includes NHS, CSF, AVID, and Cheer. Kassidy epitomizes servant leadership; for her, a sense of accomplishment is reward enough, she says.

Leticia Morales, Ortega High School

Leticia found success at OHS as a high school junior. This alternative school program has helped increase her confidence and motivation as a life-long learner. Her next step is attending MSJC, and ultimately to earn a BS in oceanography, which will enable her to travel the world.