Temecula Valley Elks Honor “Students of the Year” for Murrieta Middle Schools
The Temecula Valley Elks held their 17th annual Middle School “Student of the Year” Presentations recently at Van Avery Prep School. Twenty-eight students were recognized from five schools in the Murrieta area. Each middle school was asked to submit applications for three females and three males. Each application included a 300-word essay, describing why he or she should be selected as the “Student of the Year” from their school. A committee of Elks judged the applications according to their academic achievement, citizenship, involvement in school activities, and leadership activities. The top female and top male from each school received a gift card from Barnes & Noble in the amount of $50. All the candidates received a framed Certificate of Achievement from the Temecula Valley Elks; an engraved Olympic style medallion medal; coupon from Chick-fil-A and a coupon from Golden Spoon
The winners and runners-up from each school are:
- Calvary Murrieta Christian School
- Brianna Felkins Runner-up
- Alina Vasquez Runner-up
- Anna Holman Top Female
- Hunter Escorcia Runner-up
- Paul Garcia Runner-up
- Luke Noon Top Male
- Dorothy McElhinney Middle School
- Amanda Meichtry Runner-up
- Melia Webster Runner-up
- Arielle Sarabia Top Female
- Cole Fick Runner-up Royce Rueda Runner-up
- Blake Lindemeyer Top Male
- Shivela Middle School
- Kiersten Myers Runner-up
- Allison Keinz Runner-up
- Danielle Murasmith Top Female
- Jacob Martinez Runner-up
- Brandon Lenahan Top Male
- Thompson Middle School
- Sydney Horst Runner-up
- Olivia Landis Runner-up
- Isabella Madalo Top Female
- Vance Caruso Runner-up Garrett Otteson Runner-up
- Nathan White Top Male
- Warm Springs Middle School
- Vi Lan Duong Runner-up
- Chioma Okonkwo Runner-up Juliana Nguyen Top Female
- Patrick Amog Runner-up
- Peyton Longmore Top Male
Murrieta Students of the Year:
Row 1 – Anna Holman; Arielle Sarabia; Juliana Nguyen; Danielle Murasmith and Isabella Madalo
Row 2 – Jimmie Spezia, Southeast Elks District Leader; Luke Noon; Nathan White; Blake Lindemeyer; Brandon Lenohan; and Bob Farrens, Middle School Student of the Year Co-chairman.
Murrieta Students of the Year Runner-ups
Row 1 – Amanda Meichtry; Chioma Okonkwo; Alina Vasquez; Bri Felkins; Vi Duong; Kiersten Myers; Olivia Landis and Allison Keinz
Row 2 – Ken Hauer, Temecula Valley Elks President; Jimmie Spezia, Southeast Elks District Leader; Melia Webster; Sydney Horst; Vance Caruso; Hunter Escorcia; Jake Martinez; Royce Rueda; Diane Farrens, Middle School Student of the Year Co-chairman; and Bob Farrens, Middle School Student of the Year Co-chairman
Row 3 – Patrick Amog; Paul Garcia; Garrett Otteson and Cole Fick