Citrus Achievement Awards return to the Haugh for 59th iteration

After two years of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 59th iteration of the Citrus College Achievement Awards on May 26 served as the symbolic culmination of the efforts of students who thrived even as the world came to a halt.

The male and female Athletes of the Year, Key of Knowledge winners, Service Leader of the Year, and Distinguished Student Award were given out at the ceremony. The common theme from each winner was their resilience and ability to persevere during unprecedented times.

Each of the over 100 award winners overcame their own version of conflict.

Female Athlete of the Year Owls basketball point guard Katherine Goostrey faced numerous injuries over the last two years, but persevered through them to score 554 points for the season while maintaining a 4.0 GPA, head women’s basketball coach Linnae Barber-Matthews said.

Key of Knowledge recipient Annie Williamson succeeded in a hands-on esthetician course even as the class was forced to be offered remotely, her instructor Ann Everett said.

Superintendent/President Greg Schulz said the students stand apart in not only their success, but how they got to it.

“When I think about our student scholars and see them tonight being honored I think about what it took for them to get to this moment,” Schulz said. “For years these inspirational students have spent countless hours studying, doing homework, attending classes all while facing different forms of adversity.”

The 59th annual Achievement Awards ceremony was conducted at the Haugh Performing Arts Center and was the first of this series of events to be in-person since 2019.

 

Academic Achievement Award Winners

 

Female Athlete of the Year:

Katherine Goostrey, Basketball

 

Male Athlete of the Year: 

Ian Tauer, Swimming & Water Polo

 

Key of Knowledge:

Lynn Al Masri, Cristina Olivia Banado. Javier Eguia Chaire, Kennia Duenas Saucedo, Bethany Faith Hsieh, Lucie Madeline Nortman, Tania Teng, Annie H. Williamson, Jiancheng Zhao, Juliana Natala Zolfo

 

Service Leader of the Year:

Diana Diaz, Isaac Lum

 

Distinguished Student Awards:

Administration of Justice: Karen Loudres Barreiro, Ethan-Joseph Murillo

Anthropology: Dalilah Elizabeth Garcia, Sara Emad Guirgis

Art: Rochelle Denise Ikeda, Golden Nithsdale, Darian Patrice Kish, Emma Grace Svalstad

Astronomy: Wanqing Dong

Automotive: James Vuong

Automotive- Light Truck: Edgardo Ruben Marquez

Biology: Jamie Kathryne Hollanders, Xochitl Gisela Juarez, Mario Gabriel Uranga, Ezekial Clifton Zaruba, Jiancheng Zhao

Biotechnology: Elvira Elena Katus

Business: Sasha Kristen Alvarez, Alyssa Marie Fuentes, Rachel Irene Heinz, Casey Bryce Povero, Jett Katelin Valera

Chemistry: Eric Fredy Barrientos, Nathan James Palmer

Child Development: Ghada Jamil Afif, Makayla Raine Cordova, Karina Gallegos

Communications: Alana Ann  Daly

Computer Science: Kayla Bituin

Cosmetology: Richard Jonathan Espinoza, Annie H. Williamson

Counseling: Jixing Bian, Michael Anthony Estrada, Daniel Louis Hall

Dental Assisting: Cheyenne Raquel San Miguel

Earth Science: Evan Conner Gauthier, Sonu Tamang

Economics: Yiheng Zhou

English: Christina Scozzari Adamo, Isabella Francesca Alva, Daisy Leticia, Delise Maria Coleman, Xenia Malecia Estey, John Andrew Garabedian, Dante Luis-Brown, Rylie Elise Presant, Yanyi Qu, Indiana Gabrielle Valenzuela

Forestry: Damian Alexander Giles

Geography: Seth Derek Sanchez

History: Geovanna Gonzalez Gomez, Joaquin Jeremiah Gonzalez, Symah Naetu Kabiro, Raymond Munoz, Maine Elise Stafford

Kinesiology: Patrick Borge, Calvin Bui, Caitlyn Rea Prescott, Hailee Madison Reinhart, Madison Elzabeth Salisbury, Sean Tan

Math: Faith Daisy Rey Mwangi Abuan, Brienne Elyse Caudle, Yushan Chen, Xenia Malecia Estey, Khaled Bifal Korfali, Qiqing Li, Cesilia J. Negrete, Nathan James Palmer, Elliot Joseph Wesoff

Music-Education: David Elian Gonzalez, Charlotte Rae Van Velzer

Music-Performance: Sara Marie Fisher, Reagan Mackenzie Slomback

Nursing-Registered: Benedict Santos Marasigan

Nursing-Vocational: Cymantha Jo Heim

Photography: Erica Charisse Briggs

Physics: Roxana Jaquelyn Ramirez

Political Science: Daniel Caldera, Brittany Lauren Partain

Psychology: Danielle Darlene Diaz, Nirali Vrajesh Kantawala, Jair Mejia, Corey James Morales, Wai Lam Ngai, Faith Michelle Rosas

Real Estate: Isaac Tomas Ortiz, Paul Petrovich Sorokin

Recording Technology: Benjamin Louis Alves, Cassandra Joy Sterling

Spanish: Cassandre Michele Ehrle

Speech: Alana Ann Daly, Brian Andrew Hanley, Chenjing Liu, Faith Michelle Rosas

Theatre Arts: Gustavo Adolfo Blandino, Amanuel Marie Desmuke, Raelenne Elizabeth Reyes

Water Technology: John Joseph Earnest

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