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Six Hemet and San Jacinto teens honored as Students of the Year
HEMET, CA (June 10, 2015) – Six graduating seniors from Hemet and San Jacinto area high schools were recently honored as “Students of the Year” through a program sponsored by Altura Credit Union in conjunction with the San Jacinto and the Hemet/San Jacinto Valley Chambers of Commerce. In addition to recognition of their academic achievements, each student received a college scholarship of $1,800.
The top six students for 2014-2015 are:
Joseph Miranda, Hamilton High
Danielle Simmons, Hemet High
Michael Lenihan, Tahquitz High
Jose Leyva, West Valley High
Dexie Magtulis, San Jacinto High
Genesis Galvan, Mountain View High /Mountain Heights Academy
In its second year, the Student of the Month program recognized 49 students this year for outstanding academic performance. The top six were chosen from among the monthly winners who attend schools in the Hemet Unified and San Jacinto Unified school districts.
A special celebration dinner at Soboba Country Club honored the top students. Among the 200 celebrants were students, their families, nominating teachers, high school principals, Hemet and San Jacinto School District Superintendents, Student of the Month Committee members, and program sponsors. The West Valley High School Jazz Band provided entertainment.
Photo caption: Celebrants at the Student of the Year dinner included,from left, Hemet/San Jacinto Student of the Month/Year Program Founder and Altura Credit Union Business Development Officer Karena Chum, BMW Management Owner and Founder of the Temecula/Murrieta Student of the Month /Year Program Sally Meyers, Scholarship recipients Genesis Galvan, Dexie Magtulis, Michael Lenihan, Joseph Miranda, Danielle Simmons, and San Jacinto Mayor Crystal Ruiz. Each of the six Students of Year were awarded a $1,800 college scholarship.
Altura Credit Union is very proud of its 58 years of service to Members in the Inland Empire. Altura is a past-recipient of the California Award for Performance Excellence (CAPE), the state’s equivalent of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Today, Altura Credit Union has nearly 84,000 Members and more than $799 million intotal assets. For more information on Altura, visit our website, www.alturacu.com, or call 1-888-883-7228.