COLLEGE GRADS
The following students graduated from their respective universities: Abigail Chergosky of San Marcos at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Madison Watson of Oceanside at the University of Central Oklahoma; Christina Hansen of Carlsbad, Thomas Wilson of San Marcos and Jerry Correa of Oceanside at the University of Maryland Global Campus.
PRESIDENT’S LIST
The following students were named to the president’s list at their respective universities: Micaiah Huebscher of Oceanside at Bob Jones University in South Carolina; and Jessica Thiltgen of San Diego, Kevin Cardoso of Camp Pendleton; Megan Kenny and Jennifer Ramos of Vista; Emily Drake, Timothy McCoy and Aaron Rivers of Carlsbad; Dakotah Stubbs, Avery Bateman and Madison Lugo of San Marcos; and Sophia Vieyra, Michael Diamond, Sean Imler, Kenneth Gladysz, Cassandra Kozick, Jarelys Moyet, Brook Meachum, Kyle Peterson, Oscar Jaimes, Marissa Diaz, Nicole Gee, Timothy Walsh, Robert Lesniak, Althea Green, Jeffery Wymer, Fabian Rey Fernandez and Joseph Thompson of Oceanside at Southern New Hampshire University.
DEAN’S LIST
The following students were named to the president’s list at their respective universities: Emily Groom of San Marcos at the University of Sioux Falls; Lillian Evans, Jett Foreman and Kaelen Frye of Carlsbad, Ella Greupner of Encinitas, Anna Hatala of San Marcos, Lauren Littlejohn of San Diego, Cristina Milne of Solana Beach, Olivia Montgomery of Del Mar and Emma Perrine of Oceanside at Belmont University in Tennessee; and Anthony Alvarez of San Diego, Ruben Abiocabrera, Nicholas Ryan, Jessica Weaver, Brayden Platz and Jaime Beltran of San Marcos, Jasmine Barnett of San Luis Rey, Jerome Cruz, Amber Lord, Ashley Stringfellow, Anthony Scavelli, Shekinah DeGroat, Chad Billings and James Grimes of Oceanside at Southern New Hampshire University.
HONOR SOCIETY
Laurie Chavez of Oceanside was recently elected into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Boise State University.
MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS
The Coastal Communities Concert Band awarded five music scholarships to students in the San Dieguito High School District during its annual Salute to Young Musicians concert on May 4: Yoyo Wu, a marimba player at Canyon Crest Academy; Steven Chen, a saxophonist at Canyon Crest Academy; Jun Kim, a clarinetist at Canyon Crest Academy; Andrew McPhie, a trombonist at Canyon Crest Academy; and Michael Zheng, a clarinetist at Torrey Pines High School.
HALL OF FAME
The Oceanside High School Hall of Fame will induct the following people in October: Frank L. Hain, Jr (posthumously), Class of 1955 for academics; Paul Counts, Class of 1976, for arts; Dave Barrett, Class of 1970, for athletics; Theresa Renee Morrison, Class of 1978, for business; Charles “Rusty” Russell, Class of 1980, for community service; and Kenneth Hempfleng, Class of 1976, for public service.
2025 NONPROFIT OF YEAR
Assemblymember Laurie Davies selected Ivey Ranch Park Association District 74’s nonprofit of the year. Located at Ivey Ranch Park in Oceanside, the nonprofit is dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with and without disabilities through care, education and equine-assted services.
STUDENT WINNERS
The Vista Irrigation District awarded college scholarships to six high school seniors: Hailey Ahmed, Natalie Krahmer, Andrew Lee and Nathan Sleeper from Rancho Buena Vista High School, Nayleen Griffith from Vista High School, and Christopher Rayo from Mission Vista High School. Each student received $1,500.
WATER AWARENESS
The Vista Irrigation District awarded three fourth-grade students as winners in the 2025 Water Awareness Poster Contest: Cosette Kennedy from Grapevine Elementary School in first place with a $100 award, Brylee Burton-Arner from Lake Elementary School in second place with a $50 award, and Presley Regan of Alamosa Park Elementary School in third place with a $25 award.
SURGERY CENTER
More than 250 members of Carlsbad and surrounding communities attended the grand opening celebration for the state-of-the-art DISC Surgery Center at Carlsbad on May 9. Attendees included Tri-City and TriasMD leadership, athletes like Olympian Guenter Seidel, and some of the region’s top spine and orthopedic surgeons who will work at the facility.
BAMBOO GARDEN
Bamboo Garden Wellness Center, a sanctuary dedicated to holistic healing and well-being, will relocate to 171 Saxony Rd., Suite 213 in Encinitas on May 31.
SKIN CARE MILESTONE
DefenAge, a Carlsbad-based skin care brand that uses Defensin molecules, celebrates its 10-year anniversary this month. Used and endorsed by leading skin care experts, the brand’s formulas activate dormant skin cells to visibly reverse signs of aging without irritation, setting a new standard in regenerative skin care.
