SENIOR CITIZEN AWARD
Jesse Hanwit was named Encinitas Senior Citizen of the Year. The Encinitas resident founded the North County San Diego Food Project, co-founded Village Encinitas, served as vice chair of the Encinitas Senior Citizen Commission, helped the city join the AARP Age-Friendly Network and supported Frosted Faces Foundation, which rescues senior dogs.
COLLEGE GRADS
The following students graduated from their respective educational institutions: Gabriella Bacino of Rancho Santa Fe from College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts; Simon Scott of San Diego from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts; Oliver Penn of San Marcos from Fort Hays State University in Kansas; Camille Carrillo Salado of Escondido and Coley O’Connor and Milla Sato of Carlsbad from Benedictine College in Kansas; Neleh Coleman of Oceanside from Angelo State University in Texas; and Alexandra Galinksy of San Diego from Mars Hill University in North Carolina.
PRESIDENT’S LIST
Cyrus Parsario of San Diego was named to the spring president’s list at Trine University in Indiana.
CHANCELLOR’S LIST
Jaden Sokolowski of San Diego was named to the spring chancellor’s list at Western Carolina University in North Carolina.
DEAN’S LIST
Chloe Rayners of Carlsbad, Rachel Coons of Solana Beach and Allison Chackel of San Diego were named to the dean’s list at Samford University in Alabama.
STUDY ABROAD
Lauren Mathios of Carlsbad was recently awarded a $1,000 grant to study abroad from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. She is majoring in global disease biology at University of California-Davis and will use the grant to study in La Paz, Bolivia.
ACE ARCHER
Chase Millikan, a middle school archer and student at The Grauer School in Encinitas, placed fourth overall in the Middle School Varsity Boys Division at the Olympic Archery in Schools National Championship.
ROCK GALA
The Grauer School raised $182,000 with record ticket sales at The Grauer School of Rock Gala at Belly Up in support of its visual and performing arts program.
GOOD FINANCES
Olivenhain Municipal Water District was awarded the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. The award recognizes water district’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for fiscal year 2024, and represents the highest recognition that can be achieved in governmental accounting and financial reporting.
