GRADUATES
The following students graduated from their respective schools: Malea Williams of Carlsbad from Maryville College in Tennessee, and Lauren Littlejohn and McKenna Leasure, both of San Diego, from Belmont University in Tennessee.
HONOR ROLL
The following students were named to the spring honor roll at University of Mississippi: Makena Price and Luke Ferrelli of Carlsbad, Peter Shofran of Del Mar, Kelowna Cusick of Oceanside, Lauren Mutch of Rancho Santa Fe and Ava Uhlenkott of San Diego.
DEAN’S LIST
The following students made the dean’s list at their respective schools: Abigail Meister of San Marcos and Madie Hamblin of Oceanside at Abilene Christian University in Texas; Joshua Haynes of San Diego at Kennesaw State University in Georgia; Tony Shen of San Diego at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania; Hanezu Chikada and Kwong Yu Yuen of Carlsbad at Dean College in Massachusetts; Cristiane Gilligan of Carlsbad at State University of New York Delhi; Eric Green of Escondido and Andrew P. Franey and Nicholas Ian Khrustinskiy of San Marcos at Iowa State University; Dexter Haehnichen, Ian Saam, James Crotty and Valerie VanDamme of San Diego at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts; Maxim Chagovets of Carlsbad and Aiden Jennings of San Diego at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island; and Eva Thomas of San Marcos at Miami University in Ohio.
MIRACOSTA PRESIDENT
The MiraCosta Community College District Board of Trustees has hired Dr. Lennor M. Johnson as the school’s next superintendent and president following the retirement of Dr. Sunita “Sunny” Cooke,” who served in the role for the past 11 years. Johnson brings more than 28 years of educational leadership and previously served as the superintendent and president of Imperial Valley Community College District.
FOOD ACCESS
The Oceanside Community Foundation, a regional affiliate of the San Diego Foundation, awarded more than $98,000 in grants to several local organizations that ensure Oceanside families have access to healthy food: $13,457 to Brighter Bites, $25,000 to Boys and Girls Clubs of Northwest San Diego, $15,000 to Feeding San Diego, $17,000 to Berry Good Food, $14,000 to Lived Experiences and $14,000 to Women’s Resource Center.
YMCA GRANT
Assemblymember Darshana Patel (D-San Diego) recently delivered a $1.23 million state grant to the Escondido YMCA for infrastructure upgrades to its soccer field, gymnasium and playground.
SWIMMING LESSONS
Sharkheart Academy is helping the region’s children ages 4-13 learn how to build confidence in the water through personalized swim instruction that focuses on safety, stroke development and lifelong water skills. Christian Wagari, a competitive swimmer, runs the program. The school also offers a gentle parent-and-child class for babies. For more information, email [email protected] or call 442-372-1998. Regular classes cost $20 per lesson.
ACTION PARK
Slick City Action Park, the world’s first indoor dry-slide and air court park designed for all ages, recently opened its newest location in Oceanside. The 29,000-square foot indoor park, located at 4241 Oceanside Blvd., offers 10 slides, basketball and dodgeball air courts and more.
