SUMMER GRAD
Connor Stotts of Oceanside received his Master of Science in Nursing from Wilkes University in Pennsylvania and Sean Reed of San Diego received a bachelor’s degree in business with a marketing concentration from Ohio Wesleyan University over the summer.
NATIONAL MERIT
Two Pacific Ridge School seniors, Jaden Santiago of Carlsbad and Carter Simpson of San Diego, were named among more than 16,000 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists across the country. Eight other seniors were also recognized for their academic success: Jaden Cohen of Rancho Santa Fe; Audie Daly and Camden Martin of Carlsbad; Brandon Holland, David Leschensky, Nathan Silverman and Cameron Trueblood of Encinitas; and Ainsley Dolan of San Diego.
SUPER BOWL
Mason Balderas of Escondido, a student at Felicitas Elementary School, received Super Bowl tickets through a partnership between the American Heart Association and the NFL. Balderas is one of several students across the nation to receive the tickets because they learned hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
GRAUER SUMMER
Three students at The Grauer School in Encinitas were recognized for their summer activities: Ennis Rucker, a senior, spent three days painting a mural to help advertise the Pet Power Studio and The Grateful Dog Grooming Shop; Enoch Akerson, an eighth grader, visited family and swam in all of the five Great Lakes (Superio, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario); and senior Amy white volunteered through Volunteer Encounter with Antelope Park in Zimbabwe working with horses and orphaned wildlife.
HALL OF FAME
The Oceanside High School Foundation will induct the following new members into its Hall of Fame Class of 2024 on Oct. 12: Teresa Hill Collis, 1985, for academics; Andrew Magana, 1979, for arts; Rick LeBeau, 1974, for athletics; Kevin Sullivan, 1971, for business; Darrel Larson, 1979, for community service; and Terry Johnson, 1970, for public service.
NEW BOOK
Carlsbad author Nora Carman has published her debut children’s book, “Tiger in My Tummy,” a rhyming book with illustrations that aims to entertain young readers while also teaching them about global hunger.
