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Ladera Ranch Middle School in the Capistrano Unified School District has been named a 2021 California Distinguished School. (Ladera Ranch Middle School Photo)
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA Aliso Niguel High School is one of just 11 Orange County schools and 102 middle and high schools in California to receive the honor this year. The Capistrano Unified School District school has two schools in the district with this honor, the other being Ladera Ranch Middle School.
California Distinguished Schools are recognized for excellent work in either closing the achievement gap or achieving exceptional student performance, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond stated.
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Ladera Ranch Middle School in the Capistrano Unified School District has been named a 2021 California Distinguished School. (Ladera Ranch Middle School Photo)
LADERA RANCH, CA Ladera Ranch Middle School is one of just 11 Orange County schools and 102 middle and high schools in California to receive the honor this year. Ladera Ranch Middle School first was named a California Distinguished School award in 2008. It was the only Capistrano Unified School District school awarded this honor for 2021, according to the state.
Principal George Duarte spoke on what it means to be named one of the 11 Orange County Distinguished Schools. At Ladera Ranch Middle School, we believe we were selected because of our Exceptional
2021 U.S. Academic Decathlon Winning Team Keeping the sense of connection among our students was top priority. Like last year, this competition was a big shift for everyone involved, said team coach Alina Lee. It was important to focus on maintaining our momentum without our normal face-to-face interactions. Our program is built on teamwork and accountability so keeping the sense of connection among our students was a top priority. I am really impressed how well everyone responded, and I m very excited for our team.
This year s winning team of students is Dwaipayan Chanda, Eunice Choi, Joshua Choi, Rachel Heo (alternate), Chloe Hyun, Aroa Kim (alternate), Justin Kim, Hirusha Liyanage, Anthony Mercado (alternate), Jasdeep Sidhu, and Zorex Villadelgado, Jr. The coaches are Alina Lee, Linda Kang and Amy Contreras.
Ghidotti Early College High School has been named a 2021 California Distinguished School.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced Tuesday that an additional 121 California schools would be awarded the honor, after the state Department of Education had announced an original 102 awardees in March.
Noah Levinson, principal at Ghidotti Early College High School, said he reacted with “elation and surprise and shock” upon finding out the school had been named to the list.
“I was not prepared for it, but I was elated and just honored, and really proud of my school,” said Levinson.
Usually, said Levinson, the state identifies schools as nominees for the award, followed by those nominated schools applying for the award.