Huntington Beach student’s ‘Safety Sam’ is new safety cone mascot
Miller Ruiz, a Huntington Beach student, beat out close to 2,000 peers to name a new statewide mascot.
The Caltrans and the California Office of Traffic Safety unveiled “Safety Sam” recently as their new safety cone mascot. Miller, a student at Huntington Christian School, suggested the name in a statewide contest for students in grades K-12.
In recognition of his winning suggestion, Miller received a laptop, a $500 gift card, a $500 gift card for his teacher’s classroom, T-shirts and a visit from Safety Sam. The mascot will educate Californians on the importance of moving over a lane or slowing down when they see his orange friends and highway workers.
– Submitted by Caltrans and OTS
Westminster High School student wins national computing award
Westminster High School junior and MERITS student Rachel Fernandez won the National Center for Women & Information Technology Award for Aspirations in Computing for 2023, which is based on winner’s aptitude and aspirations in technology and computing.
Throughout her high school career, she has built an impressive resume of accolades that includes receiving a software engineering internship, designing an accessible Hepatitis B diagnostic tool, leading the WHS FIRST Robotics team CyberLions, and more.
Fernandez is a semifinalist with fellow WHS student Sophie Nguyen for the MIT THINK scholarship. THINK caters to students who have done extensive research on the background of a potential research project.
“Ever since I’ve fallen in love with STEM, it’s been my mission to build up the next generation of engineers and scientists and inspire them to advocate for the subject as I do,” Fernandez said.
– Submitted by Huntington Beach Union High School District
Girl Scout Gold winner and Dragon Kim Fellow honored at Ducks women’s event
Gabrielle DeCuir, a 2022 Gold Award Girl Scout and a junior at Placentia’s Valencia High School,…
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