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Katherine Biehle
Year: Senior
School: Golden West
She's qualified because: Had 69 goals, 41 steals and 32 assists in All-WYL season. Scored on 74% of her shots, won 27 of 29 sprints and had a season- high seven goals against Hanford West.
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Angelina Orozco
School: Clovis East
Position: Catcher
Year: Junior
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NINTH GRADE: CHRISTY YIN
Christy Yin has a simple formula for success: Discover what you enjoy doing and then work at it with all your heart, mind and soul.
For the 14-year-old University High School freshman, that means pursuing a childhood dream of performing onstage. But what sets her apart from other goal-driven students is her willingness to put other people and education ahead of personal ambition.
Christy said helping children as a volunteer at Fig Garden Dance Studio and in her mother's second-grade class at Manchester GATE Elementary School is her most satisfying accomplishment.
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JESSICA ALANIS
Hurdles, Granite Hills
Grade: Senior
She’s qualified because: Alanis is a two-time section champion in the 300 low hurdles. Her time of 44.20 seconds is seventh on the all-time section list and leads the all-time Tulare County list. She also ran the fastest time in the 100 high hurdles this season at 15.08 (No. 21 all-time) and good for second-best all-time in Tulare County. Alanis is a three-time state qualifier in the 300 hurdles and two-time state qualifier in the 100 hurdles. She is a three-time East Yosemite League champion in the 300 hurdles and a two-time league champ in the 100 hurdles. She holds eight school records, two EYL hurdle records and was named Athlete of the Year and received the EYL Acosta Award. She will compete at Fresno Pacific.
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Actress recalls vamping for 'Twilight,' which alights on DVD
LOS ANGELES Rachelle Lefevre loved that she got to vamp it up as Victoria in “Twilight.”
She loved all of the stunt work she got to do as the super-powered, blood-drinking vampire. And it didn’t hurt that she’s a fan of vampire books. The first time she read Bram Stroker’s “Dracula,” she finished it and immediately started reading it again. She reacted the same way when she discovered the “Twilight” books.
If you missed Lefevre’s work in last year’s movie, it is scheduled to be released on DVD this week. Borders Books, 7722 Blackstone Ave., will host an event starting at 10 p.m. Friday. It will lead up to the movie, based on the popular Stephenie Meyer book, going on sale at midnight.
Why is math a favorite subject for Harsonam Kahlon, 16?
"Because there's always a solution," the Sunnyside High junior said.
"And when you get the solution, it's like, 'Oh yes, I can do it.' "
She appears to have all of the answers.
She has a 4.3 grade-point average.
As a member of her school's Doctor's Academy program, the aspiring pharmacist has volunteered the past two summers at Children's Hospital Central California and University Medical Center.
She's scheduled to return to Children's Hospital this summer as a pharmaceutical intern.
She has competed in tennis and softball all three years in high school.
"People ask me, 'How do you do sports, school and [the Doctor's Academy]?' " she said.
"I'm proud of being able to prioritize and manage my time."
Rachael Corley, Sunnyside's vice principal, didn't hesitate to nominate her: "Harsonam is the epitome of an Academic All-Star.
"She not only works to ensure she experiences success at the high school level ... she has also been strategically setting herself up for success in her adult life by being socially active and responsible to her community."
-- Andy Boogaard
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