The Whitmer auditorium was packed for the annual semester two award ceremony. [Crimson & Gold Staff]
Colton, CA—On September 7th, 2023, Renaissance held their annual awards for top ten, honor roll, principal’s honor roll, and other academic achievements at an evening assembly in the Whitmer auditorium. Students in grades 10-12 were awarded for their outstanding achievements during semester two of the 2022-2023 school year.
Students’ friends and families attended the event, crowding the 1,500 seat theater, happy and excited to support student academic success.
As names were called to receive awards, the crowd was very supportive, cheering every kid. This also included students who were unable to attend.
When Jacqueline Rainey was asked if them coming to these events motivated their student, she said, “It is very important that I come to these events, because it shows that we care and that we are here for them.”
Michael Smith, parent of Aiden Smith said, “It is very important that we show for our kids and acknowledge them and their hard work and success.”
The nearly two hour event may have felt long, but the great and supportive energy never left the room. It was also evidence of the large number of students at Colton High pursuing academic excellence.
As names were read by assistant principal’s Jennifer Cruz, Diyaira Durham and Deborah Villegas, families were very loud and celebratory, even when it wasn’t even their child.
During each award, administrators paused to invite families to approach the Whitmer stage to take pictures. Even student friends rushed up front to snap a few photos.
In addition to the stage shots, Renaissance set up a photo opportunity in the Whitmer lobby for families to get group photos before leaving.
Even though the awards didn’t feel like too much of a big deal for the students themselves, their families left proud.
“It’s very exciting,” said Rosemarie Alamilla, whose daughters Savanna and Savenna received awards. “You get to reward our children and see all the hard work—plus us as parents.”
Award Recipients for Semester Two 2023
| Honor Roll Recipients Semester Two 2022-2023 |
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| Evelyn Aguilar Rodriguez | 12 | Stephany Gutierrez | 11 | Anniah Persaud | 11 |
| Miguel Aleman | 10 | Octavio Hernandez | 11 | Alyse Pino | 12 |
| Jacob Alvarado | 12 | Savannah Hernandez | 11 | Jayanne Prieto | 12 |
| Jimena Alvarez Aguirre | 10 | Jessie Herrera | 10 | Jocyline Pulido | 10 |
| Mariana Anaya Macias | 10 | Nathan Herrera | 10 | Michelle Rainey | 10 |
| Arely Aragon | 12 | Jonathan Hindley | 11 | Karissa Ramirez | 10 |
| Chloe Arellano | 10 | Lissete Ibarra | 12 | Mariana Ramirez | 12 |
| Alejandra Ascencio | 12 | Michele Jacome Cuevas | 11 | Ramos Velasco | 10 |
| Jennifer Ascencio | 10 | Christian Jason | 10 | Eduardo Ramos | 10 |
| Ricardo Avila | 11 | Emma Jimenez | 10 | Jonathan Ray | 11 |
| Mateo Barboza | 11 | Emmanuel Jimenez | 11 | Katia Razo | 12 |
| Ricky Barnes, Jr. | 11 | Jasmine Jimenez | 12 | Steven Razo | 10 |
| Joel Benitez | 11 | Maleah Juarez | 10 | Rendon Romero | 11 |
| Abigail Bermudez | 10 | Marcos Juarez | 11 | Johnerik Renteria | 10 |
| Thania Bernal-Campos | 11 | Izak Landero | 10 | Anthony Reveles | 10 |
| Riley Bowley | 10 | Izabel Lara | 11 | Asia Rios | 11 |
| Madden Brink | 10 | Nikolas Lara | 10 | Rivera Magana | 12 |
| Luis Caballero | 12 | Sariah Lara | 11 | Roacho Velasquez | 11 |
| Anabelle Cacho | 11 | Angel Leal | 10 | Rodriguez Alcantar | 10 |
| Adrian Camacho | 11 | Mileena Lechuga | 11 | Cristina Rodriguez | 10 |
| Emily Carrasco Vasquez | 12 | Kevin Leon | 11 | K’la Rodriguez | 12 |
| Gelina Carrera | 10 | Isabella Lizarraga | 10 | Summer Rodriguez | 12 |
| Alexis Cartagena | 10 | Cesar Loera | 11 | Victor Rodriguez | 12 |
| Dexia Casillas | 11 | Joceline Lopez | 11 | David Romero | 12 |
| Nayeli Castellanos-Ceja | 10 | Juan Luna | 10 | Cruz Romo | 10 |
| Anthony Castellanos | 11 | Denise Lupian | 12 | Kayesi Romo | 11 |
| Diego Castillo | 10 | Daniel Mancia | 11 | Teya Rosario | 11 |
| Francisco Cervantes | 11 | Kayla Manjarrez | 12 | Nayleah Ruvalcaba | 10 |
| Adrian Colunga | 12 | Donna Martinez | 12 | Alejandro Salazar | 10 |
| Steven Coronel Coronel | 11 | Estefania Martinez | 12 | Nathan Salazar | 10 |
| Sandra Covarrubias | 11 | Geovanny Martinez | 12 | Melisa Salcedo | 11 |
| Josue Cuadras | 11 | Matthew Martinez | 11 | Kristianna Salinas | 11 |
| Julio De La Cruz | 12 | Rudy Martinez | 10 | Brandon Salvato | 12 |
| Emalee De La Cruz | 11 | Carlos Mazariegos | 11 | Eli Sanchez | 10 |
| Erin De La Rosa | 11 | Medina Meraz | 12 | Giancarlo Sanchez | 10 |
| Anissa Delgado | 11 | Jacqueline Medina | 11 | Isaac Sanchez | 10 |
| Darren Delgado | 12 | Kenya Medina | 12 | Nathan Sanchez | 11 |
| Michael Delgado | 11 | Nicole Medrano | 11 | Ryan Sanchez | 11 |
| Elio Diaz | 11 | Mejia Urrutia | 10 | Bianca Sandoval | 11 |
| Natalie Diaz | 12 | Kyle Mejia | 11 | Santiago Niebla | 10 |
| Hailey Dubon | 11 | Emmanuel Mendez | 12 | Cesar Servin | 12 |
| Cambria Duron | 11 | Genesis Mendoza | 10 | Angelly Soto-Luna | 11 |
| Juliette Echauregui | 12 | Matthew Mendoza | 11 | Olivia Soto | 11 |
| Jizel Elias | 12 | Mikayla Mills | 10 | Nickolas Stewart | 12 |
| Marina Elkins | 12 | Mayra Morales | 11 | Leilani Tapia | 10 |
| Anthony Escobedo | 12 | Brissa Munguia-Leyva | 12 | Oscar Tapia | 11 |
| Olivia Fernandez | 11 | Alexa Munoz | 11 | Brianna Tejeda | 12 |
| Nathan Fileto | 10 | Juan Munoz | 12 | Rachel Torres | 12 |
| Alejandra Flores | 10 | Bellissima Muratalla | 11 | Victor Torres | 10 |
| Yulissa Garcia-Arellano | 12 | Savanna Murillo | 12 | Vallejo Serrano | 10 |
| Daniel Garcia-Rivera | 12 | Azucena Muro | 11 | Vazquez Palacios | 10 |
| Aaron Garcia | 12 | Nava Lorenzana | 10 | Kimberly Vazquez | 10 |
| Carlos Garcia | 11 | Jazmine Navarro | 10 | Scarlett Veliz | 10 |
| Joseph Garcia | 10 | Deelaynia Necochea | 11 | Nayeli Ventura | 10 |
| Savanah Garcia | 12 | Kimberly Nunez | 12 | Vera Inguanzo | 10 |
| Abigail Gonzalez | 11 | Nicolas, Nunez | 12 | Villasenor Reynoso | 10 |
| Alyssa Gonzalez | 11 | Yesenia Nunez | 10 | Efrain Villela-Munoz | 12 |
| Eileen Gonzalez | 12 | Celine Ordaz | 11 | Aadam Waters | 12 |
| Elizabeth Gonzalez | 11 | Steven Ornelas | 12 | Akilah White | 12 |
| Jazlynn Gonzalez | 12 | Edith Orta | 11 | Isabella Winter | 10 |
| Kayle Gonzalez | 12 | Carly Ortiz | 10 | Mia Zamora | 12 |
| Ashley Guardado Pacheco | 11 | Ana Padilla-Hurtarte | 12 | Santino Zamora | 12 |
| Kevin Guardado | 10 | Ghael Pasos | 11 | Tyler Zesk | 10 |
| Madison Guerena | 12 | Byron Pena | 12 | ||
| Principal’s Honor Roll Semester Two 2022-2023 |
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| Christopher Acero | Josiah Tirus Diggs | Viviana Juarez | Isaac Eric Ornelas | Jeremy Rommel Rojas Mallqui |
| Ivan Acosta Mota | Christopher Leon Dobey | Marina Rose Lemos | Leah Patricia Ornelas | Natali Nohemi Romero |
| Miranda Acosta | Matthew Duran Abeja | Joel, Jr. Lemus | Rosario Ornelas | Isabella Romo |
| Athan Stephen Aguayo | Lucas Jason Duran | Jaylene Leon Higuera | Angel Manuel Ortega Santiago | Kassandra Anne Romo |
| Emmanuel Aguilar Gonzalez | Andres Elenes | Leslie Leon Quintero | Grace Ihuoma Osueke | Ailette Ruiz Rodriguez |
| Alyssa Jessie Aguirre | Isabella Lillian Esquivel | Hetzabel Lomas Chavez | Keana Denise Pacheco | Alejandra Monserrat Ruiz |
| Adriana Susan Alba | Damian Estrada | Lesley Janette Lomas | Yarely Giselle Pacheco | Johanna Sarai Ruiz |
| Camila Alvarez | Emily Estrada | Pilar Lomeli | Natalia Padilla | Ricardo, Jr. Ruiz |
| Esmeralda Alvarez | Murad Michael Fakhouri | Daniel Eduardo Lopez-Escobedo | Pedro Pantoja Leon | Diana Natalia Ruvalcaba Nunez |
| Miriam Dennise Alzaga | Selena Veronica Fernandez | Christopher Lopez-Herrera | Emily Ann Parada | Karen Salazar |
| Evelyn Valeria Arias | Sienna Mina Fernandez | Sara Yaretci Lopez-Lopez | Tisha Nikunj Patel | Leslie Saldana |
| Carolina Kayle Arriaga | Jonathan Flores-Peralta | Josue Lujano | Valeria Monique Pech | Alexis Sanchez Macias |
| Emilio Jaden Arriaga | Arturo Flores | Alondra Luna | Aidan Edward Pedregon | Ricky Guerra Sanchez |
| Aidan John Arroyo | Melanie Allison Franco Valerio | Gizelle Joann Manjarrez | Samanta Perez Alvarado | Angel, Jr. Santos |
| Leslye Mariana Avalos | Sarah Elizabeth Fry | Shantel Marentes | Elizabeth Perez Diago | Yarett Santoyo |
| America M. Avila | Helen Janet Gaeta-Robles | Samantha Celeste Marin | Alexis Perez Ramirez | Kriscia Skyla Segura |
| Isaac Aviles | Luis Manuel, Jr. Gaeta-Robles | Daphne Elle Marquez | Emily Dana Perez | Adrianna Michelle Silva |
| Samuel Daniel Ayala | Angelica Gallardo Murillo | Jaylene Marquez | Estefani Marleny Perez | Aiden Michael Smith |
| Ariana Michelle Baeza | Ashley Guadalupe Galvan | Fatima Isabel Martinez-Munoz | Juan Antonio Perez | Jaylene Ceri Solano |
| Arleth Barraza | Marikaren Garcia-Marin | Carlos Daniel Martinez | Marcus Aurelius Perez | Brigitte Solis Lopez |
| Juan Carlos Barron | Gianna Rosemary Gastelum | Jacob Anthony Martinez | Alexandra Piceno | Natalie Nichelle Solis |
| Jenyfer Dayane Bermudez Gomez | Michael Andrew, Jr Gil | Jennifer Alexa Martinez | Jayda Amari Porter | Sophia Ciara Soto |
| Jesse Bravo Carrillo | Christian Gerardo Gomez Medellin | Lizbeth Lucero Martinez | Jaren Richard Prieto | Sebastian Humberto Tabares |
| Aubriana Ashlee Burgos | Gabriella Unique Gomez | Nathaniel Jonathan Martinez | Madison Riley Prieto | Steven Terrones |
| Denzel Lee Cantrell | Jaslene Audrina Gomez | Samuel Philip Redmond Martinez | Alejandra Primera Dimas | Ja’len Amir Mekhi Terry |
| Mia Samantha Carranza | Jasmine Gomez | Sophia Martinez | Jennifer Puga Cruz | Noah Shawnmichael Toro |
| Emiliano Castaneda | Monique Alexandra Gomez | Rihanna Dayanara Mayorga | Jared Ramirez Ramirez | Julianna Torres |
| Gabriela Castaneda | Aubree Elizabeth Gonzales | Evelyn Medina | Genesis Valerie Ramirez-Varela | Kaitlyn Arianna Torres |
| Edgar Castillo | James Tyler Gonzales | Emily Melgarejo | Ingrid Vanessa Ramirez | Olivia Marie Torres |
| Addyson Mae Castro | Darwin Moises Gonzalez | Kaithlyn Mendoza-Aguilar | Nevaeh Alyssa Ramirez | Dulce Paola Trujillo |
| Jazmin Castro | Janeice Dalila Gonzalez | Brianna Mendoza | Paulina Isabel Ramirez | Nicole Valadez |
| Lucia Catarino | Jessica Guadalupe Gudiel Hernandez | Raymond Mendoza | Rafael Isaac Ramirez | Kasandra Isamar Vallin |
| Christopher Cervantes | Gabriella Kalina Guillen | Melissa Meza | Sandra Evodia Ramirez | Angelina Ruby Valtierra |
| Millie Marie Choiselat Topete | Kristha Annelle Gutierrez | Saul Obelix Miranda | Diego Alejandro Ramos Anaya | Sammy Varela-Perez |
| Cherlin Cruz | Jacquelin Guzman | Valeria Moctezuma Ibarra | Jennifer Guadalupe Razo | Aaron Nicholas Vargas |
| Erin Nicole Dallatorre | Camila Michelle Hernandez | Denise Moncada | Yaire Riofrio-Peralta | Karol Josef Vasquez Espinosa |
| Anthony Miguel Davalos | Charlene Amber Hernandez | Matthew Monge-Cortez | Rogelio Rios | Ryan Jonathon Vasquez |
| Sarah Davila | Elizabeth Hernandez | Jonathan Jason Monroy | Kimberly Nycole Robles | Alexa Vazquez-Diaz |
| Julian Anthony De La Cerda | Marco Antonio Herrera | Jaquelyn Morales | Sabrina Jacqueline Robles | Citlali Vazquez |
| Stephanie De La Cruz | Nam Tho Hoang | Joshua Arthur Morales | Xavier Alexander Rocha | Daniel Alexander Velasco |
| Jasmine Danielle De La Rosa | Alejandro Huerta | Junior Morales | Genesis Rodela Uriarte | Elias Lawrence Velasquez |
| Kimberly De La Torre | Linh Khanh Huynh | Pedro Damian Moran | Cynthia Guadalupe Rodriguez Aguirre | Michelle Velez Guzman |
| Emily Gisel Delgadillo | Andrew Ibarra | Paola Moreno | Angelique Dalila Rodriguez | Esperanza Ventura |
| Gennesis Alexia Delgadillo | Matthew Alexzander Ibarra | Ernesto Guadalupe Munoz Gutierrez | Aubrey Maye Rodriguez | Elijah Christopher Villalobos |
| Dulce Maria Delgado | Andrew Isaac Izaguirre | Savenna Dellani Murillo | Dominic Adrian Rodriguez | Cristian Villanueva Rodriguez |
| Sofia Guadalupe Diaz Galindo | Charlie Brian Izaguirre | Jeannette Najera | Emilee Natzuko Rodriguez | Yulior Eulises Zamora |
| Andrew Ramiro Diaz | Brandie Rae Jasso | Logan Maddox Nelson-Guthrie | Mark Anthony, III Rodriguez | Matthew Francisco Zepeda |
| Ava Madison Suzie Diaz | Joshue Eduardo Jimenez | Anh Kieu Nguyen | Noble Mitchell Rodriguez | |
| Kaeley Novelle Diaz | Lillie Pearl Jimenez | Iseah Oceguera | Sienna Renee Rodriguez | |
| Zitlaly Diaz | Samantha Jimenez | Naomi Ontiveros | Xavier Robert, Jr. Rodriguez | |
| Lidia Micaela Diego Lopez | Ximena Jimenez | Victoria Marie Orea | Ashly Brigitte Rojas Mallqui | |
| Academic Top Ten Semester Two 2022-2023 |
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| Grade 10 | Grade 11 | Grade 12 |
| Gabriella Gomez | Christopher Acero | Juan Barron |
| Aubree Gonzales | Anthony Davalos | Matthew Duran Abeja |
| Logan Nelson-Guthrie | Camila Alvarez | Monique Gomez |
| Jared Ramirez Ramirez | Linh Huynh | Emily Melgarejo |
| Karen Salazar | Anh Nguyen | Rosario Ornelas |
| Kimberly Robles | Lizbeth Martinez | Andrew Diaz |
| Esmeralda Alvarez | Gabriela Castaneda | Natalia Padilla |
| Lucas Duran | Elizabeth Hernandez | Aiden Smith |
| Pedro Moran | Denise Moncada | Jennifer Puga Cruz |
| Keana Pacheco | Sienna Fernandez | Andrew Ibarra |
| Saul Miranda | ||
| AP Exam Medals Semester Two 2022-2023 |
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| AP Biology | AP English Language | AP Environmental Science |
| Monique Gomez | Matthew Duran | Matthew Duran |
| Natalia Padilla | Erin Dallatorre | |
| AP Chemistry | Estefani Perez | Aiden Smith |
| Christopher Acero | Jennifer Puga Cruz | Lillie Jimenez |
| Marcos Juarez | Juan Barron | Andrew Monarrez |
| Erin Dallatorre | Xavier Rocha | |
| AP Psychology | Andrew Diaz | Juan Barron |
| Natalia Padilla | Aiden Smith | Andrew Diaz |
| Monique Gomez | Murad Fakhouri | |
| Johnathan Nolasco | ||
| AP Spanish Language | ||
| Miguel Marcelo-Vergara | Nicole Valadez | Kasandra Anaya |
| Mia Zamora | Estefani Perez | Melanie Bravo |
| Jaylene Leon Higuera | Christopher Lopez | Nancy Covarrubias |
| Julian De La Cerda | Shantel Marentes | Lissete Ibarra |
| Dayanara Lopez | Emily Melgarejo | Leslie Leon Quintero |
| Eduardo Nava | Joseandres Pernillo | Heidi Maldonado |
| Angel Ortega | Sabrina Robles | Diego Mercado |
| Hazel Ramirez | Juan Barron | Melanie Mora |
| Juan Perez | America Avila | Brissa Munguia Leyva |
| Jazlynn Gonzalez | Diego Martinez | Jeannette Najera |
| Kristha Gutierrez | Helen Gaeta-Robles | Julissa Pantoja |
| Sara Lopez | Alely Lizarranga | Christopher Acero |
| Jennifer Martinez | Saul Miranda | Lidia Diego |
| Johanna Ruiz | Joanna Alvarez | |
| AP US History | AP World History | |
| Natalia Padilla | Helen Gaeta-Robles | Matthew Ibarra |
| Christopher Cervantes | Saul Miranda | Joel Lemus |
| Matthew Duran | Anthony Davalos | Emily Parada |
| Erin Dallatore | Linh Huynh | Sebastian Tabares |
| Aiden Smith | Phillip Mugica | Yara Vera |
| Andrew Diaz | Andrew Orozco | Christopher Acero |
| Monique Gomez | Arturo Flores | Daniel Mancia |
| Juan Barron | ||
