Rosary High

1340 N. Acacia Ave.

Fullerton 92831-1299

(714) 879-6302

* Enrollment: 714

* Established: 1965

* Team name: Royals

* Administrator: Trudy Mazzarella

* Student president: Lauren Brown

* Valedictorian: Jennifer May Aquino Montilla

* Winning moments: Royal Beginnings; Royal Gallery on the Green; Royal Ball; Columbia Scholastic Press Assn. award; Quill and Scroll’s International honor award; 30th anniversary production of all-school musical; California Assn. of Directors of Activities award; Bank of America’s applied arts regional award winner Jennifer Dailey; Jackie Schrader, Neena Dass and Andraya Eisenman published in “You Give Me the Sun�; girls’ basketball playoffs; girls’ water polo playoffs; girls’ cross-country championships; girls’ tennis playoffs; girls’ volleyball playoffs

* Graduation: 11 a.m. June 3 at the school

SENIOR STANDOUT

Neena Dass of Cypress

* Achievements: Earned a 4.56 weighted grade-point average; named senior class secretary; Speech club president; French club president and vice president; Bank of America plaque winner in liberal arts; Mock Trial semifinalist and quarterfinalist; Student of the Year; California Scholarship Federation; National Honor Society; Scholar Athlete; newspaper reporter; received academic merit recognition for religion, English, American studies, Algebra II and speech; placed second in Orange County speech competition; competed in the Junior Statesmen of America program; attended Global Issues seminar at Notre Dame; listed in “Who’s Who Among American High School Students�

* Connections: Member of the Campus ministry; track and field; Crossings Committee; Western Assn. of Schools and Colleges student evaluation team; enjoys dance; piano, which “takes my stress away and keeps me balanced�; volunteered at the Catholic Worker; HOPE canned food drive; Faley Special Games; Asthma Olympics; Marywood Center Recreation Camp

* Ambitions: Attend UC Berkeley, major in English with minor in French; “but things can change! Law has always seemed interesting to me but I think I would like to pursue broadcast journalism�

* Family: Father is Niranjan; mother is Asha; sister is Nisha; “One of my main priorities is being a good sister. My younger sister inspires me and I hope that I can try to do the same�

* Favorite time: “I adore watering my plants in the backyard. As the flowers grow and die, it’s special for me to watch. And the smell after watering the plants is fantastic�

THE SENIOR CLASS: 173