Aztec Applause

Congratulations to Academic Decathlon for their success this year!

They attended a competition on Saturday, May 20th at Aliso Niguel High School with thirteen team members this semester: Mahrooz Ahmad, Myka Comia, Gauri Deepa-Sreelal, Parminder Johal, Katie Kuwahara, Emily Macedo, Catie Mullner, Ellie Mullner, Brian Nguyen, Saul Pena, Antuanette Ugarte, Erika Van Asch and Alec Wrightson.

Here are the results from the awards ceremony:
Emily Macedo = 5th place music
Gauri Deepa-Sreelal = 2nd place speech
Brian Nguyen = 5th place math, 5th place speech
Erika Van Asch = 3rd place language/literature, 4th place art & 4th place social science

Overall, Esperanza did very well and finished 7th place overall in Orange County!

Kezie Okpala is the Register's boys basketball player of the year! Congrats, Kezie!

Esperanza's Kezie Okpala is the Register's boys basketball player of the year Contact the writer: [email protected]

Congratulations to Mark Hill for being named OC Register's Boys Basketball Coach of the Year!

Esperanza's Mark Hill is the Orange County boys basketball coach of the year Esperanza coach Mark Hill has been selected by the Register as the Orange County boys basketball coach of the year. Contact the writer: [email protected]

Congratulations to The Aztlan for their performance at the SCJEA Write-Off competition on Long Beach on Sat., March 25. Over 288 students from across the state competed in various writing and photography events. Senior Ashlyn Fuentes placed 3rd in News Photography for her photo on the rise of EpiPen costs. Freshman Ally Dahncke received "Excellent" in the Novice News competition in which students had to attend a press conference and write on the spot. Senior Megan Elmore was a finalist in the scholarship competition. Congratulations to The Aztlan staff their participation and wins!