Jaelyne Romero, Rubidoux High School
Jaelyne was selected as the National CTE Student of the Year for her dedication and passion for agriculture sciences at Rubidoux High School. She will pursue that passion at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, next fall to continue studying agricultural sciences. Jaelyne also serves as the Rubidoux FFA president and has taken 11 classes at Riverside City College (RCC) through the dual enrollment program, all while maintaining a 4.0 GPA.
JUSD staff who’ve guided her: “My AG (agriculture) advisors, Ms. Finnicum and Ms. Vanaselja. They’ve always pushed me to do my best. They’re here to support me. It’s nice knowing that if I have any questions, I can just come back to them.”
Advice for her peers:
“Get involved. (Don’t) let the words of other people stop (you) from achieving what (you) want to do. (You) just really have to have faith in yourself and stay motivated to (your) goal, and (you’ll) be able to achieve anything.
Tiffany Changlee, Jurupa Valley High School
Tiffany will attend the University of California, Riverside in the fall to study software engineering. At Jurupa Valley High School, Tiffany took multiple college courses through the Dual Enrollment program and was involved in various clubs and sports. She also earned both her Seal of Biliteracy and Seal of Civic Engagement this year.
JUSD staff who’ve guided her: “A teacher who really helped me and impacted my life would probably be Ms. Valdez-Flores. Ms. Valdez has helped me a lot… she has always pushed me and… got to know me. If I ever needed someone to talk to or needed help, I would always go to her.”
Advice for her peers: "A piece of advice I would give to a freshman would be to take things slow and really get to know the resources that are offered at the school. If you ever wanted to know more, you can always go to the career center, or the office, and talk to Mrs. Lyman and really get to know what (JVHS) offer(s)."
Daniel Alvarez, Patriot High School
Daniel will attend California State University, Long Beach, to major in Pre-med Biomedical Engineering and pursue a career as a pharmaceutical researcher/developer.
During his time at Patriot High, Daniel earned both the State Seal of Civic Engagement and the State Seal of Biliteracy and helped others as the lead tutor in the after-school tutoring program.
JUSD staff who have guided him: “Ms. Cage. She’s been with me throughout my entire high school career. She has helped me in every single way… she’s always there, and she’s allowed me the opportunity to be the lead tutor for the afterschool program.”
Advice for his peers:
“Opportunities are doors opening. Take a walk through every single door that you can.”
