U-House Pride

Stefano Rumi was selected as a 2014 U.S. Presidential Scholar. This is an extremely high honor. Congratulate him as he heads to the White House!

Congratulations to our amazing Science Bowl team. They made it to the National Science Bowl competition in Washington team and finished in the top 12 in the nation. A huge shout out to team members: Murad Avliyukulov, Connor Robertson, Max Lanter, Henry Basu, and Jonathan Luo. And let’s not forget their terrific teacher and coach, Mr. Mukai.

LACES has 21 students who qualified for the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. Nationwide, only 50,000 students qualified out of 1.5 million students.

One of the LACES 8th grade teams took 2nd place in both overall team performance and Superquiz. All three 8th grade teams finished in the top ten teams in their division.

What words can I use to describe the raw emotion and verbal acuity that our students demonstrated in tryouts for the 3rd Annual Teen Poetry Slam.

For the fourth year in a row, a LACES student has won the Warren Christopher Scholarship. Congratulations to Gabriel Gonzalez! This is a four-year scholarship. Students receive $5,000 per-year in scholarship funds for a maximum of four years of college.

What an amazing accomplishment. For the second year in a row, a LACES senior has been selected to receive a Jefferson Scholarship from the University of Virginia. Stefano Rumi is this year's recipient (last year Ezekiel Reed was the first LACES senior to win this scholarship). This is a highly competitive merit-based scholarship designed to nurture future leaders by not only giving financial support but also providing invaluable professional opportunities throughout the student's academic career.

Congratulations to the Debate Team for their hard work in the State Qualifiers Tournament. Stefano Rumi qualified for State in Congress placing 2nd in the League. Jared Stone made it to finals in Congress. Chelsea Cantos may be heading to State in Oratorical interpretation, and Austin Moore will be going to State in Oratorical Interpretation as the league champion. Congratulations and Good Luck at State. Let's win it all!!!