Meet our June DAPL! Jenna Prandini is an all star to the Clovis community. Her name is heard of all over the Valley and is now set to be heard all over the State. On Saturday June 4th, 2011, Prandini make a huge accomplishment in the CIF State Track Championship Meet. Prandini broke her own personal record by winning three gold medals in the 200, the 100, and in the long jump. She had amazing times of 11.69 seconds for the 100 meter dash, 23.82 seconds in the 200 meter dash, and an unbelievable 19-11 ¾ in the long jump. The smile on Jenna’s face glistened from ear to ear as she had accomplished a total of five gold medals in her high school career, winning two gold medals in the State Track Meet her junior year.
Jenna just recently graduated from Clovis High School serving as ASB President for her senior year. Just a few months ago she signed with Oregon University and will go up north in the fall to run track as a Duck at Oregon! Jenna is our DAPL for the month of June because she has served and given back to the Clovis community all four of her high school years by being involved as a leadership student. She has set an amazing example on good behavior for all athletes and has shown those to the community what great sportsmanship looks like. Congratulations to Jenna Prandini!
Melody Schmidt, a senior at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School organized a prom dress collection for girls who couldn’t afford to buy a prom dress. She has collected more than 500 dresses and shoes to date. She has helped hundreds of girls go to the prom and also collects clothes for kids in foster care. “Other girls go to the mall, I collect prom dresses!” Schmidt says.
She has been involved with Teen Court since her freshman year and has been involved in Girl Scouts for 10 years. She would like to study psychology and then law. Her goal is to work with abused and neglected children and help them learn to stand up for their rights.
Aasha Abbott of Da Vinci Charter Academy in Davis says, “I love to travel and try new things. I’m very friendly and love meeting new people.”
She has been involved with the Yolo County SPCA for seven years and loves animals. She has helped with the Youth Group at her church by volunteering and cooking to help the homeless. She was also a leader of a group at school WEB (where everyone belongs) which helps the younger seventh graders make their transition to her school.
She plans to attend college and plans to become a vet or a child psychologist.
Abby Reutzel of Laguna Blanca School has accomplished a lot already in her life. She was the first freshman in more than 35 years to be on the staff of her high school’s newspaper. She was the first freshman to ever be accepted as a summer intern at The Santa Barbara Independent. She also started the Cure Finders branch in Santa Barbara, which helps raise money to find a cure for cystic fibrosis. She plans to attend college and become a recognized rock critic. Next summer, she plans to travel with a band, tour the U.S. and Europe, then produce an autobiographical account of the experience with journal entries, interviews, videos and photos.
“I strive to be extremely active within my school and community,” says Nicolette Gmoser-Daskalakis of Davis Senior High School. She loves journalism and also has a passion for the arts, fencing and community service. She is the news editor for her school’s newspaper and news director of the UC Davis radio station, where she writes, edits news briefs and stories to be aired, and also helps train the station’s reporters. She plays piano and enjoys composing her own songs. She is a straight-A student and currently takes four AP classes and one honors class. She hopes to pursue a career in the creative arts and attend college in the Bay area. She also hopes to be able to study abroad in Europe.
Monthly D.A.P.L.
Melody Schmidt, a senior at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School organized a prom dress collection for girls who couldn’t afford to buy a prom dress. She has collected more than 500 dresses and shoes to date. She has helped hundreds of girls go to the prom and also collects clothes for kids in foster care. “Other girls go to the mall, I collect prom dresses!” Schmidt says.
Aasha Abbott of Da Vinci Charter Academy in Davis says, “I love to travel and try new things. I’m very friendly and love meeting new people.”
Abby Reutzel of Laguna Blanca School has accomplished a lot already in her life. She was the first freshman in more than 35 years to be on the staff of her high school’s newspaper. She was the first freshman to ever be accepted as a summer intern at The Santa Barbara Independent. She also started the Cure Finders branch in Santa Barbara, which helps raise money to find a cure for cystic fibrosis. She plans to attend college and become a recognized rock critic. Next summer, she plans to travel with a band, tour the U.S. and Europe, then produce an autobiographical account of the experience with journal entries, interviews, videos and photos.
“I strive to be extremely active within my school and community,” says Nicolette Gmoser-Daskalakis of Davis Senior High School. She loves journalism and also has a passion for the arts, fencing and community service. She is the news editor for her school’s newspaper and news director of the UC Davis radio station, where she writes, edits news briefs and stories to be aired, and also helps train the station’s reporters. She plays piano and enjoys composing her own songs. She is a straight-A student and currently takes four AP classes and one honors class. She hopes to pursue a career in the creative arts and attend college in the Bay area. She also hopes to be able to study abroad in Europe.