Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, June 3, 2023

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ROMAN SAILES, VALEDICTORIAN, 

CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT 
STUDIES ACADEMY (CIS)

Roman Sailes will head to Cal Poly 
Pomona to study Computer Science 
after graduating from CIS Academy 
next month. Roman made the Principal's 
Honor Roll in his freshman and sophomore 
years, won the National Black Scholar 
Award in junior year, and earned the 
Academic Excellence Award in senior 
year. This outstanding student has also 
been a part of the Bright Future Scholars 
program since 7th grade.

Roman is the Valedictorian for CIS 
Academy's Class of 2023.

“I've worked hard to keep up my grades 
and even though school hasn't been 
easy, I'm proud of myself for making it 
this far and I'm very grateful to everyone 
who's had my back and supported me 
throughout it,” Roman said.

Roman had a tough decision to make 
and was also accepted at Cal State Los 
Angeles, Cal State Northridge, and Cal 
State Dominguez Hills.

CHRISTINA LEYVA, 

JOHN MUIR HIGH SCHOOL 
EARLY COLLEGE MAGNET

A senior in the Arts, Entertainment, and 
Media Pathway Academy at John Muir 
High School Early College Magnet, 
Christina Leyva spoke eloquently at the 
annual State of Schools event on May 
18. Christina is a 2023 Posse Scholar, 
selected to receive a four-year, full-tuition 
scholarship from the Posse Los Angeles 
Foundation. She was also one of eight 
students in the State of California to earn 
the Linked Learning Alliance Student of 
the Year Scholarship. Christina is in the 
Puente program and has taken several 
Advanced Placement (AP) courses. She 
has also earned nearly 30 college credits 
through the Early College Program at 
John Muir. 

As a high school athlete and leader, 
she is involved in water polo, swimming, 
and marching band and is the student 
body secretary. Christina interned at 
Pasadena’s Light Bringer Project, created 
a podcast with local senior citizens, and 
participated in the College Access Plan, 
a nonprofit that helps students succeed 
in college.

Christina will attend Dickinson College in 
Pennsylvania, where she plans to major 
in English and possibly double major in 
Humanities. She plans to pursue a career 
helping children as a speech-language 
pathologist.

NOAH KRONSBURG, 

PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL

Noah Kronsburg Class of 2023Noah 
Kronsburg is headed to an Ivy League 
university and says Pasadena High 
School helped him get there. Noah 
received a merit scholarship to study 
sociology at Columbia University and he 
is hoping to earn two bachelor’s degrees 
simultaneously through Columbia’s Joint 
Program with List College of the Jewish 
Theological Seminary (JTS). 

“Being one of the few Jewish students 
at Pasadena High School, I am proud to 
represent my heritage, and will continue 
doing so throughout my education,” 
Noah said. “Pasadena High School gave 
me the resources to succeed not only 
academically but socially. The teachers, 
counselors, and administrators really care 
about the students and do whatever they 
can in aiding them to succeed.” 

Noah found success both inside and 
outside of the classroom. He played 
varsity tennis for four years, was 
team captain for two years, and was 
Commissioner of Publicity for the school’s 
Associated Student Body. A member of 
the Principal’s Honor Roll with Distinction, 
Noah is also a National AP Scholar with 
Distinction, a member of the National 
Honor Society, and has achieved Life 
Membership in the California Scholarship 
Federation. 


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