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2015 Semifinalists – California

First Name Last Name High School City State

Shruti

Aggarwal Oak Park High School Oak Park CA

Bryan

Aguilar Channel Islands High School Oxnard CA

Carmelo

Alamo 95765 Lincoln CA

Candida

Alfaro Soledad High School Soledad CA

Evelyn

Alvarez Hesperia High School Hesperia CA

Kevin

Arias Pinole Valley High School Richmond CA

Sierra

Arnott Antelope High School Antelope CA

Priscila

Arredondo Ygnacio Valley High School Bay point CA

Victor

Asemota Claremont High School Claremont CA

Hilda

Atuncar Warren High School Downey CA

Viranpal

Batth Bullard High School Fresno CA

Benjamin

Beltran Nevada Union High School Nevada City CA

Patricia

Beltran-Cortez Sylmar High School Sylmar CA

Riley

Beres 054055 San Pedro CA

Ashley

Bonetto Saddleback Valley Christian School Laguna Niguel CA

Travis

Burton Oak Hills High School Hesperia CA

Carlos

Cardenas Henry I Kaiser High School Fontana CA

Brianna

Carlos Hawthorne Math & Science Academy Carson CA

Brandon

Carone Arcadia High School Alhambra CA

Adam

Casillas La Quinta High School La Quinta CA

Hunter

Casperson Cajon High School San Bernardino CA

Bryan

Castillo Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy Los Angeles CA

Julianne

Center Rim Of The World High School Blue Jay CA

Ashley

Chan Valley Christian High School Castro Valley CA

Michael

Chang Los Altos High School Hacienda Heights CA

Destinee

Chapman Sultana High School Hesperia CA

Amorie

Chavez Golden Valley High School Bakersfield CA

Gerald

Cheng Loma Linda Academy Redlands CA

Simon

Chow Bravo Medical Magnet High School Los Angeles CA

Brittany

Church Calaveras High School Valley Springs CA

Constance

Coelho Riverdale Unified School District Riverdale CA

Jade

Cook Saint Monica Catholic High School Los Angeles CA

Emily

Cooksey Palmdale High School Palmdale CA

Luke

Corsaut Waterford High School Waterford CA

Kely

Cortes Woodrow Wilson High School Los Angeles CA

Migdalia

Cortes 0509965 Fortuna CA

Tristan

Curnow Fallbrook Union High School Fallbrook CA

Felicia

Davidson Pajaro Valley High School Watsonville CA

Micah

Dela Cruz Jefferson High School Colma CA

Mariana

Demaille Newbury Park High School Newbury Park CA

Cameron

Diaz Ceres High School Ceres CA

Kevin

Diego San Pedro High School San Pedro CA

Cassandra

Dinh Schurr High School Rosemead CA

Mila

Dorji San Luis Obispo High School Los Osos CA

Jason

Duong Woodrow Wilson High School Los Angeles CA

Liesl

Eibschutz San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo CA

Jasmine

Escareno Leuzinger High School Hawthorne CA

Samuel

Feineh El Camino Fundamental High School Sacramento CA

Kristen

Fernandez Clovis West High School Fresno CA

Kendall

Ferre Riverside Poly High School Riverside CA

Angie

Flores Bishop Union High School Bishop CA

Arianna

Flores Baldwin Park High School Pomona CA

Gabriella

Flores Golden Valley High School Merced CA

Isis

Galindo Quartz Hill High School Palmdale CA

Jose

Garay La Serna High School Whittier CA

Amie

Garcia vista Murrieta High School Menifee CA

TEResa

Gaspar El Camino High School Oceanside CA

Katelynn

Gilbert Palm Desert High School Thousand Palms CA

Paola

Godinez Rancho Verde High School Moreno Valley CA

Peter

Godslaw Leuzinger High School Hawthorne CA

Samantha

Gomes 53676 Hacienda Heights CA

Nancy

Gomez Saint Marys Academy Inglewood CA

Juan

Gonzalez 054150 Santa Ana CA

Santiago

Gonzalez Lindsay High School Lindsay CA

Lacey

Gotcher Montgomery High School Rohnert Park CA

Quincie

Gourley Notre Dame High School Gonzales CA

Eli

Gramajo Downtown Business Magnet HS Los Angeles CA

Kyle

Groves Salinas High School Salinas CA

Maya

Guhan Archbishop Mitty High School Milpitas CA

Marina

Habib Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Reseda CA

Cassidy

Halford Cornelia Connelly School Fullerton CA

Grant

Hall 054413 Coarsegold CA

William

Hang Scripps Ranch High School San Diego CA

Youstine

Hanna Saint Monica Catholic High School Santa Monica CA

Bailey

Hanson 143493 Canyon lake CA

Parker

Hayward Junipero Serra High School San Diego CA

Alexandra

Hernandez Granite Hills High School El Cajon CA

Brooke

Hinders 054438 Galt CA

Emma

Horanic Liberty High School Madera CA

Aram

Hosseini Del Campo High School Gold River CA

Kacie

Hostetler El Capitan High School Alpine CA

Chloe

Hourdequin Santa Barbara Sr High School Santa Barbara CA

Enya

Huang Harvard-Westlake School Rancho Cucamonga CA

Jefferey

Huang 05676 West Covina CA

Diana

Hurtado West High School Bakersfield CA

Alexis

Interiano Mountain View High School El Monte CA

Ashley

Jackson 052440 Perris CA

Jocelyn

Jaquez Magnolia High School Stanton CA

Joy

Jin Henry M Gunn Sr High School Palo Alto CA

Stephen

Jiroch Buena High School Ventura CA

Sharon

Jung Los Angls Center for Enriched Studies Los Angeles CA

Jennifer

Kandell Sherman E Burroughs High School Ridgecrest CA

Richard

Kang Los Angls Center for Enriched Studies Los Angeles CA

Anand

Kannappan Dougherty Valley High School San Ramon CA

Sharon

Khoo Gabrielino High School SAN GABRIEL CA

Kijung

Kim Palos Verdes Peninsula HS Rancho Palos Verdes CA

Chloe

Koslo Paraclete High School Lake Hughes CA

Lauren

Kroeger River Valley High School Yuba City CA

Laurel

Kwon Cabrillo High School Lompoc CA

Jennifer

Lang 051047 Long Beach CA

Shelby

Larsen Lancaster High School Lancaster CA

Chau

Le Torrey Pines High School San Diego CA

Brandon

Lee Los Angeles CA

Jonathan

Lee Ocean View High School Huntington Beach CA

Nikita

Lee Glen A Wilson High School Hacienda Heights CA

Eric

Leverenz Whitney high School Rocklin CA

Calvin

Lin John A Rowland High School Rowland Heights CA

Frances

Ling Westlake High School Thousand Oaks CA

Joseph

Llewellyn Lower Lake High School Clearlake CA

Ameryl

Loi Tracy Joint Union High School Tracy CA

Alfredo

Lopez Sierra High School Manteca CA

Jasmine

Lu Oxford Academy Cypress CA

Kaitlyn

Lund Point Loma High School San Diego CA

Diana

Lutfi Chaffey High School Ontario CA

Spencer

Ma University High School Irvine CA

Madison

MacLeod 054438 Galt CA

Alexandria

Madison Los Molinos High School Los Molinos CA

Karen

Malacon Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos CA

Abhishek

Mangla Saint Francis High School Santa Clara CA

Pascual

Marquez Lincoln High School Linocln CA

Teresita

Martinez Academy of Environmental and Social Policy Pasadena CA

Guy

McEleney Huntington Beach High School Long Beach CA

Kimberly

Mejia John Muir High School Altadena CA

Madison

Meredith Monache High School Porterville CA

Michael

Mojarro Bishop Mora Salesian High School San Gabriel CA

Melanie

Montoya South East High School Lynwood CA

Daniela

Morales Floyd B Buchanan High School Clovis CA

Catherine

Mullenmeister Vanden High School Vacaville CA

Julissa

Murillo Oxnard High School Oxnard CA

Risa

Nakagawa Palos Verdes Peninsula HS Rancho Palos Verdes CA

Emily

Nance Capital Christian High School Citrus Heights CA

Cynthia

Navi Nipomo High School Nipomo CA

Andrew

Nguyen Mater Dei High School Garden Grove CA

Brian

Nguyen La Puente High School La Puente CA

Van

Nguyen Garden Grove High School Anaheim CA

Marlen

Nieblas Foothill High School Bakersfield CA

Kendle

Norgaard Saint Marys High School Clements CA

Grace

O'Brien Tesoro High School Rancho Santa Margarita CA

Sala

Oh John Marshall High School Los Angeles CA

Joseph

Orosco Pomona High School Pomona CA

Karina

Orozco Orange Glen High School Escondido CA

Monique

Ortiz Saint Joseph High School Norwalk CA

Anant

Pai Redlands High School Redlands CA

Marialena

Palacios Lopez Willows High School Willows CA

Rosanai

Paniagua Porterville High School Richgrove CA

Maria

Perez 054332 Los Angeles CA

Lucy

Peritz La Jolla Country Day School San Diego CA

Paige

Pfadt Burney Jr-Sr High School Burney CA

Leann

Pham Adolfo Camarillo High School Camarillo CA

Oliver

Piltch San Marcos High School Santa Barbara CA

Dominic

Pletcher Helix High School Lemon Grove CA

Michael

Prattipati Northwood High School Irvine CA

Alfredo

Preciado Lynwood High School Lynwood CA

Eileen

Prieto Orange High School Orange CA

Shreya

Ramayya Palos Verdes Peninsula HS Rancho Palos Verdes CA

Travis

Ramirez Santiago High School Corona CA

Akshay

Rathish Vista del Lago Folsom CA

Erin

Reagan Will C Wood High School Vacaville CA

Steven

Reed American Canyon High School Vallejo CA

Andrea

Rivera Mc Farland High School McFarland CA

Marc

Robert Wong French American International School San Francisco CA

Erik

Rocha Arnold O Beckman High School Tustin CA

Alexander

Rodriguez Bishop Montgomery High School Long Beach CA

Arielle

Rodriguez Palos Verdes High School Palos Verdes CA

Luisa

Rosa Dominguez Senior High School Compton CA

Carla

Rubio East Bakersfield High School Bakersfield CA

Phoebe

Ruggles Ferndale High School Rio Dell CA

Alap

Sahoo Stockdale High School Bakersfield CA

Ma.Luz

Salacup Raoul Wallenberg Traditional HS South San Francisco CA

O'Brian

Santos South Gate Senior High School South Gate CA

Kathleen Schwind

Schwind Arroyo Grande High School Arroyo Grande CA

Joshua

Semple Vintage High School Napa CA

Scott

Silva Napa High School Napa CA

Rebecca

Sine Bravo Medical Magnet High School Los Angeles CA

Aleksandar

Singer Alexander Hamilton H S Complex Los Angeles CA

Sukhdeep

Singh Floyd B Buchanan High School Fresno CA

Kenyce

Smith Crenshaw High School Los Angeles CA

Lisa

Sobajian Venice High School Los Angeles CA

Sangmin

Song University High School Irvine CA

Maryn

Spangler Red Bluff Union High School Red Bluff CA

Marin

Spears Gridley Union High School Gridley CA

David

Steinberg Palos Verdes Peninsula HS Rancho Palos Verdes CA

Erica

Stevenson Big Valley High School Adin CA

Jack

Stone Beverly Hills High School Beverly Hills CA

Zahra

Surani Milpitas High School Milpitas CA

Arvind

Suresh Tesoro High School Ladera Ranch CA

Allison

Talker Raoul Wallenberg Traditional HS San Francisco CA

Matthew

Teon Blair High School Pasadena CA

Kiera

Thomas Summit High School Fontana CA

Cynthia

Tien Amador Valley High School Pleasanton CA

Jairo

Tomas Los Angeles CA

Inez

Torres International Poly-Technic HS Azusa CA

Allison

Totzke Cajon High School San Bernardino CA

Shannon

Tran Alta Loma High School Alta Loma CA

Sunny

Trivedi John F Kennedy Middle High School Eastvale CA

Yun-Ta

Tsai Walnut High School Walnut CA

Saul

Urbina Arlington High School Riverside CA

David

Valley Saint Augustine High School San Diego CA

Bridget

Villanueva Canyon Springs High School Moreno Valley CA

Christina

Wainwright Palos Verdes Peninsula HS rancho palos verdes CA

Joseph

walker Eastside High School Lancaster CA

Netta

Wang Aragon High School San Mateo CA

Tiffany

Weaver 053910 Los Angeles CA

Jeffrey

Webb Redwood High School Visalia CA

Caitlyn

Wherry Big Valley Christian High School Modesto CA

Alexander

Wiegman Modesto High School Modesto CA

Miranda

Wilcox Saint Monica Catholic High School Culver City CA

Esther

Wong University High School Fresno CA

Daniel

Yang Woodbridge High School Irvine CA

Ji Whan

Yoon Oxford Academy Cypress CA

Jihee

Yoon La Canada High School La Canada CA

Dan

Zeng Westlake High School Newbury Park CA

Hugh

Zhang Valley Christian High School San Jose CA

Sophie

Zhang San Ramon Valley High School Concord CA

Simon

Zhou Canyon High School Anaheim CA

Ted

Zhu Walnut High School Diamond Bar CA