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MORGAN HILL RESIDENT ERIN SCHULZ, a senior at MONTE VISTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL in Watsonville, has received a BANK OF AMERICA ACHIEVEMENT AWARD in fine arts.

The ROTARY CLUB OF MORGAN HILL has honored CARDEN ACADEMY student GERALYN VASQUEZ, CHARTER SCHOOL OF MORGAN HILL student OLIVIA PRIEDITE and CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL student KATHARINE MARTIN as the final three top local students with its OUTSTANDING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT awards, completing this year's recognition programs for most outstanding academic work in 19 schools.

MOUNT MADONNA SCHOOL juniors and seniors with faculty member WARD MAILLIARD answer questions during the April 18 'Journey of a Lifetime' panel discussion at The Granary at Morgan Hill. The event, hosted by LOCAL DEVELOPERS AND ARCHITECTS LESLEY MILES AND CHARLES WESTON, featured the students speaking about topics of leadership, values, education, their personal school experiences and travel, including a recent trip to India, where they met with the president of India, the Dalai Lama, and U.S. Ambassador David Mulford.

MORGAN HILL RESIDENT DAYA RAMAN and SITARA ETHIRAJ, chose EHC LifeBuilders as the beneficiary for their PRESENTATION HIGH SCHOOL Platinum Project. For the project, Daya and Sitara organized and presented "Glimpses of India," a dance concert featuring classical and modern Indian dance. The students raised hundreds of dollars to benefit EHC LifeBuilders, a nonprofit organization which champions quality of life and stability for people in crisis and those experiencing homelessness in Santa Clara County. Daya volunteers at the homeless center in San Martin on Monterey Road.

ANDREW POONIA and AMANDA NARANJO won the Outstanding Student Achievement Award April 4 presented by ROTARY CLUB OF MORGAN HILL.

MORGAN HILL RESIDENT ANDRE' THOM, a junior at MONTE VISTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL in Watsonville, has been honored with a President's Volunteer Service Award.