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Mahatma Gandhi Scholars and
Memorial Lecturers
2007 -
Ambassador Jeffrey
Davidow
Ambassador of the United
States and President, Institute of the Americas.
Chair -
Dr. Ramesh Rao,
Qualcomm Professor of Engineering, U.C.S.D.
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Scholars |
Institutions |
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Aadit Patel |
Rancho Bernardo
High School |
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Kenneth Stuart |
West Hills High
School |
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Anne Nybo |
San Dieguito High
School |
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Shikha Sanjiv |
Torrey Pines High
School |
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Dewi Mertha |
El Camino High
School |
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Pavitra
Viswanathan |
University High
School |
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Rebecca Webb |
Coronado High
School |
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Rebecca Lee |
Mount Carmel High
School |
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Sonam Dabholkar |
West View High
School |
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Elliot Wade
Sapore |
High Tech High
School |
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Ayesha Ghosh |
Mount Carmel High
School |
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Zachary Allen
Reyes |
Falbrook High
School |
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2006 - Ambassador Nirupam Sen
Permanent representative of India, to the United
Nations, New York.
Chair - Dr. Sanjay
Jha, Executive Vice President of QUALCOMM and President
of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies.
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Scholars |
Institutions |
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Xiaochen Su |
University City High |
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Argie Mina |
Mira Mesa High |
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Sarah Elghraoui |
Patrick Henry High |
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Nima Bhakta |
Patrick Henry High |
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Jason Goldfine-Middleton |
Scripps Ranch High |
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Emily Dreibelbis |
Oceanside High |
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Michael Kimani |
Helix Charter High |
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Praveen Subramani |
La Jolla High |
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Michelle Huang |
Westview High |
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Jennifer Wong |
El Camino High |
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Tania White |
San Diego School
of Creative & Performing Arts |
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Shubhanga S. Mani |
Westview High |
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Joel Kramer |
Torrey Pines High |
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Crystal Marie
Marich |
The Presuss
School-UCSD |
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Saumil Shah |
Scripps Ranch High |
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2005 - Prof. C.K. Prahalad -
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Harvey C. Fruehauf
Professor of Business Administration & Professor of
Corporate Strategy and International Business,
University of Michigan and world-renowned management
consultant.
Chair - Dr. Sanjay
Jha, Executive Vice President of QUALCOMM and President
of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies.
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Scholars |
Institutions |
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Gabriel Beccrra |
Torrey Pines High |
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Christopher Carr |
Steele Canyon
High |
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Devina Diggs |
Sweetwater High |
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Panna Felsen |
La Costa Canyon
High |
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Jacqueline
Gonzales |
Bonita Vista High |
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Katherine Gullota |
James Madison
High |
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Melissa
Lakensgard |
Poway High |
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Leela Magavi |
Torrey Pines High |
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Ashwin Mudaliar |
Torrey Pines High |
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Rosa Oceguera |
Oceanside High |
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Evelyn Robarts |
Valley Center
High |
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Ehau Saung |
Poway High |
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Raquel Sojourner |
Mount Miguel High |
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2004
- Prof. Veerabadran Ramanathan
Victor
Alderson Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and Director
of Center for Clouds, Chemistry and Climate
Chair - Dr. Anthony
Thornley, President of QUALCOMM.
Chief Guest - Dr.
Charles, Director Scripps Institute of Oceanography.
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Scholars |
Institutions |
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Csilla
Felsen |
La
Costa Canyon High |
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Maruti
Kumar Didwania |
University City High |
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Christopher Nelson |
University City High |
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Marissa Engleman |
Hilltop High |
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Dina
Amin |
San
Dieguito Academy |
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Brittany English |
Mission Bay High |
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2003
- Dr. Inder Verma
Director, Laboratory of Genetics, Salk Institute
Chair -
Congresswoman Susan Davis, US House of Representatives.
Chief Guest -
Ambassador Biswanathan, Consul General of India San
Francisco.
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Scholars |
Institutions |
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Shayak
Sarkar |
Rancho
Bernardo High |
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Alicia
Riley |
Hilltop High |
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Anand
Subramani |
La
Jolla High |
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Kevin
Stewart |
Vista
High |
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Diana
Tehrani |
La
Jolla High |
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Autumn
Love |
Ramona
High |
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Jason
Waller |
Helix
Charter High |
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Seungeun (Jessica) Lane |
Bonita
Vista High |
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Sameer
Iyengar |
San
Dieguito Academy |
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Amanda
Krismer |
Santana High |
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Joel
Wilcox |
La
Costa Canyon High |
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Contessa Semaan |
Valhalla High |
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Sin
Yan Mak |
Eastlake High |
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Adrian
Menezes |
Eastlake High |
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Melissa Preston |
Valley
Center High |
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2002 - Mayor Dick
Murphy, Mayor of City of San Diego
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Scholars |
Institutions |
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Antonio Fahme |
Hilltop High |
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Divya
Bhatt |
Scripps Ranch High |
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Angel
Chiang |
Carlsbad High |
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Nghia
Thanh Vu |
Mira
Mesa High |
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Sandra
Yam |
Serra
High |
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Danielle Goldman |
West
Hills High |
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2001 - Mayor Dick Murphy, Mayor
of City of San Diego
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Scholars |
Institutions |
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Melissa Morelos |
Escondido High |
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Anurupa Dev |
La Jolla High |
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Ann Tsueng |
Scripps Ranch |
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Daniel Moorhead |
Hilltop High |
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Nathaniel Aginiga |
Hilltop High |
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Michele Heath
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Rancho Bernardo High |
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Taraneh Bastani |
West Hills |
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Siddharth Bhola |
La Jolla High |
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Jennifer Blackwell |
Carlsbad High |
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Roulla Drego |
Rancho Buena Vista |
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Sabrina Barrett |
Mount Miguel |
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Reena Desai |
Scripps Ranch |
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Amber Trigueros |
La Jolla Country Day |
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2000
- Congressman Bob Filner, United States Congress
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Scholars |
Institutions |
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Kristin Lindebrekke |
San Marcos High |
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Amber Emslie |
Escondido High |
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Darcy Richardson |
Rancho Bernardo High |
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Aya Ibarra |
Hilltop High |
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Andre Chmielewski |
Carlsbad High |
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Jennilyn Tan |
Scripps Ranch High |
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Punam Vinod Patel |
Carlsbad High |
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Gaganpreet Kaur |
Poway High |
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Madhu Prabaker |
West Hills High |
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Darren Lanning |
Orange Glen High |
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Antero Garcia |
Monte Vista High |
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Amy Wung |
Rancho Bernardo High |
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Trisha Wills |
Mount Miguel High |
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Tawni Koutchesfahani |
Torrey Pines High |
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Corey Johnson |
Mira Mesa High |
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1999
- Ambassador T. P. Srinivasan
Deputy
Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Washington D.C.
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Scholars |
Institutions |
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Shibani Patnaik* |
La
Costa Canyon High |
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Alfreda Purdon* |
Chula
Vista High |
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Yogi
Hendlin* |
Torrey Pines High |
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Jeet
Minocha |
La
Jolla Country Day High |
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Melody Redbird* |
Escondido High |
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Sandeep Kulkarni* |
Junipero Serra High |
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Erin
Scott* |
Carlsbad High |
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Madhan Gounder* |
Mt
Carmel High |
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Aniko
Felsen* |
La
Costa Canyon High |
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Suzannah Weflen |
Helix
High |
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Alexandra Doppelt |
La
Jolla High |
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Michael Pesavento |
San
Marcos High |
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Daniel Gandarilla* |
Rancho Buena Vista High |
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Katie
Hauck* |
Falbrook Union High |
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Vlad
Favilukis |
Helix
High |
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Simerjeet Brar |
San
Pasqual High |
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Claire Stein* |
Mission Bay High |
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Michael Savitzky* |
Rancho Bernardo High |
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Jeanette Pendergraft |
Chula
Vista High |
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Jason
Charles |
Orange Glenn High |
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Amit
Bhardwaj |
Scripps Ranch High |
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Bijal
Patel |
Francis Parker High |
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*Valedictorian or top 1% of the graduating class
1998
- Congressman Bob Filner, United States Congress
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Scholars |
Institutions |
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Andy S. Wong |
La Costa Canyon High |
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Kavitha Prabaker* |
West Hills High |
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Nicholas A. Rivera* |
Granite Hills High |
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Wendy Piccus* |
Santana High |
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Jack Favilukis* |
Helix High |
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Jennifer Hwang |
Mt Carmel High |
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Albert Lai |
Mt Carmel High |
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Ka Won Lee* |
La Jolla High |
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Jessie Ghai |
La Costa Canyon High |
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Brigham R. Dye |
Escondido High |
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Linda Thai* |
Patrick Henry High |
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Claire E. O'Connor |
Fallbrook Union High |
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Jethmark Olaes |
Sweetwater Union High |
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Carissa Caster* |
Orange Glen High |
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Vernon Pendergraft* |
Mar Vista High |
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Enrique Coon |
Grossmont High |
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Aaron Ginoza |
Fallbrook Union High |
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Adelle Deir |
Carlsbad High |
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Jessica Warner* |
Scripps Ranch High |
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Jamie
Lund* |
San
Pasqual High |
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Proloy
Bhattacharyya |
El Camino
High |
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Pellvi
Jaiya Dhawan |
Carlsbad
High |
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*Valedictorian
1997 - Bharat Ratna Pandit
Ravi Shankar
Sitar
Maestro
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Scholars |
Institutions |
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Nigel
Anthony Drego* |
Rancho
Buena Vista High |
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Nicole
Bensoussan |
Bonita
Vista High |
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Zhe Li* |
Bonita
Vista High |
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Pradeep
Inamati |
Torrey
Pines High |
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Mythily
Sivarajah* |
Bonita
Vista High |
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Eve Meryl
Weston |
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