Hayley Dunn and Benjamin Pareti were honored by the Rossmoor Woman’s Club as Los Alamitos High School students of the month for February and March, respectively.
At a recent luncheon, the club presented $1,000 scholarships to each of the seniors.
Hayley is a four-year member of the award-winning Los Alamitos Show Choir program and is a three-year member of Sound FX, where she currently serves as president, vocal captain and soprano section leader. She is the president of the school French Club and a member of French Honor Society. Last year, she was named “Volunteer of the Year in the City of Los Alamitos for her efforts as president of Casa Youth Shelter’s Youth Leadership Program. During the summer, she volunteers with multiple children’s camps including the Los Alamitos Education Foundation’s Xcite! camp, the Youth Center’s Camp Shar, and Forest Home Christian camps. She is also a member of the National Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation. After high school, Hayley plans to major in French and international relations and to pursue a career in diplomacy.
Benjamin is the co-president of the LAHS Science Olympiad team, which recently placed third among 54 teams at a California competition and has won multiple first-place medals throughout his time on the team. He is the founder of LAHS’s Astronomy Club and of Physics Mentors, a physics tutoring organization. He is a member of the National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation and Spanish Honor Society.
Ben is also the woodwind captain of the LAHS marching band, which received first place at the Western Band Association Regional Championships last semester, and he plays alto saxophone in LAHS’s Jazz Band.
Outside of school, Ben is a board member of the South Coast chapter of National League of Young Men, a philanthropic and community service organization. He plans to major in aerospace engineering in college.
The Rossmoor Woman’s Club, founded in 1958, is a social and philanthropic organization affiliated with the international General Federation of Women’s Clubs. The club is based in the northwest Orange County community of Rossmoor but membership is open to any one. Among other things, the club raises money to support local charities and to fund scholarships for LAHS students through two major fundraisers: the annual Rossmoor
Garden Tour, which is coming up on May 19, and Holiday Home Tour in December. For more information, go online to www.rossmoorwomansclub.org.