The Rossmoor Woman’s Club recently awarded scholarships of $1,000 each to Los Alamitos High School Students of the Month Joelle Kaiser and Madeline Huq.
Joelle, a senior who is October’s honoree, is active in ASB and the California Scholarship Federation and is president of the Math Club. She was on the varsity song team her sophomore year and won two national titles in the Pom and Game-day category.
Academically, she has taken American Sign Language for the past three years and is on track to get her Seal of Biliteracy for attaining proficiency in signing. She has participated in the computer science pathway and is currently taking a college level math course during the school year.
Joelle plans to major in a math or a technology-related field in college and hopes to work for a technology company after graduation.
Madeline, who is better known to her peers as Maddie, is the Student of the Month for November. She is a member of the National Honor Society, the California Scholarship Federation and the Spanish Honor Society, through which she tutors other students. Maddie is also an AP Scholar with Distinction and a National Merit Commended Scholar.
Maddie is an active community volunteer and she received a Presidential Service Award in recognition of her service hours. She supports local philanthropies through National Charity League, is on the board of the Seal Beach Leos and has volunteered the past three summers with the Los Alamitos Education Foundation as a classroom helper.
Maddie plans to study environmental science in college.
