California
List: National Merit semifinalists from California, class of 2025
The semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program — about 16,000 high school students, representing less than 1% of U.S. seniors — were announced on Sept. 11.
The semifinalists, from the graduating class of 2025, qualified based on their scores on the Preliminary SAT. About 95 percent are expected to attain finalist standing on the strength of an application detailing academic performance, school and community activities, and employment.
About half the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, to be announced in the spring.
Below are the semifinalists from California, listed alphabetically by city (in bold) and high school.
Also: The Class of 2025 semifinalist list for Bay Area schools
ACTON
VASQUEZ H. S.
AGOURA HILLS
AGOURA H. S.
- Fonkalsrud, Christian
- Gelb, Matthew
- Korob, Ian
ALAMEDA
ALAMEDA H. S.
- Handler, Myles A.
- Song, Jacob J.
ALAMEDA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
ENCINAL H. S.
HOMESCHOOL / ONLINE SCHOOL
ALBANY
ALBANY H. S.
- Batnairamdal, Altanshagai
- Fahn, Leilani
- Gold, Skylar
- Lam, Mabyn
- Lee, Bennett
- Rothstein, Samuel
- Watt, Liam
- Zhang, Dori
ALHAMBRA
ALHAMBRA H. S.
- San, Kaung H.
- San, Kaung M.
MARK KEPPEL H. S.
ALISO VIEJO
ALISO NIGUEL H. S.
- Halphide, Danielle
- Milby, Jackson
- Selvan, Noah
- Song, Ian
ANAHEIM
CANYON H. S.
- Hassain, Rohan
- Kim, Alexandr
ESPERANZA H. S.
- Hoang, Matthew
- Sharma, Shivali
FAIRMONT PREPARATORY ACADEMY
- Hollis, Francis
- Kim, Noelle
- Lee, Siheon
- Pau, Cheuk Fu Ian
- Shvartsman, Ava
HOMESCHOOL / ONLINE SCHOOL
ANTIOCH
ANTIOCH H. S.
ARCADIA
ARCADIA H. S.
- Athavale, Avani A.
- Cha, Minjun
- Cheng, Lewis
- Choy, Hei Yin
- Hussain, Syed S.
- Kulkarni, Dhruti G.
- Kumar, Avik
- Lin, Annette L.
- Liu, Mia Y.
- Luc, Don C.
- Ma, Max M.
- Ng, Zuni
- Prabhutendolkar, Atharv A.
- S. G. Yousuf Mohammed, Anas
- Wang, Catherine Z.
- Wang, Herrick X.
- Xu, Zejin
- Yen, Evan S.
ARROYO GRANDE
ARROYO GRANDE H. S.
ATHERTON
MENLO – ATHERTON H. S.
- Buerchner, Andrew
- Chen, Lilah S.
- Chien, Celine
- Djafari, Sara J.
- Goldman, Samuel S.
- Justice, Anna J.
- Kaushikan, Rohan
- Klingsporn, Rose B.
- Knox, William P.
- Lee, Valentine
- Margulis, Arden T.
- Mattal, Brandon C.
- Nam, Corbin M.
- Waitz, Anthony A.
- Weiss, Benjamin R.
MENLO SCHOOL
- Chen, Sophia
- Dokanchi, Anthony
- Hsia, Kate
- Kim, Amanda
- Klugman, Isabella
- Mangtani, Ruchi
- Palmer, Clifford
- Park, Benjamin
- Xin, Karen
SACRED HEART PREPARATORY SCHOOL
- Newby, Megan
- Smith, James
- Verner, Alexis
BAKERSFIELD
CENTENNIAL H. S.
LIBERTY H. S.
STOCKDALE H. S.
- Gaikwad, Kunal
- Natt, Ekamjot
BELLFLOWER
ST. JOHN BOSCO H. S.
BELMONT
CARLMONT H. S.
- Block, Linnea A.
- Cao, Mason Y.
- Ching, Camille I.
- Clusin, Audrey A.
- Crowther, Paige K.
- Crowther, Samantha J.
- Dastidar, Aviraj G.
- Feldman, Mitchell E.
- Hai, Zara A.
- Kumar, Manya S.
- Lennemann, Alinando
- Nobrega, Maximilian M.
- Ohashi, Shiyo K.
- Rui, Gabriel Y.
- Scholl, Tae L.
- Sneeringer, Jackson M.
- Wang, Catherine Y.
BENICIA
HOMESCHOOL / ONLINE SCHOOL
- Bowman, Hannah
- Bowman, Nathan
BERKELEY
BERKELEY H. S.
- Bianchi-McElwee, Max
- Cheng, Simon
- Cline, Amon
- Coleman, Anna
- Dernburg, Benjamin
- Nickolaus, Ilana
- Philhower, Violet
- Saenz, Alita T.
- Simic, Emanuel
- Srinivasan, Lucas
- Underwood, Calder
ST. MARY’S COLLEGE H. S.
- Osorio, Shai
- Wollitzer, Isaiah P.
BEVERLY HILLS
BEVERLY HILLS H. S.
- Bakshian, Benjamin
- Goldkorn, Tali
- Li, Vincent
- Smiler, Andrew
- Zhang, Sarah
BIG BEAR CITY
BIG BEAR H. S.
BREA
BREA OLINDA H. S.
BRENTWOOD
LIBERTY H. S.
BURBANK
BURBANK H. S.
- Missakian, Avedis
- Patel, Diya
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LOS ANGELES
BURLINGAME
BURLINGAME H. S.
- Browdy, Zoe A.
- Keeley, Lucas C.
- Levitt, Alexandria A.
- Meng, David X.
- Nguyen, Brandon Z.
- Peng, Aaron Z.
CALABASAS
VIEWPOINT SCHOOL
- Dans, Julian
- Green, Samuel L.
CAMARILLO
ADOLFO CAMARILLO H. S.
- Hoang, Jadon N.
- Jiang, Ethan X.
- Thomas, Christopher K.
RANCHO CAMPANA H. S.
CAMPBELL
WESTMONT H. S.
- Hwang, Jocelyn
- Ranjith, Yash M.
- Wu, Alexander
CANYON COUNTRY
CANYON H. S.
CARLSBAD
ARMY AND NAVY ACADEMY
CARLSBAD H. S.
- Dee, Zaiden
- Dresios, Demetrios
- Dresios, Marianthe
- Dresios, Vassilios
PACIFIC RIDGE SCHOOL
- Santiago, Jaden
- Simpson, Carter
SAGE CREEK H. S.
- Caviness, Phillip
- Dougherty, Jacob
- Farrelly, Keenan
- Hao, Yunshu
- Lee, Emma
- Sakhranov, Ivan
CARMICHAEL
JESUIT H. S.
- Pryor, Luke L.
- Troppmann, Maximilian A.
- Yiakis, Benjamin A.
CARSON
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE
- Choung, Isaiah
- Chung, Yuchan
- Kim, Justin
- Lunker, Titiksha
- Trinh, Phong
- Vu, Quan
CASTRO VALLEY
CASTRO VALLEY H. S.
- Chen, Sean
- Crowell, Haley J.
- Huang, Edison J.
CERRITOS
CERRITOS H. S.
GRETCHEN WHITNEY H. S.
- Anand, Aanya
- Chao, Benjamin
- Han, Jaden
- Huang, Ann
- Hui, Ethan
- Kim, Stanley
- Kumar, Luv
- Senanayake, Dineth
- Vida, Gavin-Kai
- Vu, Christopher
CHATSWORTH
SIERRA CANYON SCHOOL
CHINO HILLS
RUBEN S. AYALA H. S.
- Chao, Ryan
- Hong, Caden M.
- Kim, Ethan H.
- Mattison, Cole H.
CHINO HILLS H. S.
CHULA VISTA
OLYMPIAN H. S.
CLAREMONT
CLAREMONT H. S.
- Cheng, Leo L.
- Moore, Ian L.
- Ou, Sofia M.
- Rockwell, Simon P.
VIVIAN WEBB SCHOOL
- Duan, Kexin
- Hou, Danting
- Yang, Wen
WEBB SCHOOL OF CALIFORNIA
- Hu, Zhenghao
- Lan, Tingxu
- Pang, Jay
- Xu, Hanbo
- Yang, Aaron
CLOVIS
FLOYD B. BUCHANAN H. S.
- Beauchamp, Jack
- Fowler, Autumn
CLOVIS EAST H. S.
CLOVIS H. S.
CONCORD
CARONDELET H. S.
CUPERTINO
CUPERTINO H. S.
- Bhagwat, Rohan
- Chaba, Zachary
- Chen, Matthew
- Cu, Aaron
- Do, Wonyoung
- Eranki, Bhargav
- Frake, Dylan
- Gokhale, Aakash
- Kandasamy, Shivanth
- Kang, Alvin
- Kang, Melody
- Khan, Zoya
- Kim, Ian
- Kuo, Brian
- Lee, Joyce
- Lee, Katherine
- Marfatia, Prachi
- Marfatia, Purva
- Mehta, Aarav
- Muliadi, Brandon
- Mupparthi, Ayaan
- Naphade, Atharv
- Naphade, Rohan
- Tomar, Avi
- Xie, Xiwen
- Xu, Grace
- Youn, Lina
- Yu, Faye
HOMESCHOOL / ONLINE SCHOOL
HOMESTEAD H. S.
- Anderson, Cecilia
- Belt, Atticus
- Bodke, Rohan
- Chang, Linda
- Chau, Hayden
- Chu, Alicia
- Dale, Dylan
- Fei, Jianwen
- Ferolito, Peter
- Giri, Adithya
- Khare, Aarush
- Kim, Ellia
- Mishra, Sanatan
- Ng, Matthew
- Noujeim, Clara
- Sirota, Alexander
- Tsai, Perry
- Yeung, Ezra Kai Lok
- Yuan, Samuel
MONTA VISTA H. S.
- Avadhanam, Pranav
- Bhandarkar, Anika
- Chatterjee, Nishant
- Dambalkar, Nandan
- Devakonda, Indu
- Eranti, Abhiraam
- Garg, Rohin
- He, Alicia
- Huang, Aiden
- Hung, Chloe
- Kamarshi, Hemani
- Kancherla, Saahithi
- Kaushik, Kanchan
- Ke, Carina
- Ke, Karen
- Kellogg, Ethan
- Li, Allen
- Liu, Lanhao
- Mehta, Annika
- Pullara, Maya
- Qin, Melissa
- Rastogi, Keshav
- Tai, Alan
- Vicchrilli, Elisabeth
- Wang, Selina
- Yang, Alyssa
- Yao, Sunny
- Yoon, Robin
- Zeng, Alexander
- Zheng, Dorothy
- Zhou, Charlotte
CYPRESS
HOMESCHOOL / ONLINE SCHOOL
OXFORD ACADEMY
- Le, Emily
- Lee, Janice D.
- Lee, Joseph J.
- Nguyen, Khanh K.
- Shao, Veronica Y.
- Yoon, Rachel J.
DALY CITY
SUMMIT SHASTA
WESTMOOR H. S.
DANA POINT
DANA HILLS H. S.
DANVILLE
ATHENIAN SCHOOL
- Molitor, Garrett M.
- Solomon, Michael J.
MONTE VISTA H. S.
- Atkinson, Kalen J.
- Bijlani, Trisha
- Cao, Stephanie Y.
- Chao, Rex S.
- Dolan, Liam K.
- Ferman, Emre
- Fernandez, Sofia F.
- Gandhi, Arshia
- Kabbarah, Bashar
- Kayari, Amanda E.
- Kuwahara, Callen M.
SAN RAMON VALLEY H. S.
DAVIS
DAVIS H. S.
- Ben Haj, Fatima
- Ding, Grace
- Jung, Wooyoung
- Kim, Jodie
- Koenig, Thomas
- Lee, Jennifer
- Mieske, Cole
- Parikh, Arav
- Qi, Brandon
- Rose, Noam
- Wang, Ryan
- Yang, Wenqi
DIAMOND BAR
DIAMOND BAR H. S.
- Chaisakulchai, Nattanicha
- Chen, Jayden
- Chung, Amanda
- Doratan, Janna Audrey
- Hoen, Ethan
- Jung, Cody
- Liu, Matthew
- Prasetyo, Daniel
- Xie, Donson
DUARTE
DUARTE H. S.
DUBLIN
DUBLIN H. S.
- Adiga, Greeshma R.
- Aravind, Anuraag
- Balupari, Laasya
- Bharadwaj, Kashyap R.
- Bhattiprolu, Vineel
- Chamberlain, Sonya W.
- Das, Aditya
- Fielding, Evan A.
- Geng, Kevin L.
- Gurusankar, Tarini
- Liu, Franklin J.
- Mittal, Isha
- Mukherjee, Abhijoy N.
- Noique, Matthew G.
- Suzuki, Kaito
- Wang, Emma L.
- Xiao, Eric Y.
- Zhou, Jason
QUARRY LANE SCHOOL
- Chen, William
- Chen, Yao
- Hu, Ricky
- Iyer, Dhruv V.
- Jain, Diya
- Ji, Ada
- Karippara, Harshitha
- Liu, Tiffany
- Mannava, Pranati
- Manyam, Krishiv
- Mehra, Dev
- Sridharan, Srinitha
- Valliappan, Saravanan
- Wong, Ryan
- Xie, Crystal
- Yan, Sam
- Zhuge, Elizabeth
EASTVALE
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT H. S.
EDWARDS
DESERT H. S.
EL CAJON
GRANITE HILLS H. S.
EL CERRITO
EL CERRITO H. S.
- Arkin, Oliver M.
- Seo, Daniel J.
EL DORADO HILLS
OAK RIDGE H. S.
- Boucher, Nola
- Feldman, Mason
- Ni, Andrew
- Pham, Ethan
- Tribble, Alexandra
EL SEGUNDO
EL SEGUNDO H. S.
VISTAMAR SCHOOL
ELK GROVE
COSUMNES OAKS H. S.
- Arnold, John M.
- Jiang, Benjamin
- Moua, Nu A.
- Tong, Matthew S.
- Tran, Viettam N.
PLEASANT GROVE H. S.
EMERYVILLE
EAST BAY GERMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ENCINITAS
THE GRAUER SCHOOL
SAN DIEGUITO ACADEMY
- Berman, Jonah
- Lo, Aiden
- Pai, Christopher
- Sarikonda, Aaditya
- Sleight, Dahlia
ESCONDIDO
CLASSICAL ACADEMY H. S.
SAN PASQUAL H. S.
FAIRFIELD
ANGELO RODRIGUEZ H. S.
FOLSOM
FOLSOM H. S.
- Ching, Kaelyn
- Datta, Ishan
- Koneru-Ansari, Sami
- Tiwari, Deepankar
VISTA DEL LAGO H. S.
- Borole, Anish
- Puritipati, Rahul
FOSTER CITY
HOMESCHOOL / ONLINE SCHOOL
FOUNTAIN VALLEY
FOUNTAIN VALLEY H. S.
- Nguyen, Benjamin
- Nguyen, Jaquelyn
FREMONT
ALSION MONTESSORI H. S.
- Hoang, Kenric
- Samsi, Anushree
AMERICAN H. S.
- Arya, Advika
- Ashwin, Aditi
- Baldwa, Avishi
- Chaurasia, Ayush
- Chen, Keane
- Das, Archit
- Edappily, Roger
- Fan, Alice
- Ganapathy, Thryambak
- Garg, Krishay
- Godavarthy, Abhiram
- Huang, Lucas
- Jegadheswaran, Nidhes
- Johar, Alfiya
- Karthikeyan Marudhavanan, Dharshini
- Kuang, Kallie
- Kulkarni, Riya
- Kumaraswamy, Anirudh
- Kwok, Ching Yeung
- Li, Howard
- Lian, Zikai
- Luo, Shijie
- Mohammad, Amaan
- Qiao, Benjamin
- Reddy, Anshuman
- Sharma, Shreeya
- Singh, Tegh
- Solanki, Avik
- Tian, Madison
- Tseng, Cher
- Veeramaneni, Saahith
- Wen, Max
- Zhi, David
BASIS INDEPENDENT
- Bachheti, Manya
- Bhatt, Romil
- Deshmukh, Atharv
- Gowda, Shamak
- Kiran, Aditi
- Li, Ryan
- Liang, Bridget
- Ni, Joshua
- Pilli, Rohan
- Soni, Aashna
- Wang, Joy
- Wong, Allyson
- Wu, Luoxi
- Yan, Kevin
- Zhang, Chloe
IRVINGTON H. S.
- Carthikeyan, Anandika
- Chakraborty, Aanya
- Chao, Abraham
- Chen, Jeremy
- Choi, Esther
- Dasgupta, Sahana
- Du, Jaden
- Gadre, Mihir
- Gao, Christopher
- Gu, Ruiyun
- Huang, Darren
- Jia, Ziqi
- Konda, Vaishnavi
- Kuan, Mason
- Lan, Eric
- Luo, Francis
- Prashantha, Shreya
- Rao, Avani
- Raviotta, Andrew
- Shen, Vinna
- Shu, Wynn
- Sun, Jerry
- Surana, Ritika
- Thodupunoori, Shubhankar
- Vairavan, Soundharya
JOHN F. KENNEDY H. S.
MISSION SAN JOSE H. S.
- Awasthi, Ishaan
- Chatterjee, Rajorshi
- Chen, Angelina
- Chen, Novak
- Chen, Pengyu
- Chen, Simeng
- Chu, Patrick
- Gupta, Aadi
- Hsiung, Issac
- Jani, Ashwika
- Jayaraj, Michelle
- Jonnadula, Monish
- Joseph, Jeremy
- Kamath, Atul
- Leng, Ester
- Liang, Sarah
- Liu, Kaylee
- Lu, Ivy
- Manur, Rishabh
- Nachiappan, Aghilan
- Patil, Shubham
- Prabhakar, Palak
- Prasanna, Lakshmi Narasimhan
- Rao, Varun
- Roy, Ishani
- Sen, Tuheen
- Tan, Jonathan
- Tunguturu, Saidivyesh
- Wu, Raina
- Wudaru, Vaibhav
- Zhao, Alexander
- Zhao, Andrew
- Zhao, Evelyn
- Zhou, Anika
- Zhou, Carina
- Zhou, William
WASHINGTON H. S.
- Alokozai, Edris
- Mehta, Bhavya
- Pamula, Lilian
- Rao, Anika
- Sankaran, Advait
- Vohra, Mahika
FRESNO
CLOVIS NORTH H. S.
- Estrada, Pauline Victoria
- Mehrotra-Varma, Shiv
- Rao, Sonia
- Shi, Zian
EDISON H. S.
UNIVERSITY H. S.
- Dimitrova, Alexandra
- Tran, Vien
- Xu, Angelina
FULLERTON
FULLERTON UNION H. S.
SUNNY HILLS H. S.
- Kim, Kiheon
- Lee, Celerina
- Ma, Matthew
- Shah, Zayne
TROY H. S.
- Babiker, Iman H.
- Bahng, Zoey C.
- Chan, Addison B.
- Chen, Evan Y.
- Choi, Eric W.
- Eng, Stephen
- Fu, Elizabeth J.
- Her, Andrew N.
- Hwang, Tristan L.
- Jang, Eunjun
- Kulkarni, Soham P.
- Lim, Nathan J.
- Liu, Sophia L.
- Ma, Xiyue
- Malladi, Bhavna
- Naranjo, Bianca Z.
- Nguyen, Noah T.
- Park, Justin K.
- Patel, Sara M.
- Peddi, Aditya R.
- Peng, Derek Y.
- Pramanick, Anya
- Rhee, Victoria M.
- Shi, Cloris F.
- Simmonds, Jack R.
- Sreedhar, Diya
- Takagi, Matthew Y.
- Tsai, Andrew W.
- Wang, Ethan H.
- Wang, Stanley M.
- Wu, Patricia Q.
- Yang, Yuqi
- Zhao, Zhuoran
- Zhou, Jacqueline R.
GARDEN GROVE
BOLSA GRANDE H. S.
PACIFICA H. S.
RANCHO ALAMITOS H. S.
GILROY
DR. T. J. OWENS GILROY EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY
GLENDORA
GLENDORA H. S.
- Prince, Carter
- Ravi Shankar, Diya
GOLETA
DOS PUEBLOS H. S.
- Avolio, Liam
- Davis, Ryan
- Gardiner, Alexander
- Harris, Malcolm
- Mayo, Rainier
- Palmer, Charles
- Van De Veire, Nathaniel
- Xie, Joy
GRANADA HILLS
GRANADA HILLS CHARTER H. S.
- Boodram, Victor
- Dinh, Stephanie
- Hendrix, Kaytlin
- Kim, Nicole
- Mayberry, Thomas
- Sun, Benjamin
GRANITE BAY
GRANITE BAY H. S.
- Miller, Aubrey
- Newlin, Molly
GRASS VALLEY
BEAR RIVER H. S.
HAYWARD
CALIFORNIA CROSSPOINT H. S.
MOREAU CATHOLIC H. S.
HEALDSBURG
HEALDSBURG H. S.
HILLSBOROUGH
CRYSTAL SPRINGS UPLANDS SCHOOL
- Booth, Greylin
- Brameld, Maximilian
- Dalal, Rohan
- Jang, Nicholas
- Liou, Brandon
- Ma, Brandon
- Mornell, Aidan
- Wilson, Henry
- Yang, Katherine
HUNTINGTON BEACH
HUNTINGTON BEACH H. S.
MARINA H. S.
IRVINE
ARNOLD O. BECKMAN H. S.
- Chang, Madeleine
- Kamble, Swaroop
- Ly, Tyler
- Nazareth, Rachel
- Nguyen, Andy
- Owyang, Luke
- Pradhan, Srishti
- Wang, Gabrielle
CREAN LUTHERAN H. S.
- Goddard, Luke
- Lai, Ethan
- Paek, Matthew
- Ranalli, Leo
IRVINE H. S.
- Gaikwad, Ishaan
- Judd, Madilyn
- Lai, Lauren C.
- Lee, Ryan J.
- Liu, Emily
- Sriram, Sumanth
NORTHWOOD H. S.
- Aithal, Shreya
- Au, Kelly K.
- Batra, Aadya
- Chai, Daniel
- Chen, Yufei
- Chung, Shao-Yuan
- Dhar, Arnav
- Dinh, Jocelyn Q.
- Dutta, Vidisha
- Godse, Neil
- Gupta, Riya
- Haydon, Cole L.
- Kadakia, Viraj H.
- Kang, Nathan
- Le, Jasmine T.
- Lim, Minseo
- Lin, Michael
- Michelsen, Nirav
- Nam, Christine Y.
- Pan, Ethan H.
- Suen, Stanley
- Wang, Jinsi
- Wong, Jayden L.
- Yang, Sophia J.
PORTOLA H. S.
- Bank, Gregory Y.
- Chae, Jongmin
- Chang, Vivian L.
- Chau, Luke D.
- He, Kyle Y.
- Kim, Tiffany
- Lee, Eric Y.
- Lu, Vivian M.
- Nunna, Mourya
- Salunkhe, Aditi A.
- Samudra, Ruhi V.
- Shah, Nirmit
- Shin, Jaehun
- Shin, Luke H.
- Xie, Leyu
- Xu, Zijing
- Yedla, Aarnav
- Zhang, Mingjin
UNIVERSITY H. S.
- Baek, Blake I.
- Barathan, Urmila
- Chao, Aaron
- Chen, Kenneth
- Chen, Yufei
- Dai, Sophia Y.
- Davis, Quinne S.
- Fang, Victoria W.
- George, Abel C.
- Hexun, Miles K.
- Jafar, Sky
- Jafary, Niklaus
- Jiang, Annie
- Jiang, Ashaley
- Kim, David Y.
- Kim-Ozaeta, Jed
- Lantz, Amy R.
- Lee, Handersen P.
- Li, Victor G.
- Liauw, Ocean K.
- Liu, Jingxuan
- Naganov, Aleksandr
- Naranatt, Anugrah
- Niktash, Daniel E.
- Peng, Jayden C.
- Piedad, Kayla N.
- Randhawa, Agam S.
- Szeto, Jonathan D.
- Villadelgado, Ryan C.
- Wen, Claire C.
- Zhang, David Z.
- Zheng, Zhe
- Zhong, Evan
WOODBRIDGE H. S.
- Chang, Matthew
- Funston, Layne
- Li, Xiang
- Lim, Alex C.
- Lu, Alyssa P.
- Pamarti, Sukruti
- Pham, Charlotte C.
- Wong, Derrick K.
KENTFIELD
MARIN CATHOLIC H. S.
LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE
FLINTRIDGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
- Bassuk, Clara
- Belzer, Kai
- Fong, Elise
- Geller, Michelle
- Liorsdottir, Steinunn
- Sue, Gregory
- Waldheim, Chase
- Zhong, Sophia
LA CANADA H. S.
- Hwang, Colin
- Kim, Eliya
- Kronson, Gabriel
- Petropoulos, Zoe
- Street, Samuel
- Thornburgh, Kaylee
- Wei, Aidan
ST. FRANCIS H. S.
LA CRESCENTA
CLARK MAGNET H. S.
CRESCENTA VALLEY H. S.
- Hamkins, Easan
- Kim, Aiden
- Ma, Garrison
- MacMillan, Alex
- Mansukhani, Jamie
- Zou, Lily
LA HABRA
SONORA H. S.
LA JOLLA
THE BISHOP’S SCHOOL
- Chen, Carley
- Chuckravanen, Sashi
- Gover, Mia
- Ha, Khai
- Kao, Emma
- Kim, Angelina
- Liang, Hao
- Lin, Audrey
- Liu, Serena
- Qin, Ryan
- Spiro, Dillon
- Wang, Logan
- Wang, Muping
- Wu, Yuanxiang
- Yi, Zoe
LA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
LA JOLLA H. S.
- Abell, David
- Cairns, Dylan
- Cox, Katherine
- Jones, Elijah
- Lehman, Mira
- Lehman, Sarah
- Myers, Benjamin
- Sharma, Kyra
LA MESA
HELIX CHARTER H. S.
- Beer, Lukas R.
- Kertson, Peyton S.
LAFAYETTE
ACALANES H. S.
- Garcia, Zachary J.
- Hoeberechts, Kaya Y.
- Johnson, Julia H.
- Ristow, Carsten L.
- Yoshinaka, Jake M.
BENTLEY SCHOOL
- Chiang, Clifton
- Friedrichs, Olivia
- Peterson, Robert
- Ragins, Rachel
- Tao, Wilson
- Waltzer, Joseph
- Weiss, Theodore
LAGUNA BEACH
LAGUNA BEACH H. S.
- Butler, Frederic
- Hagen, Lyric
LAKE FOREST
EL TORO H. S.
LARKSPUR
REDWOOD H. S.
- Filler, Daniel
- Hartung, Nicholas
- Scott, Charles
LIVERMORE
GRANADA H. S.
- Dhanvantari, Sameer
- Iyer, Avi
- Mahesh, Rishabh
- Manley, Audrey
- Markel, Caspar
- Mehta, Aarav
- Mohammed, Ziad
- Mueller, Amelia
- van Waes, Kayla
- Wang, Kate
LIVERMORE H. S.
VINEYARD ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
LONG BEACH
LONG BEACH POLYTECHNIC H. S.
- Deo-Dixit, Tejus
- Madden, Sarah
- Steege, Allegra R.
- Steege, Jade
LOS ALAMITOS
LOS ALAMITOS H. S.
- Carruth, Warren C.
- Leung, Jacob D.
- Li, Daniel C.
- Moore, Vivian M.
- Nguyen, Tracy A.
- Yew, Avery M.
- Zacheis, Mira
LOS ALTOS
LOS ALTOS H. S.
- Agarwal, Devansh
- Aron, Dhruv
- Avrahami, Noam
- Chatwin, Piper
- Chung, Sarah
- Feldman, David
- Hui, Kaihon
- Jamieson, Audrey
- Johnson, Oscar
- Li, Sophie
- Lin, Timothy
- Ma, Kaden
- Peter, Theodore
- Samek, Benjamin
- Tang, Joshua
- Xu, Michael
LOS ALTOS HILLS
PINEWOOD SCHOOL
LOS ANGELES
THE ARCHER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
BRENTWOOD SCHOOL
GEFFEN ACADEMY AT UCLA
- Koga, Bryce
- Wen, Matthew
- Wood, Jonah J.
HOLLYWOOD H. S.
LARCHMONT CHARTER SCHOOL
LOYOLA H. S.
- Algra, Turner J.
- Beerbower, Connor
- Brumbach, Lucas M.
- Lee, Samuel T.
- Mastandrea, John C.
- Nam, Chase H.
MARLBOROUGH SCHOOL
- Cheng, Yuan
- Grouf, Siena
- Melville, Emma
- Park, Ava
- Salkin, Margalit
- Shin, Eloise
- Williams, Beatrice
- Yang, Riley
MILKEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL
- Besterman, Lucas C.
- Simms, Samantha L.
VENICE H. S.
WINDWARD SCHOOL
- Granados-Puvvula, Aman
- Shubin, Quaid
LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS H. S.
- Dai, Leo
- Eldridge, Kyle
- Gan, Kevin
- Jones, Rohan
- Mai, Thien
- Mei, Jack
- Ohriner, Aryeh
- Pyle, Tatum
- Sahandi, Rosa
- Shankar, Tanav
- Sharma, Ria
MANHATTAN BEACH
MIRA COSTA H. S.
- Digilio, Eleanora
- Freelin, Colin
- Hughes, Cameron
- Kjar, Jack
- Kligys, Katherine
- Sagadevan, Hudson
- Witherell, Elizabeth
MARTINEZ
ALHAMBRA H. S.
MENLO PARK
SILICON VALLEY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
MILL VALLEY
TAMALPAIS H. S.
MILLBRAE
MILLS H. S.
- Chen, Anna
- Le, Emi L.
- Pak, Jonathan H.
MILPITAS
MILPITAS H. S.
- De Guzman, Jericho Paul Mari M.
- Dong, Leslie
- Gupta, Aditi
- Gupta, Ananya
- Le, Kyle V.
- Ma, Oliver
- Mehta, Lakshya
- Mito, William C.
- Xu, Daniel D.
MISSION VIEJO
CAPISTRANO VALLEY H. S.
- Grier, Justice T.
- James, Donovan
TRABUCO HILLS H. S.
- Jain, Jennifer
- Kerns, Colin
- Regier, Grace
- Shah, Sahil
- Smith, Gavin
MODESTO
JAMES C. ENOCHS H. S.
JOSEPH A. GREGORI H. S.
- Sibala, Mourya
- Sun, David
MODESTO H. S.
MONROVIA
MONROVIA H. S.
MONTEREY
SANTA CATALINA SCHOOL
YORK SCHOOL
MOORPARK
HIGH SCHOOL AT MOORPARK COLLEGE
MOORPARK H. S.
MORAGA
CAMPOLINDO H. S.
- Baker, Clare
- Chen, Anna
- Cheung, Chloe
- Chugh, Dilon
- Dong, Andrew
- Jia, Marilyn
- Liao, Grace
- Pawlik-Zwiebel, Ariel
- Yu, Chang
MORGAN HILL
OAKWOOD SCHOOL
MOUNTAIN VIEW
HOMESCHOOL / ONLINE SCHOOL
KHAN LAB SCHOOL
- Kunz, Charles
- Sikka, Varin
- Vemuri, Sita
- Wang, Lauren
MOUNTAIN VIEW H. S.
- Chainani, Yash
- Cheong, Arthur
- Copeland, Asher
- Eisenberg, Maya
- Fisch, Maxwell
- Hofmeister, Kenzo
- Jain, Arihant
- John, Naisha
- Kao, Carolyn
- Kirmse, Adam
- Kumpf, Alison
- Lawrence, Clara
- Lee, Gisella
- Lee, Kate
- Lin, Marisa
- Mathew, Meera
- McCauley, Helen
- Nishi, Thomas
- Ravishankar, Mia
- Rutherford, Hannah
- Ta, Valerie
- Tang, Ryan
- Walker, Michelle
- Weise, Atulya
- Wing, Ethan
- Xu, Alexander
- Yin, Ryan
ST. FRANCIS H. S.
- Byrer, James
- Garg, Simren
- Gklaros-Stavropoulos, Alexander
- Nadkarni, Tej
- Ponnuvelu, Divya
- Sakthivel, Rhishi Balaa
- Sweatt, Kenya
- Tao, Katie
- Vijay, Smriti
- Winton, Katherine
- Yalamanchili, Anvitha
MURRIETA
MURRIETA VALLEY H. S.
NAPA
NAPA H. S.
VINTAGE H. S.
NEWBURY PARK
NEWBURY PARK H. S.
- Kane, Allison
- McIntosh, Duncan
- Pamidi, Arhat
NEWHALL
WILLIAM S. HART H. S.
NEWPORT BEACH
CORONA DEL MAR H. S.
- Leehealey, James E.
- Sapru, Naiya E.
- Tauro, Camille A.
SAGE HILL SCHOOL
- Chao, Madeleine
- Chen, Emily
- Gabriel, Anna
- Gan, Katelyn
- Graham, Justin
- Haworth, Benjamin
- Isakov, Sophia
- Jiang, Wanlin
- Kim, Ian
- Lai, Harriet
- Lew, Jesse
- Li, Christine
- Lin, Frank
- Lin, Sophia
- Lynn, Jacob
- Pang, Bo
- Rybakova, Raquel
- Sueyoshi, Claire
- Wang, Evelyn
- Wang, Mingyue
- Zhang, Jiaming
- Zhou, Sophia
NORTH HOLLYWOOD
NORTH HOLLYWOOD H. S.
- Chang, Dylan E.
- Ghasemi, Arman
- Isayan, Michael
- Kim, Matthew M.
- Lee, Andrew
- Meka, Hriday V.
- Minton, Nathan A.
- Swain, Penelope C.
- Thomson-Tribe, Eno
- Wood, Aeneas M.
OAKWOOD SCHOOL
- Cleckler, Markus
- Reich, Louis
SCIENCE ACADEMY STEM MAGNET
- Said, Gideon E.
- Tang, David S.
OAK HILLS
CEDAR LIFE ACADEMY
OAK PARK
OAK PARK H. S.
- Chu, Joy Z.
- Kim, Daniel K.
- Kladopoulos, Penelope I.
- Mehta, Kavya
- Nicks, William
- Patil, Siddhant S.
- Pourmohammadi, Armin
- Ruan, Margaret
- Rydman, Raja I.
- Wan, David P.
OAKDALE
OAKDALE H. S.
OAKLAND
COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
- Agarwal, Mira
- Arreola, Bernice
- de Figueiredo, Caetano
- de Figueiredo, Tiago
- Distiller, Jesse
- Fromson-Mayhew, Julia
- Helft, Rafael
- Hosten-Mittermaier, Orhan
- Lee, Katelyn
- Rakowski, Taryn
- Rees, Gardner
- Saphir, Otto
- Saxonov, Anne
- Schul, Manon
- Wolff-Merovick, Jules
- Zhu, Eric
- Zhu, Ruoxi
HEAD – ROYCE SCHOOL
BISHOP O’DOWD H. S.
- Kerley, Andrew
- Kerley, August
- Song Schnitzler, Joaquin
OAKLAND TECHNICAL H. S.
- Morehead, Steven J.
- Myall-Martin, Reba
- Schafer, August B.
OCEANSIDE
EL CAMINO H. S.
OJAI
THE THACHER SCHOOL
ONTARIO
CHAFFEY H. S.
ORANGE
ORANGE LUTHERAN H. S.
ORINDA
MIRAMONTE H. S.
- Anderson, William
- Crisologo, Jacob
- Hagendoorn, Logan
- Rguem, Preston
- Rivera-Gu, Abigail
- Wong, Chase
- Wong, Emma
OXNARD
RIO MESA H. S.
PACIFIC PALISADES
PALISADES CHARTER H. S.
- Ball, James
- Hurd, Annalisa
- Sonnett, Samantha
PACIFICA
HOMESCHOOL / ONLINE SCHOOL
PALO ALTO
CASTILLEJA SCHOOL
- Cham, Mika
- Kim, Abigail
- Nukala, Ananya
- Ryu, Christine
- Verma, Diya
HENRY M. GUNN H. S.
- Bogart, Tessa
- Cha, Hamin
- Dhingra, Siyona
- Gao, Grace
- Goel, Agastya
- Guo, Jerry
- Humphreys, Lionel N.
- Humphreys, Owen N.
- Kass, David
- Kim, David
- Knutson, Mei T.
- Kou, Daniel
- Le, Anh
- Liu, Benjamin
- Liu, Siqi
- Lum, Brian H.
- Mao, Caroline X.
- Murase, Noah
- Nam, Sophie
- Nanevicz, Joseph J.
- Ni, Eric
- Oh, Justin
- Qian, Charlotte
- Ren, Samuel Y.
- Sane, Nikita
- Satpathy, Sangeet
- Seo, Jiho
- Su, Stella
- Tang, Alyssa R.
- Tsen, Janus Ling An
- Vasanawala, Sauram
- Wang, Michael
- Weinstein, Jonah
- Xiao, Aleena
- Yue, Alan W.
- Zeineh, Esme S.
- Zhang, Daniel
KEHILLAH JEWISH H. S.
- Follmer, Anton
- Zucker, Isaac
PALO ALTO H. S.
- Akin, Rory A.
- Avital, Noam
- Cho, Kanghee
- Chou, Forrest
- Grewal, Sarina K.
- Huang, Cynthia C.
- Huang, Joyce
- Ji, Lambert H.
- Jiang, Nathan
- Johnson, Moss K.
- Kim, Justun J.
- Konduri, Samhita
- Lee, Holden
- Li, Andrew
- Lin, Crystal M.
- Liu, Bryan
- Lu, David
- Migliore, Kevin
- Motwani, Divij
- Pujji, Keerath K.
- Rao, Angela
- Rescorla, Darwin
- Tamura, Arun
- Tuteja, Maxwell Akash G.
- Valouev, Aleksey
- Wu, Vince X.
- Xia, Katherine J.
PALO CEDRO
FOOTHILL H. S.
PALOS VERDES ESTATES
PALOS VERDES H. S.
- Fu, Michael Q.
- Kao, Olivia J.
- Tydlaska, Avery K.
- Yu, Allison S.
PALOS VERDES PENINSULA
CHADWICK SCHOOL
- Hatch, Bryce
- Lee, Diane
- Matsunaga, Noah
- Saket, Ryan
- Segil, Jack
- Yoon, Ashton
PASADENA
LA SALLE H. S.
- Hoskins, Jake
- Lin, Ethan
- Liu, Annie M.
- Liu, Xinyan
- Truong, Lucas A.
MARANATHA H. S.
MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL SCHOOL
PASADENA H. S.
- McConnell, Paulina
- Paz, Matthew
POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL
- Kim, Ashley
- Kim, Evelyn
- Sim, Ennio
- Teng, Ava
WESTRIDGE SCHOOL
- Leizman, Sarah
- Li, Yeuk On
PEBBLE BEACH
STEVENSON SCHOOL
- Eum, Wonjin
- Lee, Gordon K.
PIEDMONT
PIEDMONT H. S.
- Detlefsen, Maximo
- Glass, Sophia
- Gudiksen, Ellen
- Jajodia, Aman
- Olliphant, Sabrina
- Sauer, Ava
- Tang, Aliana
- von Metzsch, August
PLACENTIA
VALENCIA H. S.
- Choi, Samuel
- Chung, Makayla H.
- Keum, Saebyeok
- Park, Yoojun
PLACERVILLE
EL DORADO H. S.
SKY MOUNTAIN CHARTER SCHOOL
PLEASANTON
AMADOR VALLEY H. S.
- Barik, Arianna
- Bian, Ziyu
- Chawla, Gauri
- Chen, Alayna
- Chen, Eric
- Cheng, Zachary
- Chugh, Tejasveer
- Das, Aryan
- Deshpande, Aditi
- Dmitriev, Filipp
- Erigineni, Archith Datta
- Gao, Catherine
- Garg, Abhinav
- He, Zhiheng
- Hoang, Helen H.
- Jones, Christian
- Kalkunte, Varadan
- Kazempour, Skye
- Panicker, Dia
- Pranadi, Skyler J.
- Prashanth, Vidhaat
- Ravishankar, Sanjay
- Singhania, Vardaan
- Sreekumar, Raghav
- Sundar, Anusha
- Wang, Alex
- Xie, Leran
- Xu, Jennifer T.
- Zhang, Angela
- Zhang, Leyuan
FOOTHILL H. S.
- Bajpai, Advay
- Bhandari, Prisha
- Biswal, Aahana
- Chakraborty, Ratul
- Chui, Karisa
- Cooper, Emily
- Cowger, Kellyn
- Gupta, Kabeer
- Huber, Clarissa M.
- Jaiswal, Nirav
- Kallu, Anish
- Lin, Phil
- PalaniThangavelappan, Lakshanya
- Penumuchu, Harini
- Sun, Iris Z.
- Zhang, Kylie
- Zhen, Alex
POMONA
DIAMOND RANCH H. S.
- LeFevre-Dhore, Ryan N.
- Sykes, Shakari J.
PORTOLA VALLEY
WOODSIDE PRIORY SCHOOL
- Buddin, Elise
- Duh, Andrew
- Hurlbut, Andrew
- Kawaja, Cole
- Lee, Cara
- Ozaki, Spencer
- Zhou, Rui
POWAY
POWAY H. S.
- Bizjack, Donovan G.
- Chu, Landan Y.
- Gregg, Elizabeth A.
- Kirschbaum, Megan S.
- Stewart, Gabriel J.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA
HOMESCHOOL / ONLINE SCHOOL
- Abdou Bishay Baris, Arsany M.
ETIWANDA H. S.
LOS OSOS H. S.
- Diep, Alexandria L.
- Jang, Wilson
RANCHO CUCAMONGA H. S.
- Goh, Vinessa
- He, Duojia
- Vista, James R.
UNITED CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
RANCHO MIRAGE
HOMESCHOOL / ONLINE SCHOOL
RANCHO SANTA FE
HIGH BLUFF ACADEMY
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA
SANTA MARGARITA CATHOLIC H. S.
TESORO H. S.
- Ganguly, Ayush
- Guo, Michelle
- Li, Jessie
REDLANDS
REDLANDS H. S.
- Howo, William
- Liu, Amanda
- Moenius, Marlon
- Pidaparthi, Abhinav
- So Lee, Tiffany
- Zhang, Ellie
REDONDO BEACH
REDONDO UNION H. S.
- Carson, Paul
- Chae, Christian
- Douglas, Kyler
- Kurihara, Madison
- Leto, Amelia
- Lu, Tristan
- Son, Yijun
REDWOOD CITY
DESIGN TECH H. S.
- Baggott, Eli
- Berger, William
- Chan, Mackenzie
- Crawford, Skye
SEQUOIA H. S.
- Chang, Christine
- Kokal, Rikhil
- Torkos, Soren
- Wu, Shangheng
SUMMIT PREPARATORY H. S.
RESEDA
RESEDA H. S.
RIALTO
WILMER AMINA CARTER H. S.
RIVERSIDE
JOHN W. NORTH H. S.
RIVERSIDE POLYTECHNIC H. S.
RIVERSIDE STEM ACADEMY
ROCKLIN
ROCKLIN H. S.
- Moniz, Brook N.
- Tzeng, Noah J.
WESTERN SIERRA COLLEGIATE ACADEMY
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES
PALOS VERDES PENINSULA H. S.
- Aye, Emily Y.
- Baghoolizadeh, Neekta S.
- Chai, Meizhu
- Choo, Ray Z.
- Espinoza, Leila M.
- Fast, Charlotte M.
- Lee, Abigail F.
- Lin, Brandon K.
- Lin, Juliette J.
- Lu, Eric Y.
- Ma, Jacob A.
- Monzon, Aaron S.
- Rhoades, Alena C.
- Shu, Mason W.
- So, Hyunbin
- Tom, Bryce R.
- Wang, Angelina Y.
- Xu, Zhian
ROSEVILLE
OAKMONT H. S.
WEST PARK H. S.
ROSS
BRANSON SCHOOL
- Jayaraman, Ishwar K.
- Johnson, Nathaniel G.
- Moon, Alexander
- Rudy, Rebecca
- Xu, Owen
ROWLAND HEIGHTS
JOHN A. ROWLAND H. S.
- Hagiwara, James Y.
- Liang, Arthur C.
SACRAMENTO
BRADSHAW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS H. S.
MIRA LOMA H. S.
- Bodducherla, Tanay
- Chen, Celina X.
- Crowder, Otis L.
- Hou, Nicole Z.
- Karanam, Nishanth T.
- Mahendra, Arnav
- Morasa, Arya
- Namozov, Dilshodbek B.
- Prasad, Nandini
NP3 H. S.
RIO AMERICANO H. S.
- Golden, Mia
- Pannell, Daphne
SACRAMENTO COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
ST. FRANCIS H. S.
SAN ANSELMO
HOMESCHOOL / ONLINE SCHOOL
SAN DIEGO
CAL COAST ACADEMY
THE CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL
- Chin, Alexander
- Chin, Ethan
- Lee, Jeong-Chan
- Sinha, Zachary
CANYON CREST ACADEMY
- Amihai, Noam
- Backues, Alexander
- Bai, Ryan
- Bayraktaroglu, Ozan
- Bhat, Neha
- Bhatmuley, Shail
- Chadha, Arav
- Chen, Kaitlyn
- Chen, Stephen
- Criqui, Tate
- Fehmi, Ali
- Gao, Sarah
- Goodsell, Koe
- Guo, Brian
- Huang, Sierra
- Jiang, Helena
- Kim, Elly
- Lau, Celine
- Lesmes, Leo
- Li, Anlin
- Liu, Allen
- Long, Giada
- Lu, Emily
- Lutsenko, Kirill
- Malhotra, Nav
- Mandadi, Krish
- Mao, Albert
- Minna-Choe, Kailani
- Mock, Ella
- Mostowfi, Kimia
- Palyada, Aahana
- Shao, Elaina
- Song, Audrey
- Sun, Haowen
- Tak, Minkyu
- Tian, Andrew
- Uchiyama, Misa
- Wang, Jintong
- Wang, Sarah
- Wu, Larry
- Wu, Ryan
- Zhang, Alan
- Zhang, Emily
- Zhang, Maggie
- Zhang, Noel
- Zhou, Andrew
DEL NORTE H. S.
- Akella, Satvik
- Bansal, Rishi
- Chang, Sean
- Chu, Brandon
- Darugar, Rayyan
- Dewasurendra, Pahan
- Khattar, Zinia
- Kimber, Allison
- Lalwani, Nikhil
- Marilla, Isabel
- Mondal, Raunak
- Ni, Chenjia
- Partridge, Alyssa Jane
- Patel, Shreeya
- Patel, Tanay
- Patil, Tanisha
- Pulivendula, Ankit
- Rajasekar, Jeevika
- Ramamurthy, Chinmay
- Reddy, Alekhya
- Shah, Ayanna
- Sheng, Raymond
- Simon, Noah
- Tang, Sophia
- Tejada Oviedo, Andres
- Wadhwani, Dishti
- Xiao, Alex
- Xu, Kate
- Zhang, Jason
- Zhu, Steven
MISSION BAY H. S.
MORSE H. S.
- Grilli, Elena
- Reinstein, Miles
MOUNT CARMEL H. S.
- Kalyanaraman, Anirudh
- MacIsaac, Kayden A.
- Nudurupati, Aneesh
- Palacios, Daniel
- Wen, Raine
MOUNT EVEREST ACADEMY
FRANCIS W. PARKER SCHOOL
- Brown, Jonas
- Li, Eric
- Manda, Abhiram
- Ohta, Jason
- Parikh, Anika
- Soule, Nicholas
RANCHO BERNARDO H. S.
- Dinh, Nathaniel
- Kwack, Joyce
- Slape, Peyton
- Thienpreecha, Pukaphol
- Yang, Christopher
SCRIPPS RANCH H. S.
- Bai, Nicholas
- Cai, Michelle
- Chan, Andrea
- Choi, Hyein
- Colbourn, Robert
- Henderson, Lauren
- Manikandan, Rithvik
- Pacal, Edward
- Ramamurthy, Aditi
- Riehl, Quinner
- Rosing, Alisa
- Sanigepalli, Shashank
- Su, Ian
- Tran, Delbert
- Wang, Vivian
TORREY PINES H. S.
- Chang, Joshua
- Chen, Liuqing
- Jiao, Siyuan
UNIVERSITY CITY H. S.
- Deutsch, David
- Nordstrand, Noah
WESTVIEW H. S.
- Chen, Chloe J.
- Chen, Trevor B.
- Deng, Dylan M.
- Devadiga, Jyotsna Y.
- Lerdworatawee, Ryan L.
- Sun, Chloe J.
- Thayillam, Breanna M.
- Xie, Anne J.
- Yousuf, Ilana
- Zheng, Kyle X.
SAN FRANCISCO
JEWISH COMMUNITY H. S. OF THE BAY
LICK – WILMERDING H. S.
- Collomb, Leonard
- Mishra, Saahil
- Park, Frances
- Park, James
- Roberts, Harper
- Tseng, Alexander
ABRAHAM LINCOLN H. S.
LOWELL H. S.
- Koster, Sebastian
- Ngo, Issac
- Nguyen, Pierce
- Shuster, Ilya G.
LYCEE FRANCAIS
PROOF SCHOOL
- Hung, Allison
- Marvit, Lachlan
- Son, Nathaniel
ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN H. S.
SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY
SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY H. S.
- Chrisman, Dorothy
- Garcia, Gabriela
- Gupta, Aria
- Hsu, Skye
- King, Chapel
ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
- Chen, Wilson
- Duffy, Ciel R.
- Huang, Caden W.
- Liu, Adrian
- Miller, Luke W.
GEORGE WASHINGTON H. S.
SAN GABRIEL
GABRIELINO H. S.
- Chan, Kaden C.
- Vuong, Brandon
SAN GABRIEL H. S.
SAN JOSE
BASIS INDEPENDENT SILICON VALLEY
- Ahmad, Aya
- Avula, Shreyas
- Balmin, Joshua
- Das, Rohan
- Fazel-Rezai, Hamed
- Jin, Henry
- Khattar, Yashas
- Lai, Xiaoyue
- Li, Andrew
- Li, Sophia
- Liu, Cindy
- Liu, Samuel
- Liu, Stephanie
- Luo, Alex
- Mao, Ruinan
- Nair, Srilalitha
- Pillai, Diya
- Qi, Oliver
- Sar, Sonya
- Shao, Yourui
- Sun, Kenneth
- Sun, Xinyue
- Tan, Aindra
- Wang, Antony
- Wang, Luofei
- Zhang, Allison
- Zheng, Brianna
- Zhu, Michael
BELLARMINE COLLEGE PREPARATORY
- Ajiwibawa, Josh
- Arya, Arjun
- Chau, Elijah
- Choe, Ian
- Chu, Daniel
- Deshmukh, Samarjit
- D’souza, Zane
- Ghosh, Ayush
- Ho, Jonathan
- Irudayaraj, Akshay
- Jaison, Aaron
- Jiang, Daniel
- Jun, Luke
- Kennedy, Reid
- Krishna, Vayun
- Lekkelapudi, Avi
- Li, John
- Lin, Samuel
- Ling, Winston
- Park, Calvin
- Qian, Derek
- Raghav, Samskrith
- Rana, Abhijay
- Rohana, Jule
- Santos, Eli
- Tu, Arthur
- Zhao, Brian
- Zheng, Shuwen
BRANHAM H. S.
- Chen, Richfield
- Chua, Jie Ru
- Chua, Zhi Quan
- Do, Matthew
- Huang, Cassia
- Ji, Eulina
- Toren, Kevin
EVERGREEN VALLEY H. S.
- Abdulavahid, Rihana K.
- Agrawal, Pratinav
- Chiu, Audrey J.
- Chou, Matthew Z.
- Chung, Owen C.
- Dong, Kathleen N.
- Ganti, Ananya V.
- Garimella, Raghav V.
- Jonnalagadda, Nishant P.
- Kappagantula, Chandrasekhar
- Kashi, Neel
- Kweon, Jian
- Manamala, Harsha R.
- Pitre, Ishaan R.
- Shekar, Deshna
- Shetty, Tanish V.
- Singamsetty, Sahil
- Tran, Huy L.
- Yang, Rick K.
THE HARKER SCHOOL
- Affaki, Maya
- Agarwal, Savya
- Apte, Rajas
- Balaji, Shiven
- Bao, Aaron
- Bhargava, Saanvi
- Biswas, Fern
- Blennemann, Marcus
- Chakravarty, Shreyas
- Chen, Aaron
- Chen, Daniel M.
- Chen, Felix
- Chen, Harrison
- Chen, Jiazhi
- Cheng, Audrey
- Cheng, Claire
- Chung, Anderson
- Cui, Kyra
- Feng, Audrey
- Fu, Benjamin
- Gautham, Satvika
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- Gou, Nelson
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- Guo, Aaron
- Han, Chiling
- Hao, Anwen
- Huang, Jacqueline
- Jiang, Mu Jia
- Jiang, Steven
- Jin, Gary
- Jones, Avery
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- Li, Juliana
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ARCHBISHOP MITTY H. S.
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- Bhutani, Anika
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- Evans, Mia N.
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- Lal, Nora
- Lee, Emma M.
- Leung, Sebastian
- Lin, Madison E.
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- Rajasekar, Mukilan
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- Shah, Arya U.
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- Vibhuti, Suyog
- Yu, Sean H.
NOTRE DAME H. S.
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- Fernando, Riya
- Lloyd, Kendall
- Nebu, Miriam
- Vissamsetty, Anishka
PIEDMONT HILLS H. S.
- Chan, Dana L.
- Cheng, Wen-shi
- Hua, Tiffany N.
- Li, Jiaxing
- Pasupathi, Kavimitiran
- Rao, Samyak
- Shan, Yilin E.
- Wang, Alina
- Wei, Jackie Z.
PIONEER H. S.
- Feria, Sonia
- Gendzel, Louis
- Shankar, Nishant
PRESENTATION H. S.
- Hua, Calista
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- Li, Sophie
- Pallikala, Karina
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- Kihara, Joshua D.
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VALLEY CHRISTIAN H. S.
- Akella, Sriya
- Bhattacharyya, Oishee
- Deng, Hongfan
- Duvedi, Mihir A.
- Emerson, Nicholas R.
- Gu, Alan S.
- Huang, Leo
- Kanjilal, Anijeet
- Khanal, Aansh A.
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- Yu, Eric W.
- Zou, Minghao
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- Ebner, Jack H.
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- Kiani, Lauren T.
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- Tong, Adam
- Youssef, Solange
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- Edwards, Alexa
- Rusli, Andrew C.
- Tam, Justin E.
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REDWOOD CHRISTIAN H. S.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
SAN LUIS OBISPO CLASSICAL ACADEMY H. S.
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SAN MARCOS H. S.
SAN MARINO
SAN MARINO H. S.
- Chwang, Caitlin
- Feng, Leo
- Jasim, Shanaya
- Ji, Jingshu
- Karkafi, Jeremy
- Kesavalu, Krishna S.
- Liu, Andy W.
- Mao, Connor
- Wu, Fei
SAN MATEO
ARAGON H. S.
- Birkelund, Charles L.
- Dara, Anish R.
- Dong, Andrew X.
- Hawkins, Leah H.
- Lam, Kenzo Y.
- Li, Hannah
- Liu, Melody
- Ma, Felix R.
- Moskewicz, Erika L.
- Mudoi, Ruhi M.
- Paramasivam, Akilan
THE NUEVA SCHOOL
- Arron, Eleanor
- Bodnick, Carly
- Cheng, Connor
- Cho, Oliver
- Gaillard, Theodore
- Lee, Jackson
- Li, Alaric
- Liu, Howard
- Lu, Vinca
- Luo, Sandra
- McDowell, Lara
- Pu, Dylan
- Salimi, Kian
- Sepulveda, Natalie
- Spivakovsky, Maxwell
- Wang, Cara
- Wong, Margaux
- Zhang, Yunzhi
- Zhu, William
SAN MATEO H. S.
- Gogi, Siddharth S.
- Hegde, Tanay
- MacAvoy, Julia B.
- Sabadra, Trisha A.
- Wang, Henry H.
- Zhang, Bruce M.
JUNIPERO SERRA H. S.
- Gibbs, Grant
- Hollister, Justin
SAN RAFAEL
MARIN ACADEMY
TERRA LINDA H. S.
SAN RAMON
CALIFORNIA H. S.
- Cheung, Meghan G.
- Chu, Isaac L.
- Griffin, Callan B.
- Li, Mengze
- Li, William Y.
- Liang, Kadon O.
- Nayak, Sahil S.
- Piggott IV, William T.
- Rudrakshi, Naman S.
- Srinivasan, Amritha
- Thippavajjula, Srikar
- Zhao, Cindy Y.
DOUGHERTY VALLEY H. S.
- Agarwal, Prisha
- Agrawal, Aryan
- Bhaskara, Aditya
- Bian, Hunter
- Challa, Varun
- Chandrasekhar, Aditya
- Chen, Josiah
- De, Aarush
- Krishna, Adithya M.
- Kumar, Vainavi
- Lee, Jayden D.
- Malani, Rohan V.
- Mehrotra, Khushi
- Mei, Andy L.
- Mishra, Plaban
- Nadhan, Pallavi
- Naidu, Nirav M.
- Narayan, Aditya
- Park, Aiden D.
- Park, Sejun
- Pham, Michael K.
- Rajkumar, Shalini S.
- Sandadi, Rohit
- Shen, Katherine X.
- Wang, Joy
- Wang, Joyce
- Wang, Justin
- Wei, Hongyi
- Wu, Joyce C.
- Xu, Victoria C.
- Zhang, Joshua Z.
- Zhang, Timothy Y.
- Zhao, William J.
SANTA ANA
FOOTHILL H. S.
- Afable, Gabriela M.
- Chew, Alexis
- Doughty, Elle
ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
- Bay, Matthew
- Chung, Yeeun
- Conroy, James
- Keyoung, Estella
- Kim, Hennah
- Kim, Katherine
- Martono, Matthew
- Parigela, Samuel
- Sparnicht, Kaya
SANTA BARBARA
HOMESCHOOL / ONLINE SCHOOL
SAN MARCOS H. S.
- Butler, Anna
- Hale, Sophia
SANTA CLARA
SANTA CLARA H. S.
- Kulkarni, Om S.
- Solaiman, Maryam S.
- Ticau, Daniel A.
- Vetcha, Aakash S.
ADRIAN C. WILCOX H. S.
- Bose, Shaan
- Breslin, Megan
- Hecomovich, Brian
- Perwez, Yusuf
- Seerapu, Neelesh
SANTA CLARITA
ACADEMY OF THE CANYONS
SANTA CRUZ
PACIFIC COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
SANTA CRUZ H. S.
- Grant, Carson
- Marini, Giovanni
SANTA MONICA
CROSSROADS SCHOOL
- Koskoff, Rowan
- Ma, Sophie
- Shaheen, Benjamin A.
PACIFICA CHRISTIAN H. S.
SANTA MONICA H. S.
- Benun, Phoebe R.
- Gage, Naomi Z.
- Lee, Connor H.
- Moses, Isabella C.
- Sullivan, Henry H.
- Thompson, Avelaine R.
- Yamashiro-Hergert, Emi
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MARIA CARRILLO H. S.
- Armstrong, Scarlett
- Ling, Jonathan
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WEST HILLS H. S.
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- Wang, Grace
SARATOGA H. S.
- Berger, Katherine
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- Wongsonegoro, Sora A.
- Zhang, Luke
- Zhou, Julius
- Zou, Jeremy
SAUGUS
SAUGUS H. S.
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NOTRE DAME H. S.
- Caballero, Anton
- Pangilinan, Rowell
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SIMI VALLEY
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- Park, Malia
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- Xu, Christine
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STOCKTON
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- Chan, Atticus
- Waldvogel, Eliot
MIDDLE COLLEGE H. S.
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CAMPBELL HALL
- Braun, Christopher
- Kim, Sage
HARVARD – WESTLAKE SCHOOL
- Aghnatios, Sasha S.
- Barr, Michael T.
- Beerel, Kira A.
- Callaghan, Rowan
- Cheng, Hugh
- Diggavi, Aryadini D.
- Goor, Zoe S.
- Grossman, Cole A.
- Iyer, Pranav
- Kadribegovic, Riyan B.
- Kiang, Zhi Feng Etan
- Kumar, Saisha
- Kushner, Remy
- Lakey, Everett M.
- Lee, Alex S.
- Liao, MeJo
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- O’Brien, Seth D.
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- So, Olivia S.
- Turetzky, Max L.
- Vita, Piper N.
- Ward, Edward H.
SUN VALLEY
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FREMONT H. S.
- Esak, Disha
- Halambi, Dhruti
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HOMESCHOOL / ONLINE SCHOOL
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- Chin, Connor
- Sawada, Reo
- Wang, Grace
THE KING’S ACADEMY
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- Huang, Anika
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- Wang, Maximillian
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- Le, Jane H.
- Lee, Jun Woo
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TEMPLE CITY
TEMPLE CITY H. S.
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- Hu, Joyce
- Phan, Tiffany
THOUSAND OAKS
THOUSAND OAKS H. S.
TORRANCE
BISHOP MONTGOMERY H. S.
- Choi, Caden
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- Choi, Alexis
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WEST H. S.
TRACY
JOHN C. KIMBALL H. S.
TRACY JOINT UNION H. S.
TUJUNGA
VERDUGO HILLS H. S.
TUSTIN
LEGACY MAGNET ACADEMY
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- Lee, Jaiden
UKIAH
UKIAH H. S.
UNION CITY
JAMES LOGAN H. S.
- Cheng, Lindsay
- Iyengar, Aariv
- Kapil, Yash
- Leong, Glynnis
- Ngo, Philip
- Suarez, Jericho
VACAVILLE
VACAVILLE H. S.
VALENCIA
VALENCIA H. S.
- Kim, Michaella
- Yeshala, Ritu
- Zeng, Elbert
WEST RANCH H. S.
- Lee, Hannah S.
- Myung, Jonathan J.
- Song, Camille Y.
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VAN NUYS H. S.
VENTURA
VENTURA H. S.
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VILLA PARK H. S.
- Byun, Christopher
- Huynh, Tyler
- Schroeder, Amelia
WALNUT
WALNUT H. S.
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- Cheng, Justin
- Donath, Surya D.
- Hong, Ted H.
- Kang, David H.
- Lee, Barron P.
- Lin, Andrew Z.
- Lin, Anson
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BEREAN CHRISTIAN H. S.
CONTRA COSTA CHRISTIAN H. S.
LAS LOMAS H. S.
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- Sivakumaran Thangaraj, Harrshwin
NORTHGATE H. S.
- Burenko, Mark
- Mitchell, Sophia
- Shen, Anthony
WATERFORD
CONNECTING WATERS CHARTER SCHOOL – EAST BAY
WEST COVINA
EDGEWOOD H. S.
WEST HILLS
CHAMINADE COLLEGE PREPARATORY
DE TOLEDO H. S.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE
OAKS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
- Brady, Troy P.
- Denzel, XuXu L.
- Korman, Ellison G.
- Lee, Max J.
- Winter, Logan R.
- Yang, Owen C.
WESTLAKE H. S.
- Deng, Nina
- Firoozbakht, Eva
- Guzder, Zirak
- Kim, Jonah
- Mistry, Dhilen
- Wacht, Oren
WESTMINSTER
LA QUINTA H. S.
- Nguyen, Bryan B.
- Tu, Katelyn T.
WILMINGTON
DR. RICHARD A. VLADOVIC HARBOR TEACHER PREPARATION ACADEMY
WOODLAND
PIONEER H. S.
WOODLAND HILLS
EL CAMINO REAL CHARTER H. S.
WOODSIDE
WOODSIDE H. S.
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- Arai, Natalie H.
- Coffee, Grace E.
- Harbury, Ishan N.
- Lee, Madeline Y.
- Stevenson, Kate L.
YORBA LINDA
YORBA LINDA H. S.
- Dutta, Krish
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YUCAIPA
YUCAIPA H. S.
California
California bill to bar police from taking second job with ICE advances in state Assembly
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 4:43AM
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KABC) — A bill that would prevent police officers from moonlighting with federal immigration enforcement agencies, such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is advancing through the California State Assembly.
AB 1537 passed the State Assembly’s committee on public safety on Tuesday.
The bill also requires that officers report any offers for secondary employment related to immigration enforcement to their place of work.
Those failing to comply could face decertification as a peace officer in California.
The bill was introduced by Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, whose district includes Mar Vista, Ladera Heights, Mid-Wilshire and parts of South Los Angeles.
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California
Can’t win in primary election? Drop out, California Democrats say
Newsom slams Trump amid U.S. military action in Iran
Newsom criticized Trump for spending little time acknowledging four U.S. service members killed in the conflict with Iran during recent remarks.
California Democrats running for governor, your party has a message for you. Think carefully about your candidacy and campaign ahead of the swiftly approaching filing deadline.
California Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks urged candidates looking to assume the state’s highest office to “honestly assess the viability of their candidacy and campaign” as March 6, the final day to declare candidacy, nears. Hicks said that concerns about the crowded field of Democrat candidates “persist” in an open letter on Tuesday, March 3.
It comes as five leading candidates, several of which are Democrats — Katie Porter, Eric Swalwell, and Tom Steyer — are in a “virtual tie” per a recent poll, the Desert Sun reported, which is part of the USA TODAY Network.
Two Republican candidates pushing out California democrats in the gubernatorial bid may be “implausible,” but “it is not impossible,” Hicks said of the reasoning behind his latest message. Steve Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, both Republicans, lead in RealClear Polling’s average of various polls.
The party chair spotlighted the need for California Democrats’ leadership, particularly over Proposition 50, the voter-approved measure that will temporarily implement new congressional district maps, paving the way for Democrats to secure more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
“If in the unlikely event a Democrat failed to proceed to the general election for governor, there could be the potential for depressed Democratic turnout in California in November,” Hicks said. “The result would present a real risk to winning the congressional seats required and imperil Democrats’ chances to retake the House, cut Donald Trump’s term in half, and spare our nation from the pain many have endured since January 2025.”
During a press conference on March 2, Gov. Gavin Newsom said that when he is out in communities, people aren’t talking about the governor’s race. It’s an observation he called “interesting,” considering voting in the primary election starts in May.
“It’s been hard, I think, to focus on that race,” Newsom said, pointing to the attention on President Donald Trump, redistricting, and other matters.
What exactly is California Democratic Party asking of candidates?
In his open letter, Hicks gave directions to candidates.
First, assess your candidacy and campaign. If you don’t have a viable path to the general election, don’t file to get your name on the ballot for the primary election in June. Also, be prepared to suspend your campaign and endorse another candidate by April 15 if you decide to file but can’t show “meaningful progress towards winning the primary election.”
When is the next California election? Primary election in 2026
California voters will trim the field of candidates for governor on June 2. Only the two candidates who receive the most votes, regardless of party preference, will move on to the November election.
Paris Barraza is a reporter covering Los Angeles and Southern California for the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at pbarraza@usatodayco.com.
California
Supreme Court blocks California law limiting schools from telling parents about trans students
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a California law that limited when schools could require staff to disclose a student’s gender identity, clearing the way for schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the students’ approval.
Rear view of multiracial students with hands raised in classroom at high school
The decision came after religious parents and educators, represented by the Thomas More Society, challenged California school policies aimed at preventing staff from disclosing a student’s gender identity.
Erwin Chemerinsky, dean and professor of law at the University of California Berkeley School of Law, said the ruling favors parents’ ability to be informed. “The Supreme Court today rules in favor of the claim of parents to be able to know the gender identity and gender pronoun of the children,” Chemerinsky said.
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The decision temporarily blocks a state law that bans automatic parental notification requirements if students change their pronouns or gender expression at school. The Thomas More Society called the decision a major victory for parents, saying the court found California’s policy likely violates constitutional rights.
Chemerinsky said the Supreme Court’s action is an emergency ruling. “This law is now put on hold. So what this means is that schools can require that teachers and other staff inform parents of the gender identity or gender pronouns of children,” he said.
Kathie Moehlig, founder and executive director of Trans Family Support Services, said she is concerned about how the ruling could affect students who do not have supportive families.
“I am really concerned about our kids that do come from these non affirming homes, that they know that they’re going to get in trouble, that they’re going to possibly have violence brought against them possibly kicked out of their homes,” Moehlig said.
Moehlig said parents should eventually know, but that the conversation should happen when a student feels safe. “Our students are going to be less inclined to confide in any adults that might be able to help to get them access to mental healthcare, to a support system. They may still tell their peers but they’re certainly not going to tell any other adult,” she said.
Equality California, a LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, shared a statement:
Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, released the following statement from Executive Director Tony Hoang in response to today’s U.S. Supreme Court shadow docket ruling in Mirabelli v. Bonta regarding California’s student privacy protections for transgender youth. Today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in this case is deeply disturbing. By stepping in on an emergency basis, the Court has effectively upended California’s student privacy protections without hearing full arguments and before the judicial process has run its course. While not surprising, this move reflects a dangerous willingness to short-circuit the established judicial process to dismantle protections for transgender youth. While this case continues to be litigated, the ruling revives Judge Benitez’s prior decision, which broadly targets numerous California laws protecting transgender and gender-nonconforming students — threatening critical safeguards that prevent forced outing and allow educators to respect a student’s affirmed name and pronouns at school. These protections exist for one reason: to keep students safe and ensure schools remain places where young people can learn and thrive without fear. To be clear: today’s decision does not impact California’s SAFETY Act, which prohibits school districts from adopting policies that forcibly out transgender students. The SAFETY Act remains in full effect, and we will continue defending it. Transgender youth deserve dignity, safety, and the freedom to learn without fear. We will never stop fighting for transgender youth and their families. Equality California will continue working with parents, educators, and advocates to ensure schools remain safe, welcoming, and focused on the success and well-being of every student.
The case now returns to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which will decide whether the California law is constitutional.
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