KELLY REINKE '12 WINS 800 METER TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP

Kelly Reinke ʹ12, became the second La Reina Regent in school history to win the Ventura County Track & Field 800 Meter Championship Friday night at Moorpark High School.  Kelly bettered her season best by 6 seconds, winning in a time of 2:18.59!  Congratulations Kelly!

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER BREAKFAST

La Reina is a Silver Sponsor of the YMCA 13th Annual National Day of Prayer Breakfast, to be held on May 3, 2012 at California Lutheran University, Gilbert Sports Center.  We have several extra tickets to the breakfast and would like to invite parents and/or alumnae to join us.  The breakfast is from 6:30 a.m. until 7:00 a.m. and the program is from 7:00 a.m. until 8:30 a.m.

If you would like to join La Reina's table, please contact Darlene Goodman by April 30th at dgoodman@lareina.com

SPRING BLOOD DRIVE - MAY 17TH

La Reina will sponsor a Spring Blood Drive on Tuesday, May 17, from 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  United Blood Services of Ventura County will be on campus that day to accept your gift of life.  Blood supplies need to be replenished regularly.  Please consider making a donation!  Donors must be 17 years old and meet the height/weight guidelines.  For more information, or to make an appointment, call Mary Anne Hedrick at (805) 495-6494, ext. 319.  America needs heroes.  Be a hero, donate blood!

CONGRATULATIONS SPEECH & DEBATE TEAM!

Congratulations to Allegra Iezza '13 and Katie Gerbasi '13 who took 1st place at the National Qualifier tournament this past weekend, in Duo Interpretation of Literature.  Allegra and Katie will now represent La Reina at the National Forensics League tournament in Indianapolis in June.

Hannah Young, '12, was awarded the District "Student of The Year Award" at the National Qualifier tournament.  She was selected from a pool of students spanning the area between Fullerton and Atascadero.   With over 2,000 points in National Forensic League competitions, Hannah is in the top 1/2 of 1% of all high school competitive speakers in the United States.

Hannah has received numerous awards in Public Forum and Congressional Debate, Extemporaneous Speaking, and in Mock Trial, and has represented La Reina at national competitions all four years of high school.

The La Reina High School Speech Team also captured the District Award for highest cumulative points earned in competitive speaking events over the last year.

JV SWIM TEAM TAKES FIRST PLACE IN ROYAL INVITATIONAL

The Junior Varisty Swim Team participated in the Royal Invitational held at Rancho Simi Park last Saturday, April 14th.  Our 10 swimmers finished in 1st place with a score of 450.  Westlake High was second with a score of 370. 

Congratulations to:  Emily Learned '14, Isabella Lynch '14, Shireen Mahdavi '15, Megan O'Toole '14, Maddie Rohlfing '14, Madison Stevens '14, Kathleen Sullivan '14, Lindsey Uslan '15, Ariel Williams '13 and Megan Wolfe '15.

DON'T MISS THE EVENING OF EXCELLENCE!

The La Reina High School Parent Guild is hosting the Thirtieth Annual Evening of Excellence on April 25th at the Los Robles Banquet Center.  Student award winners are seniors Caitlin Barnett (Julie Award), Steffi Chen (Academics - Liberal Arts), Christine Costello (Athletics), Olivia Polk (Communications), Lacey Smith (Arts), Michelle Smith (Academics - Math/Science), Hannah Young (Leadership) and Karianna Zabaglo (Christian Service). Members of the Class of 2016 will also receive Honors-at-Entrance.

The preliminary deadline for reservations is April 17th.  Reservations postmarked after April 17th are $65 for adults and $35 for students.  Click here to view the invitation.  We hope to see you there!

CIRCLE OF FRIENDS MASS - THURSDAY, APRIL 19TH

Everyone is invited to attend our Circle of Friends Mass, on Thursday, April 19th at 8:15am in the La Reina Chapel. The gathering is open to all denominations: parents, grandparents, and friends in our community. The morning includes a Mass with a dialogue homily and discussion, concluding with a social breakfast of sweets and coffee. In respect of working parents, we normally meet from 8:15am-9:15am. We are blessed to have Fr. Dave Heney of St. Paschal Baylon preside over mass and facilitate discussion.

Everyone is welcome to attend - Bring a friend! If you have any questions, please contact Ana Posadas at 805-289-6558.

KATIE SMART '16 COMPETES IN CALIFORNIA GEOGRAPHIC BEE

Katie Smart '16 recently competed at the State level of the National Geographic Geography Bee at Consumes Junior College in Sacramento.  Of the approximately 100,000 students who took the exam in California, 100 are selected to move onto the state level. Katie was not only in the top 100, she was one of only 10 girls in California, who qualified for the state competition. She also holds the distinction of being the first student from La Reina to qualify for it. 

While Katie did not win the state competition, she represented La Reina well and in her group of 20 was the only girl!  According to the event coordinators, this contest was the most competitive in the contest’s history, with many students answering all questions correctly, round after round. The contest was sponsored by the National Geographic Society and the winner travels to Washington D.C. to compete at the national level.  Congratulations Katie!