Class notes

Jacob Apple, a first-grader at Serendipity School in San Mateo, Sophia Batnag, a second-grader at Highland Christian School in San Bruno, Sophia Fu, a third-grader from Redwood Shores Elementary School in Redwood City, Hanna Docampo Pham, a fourth-grader at Marjorie Tobias Elementary School in Daly City, Anjali Ulrich, a fifth-grader at Henry Ford Elementary School in Redwood City and Sanjna Sood, a sixth-grader at Ralston Middle School in Belmont, were named winners of the SamTrans school art contest.

All of the winning entries are featured on ad cards inside the buses and on the outside of the SamTrans’ rolling art gallery. Winning artists also received a SamTrans summer youth pass, art supplies, a certificate and framed copy of a bus showcasing their art.

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Victoria Jamieson, of Belmont, and Lucie Pereira, of San Carlos, were named to the dean’s list at Emerson College.

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Kathryn Larsen, of Pacifica, Christopher Henry, of San Mateo and Julia Masur, of Redwood City, were initiated to the Phi Kappa Phi honor society.

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Manika Gupta, of South San Francisco, graduated from Hofstra University.

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Nestor Hernandez-Rico, of Menlo Park, graduated from Cornell College.

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Vanessa Rodriguez, of Belmont, Jennifer Bousquet, of Brisbane, Andrew Olson, of Menlo Park, Rachel Gryn and Ximena Arenas, of Redwood City, Areej Taha, of San Bruno, Dominic Gialdini and Patrick Rubens, of San Carlos, Alexandra Sheldon, of San Mateo and Andrea Coto, of South San Francisco, were initiated into the Phi Kappa Phi society at San Jose State University.

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Ayelet Brown-Jackson, Julie Engelmann and Amanda Mahoni, of San Mateo, Matthew Chou, of South San Francisco, Kezziah Costello, of San Carlos, Matthew Doherty, of Hillsborough and Michael Franco, of Burlingame, graduated from Azusa Pacific University.

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Angelo Novello, of Half Moon Bay, was named president of the student government executive council at the University of Dallas.

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Esther Lee, of San Mateo, was initiated into the Phi Kappa Phi chapter along with more than 150 others at South Dakota State University.

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Ava Jean O’Donnell-Fernando won first place in the Peninsula Humane Society’s student art contest for elementary school students. David Hu and Charlotte Graham won for middle schoolers and Kate Ryder won for high schoolers.

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Aaditi Mujuumdar, a San Bruno native and student at the University of Pacific as well as Emily McNiel, a San Mateo native and California State University at Stanislaus student, were initiated into the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi.

Class notes is a column dedicated to school news. It is compiled by education reporter Austin Walsh. You can contact him at (650) 344-5200, ext. 105 or at austin@smdailyjournal.com.