Valencia High

500 N. Bradford Ave.

Placentia 92870-4844

(714) 996-4970

* Enrollment: 1,940

* Established: 1933

* Team name: Tigers

* Principal: Armando Marentes

* Student president: Esteban Jimenez

* Famous alumni: Olympic softball pitcher Michelle Granger; author Michael Melcher; state Sen. John R. Lewis

* Winning moments: State science competition award; Academic Decathlon; Orange League sportsmanship award; boys’ and girls’ basketball playoffs; boys’ and girls’ soccer playoffs; postseason wrestling tournament; boys’ and girls’ cross-country championships; football playoffs; girls’ golf playoffs; girls’ volleyball playoffs; boys’ water polo playoffs

* In the works: Library computer lab

* Graduation: 7 p.m. June 16 at the stadium

SENIOR STANDOUT

Brian Diaz of Anaheim

* Achievements: Earned a 4.4 weighted grade-point average; passed 10 Advanced Placement classes; received Walt Disney Foundation scholarship; Bank of America math and science award; 12 Science Olympiad medals; Golden State exams high honors; named Hispanic National quarterfinalist; Regents scholar; Distinguished scholar; California Scholarship Federation; National Honor Society, Scholar Athlete; Tiger of the Year

* Connections: Member of the science club; varsity track and cross-country teams; enjoys jet skiing; Japanese animation (anime); exercising; volunteered for Anaheim VolunTEEN program; CHOC Walk; March of Dimes Walk

* Ambitions: Attend UC Santa Barbara, major in environmental science and chemistry

* Family: Father is Edward; mother is Cynthia; dog is Baxter; cat is Tigger

* Prediction: “Will find a way to repair the ozone layer, diminish the greenhouse effect and discover a more efficient source of energy within 15 years”

THE SENIOR CLASS: 369