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• Two arrested at Thornton bullfight

• Former Lodi journalist Adriel Hampton running for Congress

• 484 Lodi High School graduates are ready for the world

• Lodi High School valedictorian Shannon McElligott loves singing, running

• Lodi High School top grads

• Lodi High School awards

• Lodi Academy top grad Matthew Phelps looking into ophthalmology career

• Teachers recognizedby county program

• Public Meetings

February 8th, 2010

• Public Meetings

• Locals pick best, most memorable Super Bowl commercials

• Regional Roundup

February 6th, 2010

• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch

• Meet Larry, Curly and Moe

• Baboon business

• Regional Roundup

• Several Lodi venues let you watch the Super Bowl in style

• Lodi Library celebrates 100 years of serving the community

• Culinary craft

February 5th, 2010

• Kids, teachers help Haiti by collecting pennies for Learning Link

• Lodi, Galt students reach out to help Haiti earthquake survivors

• Tasered suspect claims he is Yosemite Sam

• Hours of sweat and work go into putting on crab feeds

• Things looking up for state's real estate

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• Stray bullet strikes Lodi home; police suspect gang activity may be factor

February 4th, 2010

• Managers at Geweke Toyota answer questions about recall

• Lodi City Council votes to replace play structure at Century Park

• Lodi extends ban on pot shops for another year

• Mokelumne River triathlon set for June

• Family, friends to run half-marathon in memory of Galt family

February 3rd, 2010

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• Delta College trustees again collide over stipend committee

• Lodi-area senators Dave Cox, Lois Wolk admit to gifts; Tom Berryhill case pending

• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts

• Galt City Council avoids budget cuts — for now

• New Lodi Memorial Hospital emergency room opens to the public without a hitch

• Bad bugs, weeds are hot topics at Grape Day

February 2nd, 2010

• Big rig plows 7 cars

• Local business leaders say tourism, Costco, Home Depot may play roles in city's future

• Former Lodian Erica Davis is first paraplegic woman to summit Kilimanjaro

• Jumpers across California

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• No snow leopards, otters for Micke Grove

• McNerney leads in campaign cash

• Police: Train victim was a Lodi teen

February 1st, 2010

• Find cuddly alpacas not too far from Lodi

• Public Meetings

• Patients can expect faster, better service when Lodi Memorial Hospital's new emergency room opens

• Man killed by Amtrak train in Lodi

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• Will terrorists be given Miranda warnings? (75)
• President Obama's first year (67)
• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts (64)
• Local business leaders say tourism, Costco, Home Depot may play roles in city's future (60)
• Islamic symbol in mosaic — what is all the fuss? (49)
• Many reject the politics of 'no' (45)
• Writer comments on Neely column (42)
• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch (41)
• Police: Train victim was a Lodi teen (31)
• Time to shed the convenient sham of 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy (31)

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Lodi High School awards

The following is a list of awards given to Lodi High School graduates for 2009:

2009 Bank of America Achievement Awards Recipients

Certificates: Trades & Industrial Drafting
Michael den Hartog

Lodi High student awards

Communications — Speech & Debate
Trevor Deane

Home Economics
Jennifer Larson

Agriculture
Chloe Comporato
Lauren Jenkins

Music
Michael Channing

Art
Hailey Nantt
David Devencenzi

English
Shelby Burnett
Kayla Becker

History/Social Studies
Andrew Verdegaal
Carly Stilphen

English Language Development
Jose Herrejon

Foreign Language — German
Vanessa Torrez

Foreign Language — French
Maria-Paz Prada

Foreign Language — Spanish
Jessie Kong

Science
David Brock
John Zobac

Mathematics
Tyler Sandelin
Joshua Mellor

Plaques

Applied Arts
Jessica Pence

Fine Arts
Erin Nishimori

Liberal Arts
Shannon McElligott

Science & Mathematics
Colette Tse

The Record's All-County Pinnacle Awards

Pinnacle Team
Shannon McElligott
Colette Tse
Shelby Burnett
Jessie Kong
Joshua Mellor

Distinguished Students
Andrew Verdegaal
Maria-Paz Prada
Amanda Baxter
Michael Haley
Michael Den Hartog
Carly Stilphen
David Brock
Gabriell Munsch
Katelyn Anamizu
Lisa Michelucci
Kayla Carter
Chloe Comporato
Kathryn Weise
Jamie Sutherland
Erin De Snayer
Crystal Murdock
Jeanette Orta
Autumn Rose Presley-Lawrence
Rory Panzarello
Conor Peterson

Military

U.S. Army
Alexander Alegre
Christopher Driggers
Andrew Durazo
Sharon Wimmer

U.S. Navy
Nicholas Hagen
Erric Stacey
Kelly Tannehill

U.S. Marine Corps
Jonathan Herman

AAUW
Vanessa Torrez — $500

Academic Decathlon Scholarships
Michaelden Hartog — $200
Dominic Manser — $100
Hailey Nantt — $200
Andrew Verdegaal — $200

Advanced Optometry Scholarship
John Zobac — $300

Athletic — Don Smith Athletic Award — Female
Erin Desnayer

Athletic — Don Smith Athletic Award — Male
Aaron Cardino

Athletic — Elvera Melby Athletic Award
Samantha Balentine

Athletic — James Conklin Athletic Award
Patrick Armstrong

AXA Community Scholarship
Jessie Kong — $2,000

Bank of America Achievement Awards
Colette Tse — $500

Best Buy@15 Scholarship
Jessie Kong — $1,500

Bill Bowers Memorial Scholarship
Jenna Bryant — $750
Kayla Carter — $750
Benjamin Stoakes — $750

California Masonic Foundation
Sarah Donald — $2,500

California Scholarship Federation
Chloe Comporato — $500
Joshua Mellor — $500
Autumn Rose Presley-Lawrence — $500
Colette Tse — $500

California Striped Bass Association
Amanda Baxter — $500
Jessie Kong — $500

California Wine Grape Growers Association
Jenna Greenmyer — $500

California Women for Agriculture
Shelby Burnett — $500
Sarah Donald — $500
Jenna Greenmyer — $500
Kristyn McQueen — $500

Cash for College Scholarship
Crystal Murdock — $1,000

CB Merchant Services
Maria-Paz Prada — $500

Children's Dreamworks Betty Williams Scholarship
Jenna Bryant — $500
Silvia De La Cruz — $500
Brianna Duke — $500
Tianna Munoz — $500
Crystal Murdock — $500

Chinese Cultural Society
Jessie Kong — $500
Colette Tse — $500

CIF Dale Lacky Award
Kayla Carter — $600

Comcast Leaders & Achievers
Lauren Meehleis — $1,000

Congress Bundestag Scholarship — Germany
Jacob Evans — $12,500

Corvettes of Lodi
Joshua Donadio — $100

CSEA — California School Employees Association
Jenna Bryant — $300
Moriah Lilienstein — $300
Juan Lopez — $200
Jessica Pence — $250
Brian Simpfenderfer — $200
Leah Towns — $300

DAR Good Citizen's Award
Joshua Mellor

Dell Scholars Program
Maria Yepez — $20,000

Donald E. Fehling Memorial Scholarship
Lauren Jenkins — $1,000

Eleanora P. Touhey Memorial Scholarship
Crystal Murdock — $7,500

Elks Most Valuable Student Competition
Amanda Baxter — $400
Amanda Baxter — $800
Crystal Murdock — $500
Crystal Murdock — $800

Elks Vocational Scholarship
Tianna Munoz — $2,000
Hannah Wiesner — $2,000

Frank Stocking Memorial Scholarship
Benjamin Stoakes — $1,000

Friedberger Educational Fund Nominee
Crystal Murdock
Maria-Paz Prada

General Mills Challenge U Scholarship
Ester Aguilar — $2,500
Breanna Botelho — $2,500
Arnulfo Gonzalez — $2,500
Jose Herrejon — $2,500
Kyle House — $2,500
Luis Montoya — $2,500
Crystal Murdock — $2,500
Jeanette Orta — $2,500
Lory Ruelas — $2,500
Vanessa Torrez — $2,500
Luis Velasquez — $2,500
Sidni Wallace — $2,500
Maria Yepez — $2,500
Lorenzo Zamora — $2,500
Maria Zamora — $2,500

German Club
Jacob Evans — $150

Haute Couture Society Scholarship
Breanna Botelho — $400

Health Plan of San Joaquin
Maria Yepez — $2,500

Hispanic Business Committee Chamber of Commerce
Maricruz Gonzalez — $200
Juan Lopez — $350
Jeanette Orta — $500
Lorenzo Zamora — $500
Maria Zamora — $200

Hispanic Heritage Youth Award — Business
Jeanette Orta — $1,000
Vanessa Torrez — $2,000

Horatio Alger Scholarship
Sarah Edwards — $20,000

John Fletcher Student Government Scholl
Christina DeLeon — $250

Kiwanis Club of Greater Lodi
Joshua Mellor — $1,000
Crystal Murdock — $1,000

Latino Graduation Scholarship
Jeanette Orta — $500

Locke Family Trust Scholarship
Jordan Rodriguez — $1,000

Lodi District Chamber of Commerce
Benjamin Stoakes — $500

Lodi Education Association Scholarship
Jenna Bryant — $1,000
Chloe Comporato — $500
Lauren Meehleis — $500
Jordan Rodriguez — $1,000
Benjamin Stoakes — $1,000

Lodi Garden Club
Jessie Kong — $500

Lodi Grape Festival Bucks for Books
Crystal Murdock — $1,000
Leah Towns — $1,000

Lodi High Football Scholarships
Conor Peterson — $1,000
Tyler Sandelin — $1,000
Daniel Sanden — $1,000
Kevin Schmierer — $1,000

Lodi High Scholarship
Linsey Huffman — $250
Leah Towns — $250
Katy Walton — $500

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Patrick Armstrong

Lodi High School U.S. Flag
Corinne Dickey

Lodi Kiwanis Club Dutch Williams Scholarship
Jenna Greenmyer —$500

Lodi Kiwanis Club Jim Areida Scholarship
Crystal Murdock — $1,500
Katherine Reese — $1,500

Lodi Lions Club
Chloe Comporato — $500
Jessie Kong — $1,000
Katy Walton — $500
Maria Yepez — $500

Lodi Memorial Hospital Foundation
Jenna Bryant — $1,000
Jamie Sutherland — $1,000
Lorena Thomas — $1,500

Lodi Mexican-Catholic Federation Scholarship
Vanessa Torrez — $500
Maria Yepez — $500

Lodi Pupil Personnel Association
Silvia De La Cruz — $500

Lodi Rotary Club
Katy Walton — $1,000

Lodi Sunrise Rotary Club
Jenna Bryant — $500
Melissa Plageman — $500
Benjamin Stoakes — $500

Music Award
Colette Tse — $500

Lodi Women's Club
Kevin Schmierer — $500

Lodi Youth Commission
Melissa Plageman — $500
Benjamin Stoakes — $1,000

Lodi-Woodbridge Rose Society
Jenna Bryant — $500
Maria Yepez — $500

Logan Joseph Vierra Memorial Scholarship
Kercia Brakel — $2,000

LUSDAA Ellerth Larson Memorial Scholarship
Colette Tse — $500

MARC Club
Jenna Bryant — $1,000
Crystal Murdock — $1,000
Melissa Plageman — $1,000

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
Jenna Bryant — $1,000

Mark Wheatley Memorial Scholarship
Jenna Greenmyer — $1,000

MECHA Club
Fernando Castro — $150
Jeanette Orta — $300
Lory Ruelas — $250
Vanessa Torrez — $150
Leslie Valdivia — $250
Maria Zamora — $250
Lorenzo Zamora — $200

Meehleis Modular Industrial Arts Scholarship
Jessica Pence — $500

Metro PCS
Jessie Kong — $1,000

National Hispanic Recognition Program
Joshua Mellor

Northern CaliforniaScholarship Foundation Nominee
Andrew Verdegaal — $28,000

Omega Nu Freshman Scholarship
Jenna Bryant — $1,5000
Kyle House — $300

Outback Steakhouse Scholarship
Amanda Baxter — $500

PEO Sisterhood — Ruth Falls Nichols
Amanda Baxter — $500

PG&E Asian Employees Association
Jessie Kong — $2,000

Pinnacle Team Awards
Shelby Burnett — $100
Jessie Kong — $100
Shannon McElligott — $100
Joshua Mellor — $100
Colette Tse — $100

Principal's Radar Award
Crystal Murdock — $100

Regional Occupational Program
Breanna Botelho — $500
Chloe Comporato — $500
Kyra Fitzhugh — $500
Jeanette Orta — $500

Renaissance Perfect Attendance Award
Bria Lewis
Jesse Miller

Robert & Amy K. Callow Memorial
Amanda Baxter — $500
Conor Peterson — $500
Kelsey Price — $250
Brian Simpfenderfer — $250
Maria Zamora — $500

Robert C. Byrd Scholarship Nominee
Shannon McElligott — $6,000
Colette Tse — $6,000

Ronald McDonald House Charities Scholarship
Crystal Murdock — $1,000

Sam Walton Community Scholarship
Silvia De La Cruz — $3,000

San Joaquin Delta College Academic Council
David Devencenzi — $500

Sheri's Sonshine Nutrition Center Scholarship
Melissa Plageman — $300

SJAA — TCAL Basketball Challenge
Gabriell Munsch — $965

SJCC Christa McAuliffe Scholarship
Michael Haley — $1,000

Soroptimist Int'l of Lodi
Maria Yepez — $500

Soroptimist MEG Award
Ester Aguilar — $2,000

Soroptimist Violet Richardson Award
Shayna Hockett — $500

Stephanie Jones Memorial Scholarship
Benjamin Stoakes — $500

Stockton Builders' Exchange Scholarship
Benjamin Stoakes — $900

Stockton Fire Department Gladys Bernard Scholarship
Hannah Zimmerman — $720

Thomas Onoyama Memorial Scholarship
Crystal Murdock — $1,000

Wiebe Family Vocational Scholarship
Joshua Donadio — $2,000
Kyle House — $2,000
Beatriz Perez — $2,000

Youth Energy Summit Scholarship
Jessie Kong — $300
Jeanette Orta — $300
Nathalie Rochert — $300
Luis Velasquez — $300

Westmont College
Samantha Ellis — $47,600

San Francisco State University
Melissa Plageman — $16,266

San Joaquin Delta College
Sidni Wallace — $6,204

Johnson & Wales University — Denver
Muhammad Maskeen — $38,000

Siena College/Albany Medical College — Dean's & Medicine Scholarship
Joshua Mellor — $62,800

University of California, Merced
Ester Aguilar — $76,360

California State University, Stanislaus — Music Scholarship
Jennylee Beckham — $8,000

University of California, Santa Barbara — Burnham & Regents' Scholarships
Andrew Verdegaal — $79,000

University of the Pacific — Presidential Scholarship
Tyler Sandelin — $26,000

Dominican University — Athletic & Academic Scholarships
Mallory Engelhardt

San Joaquin Delta College Music Scholarship
Michael Zuniga

Sacramento State University — Athletic Scholarship — Golf
Kercia Brakel

University of California, Santa Barbara — Regents' Scholarship & Grants
Amanda Baxter — $36,000

University of California, Berkeley — Regents' & Chancellor's Scholarship
Jessie Kong — $48,264

University of California, San Diego
Crystal Murdock — $66,880

Sonoma State University
Jenna Bryant — $17,816

University of Hawaii — Athletic Scholarship — Track
Samantha Balentine

University of the Pacific — Athletic Scholarship — Soccer
Kortney Agdeppa

Saint Mary's College of Moraga
Vanessa Torrez — $148,000

Heald College — Merit Scholarship
Jasmin Gonzalez — $1,200

University of California, Davis — Athletic Scholarship — Track
Kayla Carter

Holy Names University — Academic & Athletic Scholarships — Softball
Jordynn Elwood

University of the Pacific
Katy Walton — $31,858

Dominican University — Dean's Scholarship & Grants
Lurdes Ordinola — $105,632

University of California, Santa Barbara
Maria Yepez — $74,628

Bethany University — Academic Scholarship
Kyle Suess — $24,000

Trinity University — President's Scholarship & Grants
Justin Kah — $82,320