WHAT: Students from the Whittier Union High School District’s five comprehensive high schools, two alternative high schools and adult school will celebrate the conclusion of their academic journeys in the District during energetic commencement ceremonies held at the District’s two stadiums.

The Whittier Union Board of Trustees will honor a group of students from each comprehensive high school with the 2023 Trustee Award. Honorees were recommended by principals, counselors and teachers for outstanding academic achievement and demonstrating exemplary citizenship during their four years of high school.

DETAILS: United Sierra Education Center (USEC): Sierra Vista High School, Frontier High School and Whittier Union Adult School

When: 6 p.m., Monday, June 5

Where: Sandra Sanchez Thorstenson Stadium, 9800 Mills Ave., Whittier
Details: 150 Sierra Vista graduates; 100 Frontier graduates; 90 Adult School graduates.

Santa Fe High School
When: 6 p.m., Monday, June 5
Where: Dick Torres Memorial Stadium, 10800 Benavon St., Whittier
Details: 421 graduates; 12 Summa Cum Laude honors; 27 Magna Cum Laude; 35 Cum Laude. The Board of Trustees Award winner is Athena Perez (California Lutheran
University – psychology major with emphasis on clinical applications).

California High School
When: 6 p.m., Tuesday, June 6
Where: Sandra Sanchez Thorstenson Stadium, 9800 Mills Ave., Whittier
Details: 604 graduates; 41 Summa Cum Laude honors; 28 Magna Cum Laude; 50 Cum Laude. The Board of Trustees Award winner is Celeste Villa (University of Southern
California – pharmacology and drug development major).

Whittier High School
When: 6 p.m., Tuesday, June 6
Where: Dick Torres Memorial Stadium, 10800 Benavon St., Whittier
Details: 405 graduates; 15 Summa Cum Laude honors; 17 Magna Cum Laude; 37 Cum Laude. The Board of Trustees Award winner is Trenton Gunderson (Cerritos College
– pursuing AA in zoology with intent to transfer to the University of California, Davis and major in zoology).

La Serna High School
When: 6 p.m., Wednesday, June 7
Where: Sandra Sanchez Thorstenson Stadium, 9800 Mills Ave., Whittier
Details: 568 graduates; 36 Summa Cum Laude honors; 49 Magna Cum Laude; 55 Cum Laude. The Board of Trustee Award winner is Annaliese Veach (Johns Hopkins
University – chemical engineering major).

Pioneer High School
When: 6 p.m., Wednesday, June 7
Where: Dick Torres Memorial Stadium, 10800 Benavon St., Whittier
Details: 275 graduates; 11 Summa Cum Laude honors; 20 Magna Cum Laude; 16 Cum Laude. The Board of Trustees Award winner is Fatima Vazquez (University of
California, Los Angeles – environmental science major).