Menifee Valley Students of the Year are celebrated

The Perris Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce named their 2023-2024 Students of the Year at a celebratory dinner on May 29. Seated, from left, Mariah Logan, Fatima Serna, Elsie Sisson, Jaylah Coulter and Morgan Tamm. Dignitaries standing, from left, Sen. Richard Roth’s representative Adrian Meza, Program founder Sally Myers, Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Jason White, Sen. Kelly Seyarto’s representative Angelica Austin, Assemblymember Bill Essayli’s representative Casey Deaver, Alejandra Herrera from the Riverside County Superintendent of Schools, Perris Mayor Michael Vargas, Menifee Mayor Bill Zimmerman, Supervisor Chuck Washington’s representative Christi White, Perris City Clerk Nancy Salazar, Jerry Sepulveda from the Perris Valley Chamber of Commerce and Perris Union High School District Superintendent Grant Bennett. Valley News/Courtesy photo

PERRIS — The Perris Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce kicked off the 2023-2024 Student of the Month program in September. The students are nominated by their teachers and staff at their respective school sites and are chosen for their character, integrity, love of learning, ability to persevere and overcome challenging circumstances, community service, and how they make a difference on their high school campus. Five Perris Union High School District students were recently recognized as Student of the Year scholarship recipients at a dinner held in their honor at the Perris Sizzler, 91 W. Nuevo Road, on May 29. Students competed in a vigorous scholarship application process that included two essay questions and each winner received a $3,000 scholarship