ENDORSEMENTS
STUDENTS
SANTIAGO ALCALA, Anaheim High School, Class of 2026, Fullerton Community College Class of 2028
MOISES ALVAREZ, Anaheim High School, Class of 2024, Northern Arizona State University Class of 2028
DAISY ACOSTA, Anaheim High School, Class of 2024, CSUF Class of 2028
ANDREW CAMPUZANO, Anaheim High School, Class of 2024, UCLA Class of 2028
VINCENT CHAU, Anaheim High School, Class of 2024, UC Santa Cruz Class of 2028
XITLALLI CORDOVA, Anaheim High School, Class of 2024, Harbor Community College
BENJAMIN FLUDE, Anaheim High School, Class of 2024, Iowa State University Class of 2028
MICAH FLUDE, Anaheim High School, Class of 2026 - Valedictorian, Cal Poly Humboldt Class of 2030
JOHN MAYO, Anaheim High School, Class of 2026
ANGEL RUIZ NÚÑUZ, Anaheim High School Class of 2024 - Valedictorian, UCLA Class of 2028
STEVEN PEREGRINO, Anaheim High School Class of 2025
FRIDA SANCHEZ, Anaheim High School, Class of 2026, CSU Fullerton Class of 2030
GUILLERMO SANCHEZ, Anaheim High School Class of 2024, Cal Poly Pomona Class of 2028
HAILEY SOTELO, Savanna High School, Class of 2028
EMILY VALDEZ, Anaheim High School, Class of 2026
STEVEN VALDEZ, Sycamore Jr High School, Class of 2031
AIDAN VASQUEZ, Anaheim High School Class of 2024, Cal Poly Pomona Class of 2028
EDUCATORS, TEACHERS & STAFF
VERONICA ALVAREZ, Savanna High School Guidance Counselor, AUHSD Counselor of the Year 2026, Orange County Department of Education Counselor of the Year 2021, Anaheim High Alumni, and Mother of 3, including 1 Anaheim High Alumni
LIZZETTE BARRIOS-GRACIAN, Gilbert High School Teacher, History, English, Teen Parents, and Spanish, Mother of 4, including 3 Anaheim High Alumni and local Anaheim Small Business Owner
MARIVEL BERMUDEZ, Guidance Counselor Garden Grove Unified School District - Rancho Alamitos High School, Anaheim High Alumni and Mother of 3 Anaheim High Alumni
CINDY BRAZDA, Anaheim High Teacher
ESTHER CASTILLO, Professor CSU Dominguez Hills, & Mother of 2 Katella High School Alumni
BLANCA ESTELLAS, Western Independent Learning Center (ILC) Teacher, and Mother of 3, 1 current Anaheim Student, 1 Anaheim High Graduate
JAIME FLORES, Western High School Teacher and Athletics Coach, and Father of 4, including 1 Western High Alumni
MONIQUE FLORES, Western High School Teacher, AUHSD Teacher of the Year 2024 & OCDE Semi Finalists and Mother of 4, including 1 Western High Alumni
TRACY HECK, Teacher Oxford Academy
CASEY LANG, Anaheim High School Teacher English as a Second Language (ESL) / Newcomers, Athletic Coach and mother
FRED R. LEININGER, Gilbert High School Teacher Special Education, Retired
JILL LOMHEIM, Sunny Hills High School AP/IB Teacher, CSUF Lecturer - College of Humanities, English Department, LAUSD Teacher of the Year 2006 and Mother of 2
LENA MOUSA, Teacher English and Arabic and community leader
CHRISTIE NARANJO, AUHSD Teacher, English Language Arts (ELA) and Mother
MATT RIPPON, Anaheim High Teacher, English Language Arts (ELA) / AVID Program, WASC Coordinator and father of 2
RYAN A. RUELAS, Anaheim Elementary School District Board Member Walker Junior High Assistant Principal
WENDY SALDIVAR, Teacher Loara Elementary School, Anaheim Elementary School District & OCDE Teacher of the Year 2026 and Mother of 3
ANNA STENSETH, Teacher Los Angeles Unified School District and Mother of 2
PARENTS
SHAWN & SILVIA ALBAYATI, AUHSD Alumni, Parents of 2 AUHSD Alumni, Parent/Guardian of 3 current AHS Student-Athletes, Small Business Owners, Community Leaders
MAGGIE ALCALA, Anaheim Mother of 4; 1 current Anaheim High Student-Athletes, 2 graduates of Anaheim High and 1 in elementary, Educator and Parent Leader
EYMI ARELLANO, Anaheim Mother of 4; 1 current at Sycamore Jr High, 3 graduates from Anaheim High, Parent Leader and Anaheim Elementary District volunteer
MARITZA BERMUDEZ, Anaheim High Alumni, Mother of 5, children Sycamore Junior High, 2 graduates of Anaheim High, 2 at AESD, Community Leader
SANDRA CAZARES, Mother of 5, 1 current Magnolia High student, and 4 Magnolia High Alumni, and Parent Leader
JULIA FLUDE, Mother of 3, 1 current Anaheim Student Student-Athlete & 2 Anaheim High Alumni
GERALDINE GARCIA, Anaheim High Alumni, Mother of 3, 2 current Anaheim High student-athletes and 1 Anaheim High Alumni
MARIA GONZALEZ, Mother and Community Leader
NHA HUYNH, Father of 2
MAYRA IHUIT, Anaheim High Alumni, and Mother of 1 elementary student
NORMA JUAREZ, Mother of 3 elementary students and Community Leader
MARTHA MIGUEL, Mother and Community Leader
SONIA & JERRY MORAN, Parents and community leaders, 1 current Brookhurst Jr High student and 1 Peter Marshall Elementary student.
ARACELI PATINO, Anaheim High Alumni, Mother of 2, 1 current Sycamore Jr. High student and 1 Anaheim High Alumni and Anaheim Small Business Owner
VICTORIA POLANCO, Mother, child at Kennedy High School
JUANA REYES, Mother and Aunt of 3 AUHSD students and Parent Leader
SOFIA ROMERO, Mother of 3, 2 current Anaheim High students & 1 Anaheim High Alumni, and Community Leader
DULCE SOTELO, Mother of 2, 1 current Savanna High School student and 1 Brookhurst Junior High Student, and Parent Leader
SANDRA VALDEZ, Mother of 2, 1 current at Sycamore Jr High, 1 Anaheim High Alumni, and Anaheim High School Parent Leader
COMMUNITY
ROBERTO GARCIA, Candidate AUHSD Trustee Area 2 & Savanna High Alumni
