Students receive national honor
San Benito High School students Miguel A. Soto Jr. and Jaclyn D.
Soto have been recognized for superior academic achievement by the
National Society of High School Scholars.
Students receive national honor
San Benito High School students Miguel A. Soto Jr. and Jaclyn D. Soto have been recognized for superior academic achievement by the National Society of High School Scholars.
“On behalf of the NSHSS, I am honored to recognize the hard work, sacrifice, and commitment that Miguel A. Soto Jr. and Jaclyn D. Soto have demonstrated to achieve this exceptional level of academic excellence,” said Claes Noble, the founder and chairman of NSHSS, in a press release. “They are now members of a unique community of scholars – a community that represents our very best hope for the future.”
Membership in NSHSS entitles qualified students to enjoy a wide variety of benefits, including scholarship opportunities, academic competitions, free events, members-only resources, publications, participation in programs offered by educational partners, online forums, personalized recognition items and publicity honors.
“Our vision is to build a dynamic international organization that connects members with meaningful content, resources and opportunities,” said James Lewis, president of NSHSS. “We aim to help students like Miguel and Jaclyn build on their academic successes and enhance the skills and desires to have a positive impact on the global community.”
The National Society of High School Scholars was founded in 2002 and has more than 300,000 members in 120 countries. For more information, visit www.nshss.org.
Fee graduates from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College’s Intermediate Level Education Course
Army Maj. Whitney O. Fees is one of more than 370 military officers, including 46 international officers, who graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College’s Intermediate Level Education Course at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
The 10-month course is designed to develop war fighting and adaptive leadership skills necessary for military officers to be proficient in full-spectrum operations. Selected military officers are selected to serve as commanders and principal staff officers. Mid-career military officers are prepared to focus on war fighting leadership positions in Army, joint, multi-level and interagency organizations. Primary emphasis is placed on Army field participation for joint or combined operations, and provides a broad base of war fighting skills and knowledge.
Twenty of the officer graduates were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan to serve in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom, respectively.
Fees has served in the military for 14 years.
She is the daughter of Laura and Donald Jensen, and granddaughter of Evelyn Jensen, all of Hanna St., Gilroy.
Her grandparents, Joyce and Clarence Ottoboni, reside in Tres Pinos.
The major graduated in 1995 from Gilroy High School, and received a bachelor’s degree in 1999 from the University of South Alabama, Mobile. She earned a master’s degree in military science.
