Cathedral City students honored with street names

Three new street signs in Cathedral City are honoring outstanding seniors, excelling academically.

Recipients are: Chai Arnold of Cathedral City High School, Priscilla M. Lara of Mount San Jacinto High School, and Bryan Hernandez of Stepping Stones Learning Academy

The city renamed the street adjacent to their respective schools after each student for one year.

Salutatorian at Cathedral City High School and soccer team captain, Arnold has achieved academic excellence. He is a member of the California Scholastic Federation, a recipient of a Gates Millennium Scholarship, a recipient of a Dell Scholarship, and a recipient of full scholarship to Stanford University this coming fall. Graduating with a 4.7 GPA, he will enroll pre-med.

Traditional schooling was not the academic route for Hernandez, as he would often get frustrated with the daily tasks of traditional school methods. Through Stepping Stones, Hernandez was able to apply his intellect with an individualized learning program. That allowed him to succeed, graduate with a great GPA, and secure an internship with e-Academics where he is learning to install, network and troubleshoot computer systems.

Entering her high school years, Lara had to overcome adverse obstacles at home while pursuing her academics. Thanks to a caring aunt who placed Lara under her guardianship, as well as supportive teachers and her own initiative, she has gone from a student with class credit deficiencies to a model student, thriving to graduation from Mount San Jacinto High School.

Stepping Stones Honoree, Bryan Hernandez – Corner of Plaza Drive and Perez Road
CCHS Honoree, Chai Arnold – Corner of Date Palm Drive and Dave Kelley Road
Mt. San Jacinto Honoree, Priscilla M. Lara: Corner of Landau Boulevard and McCallum Way

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