Goleta Magazine 2017 - 32

education

Goleta Teen of the Year
Getting to know 2017 honoree Layla Landeros
S A N M A R C O S H I G H S C H O O L junior Layla
Landeros was honored as 2017 Goleta Teen of the Year by the
Rotary Club of Goleta Noontime this spring.
Landeros, the 17-year-old daughter of Wendy and Jose
Landeros, is vice president of San Marcos High's AAPLE
Academy, an accelerated academic program for leadership
and enrichment. She has been a cheerleader for three
years and founded Royal Gems, a cheer team for students
with disabilities.
She also is a puppy raiser for Guide Dogs for the Blind, cyber
tutors elementary school students in math and literacy, is
involved with the Girl Scouts, and this summer will travel
with her church, Santa Barbara Community Church, to
participate in missionary work in the Philippines.

GOLETA TEEN
OF THE YEAR
2015
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2014
Bella Darke
2013
Maddy Matthys
2012
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She currently has a 4.4 grade-point average, and plans to
major in environmental science in college and to serve with
the Peace Corps for two years in a developing country.
"I am so thankful to be named Goleta Teen of the Year and
am proud to represent Goleta," said Landeros. "The program
was an incredible experience, and I enjoyed meeting all of
the other talented teens."

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Runner-up was Dos Pueblos High senior Cindy Diaz, who
serves as Associated Student Body vice president, is captain
of the Dos Pueblos Mock Trial Team and is a leader of the
Santa Barbara Youth Council. Other 2017 finalists were
Dos Pueblos seniors Seneca Bohley and Amanda Hagen,
Dos Pueblos junior Susanna Sinclair and San Marcos senior
Gabriela Goldberg.
For more than 20 years, the community service award has
recognized male and female teenagers for their contributions to the Goleta community. To qualify, students must
be juniors or seniors at Bishop Diego, Dos Pueblos, Laguna
Blanca or San Marcos high schools, or an accredited home
school, and live in the area.
Rotary Club of Goleta Noontime is one of 34,000 clubs
worldwide with more than 1.2 million member Rotarians.
By Rochelle Rose, Noozhawk.com
Pictured above: Layla Landeros and the San Marcos Varsity
Cheer team pictured with the cheer team she started for
students with disabilities, the San Marcos Royal Gems. Insert:
Layla Landeros with her parents, Wendy and Jose Landeros.

I am so proud to represent Goleta."
-LAYLA LANDEROS
Goleta's 2017 Teen of the Year

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