4 Huntington Beach students get ROP honors

Four Huntington Beach students were honored as Coastline Regional

Occupational Program outstanding students in a ceremony held May 13.

The students were nominated either by their ROP teacher or the ROP

Career Specialist at their high school.

Out of more than 11,000 students who take classes through

Coastline ROP yearly, 80 students were nominated and 11 finalists

representing different career paths were chosen through an

application and interviewing process.

George Kilada, of Edison High School, was chosen as outstanding

auto technology student; Patrick Christy, of Ocean View High School,

was chosen as outstanding public services student; Janet Chavez, also

of Ocean View High School, was chosen as most inspirational student.

Students register for classes -- and to vote

With the help of a new program that allows students to request

voter registration information when they register for classes, more

than 1,000 Coast Community College students have registered to vote

since November.

Since the district implemented the program at all three community

colleges in November, 1,017 students have used a touch-tone telephone

registration system to request voter registration materials.

The California Secretary of State’s office sends the student a

voter registration packet and information in the mail. To register,

students sign the materials and return the packet to the Secretary of

State’s office.