Huntington Beach resident Katie Lynn Kent was...

Huntington Beach resident Katie Lynn Kent was honored May 25 as the

2005 Outstanding Graduate for the College of Health and Human

Services at Cal State Long Beach during the university’s commencement

ceremonies.

Kent graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in communicative

disorders and finished her undergraduate studies with a 4.0

cumulative grade-point average. She will continue her studies in the

fall and pursue a master’s of science degree in speech-language

pathology at the University of Arizona.

Kent, the daughter of Cal State Long Beach alumni Chris and Brenda

Kent, is a 2001 graduate of Marina High School.

Samantha Costantini, a Huntington Beach resident and senior at

Santa Ana’s Mater Dei High School, has been selected as student of

the month. Costantini is an honors and advanced-placement student

with a 4.45 grade-point average. She is president of Mater Dei’s

California Scholarship Federation as well as a member of the National

Honor Society, Renaissance and student council.

Costantini is a four-year varsity cross-country athlete and

all-state runner.

She will attend UC Irvine on a cross-country and track scholarship

and plans on majoring in biology with hopes of going on to medical

school.

Drew Hunthausen, a graduating senior at Marina High School, will

be honored by Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, an organization

that records audio textbooks for children with disabilities.

Hunthausen will receive a scholastic achievement award June 12 at the

Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City. Hunthausen lost his sight at age 12

and has used audio textbooks throughout his education.

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