Rebolledo and Gonzalez are Prescott valedictorian and salutatorian

PRESCOTT-Graduating members of the Prescott High School Class of 2019 will walk the aisle to receive their diplomas at 11 a.m. on Sat. in the high school gymnasium. This year's honor speakers are Valedictorian Briseida Ayala Rebolledo and Salutatorian José Gonzalez Bojorquez.

Briseida Ayala Rebolledo

Briseida, daughter of Salvador Ayala and Zenaida Rebolledo, holds a 3.74 GPA and has attended Prescott School District since elementary school. She was notified just last week that she was accepted to the University of Washington where she plans to study occupational therapy. She hopes to eventually focus on working with children.

Briseida has been on the Honor Roll all quarters of her high school career and was named Exchange Club Student of the Month this year. She has been active in school leadership and is currently Student Body President and National Honor Society President. She also served as class treasurer as a sophomore, class president as a junior and National Honor Society Sentinel as a junior.

Briseida considers sports involvement among her favorite experiences during her time at PHS and participated in volleyball, basketball and softball, and was team captain in all three. Over her high school career, Briseida has been a scholar athlete and has received multiple Most Valuable Player, Most Improved Player and Athlete of the Month awards.

"Not many girls played all three sports, so it was fun to get to know the players on different teams and see how they all worked together. I liked getting to know new people and it was good motivation to keep my grades up," she said.

Briseida said she valued her experiences in sports and clubs and the opportunities they allowed her to gain leadership experience.

"My teammates and club members made me feel like they had trust in me and listened to me and saw me as someone to follow," she said.

Briseida said she had planned to work this summer, but an ACL tear in a basketball game changed those plans. Instead, she'll have surgery right after school is out, and have time to heal up before she heads to college this fall.

Jose Gonzalez Borjorquez

José, son of Everardo and Yarel Gonzalez, holds a 3.66 GPA and will attend Columbia Basin College on a soccer scholarship and hopes to pursue a career in orthopedics.

José has been an honor roll student since middle school was Exchange Club Student of the Month, Athlete of the Month and currently serves as a student school board representative.

José says he enjoys school in Prescott and the fact that everyone knows one another.

"It's comforting to know that you go to school with the people you live around," he said.

A star soccer and basketball athlete, José has received multiple Most Valuable Player and Most Inspirational Player awards during his time at PHS. He was also named to 1st Team All-State three years in soccer and 1st Team All-League three years in basketball and was 2018 State Soccer Champion.

"My favorite part of athletics is that in soccer, especially, we basically go to State every year. That's something we really look forward to and we get to bring championships back home," he said.

José plays forward and expects that he will retain that position while playing for CBC.

"I've always wanted to play at another level and keep moving forward. I'd like to eventually transfer to University of Washington and hopefully play over there," he said.

José puts his athletic ability to work helping others by volunteering as an elementary school soccer coach and organizing a basketballs skills camp for kids.

José plans to work at the warehouse in Vista Hermosa before starting soccer season at CBC in August.

Both Briseida and José are active community volunteers and both serve as interns in the Vista Hermosa Internship for Youth Group, which focuses on providing activities for kids and families.