Our all-star alumni!
Thanks to these outstanding young leaders, hundreds of high school juniors have been inspired to take their leadership to the next level. Thank you for stepping up and making a difference! ​
RYLA Alumni class of 2025
Tanvi Bhide
“Air Fryer”
Del Norte High School
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Favorite Quote
"Courage is like a muscle. We ]strengthen it by using it."
–Ruth Gordon
Adriel Bibiano
"Quarterback"
Mission Hills High School
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Favorite Quote
“Nice catch cheer!"
- Sidelined
Billie Blenkle
"Leprechaun"
Scripps Ranch High School
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Favorite Quote
"I have no advice for anybody; expect to, you know, be awake enough to see where you are any any given time, and how that is beautiful, and has poetry inside. Even places you hate."
- Jeff Buckley
Addison Callahan
"Thing 2"
Rancho Bernardo High School
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Favorite Quote
“Nothing is impossible; the word itself says, "I'm possible."
- Audrey Hepurn
Sophie Callahan
"Grammarly"
Rancho Bernardo High School
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Favorite Quote
“There is value in genuine, good-faith dialogue."
- Previous RYLA alumni
Ivan Chaban
"Dumpling"
Torrey Pines High School
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Favorite Quote
“A her is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."
- Chistopher Reeve
Zoe Cuarto
"Uber"
Scripps Ranch High School
Favorite Quote
“It's not the mountains we conquer but ourselves."
- John Beede
Cadence Forby
"Dino"
San Pasqual High School
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Favorite Quote
“Ideas are the source of all things."
- Plato
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Jacob Kajmowicz
"Twinkle Toes"
Saint Augustine High School
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Favorite Quote
“Luck is the intersection of hard work and opportunity."
Aleksei Meritt-Powell
"Batman"
Oceanside High School
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Favorite Quote
“A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything."
- Malcolm X
Xavier Ortiz
"Cheer"
Mission Hills High School
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Favorite Quote
"Not my name quarterback."
- Sidelined
Sandy Guadalupe Sarabia
"Trackstar"
Hoover High School
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Favorite Quote
“If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you."
Mahak Rathi
"GP"
San Marcos High School
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Favorite Quote
“In the end, it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years."
-Abraham Lincoln
RYLA Alumni class of 2024
Dario Rissolo
"Pinkie"
Scripps Ranch High School
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Favorite Quote
“He surely wanted nothing from the wilderness but space to breathe in and to push on through.”
–Joseph Conrad
Elliot Mell
Scripps Ranch High School
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Favorite Quote
“There are 3 kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”
- Mark Twain
Grace Dilgard
"Trip"
Grossmont High School
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Favorite Quote
“The stars don’t look bigger, but they do look brighter”
-Sally Ride
Gabrielle Nelson
"GOAT"
Morse High School
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Favorite Quote
“Ohana means family and family means no one is left behind or forgotten”
-Lilo and Stitch
Jasmine Hsieh
"Lorax"
Del Norte High School
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Favorite Quote
“Everyone has worries, doubts, and fears, but the successful people just do not let it stop them”
- Lize Dzjabrailova
Jasmine Tran
"Hot Wings"
Mt. Carmel High School
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Favorite Quote
“If there’s a will, there’s a way”
Jeffrey Lee
"Tippy Top"
Bonsall High School
Favorite Quote
“Because you can’t you won’t and you don't stop”
-Beastie Boys
Joshua Scribner
"Ghost"
Oceanside High School
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Favorite Quote
“No peace without justice”
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Kayla Lincoln
"Pickles"
Scripps Ranch High School
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Favorite Quote
“Those who fail miserably, can achieve greatly.”
-John F. Kennedy
Misha Patel
"Giggles"
Fallbrook Union High School
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Favorite Quote
“Don’t lose this moment searching for another.”
Romie Coffler
"Scout"
Carlsbad High School
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Favorite Quote
“The best is yet to come”
Tabitha Bergem
"Soccer Mom"
Del Norte High School
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Favorite Quote
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”
Tallis K Arnold
"TK"
Santana High School
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Favorite Quote
“Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself”
- Marcus Aurelius