Kimberly Phyllis Blackfield of Los Altos graduated from the University of Oregon in Eugene in June with a Bachelor of Science in journalism. Keetje Jean Kuipers of Los Altos earned a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the same university.

Sarah Rhys Pritchard, daughter of Sandi Watkins and Willie Pritchard of Los Altos, received a bachelor’s degree cum laude from Smith College in May. She was also admitted to the scientific research honorary society, Sigma Xi. Pritchard majored in linguistics. She has joined the Teach for America program and will spend the next two years teaching in St. Louis, Mo.

Visish Srinivasan of Los Altos graduated from Homestead High School and will be in the combined medical program at Drexel University in Philadelphia next fall. He has received a scholarship from Drexel. Srinivasan is the shift captain of the junior auxiliary team at El Camino Hospital and has volunteered many hours at the hospital. He also received the Bank of America regional achievement award in business.

Danielle Dito of Los Altos, who graduated from St. Francis High School, has been accepted at the UC Davis Veterinary School next fall. When Dito was in elementary school, she volunteered at Adobe Animal Hospital in Los Altos. Dito has wanted to be a veterinarian since she was a young girl.

Mountain View High School graduate and Los Altos resident Lauren Danielle Batchelder graduated with honors from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor of Arts in communications. Batchelder has been inducted into Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Honor Society, for scholarship and public service. She has recently been hired to work in public relations and event planning for the non-profit Family Care Network, which serves foster and special-needs children.

Benjamin Tucker of Los Altos recently returned from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, as part of St. Olaf College’s off-campus program. The program included courses on law, science, art and social science.

Reza Firoozabadi, son of Abbas and Gashang Firoozabadi of Los Altos, was recently awarded a Doctor of Medicine degree from Boston University School of Medicine. Firoozabadi earned his undergraduate degree in molecular cell biology from UC Berkeley.

Los Altos resident Jason Pelc received a degree in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Pelc was one of two students to receive the Philip Loew Memorial Award from the MIT Music and Theatre Arts Section, in recognition of creative

accomplishment in music.

Caitlin Lighthouse of Los Altos graduated from the Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Va. Lighthouse will attend Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md. She is the daughter of Michele and Bernard Lighthouse.

Heather A. Phillippe of Los Altos graduated in June from Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor of Science degree. Before enrolling at Cal Poly, Phillippe attended Santa Rita Elementary School, Egan Junior High School and Los Altos High School. Phillippe maintained a 3.0 or better grade-point average throughout her college years.

Ashley A. Ferrell of Los Altos Hills earned a Bachelor of Science degree in communications from Boston University in May.

Valerie J. Sun of Los Altos received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Boston University in May.

Christian W. Halvorsen, son of Per-Kristian Halvorsen and Margaret Withgott of Los Altos Hills, has been named to the Phillips Academy honor roll for the spring term. To be named to the honor roll, students must maintain at least a 5-point average on a 6-point scale. Phillips Academy is located in Andover, Mass.