Noteworthies

St. Francis High School alumna Lauren Smith of Los Altos graduated from Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in May with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Smith was a member of Delta Gamma sorority, a National Panhellenic Recruitment counselor and a founding member of the Psychology Society at LMU.

Stephanie D. Moniz, daughter of Bill and Judy Moniz of Los Altos, graduated in June with highest honors from the University of California at Santa Barbara with a degree in pharmacology. Highest honors is reserved for the top 2 percent of the graduating class. Moniz is attending graduate school at the University of the Pacific dental program in San Francisco. Moniz is a Mountain View High School alumna.

Joshua Solera of Los Altos recently graduated magna cum laude from Duke University in Durham, N.C., with a degree in history and French. Solera has accepted a position with The Parthenon Group in Boston.