Cathedral City to rename streets after students in recognition of academic achievements
Cathedral City is renaming the streets adjacent to Cathedral City and Mt. San Jacinto high schools for one year to recognize two students for their academic success.
The corner of Date Palm Drive and Dave Kelley Road will be named after Cathedral City High School student Sophia Gonzales. The corner of Landau Boulevard and McCullum Way will be named after Mt. San Jacinto High School student Christopher Vega.
Gonzales has been involved in the Associated Student Body, Health & Environmental Academic of Learning, Health Occupations Students of America club and the varsity tennis team, the city said in a press release. She was nominated for the 2022 Golden Lion award and has a 4.6 GPA.
Her plans are to attend California State University, Fullerton to major in Liberal Arts and become an elementary school teacher.
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Vega began attending Mt. San Jacinto High School in the middle of his junior year, the city said. He is in the Gay Straight Alliance club and a member of the softball team. He has a 4.0 GPA. He plans are to attend College of the Desert and become an EMT and paramedic.
Cathedral City has student street renaming ceremonies annually, the city said. It will unveil Gonzales' street sign at 8 a.m. and Vega's street sign at 7:30 a.m. on June 2.
Ani Gasparyan covers the western Coachella Valley cities of Desert Hot Springs and Cathedral City. Reach her at ani.gasparyan@desertsun.com.
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Cathedral City to rename streets after students for their academic success
