The William S. Hart Union School District’s Regional Occupation Program honored Brian Kasman as the ROP Outstanding Student of the Year, as well as 31 other students Wednesday evening at the annual ROP Outstanding Student Recognition event held at La Mesa Junior High School.

Kasman was the top student in the Engineering & Architecture career pathway.

Gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded in eight different career pathways based on interviews students gave to a panel of Santa Clarita business leaders on April 16. The business leaders also chose the artwork from a field of eight pieces to represent the recognition event.

“Celebrating the ROP Outstanding Students provides all of us with the opportunity to see what students are able to accomplish through Career Education courses that allow them to explore their talents, find relevance in school, and establish post-secondary educational goals,” said Dr. Mariane Doyle, Career Technical Education Administrator.

The evening began with the 1st Annual Ted Rafalovich Professionalism Award given to the students who wrote an essay based on the topic, “How do I make an effort to stand out, network, and focus on creative ideas to develop my professionalism skills to be noticed in the business world?” The winners were Nelson Ho, Sarah Park and Riana Rose Richards.

The medal winners:

SCVTV volunteer Jack Bunjac took home the gold in media arts.

Arts, Media & Entertainment

Gold – Jack Bunjac

Silver – Mariel NiBungco

Bronze – Randy Martell

Engineering & Architecture

Gold – Brian Kasman

Silver – Magdalena Langdon

Bronze – Edwin Torres

Fashion & Interior Design

Gold – Amanda Friedman

Silver – Brielle Contarino

Bronze – Gina Davis

Health Science Practitioner

Gold – Brooke Tripp

Silver – Dalbey Farrell

Bronze – Shannon Connors

Brian Kasman was honored as ROP Student of the Year.

Health Science Support

Gold – Serena Silingardi

Silver – Marilyn Bernal

Bronze – Brennan Bernades

Manufacturing & Product Development

Gold – Kelly Ficarra

Silver – Kelly Sojka

Bronze – Josephine Hatley

Marketing, Sales & Service

Gold – Hannah Orloff

Silver – Kyra Jackson

Bronze – Tien Phan

Public Service

Gold – Patrick Ellingwood

Silver – Makena Shepard

Bronze – Joseph Napoli

The art poster award winners were Bradon Gutierrez, Cristian Torres, Mariel Nibungco, Kira Rigdon and Analyse Cortez.

Dr. Doyle was joined by Santa Clarita Mayor Pro Tem Bob Kellar as emcees of the event.

“We are so grateful for the support of parents, our educational community, business leaders, and our government representatives for their support of our students and the program and we’re thankful that they could be present during the festivities,” Dr. Doyle said.