Layla, Malibu Grad, Activist And Volunteer Heads To Chapman University

California — Graduation is a major milestone and deserves to be celebrated! That's why Patch and T-Mobile have teamed up to recognize our community's outstanding 2024 graduates.

This submission comes from Lauren Polito who nominated Layla of Bell Canyon (spent HS years living in Malibu).

Graduate’s name

Layla

What grade is the graduate finishing?

High School

What school is your graduating student graduating from?

Muse Global

How do you know your graduating student nominee?

I’m her mom!

Tell us why they deserve to be nominated!

Layla has been active member of the Malibu community. She petitioned for and made multiple speeches to town council to get the skatepark approved. She became a member of town council at 14 through the Harry Barovsky Youth commission. She has volunteered with The Mighty Underdogs throughout high school. She then took her volunteer efforts to South Dakota to work on the Lakota Tribe reservation is South Dakota. She has been on 2 service learning trips to Guatemala helping Mending Kids perform ears, nose and throat surgeries. This is all while being in the surf team, in a competing symphony orchestra playing the violin, working at Sea and Soul in Malibu, and maintaining a 3.9 GPA. Layla is going to Chapman University next year to study biology as a premed student.

What's one thing you want everyone to know about your graduating student nominee?

Layla’s tremendous empathy for children and animals.

Congratulations on your achievements, and all of our best wishes to you in the future, Layla!

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