A Golden Opportunity as McDonald’s All-Americans

LJCDS women’s basketball players Breya Cunningham ’23 and Jada Williams ’23 earned two of the 12 coveted spots on the West roster in the 2023 McDonald’s All-American Game. Both players joined the most prestigious high school basketball all-star game in the country.

Only 24 women are chosen each year from across the nation. The West defeated the East 110–102. This is the first time two Torreys have made the same roster. Fewer than 10 girls from San Diego have ever been chosen. Five of those are from LJCDS. The other players named to the McDonald’s All-American team were Candice Wiggins ’04, Kelsey Plum ’13 and Te-Hina Paopao ’20.

ACCOLADE Flawless

By Victoria Huang ’25

“Beel? Bil? Beel,” Dad said, his tongue hitting the back of his teeth, trying to form the tones of the “i.” “The bill, please,” I added. “Ohhh, the bill. Yes, of course.” The waiter walked away, his smock flapping against his slacks. Dad turned to me and asked, “Why can’t he understand me? You can understand me, right? Do I have an accent?” My dad, who read me Chinese folktales, who made me love writing, who taught me perfect English grammar, smiled sadly. How could I show him that he wasn’t flawed? “I understand you perfectly, Dad.”

Victoria Huang ’25 is the runner-up in the New York Times 100-word personal narrative contest. She was one of 82 finalists out of 12,448 submissions from around the world.