Headline Rewind: Murder Trial, Graduation, Recycling Plant

SCHOOLS

JSerra kicked off San Juan's high school graduations with its , boasting a class of scholars with high GPAs and athletic accomplishments. Its valedictorian delivered his speech via video as he spent the day competing in the CIF state track championships in the 1600-meter race.

YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

The Open Space Foundation—a nonprofit dedicated to raising money to enhance the vast amount of public green space within city limits—is . It will host an open house for the renovated Northwest Open Space  from 3-7 p.m. on June 25.

Parents of children in the Capistrano Unified School District to lobby Sen. Tom Harman to approve tax extensions set to expire at the end of this month. They want the tax revenues to fully-fund education.

Residents who live on the eastern edge of San Juan Capistrano were pleased to learn that CR&R Waste and Recycling is near the intersection of Ortega Highway and La Pata Avenue.

SPORTS

JSerra's Katherine Delaney in girls 1,600-race at the CIF State Championships Saturday. Sarah Paddon, a senior from St. Margaret's finished 10th overall in the girls 1,600 (4:53.05), while Luke Decker—JSerra's valedictorian—finished 12th in the boys 1,600 with a finish of 4:14.29. 

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

A murder trial began this week in the, who prosecutors allege murdered a man he swindled out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and whose body he is alleged to have dumped in the ocean out of Dana Point Harbor.