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“I know that my parents were so overwhelmed with anguish, trauma and emotional pain seeing their only child whom they loved so much in that kind of scene. I was so worried for my mom because she would later hear from the doctor that I didn’t make it. And as they accompanied her to see me for the last time on that emergency room bed, lying cold and lifeless with all the machines and tubes still connected to me, it was very tragic and unthinkable. During the overnight retreat and seminar, I heard real stories how young and innocent lives are being taken too soon and how much their families will suffer forever because of this wasted loss of life due to drunk driving. This program is really life-changing and I am forever grateful for being given the opportunity to play a big part in it. I am also grateful for my parents who supported me in my desire to accept the role even if they knew how much they will experience a real-life tragedy. From the beginning we were all informed that this very extensive national program will bring an overwhelming, dramatic and emotional impact to the participants, to their families and to all those who will witness the actual event, but my parents agreed anyway because they knew how much I wanted to make an impact and maybe change the perspective of so many people, both young and old, not to drink and drive. Again, thank you Papa and Mama for willingly going through all the trauma and emotional sacrifice during this two day program. And thank you God that we really didn’t have to say goodbye at this time.”
“Collecting awards and recognitions wasn’t my main goal… I played high school tennis because I wanted to take the opportunity to represent my school, to share my skills and to be part of a team effort,” said Louise while reflecting on four seasons spent playing on the varsity team for the Titans. Having played the number one singles spot since her freshman year, Louise was consistently a force to be reckoned with regardless of the opponent across the net. Her first two years on the team were challenging, as the Titans competed against the high level of play in the Southwestern League. Even after tough seasons, Louise was named as an All-League selection for two years in a row, as well as being MVP of her team.
On December 24, Louise spent the day with children in need at the local church in her father’s hometown. “We put together hot packaged meals for a few hundred kids. I was a little worried when I first walked in and I saw how many kids there were, and I was scared we might not have enough food for all of them. But I trusted that God would take care of it, just like the fish and the loaves, and at the end of the line, there were over 500 kids that were fed.” At the beginning of the program, Louise and her father spoke a few words of encouragement to the children, and fun games and activities were held to get the kids in a happy mood for the Christmas season.
“I was just so overwhelmed by all of the kids and how even though they didn’t have as many privileges as most kids have in America, they were still able to smile. I felt true joy getting to dance and spend time with them, and I was humbled by the overall experience.”
Louise garnered the prestigious award as Student of the Month for December. A special gathering was held in a local Sizzler restaurant to honor the awardees. She was one among the 7 students selected out of almost 22,000 students in the entire Unified School District. This award is sponsored by the local Chamber of Commerce along with the local government office as represented by several dignitiaries. Louise also received special certificate of recognition from the Member of Congress, the California State Assembly and Legislature, the local Chamber of Commerce, the Office of the Mayor, the County Supervisor and the Superintendent of the local Unified School District.
This past week, the Varsity Tennis Girls accomplished a feat brand new to the TC campus, finishing the season off with an undefeated record of 8-0, and being crowned Sunbelt League Champs. And on November 2nd, they accomplished yet another goal: taking home the Individual League Playoff first place medals in both singles and doubles. It was evident from the start of the tournament that the Lady Titans were the ones to beat, as the All-League MVP titles were awarded to the top seeds: Seniors Sammi Murphy and Beth Schallert for doubles and Senior Louise Dequilla for singles. Senior Shannon Mulcahy also took home an All-League patch, being seeded third in singles. TC was well represented during the final rounds of League Finals, as three of the four doubles teams that made up the Semi-Final match-ups were Lady Titans. Seniors Megan Thomas and Shayna Hutton finished the tournament in first place, narrowly beating the number one doubles team from Heritage High School. Juniors Katie Kennedy and Taylor Toups managed to snag third place, coming up with a victory over TC Seniors Sammi Murphy and Beth Schallert, who ended the tournament in fourth place.
As for singles, Senior Louise Dequilla was able to repeat her result of last year by taking home the title of Sunbelt League singles champ for the second consecutive year. Team CIF for the Lady Titans begins next week, and Thomas, Hutton, and Dequilla begin their CIF Individual rounds in the coming weeks. Good luck to the Varsity Girls Tennis Team, and congratulations to a successful season!
Although this chapter of FCA has only been introduced to TCHS a few months ago, in this short period of time the number of members has increased to over 80 student-athletes. Louise is very proud and grateful to play a significant role in spreading this ministry and to live the faith by example, along with the other leaders. Their job is to not only strengthen involvement with the fellowship, but also to lead the specific messages of the bible study during the regular group gatherings. The first momentous meeting of the summer was crucial for FCA, in order to really kick off the upcoming school year with dedication and determination. It was decided for this meeting to be a movie night showing The Passion of Christ, and guest speaker, 
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Dear Families and Friends,We welcome you to our family website. It has been our conscious effort to try to connect with all our familes and friends using all possible means brought about by this tech-savvy society. Finally, after years of tinkering and self-tutoring, I was able to launch this simple, yet (hopefully) informative website for all our families and friends to browse and learn updates from us, as well as from each other. Many might notice that most of the initial articles are all about Louise's Tennis. As you would know, Louise is in her Junior HS year now, soon she will be eligible for recruitment in the NCAA College Sports program. We are hoping that, with her remarkable progress in Tennis, coupled with her excellent G.P.A. rating, she will earn an appropriate scholarship offer from Colleges/Universities that she prefers. So far, we received several initial feelers from reputable Universities back East, and we would like to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt gratitude for such intentions. We are also hoping that the rest of the UC's will soon follow :). Anyway, our thought for this website is to become a hub of online communication for families and friends - nothing like Facebook 'tho :). Eventually, I will try to incorporate private video chat options and provide a facility for interactive uploads/downloads. We also encourage you to send us articles worth publishing and sharing within our circle of family and friends. Send me photos (no bigger than 100k) and write-ups for articles you want published. We are hoping that you will find time to leave us comments and suggestions in the space provided below. Soon we will feature some of our families and talented friends and share updates from them. There are some features that are still in the works (meaning, I have yet to learn them-hahaha), but I'm determined to bring as much to this website for everyone to share. So enjoy! God bless! :)
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PREPS: A Q&A with Temescal Canyon girls tennis player Louise Dequilla
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Think your weekly dance card is full? Try stepping into Louise Dequilla's shoes.
Temescal Canyon's Dequilla a tennis phenom
With the Fall sports season coming to a close, Louise was honored with the title of Fall 2010 Female Athlete of the Season for Temescal Canyon High School. The awards recognition ceremony was attended by fellow athletes and their parents. Also present was the voting panel consisting of all the sports coaches, the athletic director, and the principal, who had met beforehand to choose the most outstanding female and male athlete of the entire season. They not only took into account the student-athlete’s talent and record during the season, but also looked for the character and leadership the student-athlete demonstrated each day, both while participating in their sport, or being a role model on campus. It was an easy decision for the panel to unanimously choose Louise , who dominated in all of her matches with a perfect record this season, winning all her sets (30-0) and not dropping a single game (180-0), a feat that cannot be topped, and can only be matched. But aside from her exceptional performance in her sport (Tennis), she was also chosen for her remarkable character and leadership that she possesses every single day.
Character, 
After failing to advance to the semifinals in the Singles division of the Girls 18s Metro tournament in San Diego, Louise was filled with a new spark to do well in Doubles. It was an easy semifinal match for Louise and her partner Alison K., dropping only one game in two sets. 
As a close to the 
With Louise's excellent performance in the recently concluded H/S Tennis season, winning all her matches in the regular season without losing a game, getting to the CIF for the first time for their school and most of all with the continuous impressive improvement of her G.P.A. to 4.50, earned her the most prestigious MVP award, three years in a row as well as the All-League Academic Team Award. 
Louise is crowned the Champion of the 2010-2011 Sunbelt League High School Tennis Championship.
Louise swept her singles sets (6-1, 6-0, 6-0), dropping her first and only game of the season. Unknowingly, a correspondent from The Press Enterprise was present during this first round match to interview Louise. The Press Enterprise intends to publish an article about her incredible performance throughout this year's season. This was Louise's first interview experience but surprisingly felt comfortable during the interview. This article will be featured in this upcoming week's paper publication.
Louise is in Pilgrim Pines, Yucaipa, CA for a 3-day religious retreat along with other youth of St. Mary Magdalene Parish. This is in preparation for her 2- year confirmation ceremony.
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