Cora Ormseth was recognized as the Rotary Club of Arcadia Academic Student of the Month for September 2009.

Cora Ormseth is the daughter of Deanna Matsumoto & Tor Ormseth.  She is maintaining a 4.0 Grade Point Average while participating in both the Senior Men and Women Service Organization and French Club. She is also active as the Opinion Editor of the Apache Pow Wow school newspaper.

Cora is the Team Captain of the Cross Country Team an also participates in the Track Team. In her leisure time she is a volunteer at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens. She has also participated in program organized by the Japanese American Citizenship League and the Council on American Islamic Studies. She enjoys exploring Downtown Los Angeles, traveling and reading.

She is planning on attending Yale University where she wants to major in Pre-med / Biological Sciences with a goal of becoming a Pediatrician.