Seventh grader honored as 10,000th student in MUSD

Menifee 24/7 photo: Doug Spoon

Alexander Doria, a seventh grader at Bell Mountain Middle School, was honored this week for becoming the 10,000th student enrolled in the Menifee Union School District for the current school year.

Alexander's family moved here recently and he joins a district that has grown from 301 students in 1981 to now over 10,000 -- the first time the district has reached that number. He was honored at Tuesday's school board meeting with a new backpack from Jessica McFarland, representing Target. Jerry Bowman, school board president, and Superintendent Steve Kennedy also took part in the presentation.