Academic Stats:
Class Rank: 2/144
GPA: 3.993
ACT: 31
English: 32
Math: 30
Reading: 34
Science: 28
Writing: 29
Employment:
Borst Detasselling: 9 (Approximately two weeks in August, approximately 40 hours per week)
Adventureland Amusement Park: 9, 10 – Games Attendant (Weekends in May and September, average of 60 hours per week during summer). Promoted to Team Captain: 11
Sports:
Cross Country (Varsity): 9, 10, 11, 12
Academic All Conference: 9, 10, 11, 12
Basketball (JV for 9-11) (Varsity 12): 9, 10, 11, 12
Track (Varsity): 9, 12
Soccer (JV): 10
Marathon-to-Marathon participant: 6/11/11
School:
Student Council: 12
Debate (Varsity): 9, 10, 11, 12
Math Competition Participant: 10, 11, 12
Principal’s Council: 11
Spanish Club: 11
Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA): 10, 11, 12
Chapter Vice President of Records: 11; District Vice President: 11; Chapter President: 12
National Honor Society: 11, 12
Concert Band, Jazz Band, Marching Band, Pep Band (Trumpet): 9, 10, 11, 12
Volunteerism:
Blank Children’s Hospital Volunteer: 9, 10 (Approximately 100 hours total)
Community Volunteer: 9, 10, 11, 12– After Prom, Dollars for Scholars, Reggie’s sleep out, Habitat for Humanity, etc. (approximately 20 hours)
Appalachian Service Project: 11 – Spent spring break in Tennessee helping to rebuild and repair homes for the underprivileged (approximately 55 hours)
Community Involvement/Leadership:
Youth Leadership Initiative: 10, 11, 12
Young Leaders of Character: 11, 12
State of Iowa Youth Advisory Council: 11, 12
Service Chair: 11; Legislative Affairs Vice-Chair: 11; Youth Outreach Committee Member: 11; Legislative Affairs Chair 11, 12
Iowa Commission of Volunteer Services – Grant Review Committee member: 11
Iowa Youth Congress: 12
Math Tutor: 12
Honors/Awards:
Perfect Attendance: 9, 10, 11, 12
Academic Letter Winner: 9, 10, 11, 12
Gold Honor Roll: 9, 10, 11, 12
Iowa State Bar Association’s Know Your Constitution contest winner: 10, 11
Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership seminar appointee: 10
Iowa Department on Human Rights’ Martin Luther King, Jr Essay contest – 2nd place winner: 11
National Council on Youth Leadership: 12
United States Air Force Academy Summer Seminar participant: 11
Boy’s State Delegate: 11
American Legion Samsung Scholarship National Finalist: 11
Selected to attend Town Meeting on Tomorrow in St. Louis: 12
I also recently received a second nomination the Naval Academy from one of my senators.
