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Daniel is from El
Camino Fundamental High School. He is 6' 5"
and will be attending Dartmouth University majoring in Engineering/Biology. He is an AP Scholar
with Distinction and has a 4.6 GPA. In addition to his
many academic and sports honors, Daniel has volunteered
hundreds of hours volunteering for Native
American Reservations in the Western United States and
"single handedly formed a non-profit organization
called Baseball for All." This
organization provides the resources to those less
fortunate so that they too may enjoy one of Daniel's
favorite sports.
Click
here to read Daniel's winning essay: What
Being Tall Means to Me
(coming soon)
Other awards Dan
received:
1) W.T. Mooney
Award-Given to one boy and one girl from each graduating
class, 4.0 GPA (unweighted) and participation in at
least 2 varsity sports. Names are carved on a
permanent trophy at the school.
2) Presidential
Award for Academic Excellence-At least a 3.5 GPA and at
least a certain score on either the SAT or the ACT
3) Academic Top 10
4) Department Awards
(3): English, Math, Science-Each of the eight
educational departments at El Camino give out two awards
to students who excel in those specific areas. I
was given just under a quarter of all these awards
given.
5) California
Scholarship Federation Life Member-Three points are
given per "A" received and one point per
"B" received per semester. A minimum of
ten points must be achieved in at least 4 or 5 (can't
remember which) semesters throughout high school.
6) High
Honors-GPA>4.0; taken 10+ honors/AP courses with a
minimum grade of B-; 6+ semesters of a team, club, or
academic competition; officer of active club for 2
semesters/captain of sports team for 2
semesters/editor-in-chief/etc.; 100+ hours of community
service.
7) Boosters
scholarship
8) PTSA scholarship
9) Class
Valedictorian
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