2008 Scholarship Award Winners

2008 Scholarship Award Winners

NAME

 

REAOC

RELATIVE

BIO

Daniel Dix

Theresa Dix

Grandmother

Honors: 5.0 GPA. National Merit Scholar, National Hispanic Scholar, National Advanced Placement Scholar, Academic Top 20, Valedictorian, Academic Decathlon participant, Science Olympiad, California Scholarship Federation, National Honors Society

Activities: Science and English Clubs, Model United Nations, Church Youth Group. Work experience includes various tutorial positions in math, science and SAT. Volunteer experience at a voting booth, soup kitchen, hospital visits

Future Plans: Admitted to Princeton, Cal Tech, Harvard, Cornell, Stanford, UCI and Yale. Daniel’s academic goal is to obtain a Ph.D. in applied physics

 

Brianna Jansen

Dolores Ross

Grandmother

Honors: 4.55 GPA. California Scholarship Federation lifetime member, National Youth Leadership Forum Certificate of Achievement, Ten Top Juniors, Outstanding Junior in band, most valuable freshman and sophomore in band

Activities: Community Service Club, International Studies Club, Science Club, Marching Band and Orchestra (clarinet). Work experience includes lab assistant in a chemistry lab and Disneyland. Volunteer at Tiny Tot Olympics

Future Plans: Admitted to CSUF with Honors, UCR Highland Scholars Program, UCI, UCSB. Brianna plans to be a business major with a minor in music

 

Sierra Christensen

Sherry Martin

Aunt

Honors: 3.44 GPA. Barrett Honors College, National Merit Commended Scholar, ASU Dean’s List. In high school was in National Honors Society and National Mathematics Honors society

Activities: Research experience in social cognition lab, varied work experience in offices and fund raising. Volunteer experience includes San Juan River Clean-Up and mission trip to Mexico building houses. Enjoys outdoor activities and sports, Hispanic culture and language

Future Plans: Sierra is Pre-Med with graduation projected for May 2010 with a BA in Psychology and a minor in Spanish