<p>I am junior in a magnet program in Austin, Texas. My school (The Liberal Arts and Science Academy) is ranked at #36 in the nation</p>
<p>GPA: 4.09 (weighted)
SAT:
Critical Reading: 800
Math: 740
Writing: 800
Combined (CR+M+W): 2340
Combined (CR+M): 1540</p>
<p>Courses Taken (This Year):</p>
<p>AP Art History; AP Macroeconomics, AP English III Topics, AP Latin IV Vergil; AP Physics B; Ancient Philosophy, History and Culture (Independent Study)*; Constitutional Law; Environmental Policy and Philosophy; Magnet Pre-Calculus; AP US History</p>
<p>Courses Taken (Previous Years):</p>
<p>2008-2009 English II Topics; Algebra II Topics; World History Topics; Chemistry Topics; Tolkien; Mock Trial for Speech Credit; Latin III Pre-AP; Great Ideas; Planet Earth</p>
<p>2007-2008 Biology Topics; Geometry Topics, English I Topics; World Geography Topics; AP Computer Science; Electronic Magazine; Sci-Tech; Latin II;</p>
<p>Courses Taken (Next Year):</p>
<p>Modern Physics; AP Latin V Literature (Independent Study: Catullus); Sociology; AP Comparative Government; AP European History; AP Microeconomics; AP Statistics; AP Government; AP English IV</p>
<p>Other Things:</p>
<p>Latin Club (2008-10)</p>
<p>Scriptor (2009-2010)
Wrote the Latin Club Newletter ‘Penna Fortior Gladiost’ Included announcements, book reviews of ancient literature,
cartoons, word games, an archeological report, and an advice column.</p>
<p>National Latin Exam
Summa Cum Laude – gold medal (2007–middle school)
Summa Cum Laude – gold medal (2008)
Summa Cum Laude – gold medal <a href=“2009”>perfect score</a></p>
<p>National Greek Exam</p>
<p>National French Exam</p>
<p>Latin Area F Convention (Regionals)</p>
<p>Certamen:
Certamen, like quiz bowl, is a four-person, buzzer based academic competition. Certamen covers Latin Grammar and Language, Roman History, Greek Mythology, and Roman Literature.</p>
<p>1st Place for my division (2008)
2nd Place for my division (2009)</p>
<p>Individual Testing:</p>
<p>Decathlon 1st Place for my division (2008)
Decathlon is a ten-subject test covering Roman History, Latin Grammar, Latin Vocabulary, Latin Derivatives, Latin Reading Comprehension, Classical Mythology, Roman Daily Life, Mottoes and Phrases, and Latin Literature</p>
<p>Pentathlon ‘Summa Cum Laude’ and 1st place for my division (2008)
Pentathlon is a five-subject test covering Roman History, Greek Mythology, Latin Vocabulary, Latin Derivatives, and Reading Comprehension</p>
<p>Pentathlon ‘Summa Cum Laude’ (2009)
Pentathlon is a five-subject test covering Roman History, Greek Mythology, Latin Vocabulary, Latin Derivatives, and Reading Comprehension</p>
<p>Pentathlon ‘Summa Cum Laude’ (2010)
Pentathlon is a five-subject test covering Roman History, Greek Mythology, Latin Vocabulary, Latin Derivatives, and Reading Comprehension
Mythology 2nd Place for my division (2008)
Test covering the whole canon of Classical Mythology
Greek History 1st Place (high score across all divisions) (2009)
Test covering the entire history of Classical Greece</p>
<p>Mythology 2nd Place for my division(2009)
Test covering the whole canon of Classical Mythology</p>
<p>Greek History 1st Place (high score across all divisions) (2010)
Test covering the entire history of Classical Greece</p>
<p>Greek Life and Literature 1st Place (high score across all divisions) (2010)
Test covering the culture and literary history of Classical Greece</p>
<p>Latin State Convention</p>
<p>Decathlon 2nd Place for my division (2008)
Decathlon is a ten-subject test covering Roman History, Latin Grammar, Latin Vocabulary, Latin Derivatives, Latin Reading Comprehension, Classical Mythology, Roman Daily Life, Mottoes and Phrases, Latin Literature,</p>
<p>Mythology 2nd Place for my division (2008)
Test covering the whole canon of Classical Mythology</p>
<p>Pentathlon ‘Summa Cum Laude’ 12th place for my division (2009)
Pentathlon is a five-subject test covering Roman History, Greek Mythology, Latin Vocabulary, Latin Derivatives, and Reading Comprehension</p>
<p>Greek History 1st Place for my division (2009)
Test covering the entire history of Classical Greece</p>
<p>Mythology 3rd Place for my division (2009)
Test covering the whole canon of Classical Mythology
Pentathlon ‘Summa Cum Laude’ 12th place for my division (2009)
Pentathlon is a five-subject test covering Roman History, Greek Mythology, Latin Vocabulary, Latin Derivatives, and
Reading Comprehension</p>
<p>Greek History 4th Place (2010)
Test covering the entire history of Classical Greece</p>
<p>Greek Life and Literature 3rd Place (2010)
Test covering the culture and literary history of Classical Greece</p>
<p>Pentathlon ‘Summa Cum Laude’ 4th place for my division (2010)
Pentathlon is a five-subject test covering Roman History, Greek Mythology, Latin Vocabulary, Latin Derivatives,
and Reading Comprehension</p>
<p>Classically-Themed Poetry Contest 5th Place (2010)</p>
<p>Quiz Bowl
(In Quiz Bowl, my strongest subjects were: Literature, Philosophy, Mythology, Religion, Art, and Ancient History)</p>
<p>Captain of the Junior Varsity Team (2007-08)</p>
<p>Captain of Varsity B Team (2008-09)</p>
<p>11th at NAQT Nationals on the LASA A team (2009)</p>
<p>Ranked along with the LASA A Team as 5th in the Nation in the 2009-2010 Pre-Season
Poll</p>
<p>Captain of Varsity B Team (2009-10)</p>
<p>Selected for the HSAPQ Texas All-Star Team (2010)
One of five high-schoolers representing the state of Texas.</p>
<p>Individual Tournament High-Scorer Hunter College High School ‘Prison Bowl’ Tournament in New York (2010)</p>
<p>LASA A Team Member (2010-2011)</p>
<p>Boy Scouts (2006-2010)</p>
<p>Arrow of Light (2006)
Highest Decoration in Cub Scouts</p>
<p>Den Chief (2006-2007)
Participated as a youth leader in Pack 9, the Cub Scout Pack I had graduated. Award the Tri-Color Ropes for my extra year of participation.</p>
<p>Senior Patrol Leader (2007-2008)
Youth Leader of the entire troop, elected by members.</p>
<p>Troop Chaplain (2009-2010)
Served as Spiritual Leader of the Troop. Delivered non-denominational sermons on high-adventure treks.</p>
<p>Lost Pines Scout Reservation Boy Scout Camp</p>
<p>Wilderness Survival Merit Badge Counselor (Summer 2009)
Spent six weeks teaching Wilderness Survival Merit Badge knowledge, skills and techniques to boys ages 12-18. Each of the six sessions culminated in a night spent in the woods with only a survival kit.</p>
<p>Dining Hall Steward (Winter 2009)
Spent winter break working as one of four dining hall stewards for the approx 500 campers per
week at LPSR.</p>
<p>Spanish Peaks (2007)
Six-day long high adventure trek in Colorado.</p>
<p>Philmont (2008)
Two-week-long high adventure trek in New Mexico.</p>
<p>Cub Scout Day Camp (2007)
Volunteered to teach Environmental Awareness at a Cub Scout Day Camp called ‘Scouting Across America’</p>
<p>Eagle Scout Project – “Pease Park Arboreal Restoration”
Planned, organized and the directed the execution of a 70 man-hour project planting trees in Austin’s Pease Park after a storm, as well as a field of flowers and installing natural counter-erosion terraces along the banks of the creek.</p>
<p>Tutoring</p>
<p>Algebra I (2008-2009)</p>
<p>Pre-Algebra, English and Latin I (2009-2010)</p>
<p>Youth and Government
Youth and Government is a YMCA-regulated organizations in which high-schoolers participate in mock appellate court, civil and criminal court, legislative and executive simulations. I was a member of a judicial mock-trial team.</p>
<p>District (November 2009)
2nd Place out of a field of 20 who qualified for District</p>
<p>State (January 2010)
20th Place out of a field of 60 who qualified for State</p>
<p>Liberal Arts and Science Academy Theatre Club</p>
<p>Founder and President (2010-2011)</p>
<p>Carbon Sequestration Internship (2010)
Worked as an intern researching carbon sequestration with Rene Barrera of the Austin Parks and Wildlife Foundation.</p>
<p>National Honor Society Member (2010)</p>
<p>The Finale of Seem
Liberal Arts blog I run with my friend Max composed of posts on poetry, novels, classical music, and art. The blog provides information, analysis, opinion and links to further information. Blog has generated over 1000 hits a month. Updated three times a week.</p>
<p>Example Posts:
Dylan Thomas, Poulenc, Ginsberg, Velasquez; Dubliners; Dvorak; Whitman; Magritte; Lyssipos; Mann; Stevens; Housman; Lolita; and many more. Available for access at
[THE</a> FINALE OF SEEM](<a href=“http://twastheromannowtisi.blogspot.com/]THE”>http://twastheromannowtisi.blogspot.com/)</p>
<p>Hendrix College Odyssey Book Award (2010)
Was the LASA recipient of this award</p>
<p>*Independent Study (2009-2010)
With Mr. Byron Browne, my Latin teacher of three years, I developed a rigorous personal curriculum based mostly in classical studies with a few modern themes that was divided up into components of reading, writing, and delivering lectures on classical philosophy, literature, and history. (The course takes the name “Latin Culture Studies” in my schedule).</p>