Example of a great EC inspired by a kid's passion

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<p>As you an see here, there really are some young people who do ECs – even creating them – because of their own passions and interests. If this kid has excellent grades and scores, he would have a far better shot than most at places like Ivies. Of course, it’s exceptionally hard to find young people who have avidly and creatively pursued their intellectual and/or EC passions while also maintaining high grades in a rigorous curriculum and getting good scores.</p>

<p>I’m also posting this on the high school forum.</p>

<p>MIAMI (AP) – Tenth grader Noah Gray quietly pulled out his iPhone in English class and saw the e-mail he’d been waiting for.</p>

<p>“You’re in!”</p>

<p>He smiled and hid his phone. The 15-year-old hadn’t gotten in to a party or a sports event. The e-mail was from a spokeswoman for Univision, the Spanish television station. The news: He’d have a press pass for Sunday’s Republican presidential debate in Florida.</p>

<p>Not to be cocky, but Noah kind of expected it. He can’t vote and still has braces, but since August he has been to half a dozen events for presidential candidates, most as a credentialed member of the media.</p>

<p>A local progressive radio show helped him get press credentials after interviewing him at a peace rally he organized in May.</p>

<p>He has interviewed four of the eight Democratic candidates and Sunday’s debate will be his first chance to interview the Republicans. He also has just finished a 12-minute video called “Virgin Voting” that encourages young people to vote, and he hopes to expand the film.</p>

<p>Noah says part of his goal is to ask about issues important to young people and get them to care about the election…"
[Tallahassee</a> Democrat - <a href=“http://www.tallahassee.com”>www.tallahassee.com</a> - Tallahassee, FL.](<a href=“http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/ELECTION_TEEN?SITE=FLTAL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT]Tallahassee”>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/ELECTION_TEEN?SITE=FLTAL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT)</p>

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<p>Thanks for posting this. Great kid.</p>

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<p>In 2003/4 my D was the youngest active member of our chapter for Rock the Vote (she was 16, too young to vote). Her volunteer work was noticed by a well known (politically left-sided) radio/TV hostess (<a href=“http://www.talkradionews.com/about/hosts/eratner.html)%5B/url%5D”>http://www.talkradionews.com/about/hosts/eratner.html)</a>, who personally offered her an internship at both the Democratic National Convention (locally in LA) as well as to travel to the Republican National Convention (held in NYC that year). My D was the youngest intern who was in charge of locating and pre-interviewing other like-minded newscasters, politicos, celebrities, etc. </p>

<p>Same hostess has just offered an opportunity to participate in the NH Primary in early Jan '08, as well as increased responsibility at the DNC in Denver in August and the RNC in Minneapolis in Sept.</p>

<p>D isn’t interested in going into politics herself. I wonder if the boy in the article is. His story sounds like hers, as she too is a filmmaker. I’ll be passing this along to her, they could make a great team (although she’s 19 now…but she still has braces too ;))!</p>