New Hampshire
Records 31 through 38 out of 38

	Year: 2008 Kelly X. Fox Windham, NH, Phillips Academy College Plans: Brown University   In addition to many academic achievements, Kelly has interests that extend over a wide range of activities. She has played varsity basketball during all of her four years at Phillips Academy, becoming the sole team captain her senior year. She also participated in crew for three years at Andover. Kelly has taken an active role in AAU Basketball since the age of eight and has won numerous state and national championships. Kelly is also a National Hoop Shoot Champion and her name is permanently inscribed on a plaque in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. She has been an avid figure skater and snow boarder over the past seven years. She has played the piano for twelve years and the drums for four years. In addition to all her other commitments, Kelly has always found the time to be actively engaged in community service. She has tutored English, math, and science to members of a local French-speaking, Haitian community in addition to working over 100 hours for the Make-A-Wish Foundation as a volunteer event organizer and office worker.
	Year: 2008 Alexander B. Katz Exeter, NH, Phillips Exeter Academy College Plans: Princeton University   I’m from Exeter, New Hampshire, although I’ve previously lived in a number of other states. I attended Phillips Exeter Academy for four years, where I was elected to the Cum Laude Society. I served as Co-Head of the 196 year-old Daniel Webster Debating Society, Captain & Head of the Academic Team, Co-Head of Peer Tutoring, and as a Peer Counselor. I also competed on the Varsity Lacrosse, Indoor Track, Golf, and Water Polo Teams. I’ve acted in/cowritten/produced several films created by Madman Films, a production troupe we established at Exeter. I am interested in Asian studies—the intricacies and traditions of the region’s cultures and the complex issues that modern Asia must address: environmental quality, water stress, access to energy resources, and peaceful coexistence. The flexibility of the Exeter curriculum has enabled me to pursue these interests; I plan to concentrate in Asian studies at the undergraduate level and beyond.
	Year: 2009 Carolyn Douglas Derry, NH, Pinkerton Academy College Plans: Wellesley College   Carolyn is captain of the math team, treasurer of the German club, and secretary of the Asian Explorations Club. Learning new languages is one of her passions, and in addition to German and Japanese, she hopes to dabble in Latin and Russian in college. She plans to pursue premedical studies in addition to majoring in German, but these plans are not set in stone whatsoever. In her free time, she reads fantasy novels, listens to foreign pop music, and donates blood.
	Year: 2009 Lucas San Juan Dover, NH, Dover High School College Plans: Wesleyan University   First and foremost, I am a writer and a filmmaker. I have written and directed short films that have been viewed by over 12,000 people and presented at the New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival. For the past three years, I have been the director of Dover High School’s annual film festival. I am the New Media Director for the Tide, DHS’s student run newspaper. As New Media Director, I covered the 2008 presidential election, receiving press clearances to film news videos of a Barack Obama campaign speech and a Sarah Palin rally. I have been a practicing martial artist for the past eight years and have attained the rank of First Degree Black Belt in Shaolin Kenpo Karate. This fall, I will attend Wesleyan University, where I plan to major in Film Studies.
	Year: 2009 Jeanette Wat Exeter, NH, Phillips Exeter Academy College Plans: Rice University   As a kid, Jeanette loved to play musical chairs, partly because she liked the prizes (usually chocolate cakes), but mostly because she enjoyed figuring out her chances of winning from the length of the music. The mathematician in her led her to qualify twice for the USA Math Olympiad and complete graduate-level studies in Abstract Algebra at the University of Chicago. She has also been fascinated by science and research, attending the Research Science Institute and becoming a Semifinalist in both the Siemens and Intel Science Competitions. As Vice President of Chemistry Club and Book Award Manager, she enjoys organizing activities to help others learn science. In community service, she loves volunteering at the Spanish Fiesta Festival and International Day. A National Merit and Cum Laude Scholar, she tutors others in a variety of subjects. In her spare time, she swims, plays piano, and spends time with friends and family.
	Year: 2010 Samita Mohanasundaram Nashua, NH, Nashua Senior High School North College Plans: Harvard University   I'm fascinated by the workings of the body and am intrigued by the many questions left for the biological sciences to answer. Helping others through medicine, traveling around the world to experience different cultures, and delving into the realm of community service are my ambitions. Music is my passion—I enjoy fusing Western piano and Indian dance with vocal, flute, and carnatic Veena (a 1.3 meter-long south Indian stringed instrument made from a single branch of a jack fruit tree). I'm a professional dancer of the Indian classical dance “Bharathanatyam” and enjoy introducing western and carnatic (south Indian) music to audiences across the world. I love helping others. Over the years, I have created supply drives, traveled to villages across the globe to donate materials, founded a nonprofit organization, and launched a day to honor kids worldwide. I enjoy making a difference and encouraging others to do the same!
	Year: 2010 Jillian L.. Peters Hopkinton, NH, Hopkinton High School College Plans: Harvard University   Curiosity has funneled my energy into a desire to explore a variety of academics and experiences. I am captivated by everything from the elegant sense of calculus-based physics to insights gained from philosophy. Modern dance is one of my greatest passions, as it provides an outlet for creativity and an artistic study of humanity. My interest in international culture has fueled my talent in Scottish Highland dance and bag piping. I am captain of Hopkinton’s math team and a four-year class president. I have been honored as a NH Scholar of the Month, AP Scholar, and National Merit Finalist, and have received a Dartmouth Book Award and Rensselaer Medal Award. I have always believed that collaboration and community involvement are the keys to building humane environments, and am therefore a member of Hopkinton’s community service organization, a bread-baker for the Friendly Kitchen, and a volunteer performer in nursing homes.
	Year: 2010 Harrison M.. Potter Bedford, NH, Bedford High School College Plans: Tufts University   In a world of men, sometimes it takes a wizard to get the job done. That’s where Harry Potter comes in. When not defeating dragons and dark lords, he spends his time reading history and anything that bears the name of Henry Kissinger. When not making potions and dealing with goblins, he is an avid member of the FIRST robotics team, on which he has served as CEO and Tri-Captain. When not staving off demons and dementors, he can be found helping, as a member of the first senior class, to establish his high school and write opinion articles for local papers. When not playing Quidditch and wizard chess, he enjoys watching Boston sports, playing video games, and dabbling in dance, numismatics, and international relations. He would, in addition to being an Auror, like to work in the State Department.

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