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Neha Mehta
Christina Pellican
Ariel Waite
Je Hyung (John) Park
Caitlin Sawyers
Allison Floyd
Kent Gonzales
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Neha Mehta
(District 5240)
Neha is a senior at Highland High School in Bakersfield, California. Over
the past four years, Neha has been extremely active in her school and
community .She currently holds a 4.4 GPA and is ranked #4 in her class.
She is secretary of the ASB, President of the Interact Club, Vice
President of the Chamber Choir, Captain of the MockTrial team, and
Co-Captain of the Girls Varsity Tennis Team. Through Rotary and Interact,
Neha attended R YLA and has organized a number of service projects
including the annual Breast Cancer Awareness Coin Drive. This fundraiser
allowed the Highland Interact Club to raise $1,100 dollars for Breast
Cancer Awareness. She has been an active Girl Scout for 12 years and has
earned the Silver Award. Neha hopes to attend Stanford or UC Berkeley,
major in Political Science and eventually pursue a career in law. Neha
would like to thank Mike Griffin and the Rotary Club of Bakersfield East
for giving her such an amazing opportunity. |
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Christina Pellican (District 5280)
Christina is a senior at El
Segundo High School where she has been very active, both at school and in
her community.
She has been an active member in
several clubs, including; Interact for 3 years, Fellowship of Christian
Athletes I year, and the California Scholarship Federation 4 years,
holding the positions of Secretary and Ambassador. In Interact, Christina
has been an active member since her sophomore year, and regularly attends
the meetings at lunch, as well as participates in as many activities has
she can. Though she has fun being with her fellow Interacters, she has a
particular interest in community service, and enjoys the many activities
and projects, both local and international, To be chosen to ride on the
Float, Christina wrote an essay on the topic of the "Rotary Family Tree,"
which was read to the El Segundo Rotary and Interact Clubs.
Other awards and activities
include; the Presidents Award for Academic Excellence, Who's Who Among
American High School Students 2003, National Honor Roll 2003 and 2004,
HOBY Ambassador, Principals Honor Roll, Student Government, WASC
Committee, International Economic Summit participant, Optimist Speech
Finalist, and Boy's Water Polo Stats. She has played Water Polo for four
years and lettered. She has also been on the Swim Team for three years,
lettered and received the 100% Award. She also teaches Sunday School at
her church. |
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Ariel Waite (District
5300) |
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Je Hyung (John) Park (District 5320)
John is a senior at University High School in Irvine, California. He came
from Korea five years ago and is a permanent resident of the United
States. He has been the Assistant Youth Governor of District 5320 and
President of the Interact Club at his high school.
In addition, he is
an Eagle Scout, President of Church Youth Council, President of Legion of
Mary. Immaculate Heart of Mary Praesidium and Lead guitarist of the SEAS
church band
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Caitlin Sawyers (District 5340)
Caitlin lives in La Mesa, California and attends Grossmont High School.
She is the President of the Interact Club this year. She has been
recognized as a 2004 Presidential Freedom Scholarship recipient, Who’s Who
Among Americal High School Studens 2002-2004, Outstanding Student of
America 2004, Principal's Honor Roll and CSF. She is a Junior Volunteer at
Grossmont Hospital where she has contributed over 500 hours to date. She
is a member of the La Mesa City Youth Advisorv Board to the City Council
for the 2003-2005 term She is a Senior Girl Scout working toward her Gold
Award and an Assistant Cadette Girl Scout leader. She traveled last summer
with Girl Scouts and Outward Bound through the Costa Rican Rainforest.
Other recognitions include RYLA 2004, Hometown Hero 2004 at the San Diego
County Fair, Mother Goose Parade Princess 2002, Girl Scout Silver Award
2001, Red Robe Choir 2002-2003, Year Book Photographer/Writer 2003-2004,
Foothillers Newspaper Writer 2004-2005, JV Basketball 2001-2003, Lettered
in Varsity Track High Jump 2002-2004 and competitive Tap Dancing groups
1992-2003. She was a Runway Model for two charity benefit shows in the
summer of 2004. She has volunteered with Operation Stand Down 2003 for
Homeless Military Veterans, ElderHelp, and CPR Saturday, Ronald McDonald
House/Children's Hospital, People for Trees. For the Victims of the
October 2003 fires she worked with Volunteer San Diego filling sand bags
and with Girl Scouts to organize and assist in the "My Sister's Closet"
events which replaced cherished Girl Scout items lost in the fires. She is
also active in her school clubs Best Buddies, Link Crew, French Club and
Pep Squad. Caitlin works part-time during school vacations at the Sidney
Kimmel Cancer Center as a tumor bank assistant. This past summer she
volunteered with a Prostate Cancer Research Study organized by UCSD.
Caitlin is planning to enter college in the fall and major in
Psychology/Pre-Med. Caitlin has hosted several High School foreign
exchange students and following the parade will greet her 6th one that
evening. Caitlin feels that one of her most satisfying achievements is to
lead and organize her peers to regularly participate in community service. |
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Allison Floyd (District 5260) |
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Kent Gonzales (District 5330) |
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