Scholarship Applications for Arizona: Central Arizona Tall Society
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Student Photo (Wallet Size) | Student's Full Name | Gender | Student's Email Address | Height | Sponsoring Member Tall Club | General Release Form | Activities | Awards Received and Grade (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) | Honors Received and Grade (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) | Athletics Participation and Grade (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) | Community Service and Grade (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) | Volunteer Service and Grade (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) | Offices Held and Grade (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) | Personal Achievements and Grade (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) | Employment (Current or Past) (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) | Essay | Official High School Transcript | Recommendation #1 - Full Name | Recommendation #1 - Email Address | Recommendation #1 - Reference Rating Sheet | Recommendation #1 - Reference Letter | Recommendation #2 - Full Name | Recommendation #2: Email Address | Recommendation #2 - Reference Rating Sheet | Recommendation #2 - Reference Letter | Finalist to Submit to TCI Foundation? | Edit Entry Link |
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 | Alexa Midtun | Female | alexa.midtun@gmail.com | 5'11" | Arizona: Central Arizona Tall Society | 2023 Embry-Riddle CyberAero Competition - Individual Category 1st place, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott, April 2023 (11th grade), Award for Aspirations in Computing - Affiliate Honorable Mention - National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT), February 2023 (11th grade) FBLA 2022 Online Testing Tournament 1st Place in Computer Applications A - FBLA Arizona, 2022 (11th grade) Chandler District Hackathon Coding Competition 2nd Place - 10th grade | National Cyber Scholar with Honors, CyberStart America - October 2023 (12th grade), Ranked within the top 1000 in the nation in a Cybersecurity competition and passes the associated certification exam National Merit Semifinalist, College Board - September 2023 (12th grade), Ranked based on a merit qualifying score in the top 1% of the nation AP Capstone Diploma, College Board, July 2023 (11th grade) AP Scholar with Distinction, COllege Board, July 2022 and 2023 (10th and 11th grade) | Martial Arts (9th - present) | Presenting and teaching with Basha High‘s Science is Fun community outreach program, 7/20/2022 - present (11th and 12th grades), 136.5 hours Knitting hats for the Lone Soldier Project, August 2023-present (12th grade), 68 hours Planning and volunteering at the yearly Day of Code, January 2022, February 2023, 2024 (10th, 11th, and 12th grades), 36 hours Baking and selling Babka Bread to donate the proceeds to charity, January 2021, 2022, 2023 (10th, 11th, and 12th grades), 8.5 hours Creating and donating letters through Letters For Rose, 12/1/2022 - 4/30/2023 (11th grade), 29 hours Making Holiday Care Packages for the Homeless, November 2022, 2023 (11th and 12th grade), 2 hours | Volunteering at the HOBY AZ Leadership Seminar, 5/20/2023 - 6/4/2023 (12th grade), 61.5 hours Mentoring a younger student at the NHS Hugs for Holiday event, 12/9/2022, 12/15/2023 (11th and 12th grades), 8 hours Assisting in AP Seminar, 12/8/2022 - present (11th and 12th grades), 4 hours Volunteering at the Basha Library, 6/10/22-3/30/2023 (11th grade), 36 hours Volunteering with Link Crew at the Incoming Freshman Day, 7/12/2022 - 7/19/2022 (11th grade), 10 hours Volunteering at the Environmental Education Center Youth Camp, 3/14/2022 - 3/25/2022 (10th grade), 23 hours Giving Eighth Grade CTE Tours of the Computer Science program, 1/6/2022-1/7/2022 (10th grade), 6.5 hours Volunteering at the Tumbleweed Recreation Center, 9/27/2021 - 10/7/2021 (10th grade), 26 hours Tutoring an eighth grade student in Algebra, 8/10/2021 - 9/23/2021 (10th grade), 6 hours Volunteering at Feed my Starving Children, 10/23/2020 (9th grade), 2 hours | DevOps (Computer Science CTSO) President, 7/2022-present (11th and 12th grade) DevOps (Computer Science CTSO) Secretary, 8/2021-5/2022 (10th grade) ICON (Cybersecurity CTSO) Vice President, 8/2020-5/2021 (9th grade) | Gold President's Volunteer Service Award - Issuing Organization: Hugh O'Brian Youth (HOBY), Volunteered over 250 hours during the period July 2022- July 2023, awarded August 2023 (12th grade) Black Belt in Taekwondo - September 2021 (10th grade) CTeen (Teen Religious Group) Chapter Leader, 8/2022-present (11th and 12th grades) | MX Martial Arts Instructor - September 2021-present (10th, 11th, and 12th grade) | Ron Wizniewski | wisniewski.ronald@cusd80.com | Laura Pellegrini | pellegrini.laura@cusd80.com | No | |||||||||
 | Benedict McWhirter | Male | benedictmcwhirter0831@gmail.com | 6'5" | Arizona: Central Arizona Tall Society | valedictorian 12th | Principle's Honors Role List: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th | Varsity Swim: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Varsity Basketball: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Varsity Track: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th | Suzy Foundation Walk for Key Club 10th, 11th, 12th. Church service at Catholic mass on Sundays - playing viola each week 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th. Orchestra concert for Friendship Village Retirement Home - 12th Holiday lights for the elderly - 11th Making gingerbread houses with a retirement home - 11th | Key Club member - 10th, 11th, 12th Tempe Youth Leadership - 11th Spanish Honors Society - 10th, 11th, 12th | IB Club President: 12th, member since 10th Orchestra Club President: 11th, 12th Chess Club Treasurer: 11th, 12th | Swim: Captain 11th, 12th. Best attendance award 9th. Joe Selleh award 10th. MVP 11th and 12th. Basketball: Captain 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th. Joe Selleh Award 9th. Track: Captain 12th first chair violist: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th. | City of Tempe Lifeguard: 10th, 11th, 12th City of Tempe Lifeguard lessons instructor for children to swim: 11th | Brandon Thompson | bthompson@tempeunion.org | Michael Cooper | mcooper@tempeunion.org | ||||||||||
 | Carie Dumont | Female | swimmingcarie@gmail.com | 5'10.5'' | Arizona: Central Arizona Tall Society | Magna Cum Laude (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) 4.0 Scholar (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) | AP Scholar with Honors (12th grade) | Hamilton High School Girls Varsity Swim (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) Hamilton High School Winter Guard (11th) | Feed My Starving Children (9th, 10th) | Volunteering in AKC (American Kennel Club) Agility Trials (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) Volunteer Assistant Coach for the Arizona Desert Dolphins (9th) Saint Juan Diego Church Volunteer (10th, 11th, 12th) Volunteer as a Level 1 Judge for USA Artistic Swimming (10th, 11th, 12th) | First Chair for Second Flutes (10th, 11th, 12th) | Lead flute in Saint Juan Diego Catholic Church Choir (10th, 11th, 12th) Top three at nationals for Artistic Swimming (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) | Assistant Coach for the Arizona Desert Dolphins (10th, 11th, 12th) | Ryan Novak | novak.ryan@gse.cusd80.com | Tracy Robertson | robertson.tracy@gse.cusd80.com |