Scholarship Awards Breakfast — Corona del Mar

Philip Brower

School Activities/Clubs: AP Physics; AP Economics; AP Biology; AP French; AP English; AP Chemistry; AP Calculus BC; AP World History; AP U.S. History; AP Statistics; Stanford Education Program for Gifted Youth, math; UCI: multivariable calculus; Chess Club; Philosophy Club; Debate Club; physician’s lab assistant, Newport Beach

Community: Community Assn.; academic mentoring in math, AP World History; Libertarian Party volunteer at fair show

Awards/Honors: AP World History Outstanding Achievement Award, 2010; California Scholarship Federation, member 2009-12; Corona del Mar High School Academic Letter with Honors for Academic Excellence, 2011; Corona del Mar High School Outstanding Achievement Award 2011: Recognition for Outstanding Achievement American Chemical Society for AP Chemistry and Recognition for Outstanding Achievement in AP U.S. History; E.I. Moore Award, 2009: staff members at Corona del Mar High School vote for freshman to seniors who are dependable, trustworthy, responsible and all-around good citizens; National Merit Scholarship Corp. commended, 2011; NMUSD “600” Club Perfect Score Award, 2009-10, perfect score in math and science on STAR tests; Principal Honor Roll: 2008-11; GPA 4.0 and above; Rensselaer Medal from CdMHS, 2011, recognition of outstanding individual achievement in chemistry and math; U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Local Competition, 2011: scored in top 5% qualifying to the national level at CdMHS, received honors for scoring in the top 152 out of 900 in the country

Hobbies/Interests: mathematics, science, politics, political humor, economics, statistical political analysis, models, golf, swimming and boating

College Plans: Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Stanford, USC

Scholarships: N/A

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Spencer Christoff

School Activities/Clubs: AP English Literature; AP Calculus AB; AP Chemistry; AP U.S. Government and Politics; AP Economics; AP Spanish Language; AP Biology; AP U.S. History; AP World History; track and field freshman to senior year; cross-country freshman to senior year; Magic Shoe Foundation, vice president; Junior Statesmen of America

Community: 155 community service hours

Awards/Honors: Daughters of the American Revolution Award for Leadership; AP Scholar with Honor; California Scholastic Federation, six semesters; Principal Honor Roll, six semesters; Academic Letter with Honors

College Plans: Boston College, finance major

Scholarships: N/A

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Matt Francini

School Activities/Clubs: AP Music Theory; AP World History; AP Biology; AP U.S. History; AP Spanish; AP Language; AP Calculus AB; AP Physics; AP U.S. Government and Politics; AP Economics; AP Psychology; AP Literature; Newport Corona del Mar Youth & Government, executive board member, treasurer; varsity letterman in cross-country, soccer and track; CIF Division 4 regional champion and CIF Division 2 state champion for soccer; 1st Team All League 11-12 soccer season; All League Honors 09-10 soccer; Daily Pilot Newport-Mesa Dream Team Player of the Year 2012; Music Teachers Assn. of California State Convention Performance, top 2% of students statewide, piano

Community: AYSO VIP Buddy, a program to help mentally and physically handicapped children play soccer; Music Teachers Assn. of California, Music Students Service League

Awards/Honors: National Hispanic Scholar; AP Scholar with Distinction; Principal’s Distinguished Honor Roll; Academic Letter with Honors; completed advanced level certificate of merit on piano

College Plans: Stanford University

Scholarships: N/A

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Jack Gorab

School Activities/Clubs: AP World History; AP U.S. History; AP Language; AP Chemistry; AP Biology; AP Spanish; AP Psychology; AP Calculus BC; Best Buddies; National Honor Society; varsity soccer; varsity lacrosse; U.S. Soccer Developmental Academy

Community: Beach City Service League; Recycle For A Cause

Awards/Honors: California Scholarship Federation, seven semesters; Academic Letter with Distinguished Honors; AP Scholar with Distinction; soccer: 1st Team All League; All CIF; 1st Team All County; Daily Pilot Dream Team; CIF champion and state regional champion

College Plans: Brown University

Scholarships: N/A

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Cort Hastings

School Activities/Clubs: AP Calculus BC; AP Literature; AP Statistics; AP Biology; AP U.S. Government & Politics; AP Economics; AP English Language; AP U.S. History; AP Psychology; AP Environmental Science; AP World History; varsity baseball three years; basketball; Fellowship of Christian Athletes, president; National Honor Society; Boys Hope Girls Hope Club, vice president

Community: Baja Christian Ministries Home Building – Rojo Gomez, Mexico; Mariners Church Children’s Ministry and Jr. High Small Group leader; Skid Row homeless ministry

Awards/Honors: National Merit Scholarship finalist; AP Scholar with Distinction, 2011;

CdM Varsity Defensive Player of the Year; 2010 Ryan Lemmon Sophomore Showcase Selection; Baseball Coach’s Award; California Scholarship Federation

College Plans: Georgetown, University of Virginia, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Scholarships: N/A

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Catherine Keligian

School Activities/Clubs: AP Physics; AP Calculus AB; AP Calculus BC; AP Language; AP U.S. Government; AP Economics; AP World History; AP U.S. History; AP Biology; AP Statistics; varsity tennis; Best Buddies; Armenian Club, president; National Honor Society

Community: 300 hours: soup kitchen; camp counselor; volunteer at tennis matches

Awards/Honors: Sportsmanship Award, tennis; AP Scholar with Distinction; Academic Letter with Distinction; Principal’s Honor Roll

College Plans: USC, Engineering

Scholarships: N/A

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Jane Kim

School Activities/Clubs: AP World History; AP Spanish; AP Language; AP Literature; AP Biology; AP Chemistry; AP Calculus AB; AP Environmental Science; AP Statistics; AP Psychology; Red Cross Club freshman to senior year; Make-A-Wish freshman to senior year; tennis freshman and sophomore years; lacrosse freshman to junior year; violin, Youth Orchestra, Irvine; Illumination Foundation

Community: Beacon Bay Car Wash, a Make-A-Wish fundraiser; Someone Cares Soup Kitchen; Feed USA, Thanksgiving packing boxes; violin concerts for the elderly; Illumination Foundation Summer Reading Program

Awards/Honors: California Scholarship Federation gold seal bearer; Academic Lamp with Honors; Principal’s Honor Roll; Reflections Art Contest, sophomore year: honorable mention, junior year: third place; AP Scholar with Distinction

College Plans: biology or psychology; University of Pennsylvania, USC, Boston College, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Northwestern, Princeton, Stanford

Scholarships: UC Regents Scholarship

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Caroline Larsen

School Activities/Clubs: AP World History; AP U.S. History; AP Language; AP Spanish; AP Biology; AP Economics/Government; AP Calculus BC; AP Psychology; AP Chemistry; Junior Statesmen of America; varsity tennis, co-captain; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; UC Irvine High School Pre-Med Program, 2010; peer tutor, students; Young Life

Community: Medical mission trip to Guatemala, 2011; International Princess Project

Awards/Honors: AP Scholar with Distinction; Academic Letter with Distinction; Principal’s Honor Roll, six semesters; California Scholarship Federation

College Plans: University of Virginia

Scholarships: N/A

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Christopher McKeag

School Activities/Clubs: AP World History; AP Latin; AP Government/Economics; AP U.S. History; AP Physics; AP Chemistry; AP Calculus BC; Junior Classical League; Junior Statesmen of America; Ultimate Frisbee Club; cross-country; track and field

Community: Upper Newport Bay environmental restoration; Newport Beach Public Library Pro Literacy Group

Awards/Honors: Sea King Pride Award; Academic Letter with Honors; Magna Cum Laude, third place at the National Latin Exam

College Plans: chemistry; USC, University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins, Rice and Harvard

Scholarships: Thomas J. Watson Memorial Scholarship

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Afaf Moustafa

School Activities/Clubs: AP Biology; AP World History; AP U.S. History; AP Statistics; AP Chemistry; AP Language; AP Psychology; AP Latin; AP Environmental Sciences; AP Government/Economics; AP Physics C; AP Art History; AP Literature; Human Relations Council, president; Academic Decathlon; Make-A-Wish Club, president; Junior Statesmen of America

Community: 500 hours: Hoag Hospital Junior Auxiliary, vice president junior and senior year; board chairman sophomore and junior year

Awards/Honors: National AP Scholar junior year; AP Scholar sophomore year; National Merit Finalist senior year; Presidential Gold Service Award: 300+ community service hours in one year, 2011; All Orange County Decathlon, first place mathematics

College Plans: University of Pennsylvania, pre-med/cognitive science

Scholarships: Hoag Hospital Junior Auxiliary Scholarship; National Merit Scholarship finalist; UC Berkeley Regents Scholarship Consideration

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Ariana Naaseh

School Activities/Clubs: AP World History; AP Calculus BC; AP U.S. History; AP Art History; AP Biology; AP Economics/Government; AP Chemistry; AP Language; AP Literature; Academic Decathlon; ASB vice president; Junior Statesmen of America, treasurer; school board representative; president of Stand Up to Cancer, founder; tennis, varsity co-captain; pianist

Community: Hoag Hospital candy striper; American Cancer Society Discovery Shop; Victoria Rehabilitation Center for Music Therapy, volunteer

Awards/Honors: AP Scholar with Distinction; Academic Letter with Honors; All League doubles team for tennis; Principal’s Honor Roll; California Scholarship Federation

College Plans: Undecided; UC Berkeley; Emory; Washington University in St. Louis; Georgetown, UCLA

Scholarships: Scholarships offered from UC San Diego, Emory, Boston University, UC Berkeley

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Nicholas Roy

School Activities/Clubs: AP World History; AP Chemistry; AP U.S. History; AP Language; AP Spanish; AP Physics; AP Literature; AP Calculus BC; AP Art History; AP Government/Economics; water polo, four years; swimming, three years; rugby club

Community: Orange County Rescue Mission, a homeless shelter

Awards/Honors: AP Scholar with Distinction; National Merit finalist; ACS First Year Chemistry Award, first in school, ninth in county; ACS Olympiad National Test Participant, top 11 in county; Academic Letter with Honors

College Plans: Northwestern or Rice, leaning toward Northwestern

Scholarships: N/A

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Nica Sabouni

School Activities/Clubs: AP U.S. History; AP Biology; AP Spanish Language; AP Language; AP World History; AP Chemistry; AP Psychology; AP Calculus BC; AP Literature; varsity cross-country and track; Cinderella Club, founder and president; Academic Decathlon, three years; piano; weekend Farsi school

Community: Cinderella Club/Working Wardrobes; Special Camp for Special Kids, counselor; mentor for children reading and writing Farsi at the A+ Academy; soup kitchen volunteer; Illumination Foundation, reading to homeless children

Awards/Honors: AP Scholar with Distinction; Bausch & Lomb Award given by Ms. Walters, AP Biology; Academic Letter, 4.0 and above; California Scholarship Federation

College Plans: UCLA or UC Berkeley

Scholarships: UC Berkeley Regents and Chancellors interview (results not yet received)

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A. J. Santa Maria

School Activities/Clubs: AP Chemistry; AP Calculus BC; AP Literature; AP Spanish; AP English Composition; AP Biology; AP U.S. History; AP World History; National Honor Society; Ecoxist; peer tutoring; water polo, varsity co-captain; captain (four years); CIF Division II 2011, finalist; CIF Division II 2010, champion; Pacific Coast League Champion; swimming, junior varsity freshman to junior year

Community: Hope for Haiti, raised $2,000 for Haitian earthquake victims sophomore year; UCI lab assistant

Awards/Honors: National Hispanic Scholar; AP Scholar with Honors; California Scholarship Federation member; Sea King Pride Award, freshman and sophomore year; Academic Letter of Distinction; Principal’s Honor Roll, six semesters; Reflections for Musical Composition, third place

College Plans: Undecided; Stanford, Yale, Brown, USC, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins, University of Chicago

Scholarships: confirmed: UCSB Regents Scholarship; possible: USC Presidential Scholarship, UCLA Bunche Scholarship, National Honor Society

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Ben Zepfel

School Activities/Clubs: AP World History; AP Latin; AP Biology; AP Calculus BC; AP Chemistry; AP Language; AP U.S. History; AP U.S. Government; AP Art History; AP Literature; AP Economics; AP Physics; Club MD; Academic Mentoring Program; League of Gentlemen; varsity water polo team, captain 2011; Most Valuable Player 2011-12; varsity swim team; USA Water Polo Olympic Development Program, Pacific Zone Team 2009-12; National Training Camp 2010, 2012; All American High School Water Polo Team, 2nd Team 2011; All Southern California Water Polo Team, 1st Team 2011; All CIF Southern Section Division II, 1st Team 2011; Pacific Coast League, Most Valuable Player and 1st Team All League 2011; Daily Pilot Dream Team 2011; Orange County Register All-County Second Team 2011; All CIF Southern Section Division II 3rd Team 2010

Community: Assisted with various community and aquatic events

Awards/Honors: National Merit Scholarship finalist; AP Scholar with Distinction; California Scholarship Federation, gold seal bearer; UC ELC candidate; Academic Lamp with Highest Honors, 2012 (4.0+ GPA eight semesters); Academic Letter with Honors, 2011; Principal’s Honor Roll (2009-12); contestant, Orange County American Chemical Society (ACS) 2010 Chemistry Exam; Outstanding Performance Award 2010; Varsity CIF Team 2009, 2010, 2011; Coach’s Award Junior Varsity 2008; Academic Excellence Award 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011; USA Water Polo Academic All-American, Outstanding Achiever 2009-10, 2010-11; 2011 Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Orange County Jewish Sports Hall of Fame; Daily Pilot, Athlete of the Week, Nov. 19

College Plans: Harvard University

Scholarships: N/A