Lauren
Richardson 2010 DWC Scholarship Award Recipient
School
Profile
· Attended Choctawhatchee Senior
High School, 12,11,10
· Attended Mountain View HS, 9
Academic Achievements
· IB Diploma Candidate
· GPA 4.62 (weighted)
· Class Rank: 6 of 364
· Summa Cum Laude Honor Graduate for earning above a 4.5 weighted GPA
·
Recognized as an AP Scholar with Honor
by the College-board for earning grades of 4 or more on at least 4 AP exams
· Received Florida League of IB Schools Scholars Award,
12
·
Awarded the Anne T. Mitchell Academic Honors
Award for earning and maintaining greater than a 4.2 weighted GPA, 11,10
· Honored as an Indian Scholar for academic excellence by maintaining
greater than a 4.0 weighted GPA, 11,10
· Honored as a Wildcat Scholar for academic excellence: greater than a 4.0 GPA, 9
·
Recognized for the Wildcat Excellence in
Spanish Award, 9
Extracurricular Activities
and Recognitions
· Selected by George Mason University to be
recognized in Washington, DC as a National Youth Correspondent, 12
·
Participated in National Honor Society,
12,11
·
Participated in the National Society of
High School Scholars, 12,11,10
· Served as a leader of Art Honor 12,11,10
Elected to office of Secretary, 12
Elected to office of
Historian, 11
·
Led student body as a school Student Council
Representative, 12,11,10
· Participated in Mu Alpha Theta Honor, 12,11,10
· Participated in National Beta Club, 10
· Performed in the Mountain View High School Competitive Marching Band
and Wind Ensemble, 9
Earned all “Superior” ratings at Virginia State Marching Band Festival
Served leadership role as the Alto Saxophone First Chair and Symphonic Band Section Leader
Athletic Achievements
· Played Varsity Soccer, 12,11,10
Selected as Captain, 12
Selected as Co-captain, 11,10
Honored as Northwest Florida Daily News All District First Team
Goalkeeper, 11
Recognized as the CHS Defensive Player of the Year, 11,10
Led team to Regional Semi-Finals and District Finals, 11,10
· Played for Emerald Coast United (ECU) Club Soccer Team, 11,10
·
Ran Varsity Cross Country, 12,11,10
·
Played for Fredericksburg
Area Soccer Association (FASA) United Soccer Club Team, 9
Community
Leadership
·
Served
as a founding member of the Ft. Walton Beach City Youth Council
Led
FWBYC as Council Chairwoman, 12,11
Selected as Vice Chair, 10
Volunteer History
· Worked 20 hours (during school year) as a high school math and history tutor, 12,11
·
Worked 50+ hours (summer) at the Ft.
Walton Beach Youth Village as a Volunteer/Tutor, 11
· Worked with doctors, administration, and patients 45+ hours (summer)
as a Ft. Walton Beach Medical Center Youth Volunteer, 10
Research
Experiences
·
Researched the role of education in peace
and conflict studies of Pakistan and Afghanistan, 12,11
· Performed nutrient analysis and caloric value investigation of staple crops related
to world hunger in IB biology lab class, 12
Travel
· Traveled to Washington, DC as a Florida State Representative at the 2009 Washington
Journalism and Media Conference hosted by George Mason University in Fairfax, VA (fewer than 200 students chosen nationwide),
12
·
Traveled to Italy and France during summer of 2008, 11
· Traveled to Newfoundland, Canada during November 2007, 10
Work
Experience
·
Worked 20 hours per week during school
year, 40 hours/week in summer at Harry T’s Lighthouse Restaurant as a Hostess, 12,11
· Worked 15-20 hours a week during school year and summer and Publix
Supermarkets as a Customer Service Associate, 11,10
