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• Created Galleon Ethnic Artwork, a home-based business featuring multicultural art pieces he created
• Chief Editor of Santa Fe High School's Chieftan Science newspaper
• Volunteer at Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, and Heritage Park
• Writing a book on religious and ethnic persecution entitled Migrations of the Western Stars
• Established the nonprofit World Heritage Organization, which promotes intercultural unity and appreciation, environmental stewardship and socio-religious tolerance
• Speaks English, Spanish, French and Nahuatl

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• Runs an environmentally friendly lawn service, helping to spread awareness about the impact of everyday choices on the environment
• Founding member of the Board of Directors for the Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance, a statewide coalition working to preserve Michigan's Saugatuck Dunes coastal region
• Organized and led a fundraiser for Youth Action International, a relief organization for African children
• Member of Teens Aiding Growth, an Allegan County community foundation that finances projects to benefit local youth
• One of 10 students from around the world selected to help plan the 2004 UN International Children's Conference on the Environment

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• Leads teen volunteers for Alternative Sports League in soccer, basketball, and field sports for youth with special needs
• Special Needs Coach, Backyard Sports Program
• Selected to speak before the Scarsdale School Board on ways to improve the school's academic and social environment
• Member of Scarsdale High's Business Club and winner of club's semiannual online investment challenge
• Captain/Starter, Scarsdale High School varsity soccer and JV lacrosse

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• Founded Spellman High's chapter of STAND, a student anti-genocide coalition
• Organized an annual summer concert to raise funds for Darfur
• Interns with Massachusetts Rep. James Murphy, and has drafted and filed legislation supporting a project called "Pay as You Throw" to encourage local communities to recycle
• Started a recycling program for a food pantry
• Member of the Human Rights Committee of South Shore Mental Health, where she initiated a program to better integrate clients in the community
• Captain of the cross country team

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• Founded KidTalk, a local library program that tutors primarily immigrant students
• Won the Soroptimist International of the San Tans Violet Richardson award, which honors high school students who have made outstanding contributions to home, school, community, country and the world
• Named one of six Arizona State Distinguished Finalists for the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
• Interns for the Arizona State University Biodesign Institute, and participated in the university's SCENE Research Program
• Accomplished in Chinese dance, sings in the choir, and plays piano and violin
• Participates in church mission trips to the Hopi Reservation in Arizona and to Mexico

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• Incorporated Dorminy Technology to develop, produce and market patent-pending secure communication tools
• Fellow, Davidson Institute for Talent Development
• Received the Alcatel Lucent prize for scientific depth and rigor
• Awarded 1st place by the Association of Computing Machinery, and 2nd place Grand Awards at the 2007 International Science and Engineering Fair
• Founded Soli Deo Gloria Math Club
• Wrote a self-published book about the Reader's Digest Word Power Challenge to help other students learn vocabulary

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• Wrote a guide entitled Investing for Teenagers, for which he received the highest marks possible in every category
• Participated in Project Compassion to raise funds for low-income families and street children of Romania; assisted in rebuilding homes
• Implemented a program at his school called "121," which has each class sponsor one child's education in an impoverished nation
• Student leader for People-to-People Student Leadership program at Stanford University

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• Established A Book For Me, a nonprofit foundation that collects books for disadvantaged teens to combat illiteracy
• Won 2nd place in national "LEAD" leadership award program by Guardian Life
• Named "Super Teen" and appeared on cover of Next Step magazine, March 2008 issue
• Featured on cover of The Washington Post Magazine, October 2005
• Awarded gold and silver medals for field hockey; bronze medal for rowing in national championships

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• Initiated production and distribution of gift bags for children at Connecticut Children's Medical Center
• Secretary of Avon High School's National Honor Society
• Organized a walkathon to benefit the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
• President of the Avon High School French Club
• Named scholar–athlete each semester of high school

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• Member of the county Board of Education, representing a student body of more than 28,000
• Serves on the Maryland Association of Student Councils, which functions as the voice of students across the state
• Spearheaded the Stomp Out Hunger drive, using profits from donated athletic shoes to provide wells and agricultural support to families in Ghana
• Volunteer tutor for Families Learning Together, a family learning program for adults with young children
• Correspondent on teen topics and current events for local newspaper

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• Class President
• Won 1st place in the California Business Competition, and represented California at International Conference
• Created and participates in mentorship program at Castro Valley Chamber of Commerce
• California State President of DECA, an association of marketing students
• Marketing and financial director for Deviation, a benefit concert promoting non-violence among youth, which raised $1,700 for a local foundation
• Vice President of Promotion for Optimier, a student-run corporation generating thousands of dollars for charity

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• President of Harvesters, a Christian faith-based organization focusing on community service and youth outreach
• Volunteer at Wheat Mission, a day care program for disabled people of all ages
• Participated in inner-city mission trip to Kensington, Penn.
• Volunteers with SPARK — a peer leadership program at his school — that helps freshmen adjust to high school

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• Won 1st prize at the West Virginia State Science Fair, Medicine and Health category, for research examining the link between coal mining and Alzheimer's disease
• Involved with Lupus Foundation of America
• Tutored elementary school students in West Virginia, helping to encourage students to stay in school in an area that experiences high dropout rates
• Selected to Buckeye Girls State 2008 Leadership Program

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• Co-wrote grant proposal and received funding of $3,600 to host a Healthy Happenings day to promote safe, drug-free lifestyles among students
• Co-chair of Students Helping Achieve Philanthropic Excellence, a program that awards $3,000 for students to distribute to local nonprofit organizations, and $1,000 for high school programs
• Youth adviser of Our Voices Xposed and the Vermont Teen Leadership Safety Program
• Planning committee member/staff of the 2006 and 2007 Governor's Youth Leadership Conference

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• Worked with Transparency International India, a nongovernmental organization to fight government corruption
• Currently organizing a voter registration drive for students in several high schools in central New Jersey
• Volunteered for Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity Orphanage in Tanzania
• Taught math and English to orphans at Literacy India in Gurgaon, India
• Plans to travel to Gambia to teach children and assist in the construction of a school

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• Traveled to Zambia with an environmental education group to help area schools through construction of new buildings, teaching classes, and community activities
• Started a school fundraising and awareness project called "Animals for Afghanistan," donating small stuffed animals for distribution to Afghani children receiving medical care
• Member of Bromfield School's 2007 InvenTeam — funded by a grant from the Lemelson-MIT Foundation in 2007 — which worked to develop an assistive device for people with Alzheimer's disease
• Elected class representative for Academic Integrity Appeals Board and class representative for the Student Council

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• Focused Eagle Scout project on fire prevention education and obtained donated fire detectors — valued at $9,000 — for distribution to low-income families
• Two-time recipient of Presidential Volunteer Service Award (gold level) for work with the Red Cross, food delivery to the elderly, adopt-a-highway, environmental clean-up, and Special Olympics
• Recipient of two United States Congressional Awards for volunteer and leadership activities
• Recipient of Presidential Environmental Youth Certificate for distinguished service to natural resource conservation

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• Raised funds for Habitat for Humanity
• Travels to remote villages to paint murals in schools, renovate buildings and arrange activities for children
• Spends weekends at a local orphanage as a Big Sister, and helped host 200 orphans at a school dinner
• Designed and published a desk agenda to raise awareness about multiple sclerosis, and raised $3,000 for the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation in Amman
• Invited to attend the Life Link International Conference in Sweden, joining students from all over the world to discuss ways to improve international understanding
• Selected to represent Jordanian youth at United Nations Day event, where she spoke about the culture of shame and unemployment

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• Founder and president of S.T.R.I.D.E., a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing dementia among the elderly by spreading awareness
• Research associate at Ohio State University's Department of Neuroscience, collecting data to study the microglia activity in the endocannabinoid system of mice with Alzheimer's disease
• Volunteer in the Neurology/Rehabilitation Department at Columbus Children's Hospital
• Captain of the Science Olympiad team
• President of Model United Nations
• Placed 1st in the Ohio Brain Bee, and 6th in the International Brain Bee

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• Chairperson, North American Federation of Temple Youth, assisting in leading and writing programs for teens on social justice issues
• Created a two-hour interactive workshop called "The Power of Our Words — What We Say Matters"
• Mentor in the Student Leadership Institute, which encourages middle school students to learn leadership skills
• Primary officer in the school's Make-a-Wish Foundation chapter
• Volunteer with Urban Mitzvah Corps at Rutgers University; works with the homeless, the poor and the elderly
• Traveled to Washington, D.C., and lobbied senators, representatives and their aides on Capitol Hill, advocating bills to help the homeless

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• Founded a breast cancer awareness club to educate students about the disease and its risk factors, and to raise money for underserved and uninsured area women affected by breast cancer
• Brought educational program Teens for the Cure® to her high school
• Organized a breast cancer awareness dance, which drew more than 200 high school students and teachers
• Raised in excess of $25,000 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure® in two years
• Wrote a pamphlet on how to start a high school club, featuring a step-by-step fundraising guide, and strategies for integrating breast cancer education into the curriculum

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• President of American Teen Cancer Society high school chapter, and has raised more than $25,000 for cancer awareness
• Conducted research for more than three years at the University of Florida; his study of radiation therapy has been chosen for publication in a national scientific journal
• Developed the first dosimetric anthropomorphic phantom of its kind to test organ dose absorptions associated with CT scans
• Second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do
• Finalist in Florida's All-Star State Academic Team

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• Founded H.O.P.E. (Helping Orphans Pursue Education), which works to help children reach their full potential
• Has raised more than $20,000 for orphanages in India and Sudan
• Developed the website aandolan.org which connects youth to grassroots causes around the world ("aandolan" means "a social movement for change" in Hindi)
• 2007 CosmoGirl! of the Year, selected over 20,000 other applicants
• Wrote novel, in verse, about women caught in sexual slavery in India, which she hopes to have published

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• Founder of Dental HygIndia (www.dentalhygindia.org), a nonprofit organization dedicated to spreading awareness and improving dental health conditions in India
• Co-President of high-school chapter of Building with Books (BwB), a nonprofit organization that builds schools in developing countries
• Appointed to the BwB State Youth Advisory Council
• Volunteers at the Pediatric Retinal Disease Research Center of Beaumont Hospital, helping to extract patient DNA and prepare enzymes for surgery
• As Secretary of the Rochester Hills Government Youth Council, spearheaded a school supply drive for low-income children at a Pontiac elementary school

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• Editor-in-Chief of award-winning Fountain Valley High School newspaper, The Baron Banner, print and online
• Co-president of the Fountain Valley High School Red Cross Club
• Facilitated a community forum about poverty in Orange County
• Created a public art show to raise awareness about immigration issues
• Coordinated a culturally sensitive fashion show to raise awareness about sweatshop labor
• Southern California state finalist in the National American Miss Junior Teen Pageant in 2007 and 2008

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