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Zoe Grubbs
Pittsburgh, PA
Grade 7
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Seventh grader Zoe Grubbs is a giving and caring Carson Scholar with an “enthusiastic desire to learn.” Zoe manages to balance academics with community service, maintaining a high grade point average while participating in such service endeavors as the Service Action Creativity and Knowledge program at her school and fundraising events for Autism Awareness. Two-time Carson Scholar “loves to do things to help other people and takes pleasure in their satisfaction.” With her giving spirit, voracious desire to read and her dedication to exploration, this Carson Scholar is sure to go far!
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Edwitch Merisier
Lee County, FL
Grade 5
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Raised by parents who emigrated from Haiti, Edwitch Merisier has been instilled with the desire to learn. Edwitch’s father taught him early on that “without a good education, it is nearly impossible to succeed in life.” A willing and able reader, Edwitch uses his strong work ethic to apply this motto to his life. His drive and desire to learn has made an impact on his peers and teachers. Edwitch’s teacher said of his abilities, “Edwitch pushes himself to succeed for the satisfaction of doing his personal best, rather than working to earn some sort of extrinsic reward.” This young man is a great example of what it takes not only to succeed, but to become a Carson Scholar!
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Josiah Taylor
Newark, NJ
Grade 7
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Labeled positive and well rounded by his teachers, Josiah is a two-time Carson Scholar. Josiah has worked hard to give back to his community by volunteering for the Science Center and with his youth group at his local Church. Josiah is looking forward to becoming an architect or an engineer. What is Josiah’s reason for studying hard and getting good grades? So that he can help others succeed. Soaring into his future, Josiah is working toward obtaining his pilots license before he turns sixteen.
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Nathaniel Horn
Indianapolis, Indiana
Grade 6
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Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and hungry for knowledge are a few of the words used to describe 2007 Carson Scholar, Nathaniel Horn. During his free time Nathaniel loves to read and sometimes that includes reading during recess. According to his teacher, he has a very adult work ethic. He tackles every new task with enthusiasm and does not stop working until the task is complete. Nathaniel enjoys Boy Scouts and has earned the "Arrow of Light" award in Cub Scouts. He is actively involved in church activities and has been involved in community theater as well as sports. He hopes to have a career in the science field.
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Joseph Athey
Carroll County, MD
Grade 5
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Carson Scholar Joseph Athey has taken volunteering to a new level. While in kindergarten, Joseph was encouraged by his teacher to do something good for someone without expecting anything in return. Joseph came up with a plan: He would, with the help of his parents, bake, bag, and sell cookies to raise money to buy toys for less fortunate children. Joseph continues this wildly successful charity every year around the winter holiday season and has given over $2,000 worth of toys to the Middletown Valley People Helping People organization. This busy Carson Scholar hasn’t lost sight of his studies through all of his volunteering though, maintaining a 4.0 grade point average and starting on his path to become an engineer for NASA.
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