2020 Valedictorians Tina Jethwa, Boca Prep International School GPA: 4.0 (unweighted) College: University of Florida Parents: Deepali and Nilesh Jethwa Academic Awards: IB Diploma recipient (received 5 and higher on all exams), 3 time winner of the President's Award for Educational Excellence, Florida Bright Futures Academic Scholar recipient Extracurricular: National Honor Society president, student secretary, volunteer library assistant/tutor, yearbook editor-in-chief
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What job/position do you plan to pursue and why? Currently I am still exploring all the different options within computer science, but I want to develop technology and software that can be used to benefit society. What is your favorite quote? "I have no idea what Im doing, but I know Im doing it really, really well." - Andy Dwyer Which issue (global or local) is close to your heart, and why? One global issue that is close to my heart is widespread discrimination, as I believe that in this day and age everyone should get equal opportunities and be treated with equal respect regardless of factors such as race or gender. What is your little-known talent? Drawing and embroidery
Arnav Kumar, American Heritage Plantation GPA: 6.1 College: Princeton University Parents: Ashish and Akanksha Kumar Academic Awards: Presidential Scholar, National Merit Finalist, United States National Chemistry Olympiad Semifinalist, AIME Qualifier, Seven National First Places at Mu Alpha Theta, FFMC Difficult Bassoon Category Winner, National Spanish Exam Silver Extracurricular: VP Alpha for Mu Alpha Theta club, President of Linguistics Club, Bassoonist at Florida Youth Orchestra, Volunteer for Special Olympics, Website Administrator for sandesham.org 16
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