Most Likely to be the next Albert Einstein:
Juliana Calvert
The Wildcat spotlight lands on Juliana Calvert, the 2020 valedictorian By JoJo Brigham Designed by Caroline Pollock
Senior Juliana Calvert exemplifies everything it means to be an extraordinary high school student and a Mountain View Wildcat. Throughout her high school career, she has earned her way to the top of her class with her rigorous academics as a CGS student while also taking a variety of IB and AP classes. Some of her favorite courses throughout high school include Spanish, AP European History, IB Anthropology, and AP Biology. Calvert’s social studies teacher, Ms. Darby, says “Juliana is one of those rare students a teacher has only once or twice in a career. She is not satisfied with just good, but always strives for excellence. No matter the task, Juliana puts her all into everything.” She has been accepted into Yale University, Duke University and the United States Naval Academy. Although she has not decided where to further her college career, her ideal plans for her future would be to study computer science, engineering, Spanish and/or public policy. Everyone faces their first day as a freshman with fear. Calvert relives her first day as a Wildcat:. “I remember the nervousness of walking in on the first day as a freshman. But, even on that day, two sophomores in my Spanish class helped me figure out when I needed to go catch the travel bus, and I think that was a common theme throughout my high school experience.” Since that first day, though, Calvert has worked to make herself an instrumental part of the Wildcat community. Throughout her four years, Calvert has been involved in both concert orchestra and chamber sinfonia where she played the viola, along with interact club, and CGS Model UN. She was also a member of the Mountain View swim and tennis teams. “Thanks to encouragement from my close friend Priya Singh I joined the swim team and tennis team as a sophomore and truly enjoyed the experiences from late night trips to IHOP with the swim team to playing doubles with friends on the court. Priya Singh describes Calvert as “the most kind and compassionate person she knows.” Singh goes on to say, “She has always been there for me and others. I am so blessed to have known her these past seven years. Her passion towards her goal is admirable and I look up to her.” High school is a prime time for you to learn more about yourself, balance time management and how you like your life to be organized. Calvert stated that her biggest accomplishment was “learning how to balance rigorous courses with sports and social activities, and becoming more comfortable in my own skin as I explored different activities in high school.” Along with her close friends, her biggest support system and source of motivation has always been her family, who Calvert says “encouraged me through late nights of homework and supported me at events from orchestra concerts to tennis matches.” Congratulations to Juliana Calvert for leaving her mark on the Mountain View community. We wish her the best in everything she goes on to do.
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Laura Calvert
“Throughout high school, I have always been committed to academics, but some of my best high school experiences came from taking the opportunity to try new things.”
