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Awards

Recognized as a National Merit Scholar by Arizona State University; awarded full-ride scholarship

Speech awards in debate, oratorical and literature interpretation events, including:

  • First Place in the 2005 Lakewood Optimist Oratorical Contest
  • First Place in Lincoln-Douglas Debate at the 2006 Denver Public Schools Invitational Tournament
  • First Place in Lincoln-Douglas Debate at the 2006 Chatfield High School Tournament
  • First Place in Lincoln-Douglas Debate at the 2006 and 2007 Jefferson County Sweepstakes Tournaments
  • First Place in Lincoln-Douglas Debate at the 2007 Jefferson County Invitational Tournament
  • First Place in Lincoln-Douglas Debate at the 2007 Cherry Creek Tournament
  • Third Place in Lincoln-Douglas Debate at the 2007 Colorado State Tournament
  • Qualifier in Student Senate for the 2007 National Forensics League National Speech and Debate Tournament (top 1% in nation)
  • Qualifier in Lincoln-Douglas Debate for the 2008 National Forensics League National Speech and Debate Tournament (top 1% in nation)
  • Voted ‘Overall Best in Debate’ in 2007 by Lakewood High School Speech and Debate Team
  • Voted ‘Best in Lincoln-Douglas Debate’ in 2007 by Lakewood High School Speech and Debate Team

Several awards from the 2004 Denver/Metro and Colorado State Science Fairs, including:

  • First place in the Earth and Space Sciences category in both fairs
  • Outstanding Earth Science Project Award from the Colorado Geological Survey
  • Semifinalist in the National Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge

Recipient of 2007 California Institute of Technology Signature Award

Poetry awards from Parent Teacher Association Reflections Contest (on the school, county and state levels), including the Mary Lou Anderson Award for 2006 most outstanding interpretation of the topic in all categories in the state of Colorado

First Place in the News Photography category for 5A (largest) schools in the Colorado High School Press Association Newspaper Sweepstakes competition two years in a row (2006 and 2007)

First Place in the News Editorial category for 5A schools in the Colorado High School Press Association Newspaper Sweepstakes competition

Medal winner, with a score of 100%, on the National Mythology Exam