The Brightest and Best
Meet the AIGC All Native American High School Academic Team Members Red Team Wynonna Curly, Navajo High School: St. Michaels High School, St. Michaels, AZ University: Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Major: Kinesiology Accomplishments: Who’s Who Among American Students-Freshman Year, Creativity Award Junior Year, Best Attitude Junior Year, Teaching Teams Program Participant, National Honor Society Junior and Senior Year, Academic Award for Volleyball, Basketball and Track, All American Scholar Freshman and Junior Year, Superintendent Award Freshman Year, Second Honors Award Junior and Senior Year, Community Service Club, Lia Jasperse, Navajo High School: Rehoboth Christian School, Rehoboth, NM University: Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR Major: Psychiatry Accomplishments: May 2005 Senior of the Month, Ranked 3rd in class, Attended National Student Leadership Conference in D.C., Chief Manuelito Academic Excellence Award Scholarship 2005, Navajo Nation Basketball and Softball Team Participant, Navajo Times All Area All-Star Softball Team-Represented Rehoboth 2005, All-District Softball Team 2004, State Softball Tournament Participant, NM YMCA Youth and Government Model Legislature, 4th Annual Diabetes Alert Parade Participant, Habitat for Humanity Project in Visalia, CA Participant. Shawntay Lupi, Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux High School: Little Wound High School, Kyle, SD University: South Dakota State University Major: Health Promotions Accomplishments: Student Council Representative; Senior Class President; Cross Country Team Captain; Volleyball Co-Captain; Basketball Team Captain; Track;
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National Honor Society; Community Outreach Program Volunteer; Cornerstone Rescue Mission Volunteer; Beverly Healthcare Volunteer.
White Team Tennille Begay, Navajo High School: Tuba City High School, Tuba City, AZ University: Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, KS Major: Environmental Science Accomplishments: Varsity Cheerleader, Varsity Basketball Team member, Vice President STUCO 2005, Class President Junior Year, Vice President National Honor Society Junior and Senior Year, Vice President Spanish Club, Graduated Top 10% of her class, Academic Award in Volleyball and Basketball, Nizhoni Academy Participant for two summers, Math and Science Honors Program, Phillips Exeter Program Participant. Caleb Fairey, Navajo High School: Rehoboth Christian School, Rehoboth, NM University: Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL Major: Kinesiology Accomplishments: All District Athlete, Junior Engineering Technical Society, National Honor Society, District Champion Runner-Up, Gatorade Award of Excellence, Coaches Award, Varsity Soccer Team Captain, Rehoboth Ropes Course Facilitator and Volunteer, Student Council-Student Representative, Representative of Spain in the Model UN, Boys and Girls Club Leader, Native American Ceremonial Volunteer, Catholic Soup Kitchen Volunteer, Parent-Teacher Conference Volunteer.