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Keely Bilthouse works as a medical translator and aide for English speaking doctors in villages of Nicaragua every year. photo 8 Anusha Sthanunathan traveled to Bethania Orphanage in India this summer to help build a library and taught English, math, science and dance at the local village’s primary school. photo 9 Naphun Nimmanonda traveled to rural Thailand for service projects. photo 10
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Amelia Zuver volunteers at hospitals during the summer and has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award. photo 11
Louis De Potesta is the student leader of the Food Bank CAS Group and has recruited many AIS students and faculty to join him volunteering at the Atlanta Community Food Bank. photo 12 Annie Farrell reorganized the Youth Service Advisory Board of Hands on Atlanta. She was also recognized in Atlanta Intown Paper’s inaugural 20 Under 20 for her community service. photo 13 Hannah Shore, Shiva Rouhani, Selina Keipert, Rohan Thompson, Mariette Marano and other AIS students traveled with their CAS group ProNiño to Honduras this summer to teach agricultural skills to street children at a rehabilitation center. 13
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FUTURE LEADERS AMONG US
Colin Hill went to Rome for the Mondialogo Symposium in grade 10 to represent AIS. Colin is also a strong candidate for the renowned Emerson Prize, which is awarded annually to students who were published in The Concord Review and have shown outstanding academic promise in history at the high school level. photo 14 Grayson Gibbs won first place in an Atlanta Magazine essay contest and second place in the JFK Profiles essay contest. He also chairs a committee for the Model Atlanta Regional Commission and interned at the mayor’s office for six weeks. photo 15
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Ciara O’Halloran represented her church at a Leadership Conference at the Notre Dame. photo 16 Lucia Stacey worked as the Georgia McCain Precinct Captain in this election year. photo 17
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