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Graham Hogg ’11 Rice University The people at Rice University are going to have to work hard to keep up with Graham Hogg, who is on track to be a major player in the burgeoning field of Third World health care. That might seem like a grandiose goal for someone still in his second decade, but he’s already plied that path in many ways. For instance, he trekked into Zambia where he worked at a medical facility treating lepers and other critically ill patients. This past fall, he volunteered at Salud Para La Gente, which provides health care for migrant workers in Santa Cruz County, while maintaining a stellar academic record at York and earning plaudits as a varsity athlete in cross country, basketball, and lacrosse. Beyond the traditional sports, he has led sixty-mile wilderness journeys into the Sierra. No doubt the skills he has already honed will be put to good use in his professional career, bringing medical care to those in remote corners of our world.
Marina Nogueira ’11 Princeton University Some students do well at academics, others at sports, and still others thrive in extracurricular activities. Then there are those who, like Marina Nogueira, excel in all three. Marina has been a
top-tier student, specializing in math and science. She was also the captain of the York Swim Team her junior and senior years. For her academic efforts and sports achievements, Marina won the 2010 York Cup Award. If that weren’t enough, when she wasn’t in a classroom or swimming pool, she was volunteering at both the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. Marina has worked at the Naval Postgraduate School, where she studied robot programming and worked in the Modeling of Virtual Environments and Simulation Institute with Professor William Becker. She was recently recognized by the National Center for Women in Technology for her computer programming work, and was one of only twenty young women in the United States to receive the National Aspirations in Computing Award. Marina was named a National Hispanic Scholar. She was accepted to the Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program, where she will work at the Neuroscience Institute for eight weeks this summer.
James Palaniuk ’11 Lenoir-Rhyne University James Palaniuk is running off to The Tarheel State, and he will no doubt be doing a lot
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more running when he gets there. He has a track & field/ cross country and academic scholarship to Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina. James is a two-time CCS Cross Country Division V Individual Champion who helped lead York to two CCS Division V team Championships in 2009 and 2010, qualifying the team for the CIF California State Championships. This year’s team finished 10th in the State. James has been a top 20 finisher in the CIF Cal State Meet the last two cross country seasons. For this young man, it was about more than running. It was about pushing himself, climbing mountains without trails, scaling rocks, and testing new limits to his endurance. James also led a Boy Scout Troop and helped other scouts to complete a number of Eagle projects. He also is a first-rate student, particularly strong in U.S. History, Environmental Science, and English Literature. Running and academics converged when he received a scholarship from the “Wednesday Night Laundry Runners,” the loosely-organized club that runs through the Del Monte Forest in Pebble Beach. James may be en route to becoming a therapist or psychiatrist after college.
Sarah Tucker ’11 Seattle University Sarah Tucker’s academic success at York is mirrored by her extraordinary range of volunteer activities. She and fellow student Kyra Grantz ‘11 founded “Not for Sale” at York. Based on a book of the same name, their club raised community awareness of the global scandal of the trafficking and sale of human beings. She also dug, literally, into local agricultural fields, harvesting leftover produce for distribution to homeless shelters and food kitchens. Two