AP Scholar Award, the National Scholar Award, and the Toshiba ExploraVision Award. She also plans on being the president of Peer Tutoring this year. Along with a stellar academic record, Stefanie is an accomplished athlete. She was on the 1st All-Region Cheerleading team in Northern Virginia and received the All-American Academic Cheerleader Award. She has also attended the Worlds competition three times, where last year her team held 4th place in their division. She currently belongs to California Allstars in San Marcos where she trains twice a week over the summer and four times a week during the school year. Her next big competition, the NCA Nationals, takes place in February in Dallas, Tex. Actually, Stefanie said she once detested competitive cheerleading because of her tomboy nature, but the sport grew on the then 6th grader after many years of practicing gymnastics at SoCal Trampoline and Tumbling Center in Poway. She credits her parents for her true grit. “My parents inspire me because of their hard work and how they have brought me up, especially with my dad in the military,” Stefanie said. “They have demonstrated true courage and strength to me, which I also hope to have as I continue into adulthood.” Stefanie plans on going to college and graduate school to become a chemical engineer, and is currently looking at UCLA as her first choice. ¢
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