Rotary Club of Issaquah honors students of the month
December 4, 2012
By Staff
The Rotary Club of Issaquah recently honored the following seniors as students of the month for October:
Jessica Basi
Jessica Basi
School: Liberty High School
Category of recognition: science
Parents: Sarbjlt and Gurjlt Basi
Scholastic achievements: National AP scholar, 5 on Advanced Placement biology, AP U.S. history, AP language and composition
Activities: more than 400 hours of volunteer service, National Honor Society member
Scholastic interest: biology, psychology
Hobbies: reading, volunteering
Outside school affiliations: Puget Sound Blood Center volunteer, Watershed Report leadership team
Education goals: four-year university, then graduate school to earn an M.D.
Occupation/career: physician
Adam Florsheim
Adam Florsheim
School: Issaquah High School
Category of recognition: math
Parents: Adina and Alan Florsheim
Scholastic achievements: 12th in class rank; AP scholar; KingCo student athlete
Athletic honors: three-time all-state goalie; captain of Issaquah High School swim team; competitor at Junior Olympics
Activities: National Honor Society, Senior Service Award
Scholastic interest: math, computer science and physics
Hobbies: water polo, fantasy football
Outside school affiliations: coach Newport Water Polo, play for PNW Shores
Education goals: attend MIT (hopefully) and study mechanical engineering
Occupation/career: Be an engineer behind the newest and safest sports equipment, i.e., football helmets that protect from concussions.
Michael Shaw
Michael Shaw
School: Liberty High School
Category of recognition: math
Parents: Aaron Shaw, Jeri Bernstein
Scholastic achievements: National Merit Scholar, National Honor Society, 800 math SAT
Athletic honors: cross country captain, lettered in wrestling every year
Scholastic interest: The Beat editor, Patriot Press, violinist in orchestra (four years)
Hobbies: varsity cross country and wrestling
Education goals: attend four-year college (MIT or University of Washington) to obtain engineering degree
Occupation/career: aerospace or mechanical engineering
Nikita Sirohi
Nikita Sirohi
School: Issaquah High School
Category of recognition: science
Parents: Gayatri and Ashwani Sirohi
Scholastic achievements: 2340 SAT, 35 ACT, AP Scholar with distinction, National Merit semifinalist
Athletic honors: lettered in cross country (varsity and junior varsity)
Activities: coached teams to finish in the top 10 for a math competition
Scholastic interest: math, science, English and Spanish
Hobbies: running, dressmaking, reading, writing, playing “Bloons Tower Defense”
Outside school affiliations: National Honor Society and coaching teams for math competitions
Education goals: four-year college
Occupation/career: undecided
Alex Tamasan
Alex Tamasan
School: Tiger Mountain Community High School
Category of recognition: math/science
Scholastic achievements: only student with highest level of math at Tiger Mountain Community High School
Athletic honors: two goals and three assists in high school soccer
Scholastic interest: art, history, philosophy
Education goals: Bellevue Community College, maybe the UW or Washington State University
Occupation/career: something in art
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