Here, I get my Twin Lakes High School diploma.

Achievements While Attending
Twin Lakes High School
1981-85

9th Grade

• Named News Editor of the Twin Lakes newspaper, Kaleidoscope, whch was nationally ranked number-one by the Columbia Scholastic Presss Association (CSPA), the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA), and the Quill & Scroll Press Association (QSPA).
• Won first place in the feature category of the Post's school newspaper contest
• Was a member of the four-man team that won the state journalism contest for front-page news.
• Won scholarship to University of Florida's summer journalism program.
• Worked for the Town-Crier newspaper as a columnist/writer.
• Member of the number-one nationally ranked debate team.
• In top 5 percent of class.
• Received an Academic Excellence certificate in:

• Journalism II
• Advanced English
• Advanced Algebra
• Advanced American Government
• Advanced Physical Science

• Named managing editor of Kaleidoscope, which was again ranked first by the CSPA, NSPA and the QSPA; was again winner of the Palm Beach Post's school newspaper contest; and was one of nine high school newspapers in the U.S. to win three individual category national awards.
• Placed second in the feature category of Florida Power & Lights state journalism contest.
• Won first place in the feature category and third in the sports category of the Post's school newspaper contest.
• Was again a member of the four-man team that won the state journalism contest.
• Won school journalism award.
• Won county spelling bee.
• Member of literary magazine staff.
• President of Creative Writing Club.
• A member of a special panel designed tohelp cut down on the amount of drug and alcohol abuse in the community. This program was called "Chemical People," a project started by Nancy Reagan.
• Inducted into Quill & Scroll National Honor Society.
• In top 5 percent of class.
• Received an Academic Excellence certificate in:

Retained position as managing editor of Kaleidoscope, which was again ranked first by the QSPA and NSPA; was ranked above first place (into the "Medalist" category) by the CSPA; was winner of the Post's and Ft. Lauderdale News/Sun-Sentinel's school newspaper contests; and was one of only two high school newspapers in the U.S. to win as many as four individual category national awards.

Won two individual cateogry national awards -- one in editorial writing and one in feature writing in Quill & Scroll's Gold Key contest.

Won first place in editorial writing in FPL's state journalism contest.

Was again a member of a four-man team that won the state journalism contest.

Was named the top high school journalist in the South Florida tri-county area by the Post for placing first in feature writing, third in sports writing and honorable mention in column writign in the newspaper's contest.

Won scholarship to University of Florida's summer journalism program and was named News Editor of program's newspaper.

Was given the Brown University Book Award for being the student who best combined a "high degree of ability in English expression both written and spoken."

Won school journalism award.

In top 5 percent of class.

Secretary of Quill & Scroll national Honor Society.

Inducted into National Honor Society.

Won school photography award.

Memberof literary magazine staff.

Received an Academic Excellence certificate in:

Journalism II

Photography

Received an Outstanding Achievement certificate in:

Trigonometry

Advanced Chemistry

• Named Editor-in-Chief of Kaleidoscope, which was again ranked first by the NSPA, QSPA and CSPA.
• In top 5 percent of class.
• Won school essay contest.
• Won school writing-portfolio contest.
• Won second place in the English Speaking Union's essay contest.
• Won third place in the Palm Beach County Council of English Teacher's essay contest.
• Was summer intern at the Palm Beach Post.
• Inducted into school's Steps of Honor.
• Was co-editor of an 80-magazine for the PGA Seniors' golf Tournament. This magazine made more than $30,000 in profit that was donated to the Pathfinder Scholarship Fund.
• Won Presidential Academic Fitness Award.
• Won Presidential Scholarship.
• Won school journalism award.
• Editorial staff memberof literary magazine.
• Member of Creative Writing Club.
• President of Quill & Scroll Honor Society.
• Won Quill & Scroll Gold Key Award in news-feature photography.
• Placed second in the countwide Lou Brock/Group W Cable Leadership Contest.

• Won first place in the Communications category of the Palm Beach post's Pathfinder Scholarship Competition. (Award pictured above.)

• Won first place in the Journalism category of the Miami Herald's Silver Knight Scholarship Competition. (Award pictured above.)
• Was one of two high school journalists in the United States to win Quill & Scroll's $1,000 scholarship.
• For the second consecutive year, I won more awards than any other journalist in the South Florida tri-county area at the Palm Beach Post's High School Newspaper Competition by placing second in news writing, second in sports writing, first in column writing and first in feature writing.
• Received an Academic Excellence Certificate in:
• Comparative Political Systems/Psychology
• Computer Analysis