🎓#17 Salutatorian – Alex Massey
➡Next Steps: Oklahoma State University – Stillwater
đź“šField of Study: Physiology
🦓Zebra Since: Pre-K
đź”´ What advice would you give your freshman self?
"Join clubs, be more active in the school, and stop caring about what others might think."
đź”´ Through my journey to becoming a salutatorian,
"One must [be] true to and unashamed of themselves before anything else"
đź”´ What are you most proud of in your high school career?
"The proudest parts of my experience at CHS have been my social growth and my writing projects during this last semester. I feel, that this semster, I have been on top of my essays and other writing assignments."
đź”´ What were the hardest challenges you overcame to achieve this honor?
"The hardest part was learning to find the intrinsic motivation to study and learn outside of school"
đź”´ What does this accomplishment mean to you?
"It means keeping a promise to my Grandma and it means that I've tried my best."
đź”´ Looking back on your school experience at CPS, what does being a Zebra mean to you?
"Being a Zebra means trying your best no matter trivial the task."
đź”´ What elementary staff member impacted your life most, and how?
"My memory is bad, and I don't remember much before Freshman year."
đź”´ What junior high staff member impacted your life most, and how?
"My memory is bad, and I don't remember much before Freshman year."
đź”´ What high school staff member made the most significant impact on your life, and how?
"The teacher who made the biggest future impact on me was Mr. Riggs. It was through Mr. Riggs's Biomed program that I found my interest in the medical world and decided to pursue a future in it."
đź”´ What activities have you been involved in?
"AP / Pre-AP Programs; Book Club; Chemistry Club; Work Experience / Shadow / Internship (Career Development Program); Biomed"
đź”´ What is the one thing you will absolutely take with you to college?
"The Chemistry Club shirt I tie-dyed in Junior year. It's one of my favorite shirts and will remind [me] of the fun times I've had at CHS."
đź”´ Scholarships
"Pell Grant - $7395
OK Promise - $5416.5
Cowboy Covenant - $1000
Academic Scholar Auto-Qualifer - $6500 and Tuiton Waver
Alumni Chapter Scholarship - $2000
Jones Trust Scholarship $1000"
đź”´ Awards and Honors
"Outstanding Student Award for Pre-AP Chemistry
Certificate of Completion for the CHS Biomed Program
Z-Award for AP European History, Honors Algebra II & III, Pre-AP English II; College, Career, and ACT Prep; Geography; and Zoology"
đź”´ Anything else you'd like to add...
"Theres been ups, there been downs, but overall a pretty good time."
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