ASJMSF Scholarship Distinguished Recipient — High School
A recent high school honors graduate from American Heritage School , Boca-Delray Campus in Delray Beach , Michael Cohen is in the top 10 % of his class of 250 students with a weighted GPA of 5.52 taking demanding Advanced Placement courses while participating in many extracurricular activities . The son of Cheryl and Jeffrey Dina , both employees of All County Paving , Michael is this year ’ s distinguished High School recipient of the Andrew Scott Johnson Memorial Scholarship Foundation ’ s $ 7500 Scholarship . With this scholarship , Michael will enroll at the University of Michigan- Ross School of Business as a freshman in the autumn and plans to pursue an undergraduate degree in Business , with the intent of pursuing a career as a business executive in the paving industry .
Teachers describe Michael as hard-working , committed , smart , witty and skilled . With his exemplary grades , Michael was an honor roll member throughout high school . He was a Silver Medalist in the National Spanish Exam and a member of the Florida Law Honor Society . He won a Future Business
Leaders of America national competition for Sports and Entertainment Management . He received 4 college credits by passing the AP exams in Biology , World History , Physics , and US History , and was recognized as an AP Scholar of Distinction and a National Merit Scholar .
A leader amongst his friends and peers , Michael excelled in leadership positions during his extracurricular school activities including Young Politicians , where he was President ; Mock Trial , where he lead as Team Captain ; Pre-Law Society , where he served as Secretary ; and , Future Business Leaders of America , where he was recognized as Competition Leader . He also participated in Varsity Football for three years and Moot Court during his Senior year .
In his free-time , outside of the school structure , Michael has been an assistant football coach in the West Boynton Flag Football League , a volunteer with Boys Town , and he helped found the Fox Chase Summer Camp . He also loves to cook and learn about the business world .
As you can see , as his family describes him , he is in many ways “ a grown man in a young man ’ s body .”
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