Sept. 2022 | Vol. 19 Iss. 09
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HILLCREST STUDENTS ACHIEVE NATIONAL DISTINCTION By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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anyons School District administrators say it’s all about student achievement and success and helping them to be college and career ready. Hillcrest High students have taken that to heart, especially the past few months. Recent graduate Zoe Liu was one of 161 students nationwide and one of four in Utah, who were announced as U.S. Presidential Scholars. Liu, who receives a presidential medallion, was selected based on her academic accomplishments, leadership, community service and application. As a junior at Hillcrest, she finished second nationally in Lincoln-Douglas debate, then elected to help her teammates her senior year as well as concentrate on theater where she teamed up with Amelia Miller to win first place in a classical scene at region. She and her friends Anna Hsu and Anya Tiwari also competed her junior year in the Utah High School Entrepreneur Challenge, taking second place for their project, “Pocket Garden,” which simplifies plant purchases, connects customers with local nurseries and motivates plant care for novice gardeners. Liu also recently was named a National Merit Scholar for her academic record, scores from the
college entrance exams and leadership in school and community activities. Liu isn’t the only one excelling at the national level. Five students who competed at the national Future Business Leaders of America conference this summer in Chicago brought home gold to Hillcrest. Senior Campbell Hone and recent graduate Anika Balakrishnan teamed up to win the hospitality and event management event while juniors Thomas Lu, Vishwa Murugappan and Dheeraj Vislawath won the coding and programming contest. The hospitality and event management event consists of both an object test and an interactive case study that is given with a scenario in the hospitality management and event planning industry. For the coding and programming contest, the Hillcrest teens created a travel app, “Traveler,” of Continued page 6 Hillcrest High’s Thomas Lu, Vishwa Murugappan and Dheeraj Vislawath won FBLA nationals at the national Future Business Leaders of America conference this summer in Chicago. (Photo courtesy of Sofia Moeinvaziri/ Hillcrest High)
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