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Mikhail Melaku is a senior at Centerville High School in Centerville, Ohio and does not stand out merely because he’s the BEST DRESSED YOUNG MAN on stage! He’s taken several AP courses and already received a perfect score in AP History and AP Chemistry. He’s also received numerous awards and already won a four year scholarship in medicine to Wright State University as well as a Merit Scholarship to Ohio State University. I got a chance to read his winning essay for this scholarship in which he makes a detailed push for capitalizing on advanced technologies to treat pulmonary hypertension or heart disease. I know he already sounds like a doctor because I couldn’t understand half of what the essay was saying, which means you’ve got the medical terminology down to a T. And Mikahil should be commended for his longterm commitment to community service! He served as an emergency room helper at Sycamore Hospital with a total of 400 hours, served as a team leader for the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Youth Group in 10th and 11th grade here in Washington DC, and has showed his commitment to keeping the environment clean by participating in the Miami River Cleanup of the river corridor for three years! He’s a member of the National Honors Society and the Spanish Honors Society and is the recipient of awards like the AP Scholar Award, the Paul Carlson Excellence in Academics and Leadership Award and the Outstanding Student in Academic Achievement. There is no question that Mikhail will excel no matter what path he chooses and his long-term commitment to community service shows us all that public service and academic excellence can be achieved as one in the same with the same rigor and passion.
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