If you would like to be considered for the monthly Member Showcase, please click here: http://www.nshss.org/showcase/memshowfrm.htm Jordan Michael Ardoin Jennings, Louisiana Jennings High School Worthy of note Eagle Scout; Presidential Classroom participant; Boys State; Coca Cola Scholarship Semifinalist; Blue Ribbon Group - 4-H Short Course. Class Vice President; Student Council; DARE Role Model; Catholic Youth Group Retreat Staff; Natural Helper. Hospital volunteer; blood drive coordinator; Beta Club, Leo Club, and 4-H service projects; local recycling projects About me I am the youngest of three children and come from a great home. I am lucky that I have had the opportunity to travel; I love adventures. I'm also a hard worker and work part-time in a family-owned drug store. How I hope to make a difference I plan to become an optometrist or a podiatrist. I admire a local optometrist who donates his time and money to help the needy, and I would like to do that as well when I become a professional. My future I have been accepted to McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where I will do pre-professional work before applying to graduate school. Jeremy Christopher Lee Babers Shreveport, Louisiana Fair Park Medical Careers Magnet High School Worthy of note National Ventures In Education Scholar; Student of the Year (F.P.H.S.); Tulane University Book Award Scholar; Outstanding Student of America Member; Who's Who Among American High School Students. President, French Society; President, National Honor Society; Editor-in-Chief, Yearbook; Parliamentarian, Senior Class. Northwest Louisiana Area Health Education Center (NLAHEC) volunteer: 90 hours of service in area hospitals/laboratories; Shreveport Fire Department: over 32 hours of service out in the field with paramedics and EMT's; Medical Careers Magnet: over 100 hours of service in hospitals aiding/helping medical professionals. Shreveport Youth Council--Advisory Board Member. About me What people should know about me is simple--I play the game of life with the help of a friend I call perseverance. I never let any problem become too difficult for me, and if I do, you will never know it! How I hope to make a difference I am and will remain in the future, dedicated to public service. I want in my own way to touch the lives of the American people as a medical doctor. I also hope to serve the public by becoming an elected official. My future I plan to attend Loyola University and earn B.S. in political science, with a philosophy minor. Then I will earn a medical degree in cardiology from Louisiana State University Medical School. I hope to become a cardiologist and a U.S. senator. Philosophy "If it is to be, then it is up to me!" Gabriela R. Bonn Naples, Florida Lely High School Worthy of note Who's Who Among American High School Students; Best Defensive Softball Player of the Year; Mock Trial participant; FCAT writing certificate; citation and medal from the Veterans of Foreign Wars for outstanding achievement and exceptional leadership. Company Commander for Delta Company; JROTC summer camp platoon leader; JROTC Color guard and Drill Team. Lely Key Club and JROTC community service activities. About me I work very hard in school to earn A's and be a great student to please myself and my family. How I hope to make a difference I know that many children are homeless or are given up for adoption, and if I don't follow through with my dream as a lawyer, then I would like to work in international adoption. I hope to give every child a loving family, and every loving family a child. My future I plan to attend either West Point or Gulf Coast University. After college, I would like to attend Stetson University in law and pass the bar, and then enlist in the Army and become a military lawyer. Philosophy "Use the knowledge you possess, for the woods would be silent if no birds sang except the best." Tana Rose Pitkanen Lakeland Shores, Minnesota Home Schooled Worthy of note 1st place State Minnesota Ladies Auxiliary; VFW Creative Art Competition; awards in drawing, painting, horseback riding, baking, and crafts. Youth group Leadership Team; Home School Group Student Events Committee member; Church Kitchen/Cleaning Committee member. Mission trips to Mexico; 10 mile Walk For Diabetes; Local Nursing Home visiting and helping residents; making Harms Way Bracelets for soldiers. About me Sometimes I am shy, but I am always ready and willing to lend a helping hand. I love to travel, and I hope to one day tour Europe. Some of my favorite things to do include snowboarding, horseback riding, drawing and painting, listening to music (Jazz and Classical are my favorites), reading (Charles Dickens is my favorite author), and watching old movies. How I hope to make a difference I would like to make a difference in the world by informing people about the importance of good nutrition and health. If people can learn ways and resources to keep themselves healthy, it could greatly help decrease the amount of disease and illness in the world. My future I would like to attend Patrick Henry College in Virginia, and major in journalism. My Philosophy "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken Libby Monica Yee Matthews, North Carolina David W. Butler High School Worthy of note Outstanding Junior in Science; Outstanding Junior in English; AP Scholar Award; Mu Alpha Theta Award; Certificate of Achievement in the 15th Ciba Chemistry Institute. President of Mu Alpha Theta; Senior Representative in Key Club; Co-captain of Women's Tennis Team; Co-captain of Math Team; Senior Board member. Key Club volunteer; Mint Hill Middle School orchestra volunteer; Charlotte True Buddhist Temple volunteer. About me I am responsible, independent, intelligent, top of my class, a bookworm, and a movie fanatic! How I hope to make a difference By becoming a doctor, I hope to save many people's lives everyday. Hopefully, if I can manage to work in the Doctors Without Borders program. I want to make a difference in children's lives by giving them the gift of medicine. My future I hope to go to a college that will offer me a full ride and to become an ER doctor with a background in pediatric medicine. Philosophy With great power comes great responsibility.