BRIAN SCHAEFFER
SCHOOL: Mount Hebron High School
HOMETOWN: Ellicott City
AGE: 16
Brian is a straight-A student who serves as the National Honor Society vice-president. He's a member of the French Club and the Student Government Association's executive board despite taking a heavy load of advanced placement and honors classes.
Brian was recently named a finalist in the Maryland Distinguished Scholar program and a commended student in the National Merit Scholarship competition.
He works on the school's homecoming committee and plays for the school's baseball team, a sport that earned him a letter last year.
Outside of school, Brian volunteers weekly to tutor students at Saint John's Lane Elementary School. He participates in the Adopt-A-Child and Adopt-A-Family programs and plays for the Daytona Raiders Baseball Club.
PLANS: He wants to major in science or math.
HIS COMMENTS: "I work hard to maintain my grade-point-average while taking the most challenging courses I can," he said. "I take pride in my grades. I draw strength from it."
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