19th Annual JRF Scholarship Award
Presented on June 17, 2017
This year's scholarship award was presented to Vallejo resident, Alyssa Powell, during the annual VJO Pool Party & Alumni Reunion held at the John F Cunningam Aquatic Complex in Vallejo
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Alyssa Powell |
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From inauspicious beginnings, Alyssa Powell harnessed her natural abilities and resilient character to develop into an impressive and highly successful student at Benicia High School and swimmer for both the VJO and BHS swim clubs. Carrying a 4.0+ GPA for four years and ranked 26 out of 404 in her class, her academic accomplishments include Principal’s Scholar Honor Roll (2013 – 2017), National Honor Society (2016 – 2017), as well as scholarly recognitions for Best Video Project in AP Language (2015), Best School Wide Debate Speech (2016), and a 2016 nomination to California Girls State. Equally impressive, are Alyssa’s accomplishments in the pool which include 30 VJO time records in multiple strokes, 7 annual VJO Most Outstanding Swimmer Awards, multiple Sectional, Far Western, Pacific Swimming and Junior Olympic top times, including Junior Olympic Champion (100 yard Butterfly 2009). In addition to a Benicia High Most Valuable Swimmer Award in 2014, Alyssa holds multiple school records and is a multi- year/multi-stroke sectional champion. Alyssa will be entering the University of California at Davis in the fall and intends to major in Biomedical Engineering, with a minor in Mathematics. |
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