Shelton Scholar Athletes Of The Month

I am proud to announce the Shelton High School Spring SCC Scholar Athletes of the Month for October 2012 — Joseph Stein and Alexa Merriam.

Name: Joseph Stein
Sports: Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Outdoor Track & Field
Class Rank: 2 out of 286
GPA: 99.49
Activities: Boys Soccer Team Captain, Boys Swimming & Diving Team Captain, Boys’ Outdoor Track & Field Team Captain, 7x SCC All-Academic Team, 2x SCC Academic All-Star Team, Advanced CAPT Scholar, National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Gael Winds Newspaper Op-ed Editor, Best Buddies Treasurer, AP Scholar, St. Raphael Hospital volunteer, Special Olympics swimming volunteer.
Praise: Joe is a very determined individual, one who is always seeking success on and off the field. His leadership skills shine tremendously, so much that opposing coaches often compliment his leadership skills. Joe’s positive influence on his team is a true success to their daily workouts and attitude. Joe is a pleasure to coach.” — SHS Boys Soccer Coach Joe D’Auria.

Name: Alexa Merriam
Sports: Girls’ Cross Country, SHS After Hours Chorus, Girls’ Outdoor Track & Field
Class Rank: 3 out of 386
GPA: 98.8
Activities: Girls Cross Country Team, Girls Outdoor Track & Field Team, SHS After Hours Chorus Assistant Conductor, Advanced CAPT Scholar, SCC All-Academic Team, Spanish National Honor Society, AP Scholar, Diversity Dream Team, Poetry Club Co-editor, Boys & Girls Club volunteer.
Praise: Alexa embodies the picture perfect notion of a student-athlete. A member of the varsity team who runs competitive times in the low 21:00s, her ranking of 3rd in the class is astounding, considering the amount of Advanced Placement courses she takes and the fact that she has added responsibilities in the music department as a student director. Alexa’s drive and motivation as well as her raw talent for the sport has pushed this team to limits they did not think they could reach.” — SHS Girls Cross Country Coach Katelyn Botsford

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