Tuesday, October 15, 2024
AZLE — Four Azle High School seniors were recognized by the Azle Rotary Club for their academic and extracurricular accomplishments at an Oct. 3 meeting.
Corynne Barone is the daughter of Shelly and Brian Barone. She is ranked seventh in her class with a grade point average of 103.83. She is interested in becoming a nurse or nurse anesthetist. She is proud of being in the academic top 10 and making excellent grades throughout high school.
Barone said her lowest grade is a 96 and she has never missed an assignment. She considers herself a hard worker who battles with procrastination and also describes herself as caring and outgoing. Barone said one unique fact about herself is that she has diabetes. She plays softball and is a member of the National Honor Society.
Luke Petersen is the son of Cheryl and Chris Petersen. He is ranked fifth in his class with a GPA of 104.61. He is interested in attending Harvard, Princeton, Yale, University of California Berkeley, Stanford, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Columbia, Cornell, University of Texas Austin, University of Michigan, University of California Los Angeles, Northwestern, Boston College, Northeastern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rice, Boston University, Duke, or Brown to study environmental science, public policy, journalism, management, biochemistry, political science or chemistry. Petersen is proud of being in the top five in his class, receiving the National FBLA Business Management Award and with all the people who he has met and made an impact on. He considers his time management skills, his attention to detail and his willingness to ask to be his biggest strengths. He has competed in UIL journalism, speech and debate, UIL math and science, UIL social studies and tennis. Petersen is captain of the boy’s tennis team, editor-in-chief of The Sting student newspaper, NHS social media officer, is an FBLA chapter president and is captain of the rowdies. He has written for The Stanford Daily, volunteered at Cook Children’s Hospital and is an Eagle Scout.
Anthony Fitch is the son of Amy Fitch and Tim Fitch. He is ranked 11th in his class with a GPA of 102.90. He is interested in attending the University of Texas at Austin, Texas Tech or Tarleton State University to study chemistry and education. He is proud of his excellent grades and his work in Interact Club where he is vice president. Time management and leadership are his greatest strengths.
Fitch described himself as honest, diligent and determined. He also considers himself a great team player. He enjoys camping and archery and hopes to soon earn the rank of Eagle Scout. Fitch volunteers at the Azle Community Caring Center, has worked as a camp counselor and was in the school band for three years.
Elijah Bryan is the son of Lindsay Bryan. He is ranked eighth in his class with a GPA of 103.47. He is interested in attending the United States Naval Academy, University of North Texas, Texas A&M, Rice University or Texas Christian University to study engineering. He is proud of his good grades and test scores. Bryan said he always delivers his best effort and that he is working to overcome distractions through organization. He described himself as detail oriented, athletic and ambitious. One interesting thing about him is that he hopes to learn to speak German and Spanish and learn to play guitar and ukulele. Bryan is a varsity wrestler, is on the AHS drone team, is a goalie for soccer and has participated in the Civil Air Patrol.
