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Pleasanton Student Athlete Loves Giving Back To Community
Jake, a senior at Foothill, is a baseball player who has won numerous awards and scholarships for his work with different charities.
PLEASANTON, CA — Star Students are found in classrooms, on concert and theater stages and at debate lecterns, and out in the community doing good things to make life better for all of us.
Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize Star Students, and we’re working to tell the stories of these outstanding kids to their neighbors.
This submission comes from Ken Mano who nominated Jake of Pleasanton, California.
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Star local student’s name
Jake
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What grade is your star local student in?
12
How do you know the star local student?
Community of Character scholarship
Why do you believe the star local student should be recognized?
Jake is a senior at Foothill High School. Jake’s family has taught him the importance of giving back to his community. He started volunteering in seventh grade with Boys Team Charity and often volunteers with his parents and his two sisters, Ella and Chloe. Jake has loved the time that he’s spent helping the incredible philanthropies in our community such as Special Olympics, Meals on Wheels, Challenger Baseball, Hively, George Mark Children’s House and Kids Against Hunger. At Foothill, Jake has played baseball for the past four years and has received scholar athlete awards and the North Coast Section, California Interscholastic Federation President’s List Award.
He has also played club baseball with McNeal Sports since fifth grade. After a season-ending baseball injury in tenth grade, Jake wrote, “I learned the importance of community and family support in the face of personal adversity. I believe that I have become a stronger person as a result of my injury, one who acknowledges the importance of encouragement and caring from family, friends, coaches, and teachers, and one who is more insightful about the struggles of others.”
If Jake is not on the baseball field, you can often find him downtown at the Dairy serving you your favorite ice cream. In the fall, Jake will either be studying at the University of Washington or the University of Colorado, Boulder.
What's one thing you want everyone to know about the star local student?
Jake was awarded the Juanita Haugen scholarship for Character and Community Service
Congratulations on your achievements, and all of our best wishes to you in the future, Jake!
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