He excelled in all aspects of leadership and service. He was responsible for so many monitoring activities throughout the school. He gave up many hours of time weekly to set up volleyball nets, clean the equipment room, set up for assemblies, and even clean teachers fish tanks. He also translated for younger students in the school. I counted on him to help me whenever I needed something done efficiently, and accurately. And, whenever I turned to him, he never complained.
His citizenship towards others always remained at the highest level. One of the things I admired most about him is the way that he treated other people. He could always be counted on to do the right thing. And he had to make sure everyone else was doing the right thing too. I could often hear him encouraging his classmates to be more respectful. His friends always listened because of the amount of respect they had for him. His sense of humour and calm demeanor were a positive influence on those around him.
In addition to his incredible citizenship, leadership and service, he was also an excellent athlete. He participated on all of the school sports teams this year, and earned medal in volleyball lfor Most Skilled. He was a talented member of the basketball and ultimate teams, as well as the track and field team. One short story I will share with you. The day before the big track meet, I pulled a few students aside, and asked them if they would be interested in trying high jump, as we didn’t have a team. So, what did we have to lose, we’ll just take a few kids, show them how to do it, and hope for the best. Well, after trying it for the first time in his life, and having only practiced a total of 30 minutes, he went on to win first place at the District Track Meet, and came just short of setting a new record for his age group.
Finally, in addition to all of these accomplishments, he was still able to push himself to excel academically. He was the first person to share his ideas in class, and always put 100% effort into all of his assignments earning upwards of 90% in his academic subjects as well as making the Honour Roll. As if this wasn’t enough, he also attended an elite private academy for Ninja’s outside of school. Any one of these achievements would be something impressive, but to have all of these qualities is something truly inspiring.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank him for all he has done for me this year, for making the school a better place, and for leading by example. I know the future is bright for such an amazing student. I would like to call forward the Davidson Cup winner for 2011, Justin Hwang.
