High School Resumé

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My three most important awards which were NOT awarded by my school were:

a resolution from the City of Milwaukee Common Council ('95, see a copy here),
Milwaukee Public School's Excellence in Education Award
(teacher/school of the month, see a copy here, August '95) and
AATG National Study Trip Award to Germany
(Summer 1995, Click here for further information).

THOR TEMPLIN
1551 South 15th Place
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204
Phone: (414) 6712425

SOUTH DIVISION HIGH SCHOOL
1515 West Lapham Boulevard
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204
Phone: (414) 3849900

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES and MEMBERSHIPS:

FHA/HERO (see specifics here)
Football (see specifics here)
Chess (see specifics here)
Track (see specifics here)
Forensics (see specifics here)
National Honor Society
Math Track Team
Computer Art
Golf Team
Library Monitor & Peer Tutor
Ethnic Sharing Team
Milwaukee Turners (1984 -1994)
German Fest Volunteer
Milwaukee Sports Show volunteer (since 1986)
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology (since 1985)
International Council for Bird Preservation (since 1991)

Class Rank: 1, Valedictorian

Grade Point Average: 3.9+

Attendance Percentage: 100

FHA/HERO ACTIVITIES:

(Note: This is a national student vocational organization with a central focus on family as well as leadership, character development, and skills for life. SLC is the State Leadership Conference. STAR stands for Students Taking Action with Recognition. These are competitive skill events with 21 statewide categories and 11 (of the 21) national categories.)

Member of local chapter, 1990-91 & 1992-96
Started bird feeder All-Star Project which won 1st Place in Regional and at SLC and Silver Medal in National STAR Events, 1991
Elected District 10 Vice President, 1993-94
Member of Wisconsin Financial Fitness Team at Nationals, 1993
Designed Leadership Lab on FHA-HERO STAR Events entitled "STAR (events) TREK", 1993
M.C. for Southeastern Regional Leadership Lab, 1993
Co-M.C. for Regional STAR Events Competition, 1994
Created District 10 newsletter entitled "More from Thor", 1993-94
Designed STAR Events Recognition Ceremony at State Leadership Conference, 1994
National Officer Candidate, 1994
Elected State STAR Events Coordinator, 1994-95
Represented FHA-HERO at Summer WHEESE Conference and created a STAR Events Session there, 1994
Designed 2 Leadership Labs entitled "STAR Events: The Next Generation", one for grades 6 to 9 and one grades10 to 12, 1994
Co-M.C. for Southeastern Regional Leadership Lab, 1994
Headed and designed Regional Representative Training, 1994
1995 State Presidential Finalist, 1995
Keynote Speaker for Southeastern Regional STAR Events, 1995
Coordinator of Monday Track Sessions at SLC, 1995
Creator of Second General Session at SLC, 1995
National Officer Candidate Nominee, 1995
Elected National Programs State Coordinator, 1995-96
Represented FHA-HERO at Summer WHEESE Conference and created a FHA-HERO Session there, 1995
M.C. for Northeastern Regional Leadership Lab, 1995
Headed and designed Regional Representative Training, 1995
Created Regional Representative Handbook, 1995
Spoke before West Allis/West Milwaukee School Board about maintaining "Exploratory Program" for 7th graders which gave them a chance to be introduced to FHA-HERO, 1995
Keynote Speaker for Southeastern Regional STAR Events, 1996
Designed STAR Events Recognition Ceremony at State Leadership Conference, 1996
Attended district, state and national meetings, 1990-96
Won the 1995-96 Male Member of the Year, 1996

Football:

Two seasons as a two way starter on my varsity football team (guard and linebacker as a junior; center and defensive tackle as a senior); co-captain. Due to an ankle injury my senior year, I did not make any All-Conference Team.

Track:

Sophomore captain; threw discus and shot put. The track team was dissolved in the middle of my junior year.

Power Lifting (High SchoolBests):

Bench press - 275 lbs.; Squat - 575 lbs.; Leg Press - 1050 lbs.

Athletic Awards (Not Including Letters):

Scholar Athlete of the Year (1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96) Outstanding Freshman Plaque (Track), Highest G.P.A. Trophy (Football in '92, '93, '94 & '95), Prep Scout of the Year (Varsity Football '93), Sophomore Captain Plaque (Track '94), United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award ('94, none given in '95), Most Dedicated Player Award (Football '95), W.H. Brady Company's Academic All-Star Award ('95), Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association All-State Academic Scholar Nominee (recognized in the Wisconsin State Journal (April 28), '96), Most Improved Golfer (Î96), winner of Annual Coaches' Award ('96), and United States Army Reserve Scholar-Athlete Award (Î96).

Chess:

Four years as (top) board 1 and captain of varsity chess team; individually placed within the top 10 every year at State; won 11 titles (including four consecutive West Allis/West Milwaukee High School Championships and the Milwaukee County 17 year old championships (16th year old champion last year). Team won city championship in 1995 (second in county); the team also went to Nationals for two years (Î94 & Î95). Team won the County Conference Championship in 1996. A controversy in a rules violation by Rufus King High School (defending State Champions) lead to a mutual disqualification in which neither team went onto the National Championships as the 1996 MPS Representative.

Forensics:

First participated in 1995 (event: Public Address); won only meet that I attended (Wisconsin Lutheran HS, does not count sub-regionals or regionals); qualified for state and scored a perfect 25 to win gold medal. In 1996: Went to City Championships for first and only time, took first place in public address; qualified for state and scored 23 of 25 for a silver medal finish.

South Division School Survey Team:

In 1994-95 school year, a survey was given out to South Division High School students. I was one of four people who tabulated it, and one of two people who presented it at a superintendents meeting and a system wide principals meeting.

AATG National Study Trip Award to Germany (Summer 1995): Click here for further information.

Senior Courts:

I was elected as a prince on both Homecoming and Prom Courts (during my only year of eligibility).

Art Awards:

When I was in third grade, I won second place in a county-wide bird drawing contest. As a senior, I had a work put on display at the Milwaukee Art Museum, and it received a Gold Key (Highest Award) from the Scholastic Art Awards.

Other Awards: These are awards that are either linked to academics or service. They are:

Cardinal Academic Pride (C.A.P.) subject award T-Shirts (total of 3 and record for most nominations in a marking period, 6), 4.0 Pins (total of 10), FHA-HERO Pins ('93, '96), Library Pin ('93), Tutoring Jacket ('93), Iliad/Odyssey books ('93), Leather Portfolio (for 3.5+ for semester 1 of 1993-94), Key Chain (for 3.0+ for semester 2 of (1993-94), National Honor Society (NHS) Pin ('94), Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Medal ('95), NHS Patch ('95), Mortar Board Award ('95), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Math & Science Medal ('95), a resolution from the City of Milwaukee Common Council ('95, see a copy here), Milwaukee Public School's Excellence in Education Award (August '95,teacher/school of the month, see a copy here) (August '95), Air Force Math and Science Award (Î96), Trophy Award given for a mural displayed at 2nd District Police Station at the 47th Annual Crime Awards from Milwaukee Police Chief Philip Arreola (Î96), Scholastic Achievement Award (Î96), Tandy Technology Scholar (Î96), Academic Excellence Award (Î96), Wisconsin All-State Academic Scholar nominee (Î96), History Cup (Î96) , NHS Honor Cords, Overthrow, & Tassel (Î96), and Valedictorian Medal and Sash (Î96).

Wall of Fame:

I was the first student in many years to be selected to be placed on the Student Wall of Fame. A permanent picture of me is placed on the Wall. The qualifications included perfect attendance for all four years, 3.5+ GPA and 50+ community service hours.

Travels:

The following are a list of places/countries I have been, length of stay, and the year. They are: Canada (Ontario), several days, 1987; Washington, D.C., 8 days, 1991; Israel, 2 weeks, 1992; Egypt (Cairo, Luxor), 5 days, 1992; Anaheim/Los Angles (California), 8 days, 1993; Orlando (Florida), 8 days, 1994; Germany, 29 days, 1995; and various parts of the Midwest (e.g. Detroit (MI), St. Louis (MO), Chicago (IL), Twin Cities (MN), etc.), 1979-1995.

College Scholarships:

Offered: Johnson & Wales University (located in RI, NC & FL), Rochester (NY) University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY), Carthage College (WI) and MMAC Scholarship;
Accepted: Peter Young Student Assistance Grant Scholarship ($1100.00, non-renewable, given by University of Wisconsin - Madison), Academic Excellence Scholarship ($2250.00, renewable for four years based on performance, given by State of Wisconsin), and (AM) 1290 Scholarship ($2100.00, non-renewable, given by an African-American radio station for an essay on race relations).

Senior Year Note:

During my senior year of high school, I attended two classes (General Biology and Calculus) at Marquette University in place of high school courses for both semesters. These are college entry level courses that freshmen usually take. I am only the third student within the Milwaukee Public Schools history to do this and was featured in a Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Article about high school students in college (May 2, 1996 Neighbors section cover story - at bottum of page).

Other Notes Of Importance:

I attended the Milwaukee German Immersion School for grades 1 through 5, and won a German dictionary in a Language Contest from them during high school. I have had articles published in the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology's quarterly magazine, The Passenger Pigeon, in 1987 and 1992. During my senior year, I trouble shot the computers (IBM & Mac) in various school departments (South has at least 500-1000 computers); I was awarded an IBM computer from MPS for this.

Had I been born of parents of a higher social-economic class I believe my high school and life achievements would have been more . In fact, I have taken every math and science course at school through my four years there and took more at Marquette University. I live and went to school in the inner city of Milwaukee. Poverty, dropping out of high school, gangs, drugs, guns, pregnancy, prison, and death are a way of life here. In April 1996, a student was killed inside the school by another student.

College:

I am only the sixth person in my family to graduate from high school and the first to attend any type of post-secondary institute. I will be attending the University of Wisconsin at Madison starting in June of 1996 for my undergraduate studies.