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L-R: Jim Jones (Director), Ross Polly, Blake Grundman, Sha Chen, Bojan Raic,
Ammon Horn, Jacqui Everett, Samantha Bigger, Nicholas Gay, Leona Dorothy

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Leona Leona Dorothy is a 4th year Ackerley Scholar. She came to Graceland from Creston, Iowa and is a CS/IT double-major. She continues to be one of our strongest students in all her classes and assists some of the teachers.
Bojan Bojan Raic is a 2nd year Ackerley Scholar. He came to Graceland from Capljina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, is in his 3rd year as a CS/IT double-major with a math minor. He ranked number one in high school and participated in federal math competitions there. He is a member of Graceland's math team in collegiate competitions. Bojan is the chief administrator of the CS Lab and servers.
Samantha Samantha Bigger came to Graceland from Croswell, Michigan, is in her 2nd year, and is an IT major. She was an excellent high school student with many accomplishments and awards. She is good at troubleshooting computer problems and is quick to assist others with such problems.
Blake Marcus Blake Grundman came to Graceland from Croswell, Michigan, is in his 2nd year, and is a CS major. Blake was an excellent high school student with numerous accomplishments, including Science Student of the Year as a HS freshman. Throughout high school he was active in designing, implementing and presenting independent scientific research projects for science clubs or competitions. At Graceland he is known for taking upperdivision classes in his freshman and sophmore years.
Sha Chen, Sha, came to Graceland from Chengdu, China, is in her 2nd year, and is a CS/Math double-major. She was an exceptional student in China, receiving many academic awards from her highly ranked school. She excelled in mathematics, being the top math student at her school and winning recognition with a certificate of distinction at the Euclid Contest, an international math competition sponsored by the University of Waterloo, Canada.
Ammon Ammon Horn came to Graceland from Sibley, Missouri, is in his 2nd year, and is a CS/IT major with interests in engineering. He began taking adult level computer training classes and shadowing tech-support workers as a junior high student. As a high school student, he provided technical support to numerous students and adults. He is a recipient of the Prestigious Honors Scholarship at Graceland, which carries full tuition.

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Ross Polly is a CS major who came from Salem, Oregon, with interests in computer graphics. He took numerous CS courses in high school and interned as a Java programmer at the Department of Human Services.

Jacqui Everett is a CS/Math double-major who came from Ft. Worth, Texas, with interests in pre-engineering. She was class valedictorian from a large high school and is a recipient of the Prestigious Honors Scholarship at Graceland which carries full tuition.

Nick Gay is a CS major who came from Lenexa, Kansas, with a long list of impressive leadership accomplishments from high school and a strong aptitude for math and science. He plays varsity soccer and has a soccer scholarship at Graceland.

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