Zachary Hawari graduated as valedictorian of his class at The Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities.

Hawari completed two years of university course work at Lamar University as a part of the program. In doing so, he received Lamar University's President Award with a perfect 4.0 for all four semesters.

He also received the President's Award for Educational Excellence, Futurism Leadership Award, and the Arts and Sciences Academic Excellence Award.

The Leadership Academy is a high school program in which students attend Lamar University and live on campus. Their college classes count towards their high school requirements and as participants take their freshman and sophomore years of college they are simultaneously finishing their junior and senior years of high school. It is one of only two residential programs for gifted and talented high school-aged students recognized by the Texas State Legislature.

Hawari has been accepted into The Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University in Washington D.C. He was offered the President's Scholarship Award for attendance at GWU. He will begin this fall.

Read the original here:

Zachary Hawari is valedictorian of his Leadership Academy class at Lamar