The 2017 Academic All-Stars share what they think of when they think of the future and have a little fun, too. Jen Zettel\/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin (May 26, 2017) Wochit <\/p>\n
Evans Chen, Appleton East High School(Photo: Courtesy of Evans Chen) <\/p>\n
A robotics mentor helped influence the direction Appleton East senior Evans Chen would take in life. <\/p>\n
Nick Luther helped the students on the East robotics team, but also taught Chen important life lessons. <\/p>\n
Luther encouraged Chen to visit his teachers to get help when he missed classes for robotics competitions or Advanced Placement tests. <\/p>\n
He also pushed Chen to keep looking for a solution until he solved a problem in robotics. <\/p>\n
\"Though he always knewthe solution to a problem in robotics, he taught me an incredible amount by letting me figure it out on my own,\" Chen said. \"He is a wonderful person and definitely has greatly influenced me in my four years of high school.\" <\/p>\n
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Other defining moments: Chen said he was most proud of the Appleton East math team's growth while he was in high school. When he first joined the team, there were only a few dedicated students, and he said it was hard to imagine them ever beating a team from Appleton North or Appleton West. <\/p>\n
That started to change later in his high school career. <\/p>\n
\"More people started joining the math team, and by my senior year East was able to win its first math team event in a very long time,\" he said. \"Going through my four-year journey, seeing East's math team rise has been extremely satisfying.\" <\/p>\n
Learning highlights: 11 AP courses, 2 CAPP course, 4 courses from Lawrence University, 3.9 grade-point-average, 35 composite on the ACT exam, National Merit Scholarship finalist. <\/p>\n
In school:Robotics team;varsity swimming;pit orchestra; student council; math team,captain, all-conference honors. <\/p>\n
In the community: St. Elizabeth Hospital volunteer, Heart of the Valley YMCA lifeguard, Fox Valley Wave Swim Team, Wisconsin State Music Association Honors Orchestra. <\/p>\n
Future plans: Chen will attend UW-Madison to study math and computer science. <\/p>\n
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