Flexibility to Pursue Your Passion

Here are some of the activities Mt. Everest Academy students are involved in, as they pursue their passion as well as meet their educational goals.

Larry Oldham III Earns His Senior Blue Belt in Tae Kwon Do On Saturday, December 10, 2011, Larry tested and earned his Senior Blue Belt in Tae Kwon Do.  In addition to his required classes, Larry was asked by his Grandmaster and Senior Instructor to work in a volunteer capacity as a Junior Instructor at his Martial Arts School and has been doing so since August 2011.  He works with lower ranked students for 2.5 hours, three times per week to assist these students in learning and perfecting the execution of their forms and techniques in Tae Kwon Do.  Larry is working hard to achieve 1500 hours of instructional hours in an effort to formally become a teacher and maintains his accumulated hours on a time card.  His Grandmaster and Senior Instructor have told us that Larry's ability to learn and teach is very rare, adding that a student like Larry comes around only once every 20 years!

Haley Driver, amateur tennis player, ranks #64 nationally Haley Driver, 11th grader, is passionate about tennis and plays competitively.  She moved up 28 spots in the Prince Hot 100 junior class rankings to #64 in the nation, a significant feat for a Top 100 recruit.  Perhaps the most significant of Haley's accomplishments was winning the title in the prestigious USTA Interscholastic Championships West, where all six opponents she defeated were 4- and 5-Star athletes.

Sumayya Mezgouri Wins 2nd Place Sumayya Mezgouri, 12th grade, has placed 2nd out of 1,800 applicants for her science project in the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair.  She was also awarded a U.S. Air Force Certificate of Recognition and a Scholarship from San Diego Psychological Association for her project.  Congratulations Sumayya!

Bethany Fullerton is a National Semi-Finalist Bethany Fullerton, 6th grade, has placed as a semi-finalist in the national Endangered Species Day Artwork Contest.  Her painting is of a San Joaquin kit fox.  These foxes are primarily nocturnal and are usually found in grassland or mixed shrub habitats.  Congratulations Bethany!