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Meg Williams
Meg Williams’ years of playing junior volleyball at MAC paid off during her high school career. She played varsity volleyball all four years, two at St. Mary’s Academy and two at Cleveland High. She compiled numerous accolades during her junior and senior years: team co-captain (two years), fi rst team all-league (two years), league player of the year (two years), and second team all-state. This
year Cleveland’s team awarded Williams its Royal C award for leadership on and off the court. Williams also swam for Cleveland’s swim team this year, earning a spot at the state meet. She spent many years swimming for MAC teams. “Meg defi nes the meaning of ‘true leader’,” says volleyball coach Camille Adana. Williams shared her expertise by volun- teering as a volleyball instructor for junior and middle school volleyball camps and teams. Williams’ leadership qualities and eagerness to partici-
pate aren’t limited to the athletic arena. She is a member of Cleveland’s leadership course, a peer- and teacher-nominated group that plans assemblies, dances and community service activities. Williams volunteers to help younger students with the transition from middle school to high school, and she contributes her talents to Da Vinci Middle School. She has volunteered to photograph the school’s dance performances, and she has served as a counselor at Da Vinci retreats. Despite a busy extra-curricular calendar, Williams has compiled an impressive academic record. She is a member of the International Baccalaureate arts program and a four-year academic honor roll student and National Honor Society member.
Next year Williams plans to attend Academy of Art University in San Francisco, where she plans to play volleyball and major in photography. Sally Moore-Williams and Bruce Williams are the parents
of Meg Williams.
Juniors
MacGregor Beatty
Twelve-year-old MacGregor Beatty hits the tennis court for practice at
6:30 a.m. three days a week. He began playing tennis in a MAC Tiny Tots class, and now he is consistently ranked among the Pacifi c Northwest’s top 10 in his age group. He travels to regional tournaments twice monthly, and national level tournaments several times
each year. He recently competed at the Copper Bowl national championships, and he won a USTA Champs division doubles tournament.
As a sixth grader at Catlin Gabel School, Beatty shows the same commitment to academics. He began studying Mandarin Chinese twice weekly after school a few years ago, and he
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supplemented that with a three-hour Sunday class at Portland Chinese School.
Beatty joined Catlin Gabel’s Lego robotics program last year despite no experience with the programming involved. When the competition phase began, Beatty was fi rst in line, undaunted by the workload, which requires after-school sessions two or three times each week throughout the compe- tition. Beatty did all the programming for the team’s robot and played a big part in the research. The team qualifi ed for the state competition by beating out 15 other teams at a competition at the end of last year. During the winter holiday, Beatty worked hard to make the team more competitive for the state competition, where the team’s research project won second place, beating other teams with considerably more experience. With every door that his curiosity opens, Beatty seems to discover layers of interest. Chinese language lessons led to Beatty joining a Chinese yo-yo group that performs at community outreach events. He has also taken trips to China and Taiwan, living for 10 days with a family in Taiwan and attending a Chinese school. Beatty qualifi ed for the John Hopkins University program for talented and gifted youth, and he plans to attend a summer program at Stanford this summer.
Beatty volunteers regularly at McKay Elementary in Beaverton to help English as Second Language students with English language skills. With family members, he has served meals at Union Gospel Mission, and he has volunteered through Catlin Gabel with Oregon Food Bank. Peter Beatty and Maria Pope are the parents of MacGregor
Beatty.
Nicole Kangas
Nicole Kangas’ commitment to gymnastics at MAC keeps her at the club from 4-8 p.m. three to four nights per week. When she arrives home after practice, she focuses on doing homework and preparing for school the next day, though it’s tempting to join her family and relax as the day winds down. The Kangas family says the dedication is an inspi-
ration; for Nicole, this dedication, while not easy, is necessary. “I have always been willing to work hard and overcome challenges to reach my goals,” Kangas says. That work ethic helped make Kangas the level 6 state champion in vault, balance beam and fl oor exercise. “Nicole was an integral part of her level 6 team achieving
the fi rst place title at the state meet,” says MAC Gymnastics Coach Rob Petit.
That work ethic also helps Kangas academically. She participates in Waluga Junior High’s merit program for math and social studies, and she has earned the support of eighth grade teacher Amy Meabe. “Nicole’s behavior in class is exemplary,” Meabe says. “She participates in discussions, follows classroom rules and coop- erates effectively in small group work.”
Before gymnastics became such a big part of her life, Kangas spent four years in the Girl Scouts. Along with her
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