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A Step Above: Jacqueline Morea
Bishop Gorman High School
Class of 2011
It’s not very often you find a cool combination of courage, compassion, maturity and determination in a young adult. It’s even rarer to find one who seeks to master level-headed diplomacy like Bishop Gorman High School senior Jacqueline Morea. A traveler and active participant on the road to peace, one of her many goals is to promote fellowship, tolerance and understanding among people of all backgrounds. For now, she’s making great strides in academics, communication, leadership, learning about global affairs and sharing knowledge with others, and for that, Jacqueline Morea is – A Step Above.
G.P.A.: 3.9
Sports/Clubs/Community Service:
- BGHS Swim Team, 2007-08
- Broadcast Media, 2010-Present; Writer, 2010-Present
- Gaels Theatre Guild, 2009-Present; Assistant Director for Charley’s Aunt, 2010
- Bishop Gorman Worship Choir, 2009-Present
- Holy Spirit Catholic Church Worship Choir, 2009-Present
- Varsity Quiz, 2007-Present
- Mock Trial, 2007-Present
- Speech and Debate, 2008-Present; Vice President of School Chapter, 2010-11
- We the People Team, 2010-Present
- Summerlin South Little League Volunteer
- Numana Inc.–Saving the Starving Volunteer
Scholarships/Awards:
- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Scholar, 2011
- National Merit Finalist, 2011
- Scholastic Art and Writing Awards–Gold Key Recipient, 2011
- Varsity Quiz Division Champions, 2010-11
- 1st Place Team at District Competition–We the People, 2010
- Nevada State Champions–Mock Trial, 2011
- National Hispanic Recognition Program Finalist, 2010
- AP Scholar, 2010
- National Forensic League Degree of Special Distinction Award, 2011
- State Bar of Nevada Judge Robert Foley Essay Contest Winner, 2009
- Nevada State Champions–Mock Trial, 2011
- National Semifinalist–Senate Congress, 2010
Goals & Aspirations: “I’d like to graduate with honors from Johns Hopkins University and learn at least one language, Arabic, before going to a joint M.A./J.D. program in some area of international diplomacy or national security studies.”
Accomplishments Most Proud Of: “I am most proud of being one of 24 students chosen from the United States to participate in a cultural exchange, leadership and debate program this past summer at King’s Academy in Madaba-Manja, Jordan to discuss Palestinian-Israeli relations.”
Jacqueline is Successful Because: “I’m adaptable and always look for more than one way to do something. There’s a quote from Hannibal that goes, ‘We will either find a way, or we will make one’, and I think that’s just the way I approach things.”
Part of the Solution: “A general indifference or apathy to situations outside our own lives is a big problem with this generation. Author Elie Wiesel described indifference as ‘more dangerous than anger and hatred.’ I think that if we focused more on increasing our own knowledge of others, we would begin to take an active role in shaping our world for the better.”
