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A Step Above: Max Asaf
The Meadows School
Class of 2012
Meadows School senior Max Asaf knows the true value of education lies not just in learning enough to get by but continually expanding your horizons. With a host of AP and Honors awards, from history to science to Latin and more, there’s no challenge too large for this passionate and enterprising individual, yet Max is grounded enough to realize what’s truly important in life. Whatever career path lies ahead, this dedicated scholar hopes to be an innovator and make a difference in more lives than his own, and that helps place Max Asaf – A Step Above.
G.P.A.: 4.76
Sports/Activities
- Varsity Baseball, 2008-09
- Varsity Golf, 2010-11
- Varsity Bowling, 2010-12; JV, 2009-10
- Cum Laude Society, 2011-Present
- National Honor Society, 2010-Present
- National Latin Honor Society, 2009-Present
- Historian of Nevada Junior Classical League, 2009-11
- First Vice President of Nevada Junior Classical League, 2011-12
- Varsity Quiz, 2011-12
- Delegate of Nevada Boys’ State, 2011
Awards/Community Service
- Commended National Merit Scholar, 2011
- AP Scholar with Honor, 2011
- James Monroe Scholar, College of William and Mary, 2012
- University Scholar, University of Chicago, 2012
- University Scholar, Case Western Reserve University, 2012
- Bowdoin Faculty Scholar, Bowdoin College, 2012
- Roy and Diana Vagelos Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, 2012
- Head of Fundraising and Student Store for Meadows School Microbank, 2009-Present
- Meadows Environmental Consortium, 2008-10
Accomplishments Most Proud Of: “I am most proud of my work with my school”s Microbank club. As a freshman, one of my classmates and I began a breakfast cart service every morning, selling breakfast and snacks to hungry students. The next year, we opened the Microbank Student Store in an abandoned classroom. For the past three years, I have worked at that store almost every single day, selling everything from chips to top ramen and raising over $45,000.”
Max Looks Up To: “Out of all of the people that have influenced my life and made me into the person I am today, my mother has had the most profound impact on me. She has battled through cancer and a second cancer scare and faced both frightening situations with such immense resilience and strength. Her fortitude and determination make her someone that I look up to.”
Improving Student Life: “While I believe that it is incredibly important to teach students what needs to be taught in order to pass standardized tests, it is even more important for teachers to expose students to things beyond the lesson plan. Learning is something that should be done in order to open your mind and expose yourself to a world of ideas you never knew existed.”
