Monday, November 3, 2008
Charles County student's AP excellence draws notice
Although 205 Charles County, Maryland public school students were recognized for exceptional achievement on college-level Advanced Placement (AP) exams, one student stood out.
Ashin Shah took 17 of the tests in his high school career and received the highest possible score, 5, on every single one, placing him among the academic elite not only locally but nationwide, College Board officials said.
To begin with, few students take that many AP tests. The fact that Shah scored a 5 on each one is "pretty outstanding," said Jennifer Topiel, a spokeswoman for the College Board, which administers the tests.
"It's not your average student who takes that many tests and does that well," she said.
In the spring, Shah graduated as valedictorian from Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf.
He was the student member of the Charles County Board of Education last school year and a National Merit Scholar.
Shah is a freshman at Harvard University.
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Ashin Shah took 17 of the tests in his high school career and received the highest possible score, 5, on every single one, placing him among the academic elite not only locally but nationwide, College Board officials said.
To begin with, few students take that many AP tests. The fact that Shah scored a 5 on each one is "pretty outstanding," said Jennifer Topiel, a spokeswoman for the College Board, which administers the tests.
"It's not your average student who takes that many tests and does that well," she said.
In the spring, Shah graduated as valedictorian from Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf.
He was the student member of the Charles County Board of Education last school year and a National Merit Scholar.
Shah is a freshman at Harvard University.
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Labels: achievement, Advanced Placement exams, career, Charles County Board of Education, college-level, students, valedictorian, Waldorf
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Filmmaker Yash Chopra receives ‘Legion d'Honneur'
With posters of some of his blockbuster films like ‘Silsila', ‘Deewaar', ‘Lamhe' and ‘Dil To Pagal Hai' forming the backdrop, legendary Bollywood filmmaker Yash Chopra was conferred the ‘Legion d'Honneur', France's highest civilian award, at a ceremony in New Delhi on July 5.
"It is truly a joy to be awarding this medal to the master of Indian cinema, Yash Chopra. He has a truly universal form of art and the man is a mark of artistic distinction," French Ambassador Jerome Bonnafont said.
"The French government has recognized his outstanding achievement in the world of Indian cinema," he added.
The director, who has produced and directed many landmark films in his career spanning almost five decades, has joined the league of Indians like film director Satyajit Ray, sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, melody queen Lata Mangeshkar and actor Amitabh Bachchan in being honored by the French government.
The ambassador pinned the medal on Chopra on behalf of President Nicolas Sarkozy at an official ceremony at the French embassy.
Chopra said, "I thank President Sarkozy for considering me worthy of this honor. This will be a cherished memory and will be with me forever. Fifty-six years back, I used to walk barefoot in Punjab with dreams that I will become a big man some day. But it is only one person who made my dream possible - my brother, guardian and friend B.R. Chopra.
"He brought me to Mumbai and taught me everything. And if there is someone who I am missing today, it is he. He could unfortunately not be here because he is unwell."
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"It is truly a joy to be awarding this medal to the master of Indian cinema, Yash Chopra. He has a truly universal form of art and the man is a mark of artistic distinction," French Ambassador Jerome Bonnafont said.
"The French government has recognized his outstanding achievement in the world of Indian cinema," he added.
The director, who has produced and directed many landmark films in his career spanning almost five decades, has joined the league of Indians like film director Satyajit Ray, sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, melody queen Lata Mangeshkar and actor Amitabh Bachchan in being honored by the French government.
The ambassador pinned the medal on Chopra on behalf of President Nicolas Sarkozy at an official ceremony at the French embassy.
Chopra said, "I thank President Sarkozy for considering me worthy of this honor. This will be a cherished memory and will be with me forever. Fifty-six years back, I used to walk barefoot in Punjab with dreams that I will become a big man some day. But it is only one person who made my dream possible - my brother, guardian and friend B.R. Chopra.
"He brought me to Mumbai and taught me everything. And if there is someone who I am missing today, it is he. He could unfortunately not be here because he is unwell."
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: achievement, Bollywood, Bollywood film, French, French Ambassador Jerome Bonnafont, French government, india, Indian cinema, legendary Bollywood filmmaker Yash Chopra, New Delhi
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