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Each year, St. Cloud Rotary hosts Junior Rotarians from five area high schools at its weekly meetings. Junior Rotarians attend meetings with business leaders and community influencers for one month during the school year and are given the opportunity to introduce themselves to Rotary members in a speech, as well as compete for a $1,000 college scholarship in the spring.

Apollo senior Grace Leapaldt recently made an impression with this speech, and she is our Student Spotlight for December. [Edited for clarity]
 

Hi, my name is Grace Leapaldt. First off, I want to say thank you to the Rotary Club for inviting me to be a Junior Rotarian. 

My parents are Julie and David Leapaldt, I have an older brother Sam, who lives in the Twin Cities, and two older sisters; one who lives near Washington DC and one in Atlanta, Georgia. I am a senior at Apollo High School, and I am in National Honor Society and a member of Link Crew, mentoring underclassman. I am captain of Apollo’s Dance Team and will be running for captain of Apollo’s softball team as well. I have been named to all-conference for both sports. 

I feel very fortunate to have been able to attend Apollo High School. There are so many amazing opportunities to get a great education there. I was able to take numerous Advanced Placement and college coursework classes. I have learned independence and gained a strong work ethic. My teachers at Apollo have been amazing and are so invested in my future. I finished my first trimester of senior year with a composite GPA of above a 4.0. Like any school, it is the effort you decide to put in that helps you achieve your goals. At Apollo you have to want to get a good education, no one is going to hand it to you. My exposure to different cultures and people at Apollo has given me so many life lessons and real-world experiences that I will take with me into the future. My understanding of others and other cultures has expanded since attending Apollo, I understand people more deeply and their different backgrounds. Continue reading.

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