(SitNews) Ketchikan, Alaska - Ketchikan High School student Eimy Anzueto has received the National Alexander Hamilton Citizenship Achievement Award for superior community service and achievement. According to the Alexander Hamilton Friends Association, Anzueto was one of 36 students nationwide selected to receive the 2013 award, which recognizes high school students for success in academics, service, and more.

According to information provided by the Alexander Hamilton Friends Association, Anzueto strives to be a leader in her school and community and is always willing to take initiative and stand out in a crowd. She is highly motivated to succeed and become a better person, and is always willing to help others who are in need of help.

Anzueto was born in Guatemala and grew up speaking both Spanish and English. She loves learning about different cultures and believes that the confluence of different traditions enriches our nation. Anzueto's dream is to become a doctor and travel the world helping people in need.

Anzueto's dream began when she was little after her grandmother was diagnosed with a brain tumor and passed away. Seeing the toll that her grandmother's illness placed on her family, Anzueto was motivated to be able to help others. To accomplish this goal, Anzueto challenges herself to become a better student and leader. She is at the top of her class at Ketchikan High School with a strong Grade Point Average (GPA), and still finds time to contribute to her community.

Anzueto is a graduate of the Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership Conference. At Ketchikan High School, she is involved in the Lead On and Be The Change clubs and represents her class as vice president. Anzueto was elected president of the National Art Honor Society and is responsible for planning projects and volunteer opportunities throughout the year. Anzueto is always active – playing varsity soccer, cross country and coaching junior leagues.

Anzueto's hard-working parents and older siblings have inspired her to always do her best and to be the first in her family to graduate from college. She is thrilled about the opportunities that the Hamilton Leaders' Academy will provide and cannot wait to attend college and enter the medical profession.

Anzueto hopes to make the world a better place by helping people who are less fortunate, advocating for immigrants who come to America seeking a better life, and being the best doctor she can be.

The purpose of the Hamilton Award is to recognize high school juniors for their academic, personal, service and entrepreneurial achievements and to select students for the Hamilton Leaders Academy. Winners of the Hamilton Award are automatically enrolled in the Hamilton Leaders Academy where they join a distinguished cohort of peers from across the United States who learn from one another and grow together as they take steps towards a college education.

Enrollment in the Hamilton Leaders Academy also includes: a $500 cash scholarship; an autographed copy of Richard Brookhiser's Alexander Hamilton, American; an autographed copy of William Chrystal's Hamilton by the Slice; proclamation signed by Doug Hamilton the fifth great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton; a Hamilton pin courtesy of the Hamilton family and letters of congratulations.

The Hamilton Leaders Academy is a no student cost program that helps students get into college, transition to college, succeed while in college and transition to the post college world.

Edited by Mary Kauffman, SitNews

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