Without going into any cranky rantings about how bullshit anything over a 4.0 grade point average is (because we all know honors classes are easier for all kinds of reasons), we do think it’s cool that surfers who get good grades are recognized by the National Scholastic Surfing Association.
So, for 2011 here are the best GPA in the line-up:
Canyon Crest Academy’s Tad McCardell 4.7 GPA
Olive Grove Charter’s Parker Coffin 4.67 GPA
Laguna Beach High’s Taylor Pitz 4.4 GPA (pictured right)
Congrats to all three. It’s great to see surfers being congratulated for doing something with their minds for a change. For all the rest of the NSSA surfers who completed the last school year at or above a 3.5 GPA follow the jump.NSSA ANNOUNCES THE 2011 NSSA SURFER SCHOLARS!
(June 15, 2011 – Huntington Beach, Ca) — One of the primary goals of the National Scholastic Surfing Association is to emphasize and encourage the academic achievement of its membership. The Surfer Scholar list serves to recognize NSSA student surfers who have a passion for learning and have excelled scholastically. The National Scholastic Surfing Association congratulates all of our student surfers who have maintained an outstanding 3.5 GPA or higher for the 2010-11 school year. We are proud to honor these outstanding student athletes!
4.0 GPA
Rikki Alley-CSULB
Tia Blanco-Shorecliffs Middle School
Spencer Bridges-Morristown-Beard School
Jay Christenson-Audeo Charter School
Joshua Collins-Carlsbad High
Erika Cook-CSULB
Megan Ford-Point Loma Nazarene University
Ian Gentil-CMA School of Arts and Sciences
Travis Gleason-UCF
Luke Gordon-Lowcountry Preparatory School
Frankie Harrer-California Virtual Academy
Corey Howell-Eau Gallie High
Andrew Jacobson- Malibu High Independent Study
Avalon Johnson-Classical Academy
Maluhia Kinimaka-Kapaa High
Mainei Kinimaka-Kapaa High
Kylie Loveland-Aviara Oaks Middle School
Cody Leutgens-UNCW
Jake Marshall-Encinitas Country Day School
Tim Montgomery-SDSU
Zane Norman-San Dieguito Academy
Gerald Onesky-Daytona State College
Dimitri Papavassiliou- Malibu High Independent Study
Dane Petersen-Santa Margarita Catholic High
Stevie Pittman-Bridgeway Academy
Ashley Privett-FIT
Daniel Tieman-Shorecliffs Middle School
Duke VanPatten-Malibu High Independent Study
Malia Ward-Bernice Ayer Middle School
Tatiana Weston-Webb-Kapaa High
3.9 GPA
Griffin Colapinto-Shorecliffs Middle School
Hunter Johnson-Kailua Intermediate
Heather Jordan-Mira Costa College
Bree Kleintop-University of Nebraska
Theo Lewitt-UCSB
Mahina Maeda-Kahuku Intermediate
Dax McGill-Hawaii Technology Academy
Justin Pierson-Mira Costa College
Alden Shannon-UCSB
Max Smith-Cape Fear Academy
Natalia Smith-Island School
Kelly Zaun-Mira Costa High
3.8 GPA
Lucas Angulo-Island School
Kaulana Apo-Ewa Makai Middle School
Josh Benjoya-Dana Hills High
Austyn Bynon-UCF
Merrick Cunningham-Ponte Vedra High
Travis Eubanks-UCF
Kiana Fores-Kapaa High
Knox Harris-West Christian Academy
Dylan Lehmann-Hawaii Technology Academy
Kellar Moore-Aviara Oaks Middle School
Amy Nicholl-UCF
Andrew Niemann-Huntington Christian School
Colton Sarlo-Malibu High Independent Study
Emily Wratschko-SDSU
3.7 GPA
Kialy Barker-Mission Vista High
Michael Ciaramella-Middle Township High
Ian Fewel-Point Loma Nazarene University
Davis Freud-Dywer Middle School
Jesse Guglielmana-Bridgeway Academy
Kei Kobayashi-Shorecliffs Middle School
Jessica Kwiecinski-Jackson Memorial High
Sebastian Moreno-FIT
Christopher Murnane-Carlsbad High
Nick Olsen-USD
Matt Passaquindici-Huntington Beach High
Leilani Pickett-UNCW
Aaron Privett-FIT
Chelsea Rauhut-UCSD
Colt Ward-Shorecliffs Middle School
Eric Weinhardt-Marco Forster Middle School
Shania Weiss-Kapaa High
3.6 GPA
Ransom Carlton-Cypress Creek Elementry
Jenna Forti-Punahou Academy
John Funnell-USC
David Grotting-USC
Jachin Hamborg-Edison High
Lily Howard-UCSB
Sara Lear-Flagler College
Joao Maffini-CMA School of Arts and Sciences
Thelen McKinna-Worrell-Malibu High
Loa Ng-Kona Christian Academy
William Scott-FIT
Noah Schweizer-Florida Virtual School
Kokoro Tomatsuri-UCSD
Matt Turner-Daytona State College
Cody Young-Doris Todd Memorial Christian School
3.5 GPA
Dylan Aragon-Edison High
Bryant Brayden-R.B. Hunt Elementry
Dryden Brown-Santa Barbara Senior High
Keto Burns-Harbor Light Christian Academy
Corey Colapinto-Shorecliffs Middle School
Nathan Colburn-The Jubilee Academy
William Cole-FIT
Taylor Curran-El Camino High
Zach Emge-Francis Parker Upper School
Adam Fedele-CSULB
Cole Gittner-Florida Virtual School
Fisher Grant-Orange County Home Education
Luke Hansen-Jupiter Middle School
Leila Hurst-Kapaa High
Vince Heyman-Torrey Pines High
Max Karnig-UCSD
Jennifer Leon-Kapaa High
Austin Ortiz-Edison High
Arlie Pickett-UNCW
Jon Reeser-Point Loma Nazarene University
Tristan Sullaway-La Jolla High
Michael Vanaman-J.W. Lilley Elementry
now subtract all the home schooled retards, and you’re left 2 or 3 legit smarties. it’s not hard to get 4.67 when mom’s handing out the smiley faces.
“Interesting Observation” As One who is An Early NSSA Member (from 1979), and who graduated college as An Education Major, I only hope that Most of Today’s Members are not home – schooled, because I am not impressed with most “legitimate (sic) schools, much – less home – schooling. I still can remember seeing Bethany Hamilton on “Smarter Than A Fifth Grader,” and She did not even know that “lunar” referred to The Moon. (So much for being A Surfer who should know about Tides, The Moon, etc…) I refer to Such folks as being “Sharp As A Bowling Ball.” (At least I know that Taylor Pitz is at UCLA….)
Semper Fi,
“Major Pain’
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