Andover, Mass., May 21, 2013– Janet Benvenuti, a Board member of the Harvard Club of Andover presented this year’s Harvard Prize Book Award to Rachel Alatalo, at Wilmington High School (WHS) in Wilmington, MA.
Rachel Alatalo is an excellent citizen of Wilmington High School. Strong across the academic disciplines, Rachel has enrolled in a rigorous Honors and Advanced Placement curriculum and is at the top of the Class of 2014. In addition to being an excellent student, Rachel is a talented athlete and member of the WHS field hockey team and both winter and spring track teams. Her 4x400 relay team competed at the New England Meet this year. Rachel is also a member of DECA and has competed at the International Career Development Conference. A talented writer, Rachel received two Gold Keys in the 2013 Boston Globe Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards.
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The Harvard Prize Book is awarded to the outstanding student in the Junior year who displays excellence in scholarship and high character, combined with outstanding personal achievement in other fields. The winners of this Award, through their intelligence and variety of personal achievement, exemplify Harvard’s commitment to excellence.
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The Harvard Prize Book winner is selected by the high school’s faculty and guidance counselors. It is presented by a member of the Harvard Club of Andover and is sponsored by Enterprise Bank which is headquartered in Lowell, MA.
The Harvard Prize Book Award was established by Harvard Alumni in 1910 as part of an effort to identify talented young students and to attract their attention to the unique educational opportunities at Harvard.
In the Program’s first years, the Harvard Prize Book was awarded at only a handful of schools in the New England area. Today, the Harvard Prize Book Award is presented in more than 1,900 schools around the world.
The Harvard Club of Andover welcomes new members who are graduates of all Harvard University schools, faculty members or administrative staff. For more information about the Harvard Club of Andover, visit our website http://harvardclubofandover.com/ or contact Richard Soo Hoo, Chairman, at 978-470-2293 or richsoohoo@aol.com
