Auburn School District No. 408
915 4th Street Northeast, Auburn, WA  98002

10/18/06

NEWS RELEASE
Auburn School District's Board of Directors
to Honor Math Whiz Jack Peace

The Auburn School Board of Directors will recognize Jack Peace, a senior at Auburn Riverside High School, for being an outstanding student on Monday, October 23, at 7 p.m. in the board room at the James P. Fugate Administration Building.

Jack Peace has accomplished such an amazing academic feat that his classmates have nicknamed him “Mr. 2300.” Scoring perfectly on both the SAT and ACT math sections—and nearly perfect overall—Jack merely chuckles at his classmates’ responses to his 2300 out of 2400 SAT score. “It’s all out of good fun,” says Jack. “Whenever I say something smart in class, my friends are like, ‘Hey Mr. 2300.’”

Jack’s humility is evident. He is uncomfortable stating his major accomplishments and does not want to come across as conceited or prideful. “I think people respect me not necessarily because of my class work but because I’m humble,” remarks Jack. Jack’s good-naturedness makes him easy to like, which is perhaps why he is also a leader in ASB, the National Honors Society and Forensics. Jack is the treasurer for both ASB and the National Honors Society, and he is the Speech and Debate president. Jack feels empowered and trusted by his classmates to do good things for the school as a class officer. He is a go-getter and is more of a doer than a planner. “I like to just do it; we can plan, but let’s not spend all of our time planning,” states Jack.

As a senior, Jack will most likely miss the enthusiastic people of Auburn Riverside the most when he heads off to a four-year university—Stanford, UW or Seattle U. are currently at the top of his list. Jack believes in making a difference for others, and he is looking forward to challenging himself with all of the new opportunities awaiting him in college, such as new friends, new classes, a new city and so on

Currently Jack has a 4.0 GPA, which includes his A grades in numerous AP courses. He has scored a five on four AP college credit exams, including U.S. History, Chemistry, European History, and English Language and Composition. Depending on his college of choice, he may earn college credit for these top scores. Jack says math comes easily to him, but he truly enjoys studying government as well as biology. “I’ve thought about going into medicine, but a part of me wants to explore my options before I settle on anything.”

Many of Jack’s other awards and accolades include being a semifinalist in the 2006-07 National Merit Scholarship program; capturing first place at the 2005-06 Washington State Forensic Championships in the expository category; and traveling to the National Forensic League Championships to participate in the oratory competition.

Jack can also be found on the Ravens’ tennis courts and track. He plays both sports to stay fit and active. His favorite race is the 800, which he says is the perfect race—not too short and not too long. Jack finds running to be relaxing, which may serve him well as he treks off to college and dives into all of those new and different opportunities.

For more information contact Amy Spence, public information officer, at (253) 931-4713.