Cameron Clarke Earns Perfect 2400 Score on SAT (Video)

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Philadelphia's Cameron Clarke earned a perfect SAT score this year.

We have the distinct pleasure of watching more and more of our children become academic superstars daily.  The latest academic feat will is the most wonderful Christmas present parents could receive from their child.

Cameron Clarke is an African-American high school senior at Philadelphia’s Germantown Academy Upper School that he’s attended since pre-K.  This Christmas he, and his parents, are celebrating the news of a perfect score on his SAT, according to the Root and Fox 29 Philly.

“I woke up and checked my score on my cell phone and I didn’t believe it at first, so I kept refreshing the page and after five to 10 times refreshing I woke my parents up. ‘Mom, dad I got a perfect score!’ ” Cameron Clarke told FOX 29.

But it appears that Clarke is a diligent student and he knew the hard work that is required to pull off such an accomplishment because he is so disciplined and active in other programs in his school.  He admitted to Fox 29 that ”music is what takes up most of my time.”

Clarke is “the principle cellist of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, and involved at school as the editor on the school newspaper, a writing advisor in the school’s writing center, senator in the student government, is involved in the math club, and in multiple honor societies.”

He is a grand role model for young people everywhere.  His free time must be quite limited and obviously, that isn’t a bad thing.  Rich Schellas, head of Germantown Academy Upper School said:
“When you have the talent and work ethic Cameron has, it’s really kind of indisputable that a perfect day is going to come and he had a good day.”

Check out the report on this stellar student.  Congratulations Clarke family!
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Source: http://www.eurthisnthat.com/2012/12/24/cameron-clarke-earns-perfect-2400-score-on-sat-video/#more-26092

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Andre Johnson, Houston Texans Player, Takes Abused Kids On $19,521 Toys 'R' Us Shopping Spree

Andre Johnson of the Houston Texans is scoring a lot of points today -- for kids.

The NFL wide receiver brought 12 children chosen by Child Protective Services to a Houston Toys "R" Us for a holiday shopping spree.

He gave them 80 seconds to fill their baskets with anything from Barbie dream houses to digital cameras, and by the end Johnson’s foundation footed a $19,521 bill, he told houstontexans.com.

An image of Johnson holding three lengthy store receipts in the store surfaced on Reddit and has accumulated more than 1,450 comments as of press time.

"Every day when I wake up, I ask myself, 'Who can I add value to today,' because it's not about me. It's all about helping someone else. And at this time of the year there are many opportunities to help less fortunate children have a great Christmas," Johnson told ABC13.com.

The children, ages eight to 16, have been exposed to some form of parental abuse and now live with their extended families, according to houstontexans.com. Johnson can relate to a difficult home life.

“A lot of these kids get discouraged because of where they grew up and things like that. I grew up in a single-parent home and I was fortunate to achieve my goals,” he told houstontexans.com.

Afterward the shopping spree Johnson had one more stop to make.

After picking up the five-figure bill, Johnson helped the Houston Police Department surprise 800 Bastian Elementary School students with Christmas toys, ABC13.com reports. The pro-bowler’s foundation partnered with the police department’s Blue Santa program to raise awareness for underprivileged children, according to the news outlet.

Founded in 2003, the Andre Johnson Charitable Foundation is dedicated to empowering children from single-parent homes. The foundation hosts several children’s charity events in Houston and Miami throughout the year but the Christmas shopping spree is one of his favorites, he told houstontexans.com.

“That’s what this season is about. It’s something I look forward to. The kids are happy, they get what they want for Christmas, and that’s all that matters, “ he told the news outlet.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/04/andre-johnson-toys-r-us-shopping-spree_n_2239687.html?utm_hp_ref=good-news&ir=Good%20News

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