Name: Christopher Q. Lamping


School: South Side


Achievements: “I Dare You” outstanding leadership/academic junior award; International Baccalaureate student; scholar athlete award; excellence in French, English, pre-calculus, discrete math, honors biology and physics; seventh-place rank on National French Exam State Level 4 Test; and Tri-Athlete Award.


Activities: Football, wrestling, golf, Chess Club, French Club, jazz band, school newspaper, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Honor Society; French National Honor Society; and National Youth Leadership Forum on National Security.


Comments: “He is an excellent French student, having taken six different levels of French at South Side, one of which is the International Baccalaureate class, which shows huge dedication to the language and culture,” said Lisa Walborn, a South Side French teacher. “Christopher displayed a genuine enthusiasm for language, learning and world affairs,” said Sterling Sentinel judges Maggie Flores, Oliver Reelsen and Amanda Sarasien.


Plans: Lamping plans to major in international studies to prepare for a career in foreign intelligence in the U.S. military and the National Security Agency, CIA or FBI.