PDF Newsletter: American School's Favorite Author - Christopher Paolini
Entertainment
Jessica Alba
Jessica kicked her career into high gear when she was cast in the hit television series "Dark Angel". She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won a TV Guide Award as Breakout Star of the Year for her performance. Her film credits include the role of Susan Storm, Invisible Girl, in the 2005 feature "Fantastic Four".
Tiffany Evans
At age 11, Tiffany won the Junior Singer category on "Star Search" and performed the music video "Who Am I" on the "Tarzan II" DVD.
She released a self-titled studio album in early 2008 and has appeared in several television shows and movies.
The Everly Brothers
Hits like "Wake Up Little Susie" and "Bye Bye Love" put Don and Phil Everly on the top of the music world in the late 1950s and later helped them become among the first inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
Donny and Marie Osmond
Donny and Marie teamed up for hit television shows in the 1970s and 1990s in between crafting successful careers as solo performers.
Donny hit #1 in the 1970s with "Go Away Little Girl" and has had numerous top 10 records in the decades following. He reinvented himself in the 1990s and began a six-year run in the title role of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" that played to sold out theatres across the United States and Canada.
Marie became the first female country artist to debut with a #1 record when "Paper Roses" reached the summit in 1973. That song helped her earn a gold record and Grammy nomination the following year. More recently, she has appeared in many television movies and starred on Broadway in "The King and I".
The Osmond Brothers
In their five-decade career, the Osmonds have sold out more shows than the Beatles and Elvis Presley. Pop, rock and country hits—including the chart-topper "One Bad Apple"—have helped Allan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay and Jimmy garner several gold and platinum records and a People’s Choice Award.
Christopher Paolini
Chris has taken millions of readers into fabulous fantasy worlds in his novels "Eragon" and "Eldest", and his fans are eagerly awaiting the release of his next book, Brisingr, in late 2008.
Chris' books regularly appear on top of the best sellers lists, and Eragon was adapted into a full-length motion picture in 2006.
Sports
Andre Agassi
Andre is one of greatest American tennis players of all-time. He is one of only five men to have won all four Grand Slam events—the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. His 60 tournament titles include eight Grand Slam triumphs in all, and in 1996 he added an Olympic gold medal to his trophy case.
Bob Feller
Bob’s 266 wins and three no-hitters while pitching for the Cleveland Indians were more than enough to earn him induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. He also earned the title of “Greatest Living Right-Hand Pitcher” in 1969 as part of Professional Baseball’s Centennial Celebration. Off the field, he earned eight battle stars while serving in the United States Navy during World War II.
Logan Gomez
Logan is currently the youngest driver in the Indy Pro Series, with an eye on moving up to compete in the Indy Racing League and drive in the Indianapolis 500. His 2007 season included his first career victory and six additional top 10 finishes. Off the track, he chronicled the 2007 racing season by writing a diary for a Northwest Indiana newspaper.
Anna Kournikova
Anna became an international sensation when she burst on the tennis scene in the late 1990s. She has 13 doubles titles to her credit, including a pair of Australian Open championships. Her singles career includes four runner-up finishes and a semifinal appearance at Wimbledon in 1997.
Travis Pastrana
Travis put his wheels in motion and soared to new heights as a motocross racer. His accomplishments include winning gold medals in the Summer X Games and Summer Gravity Games.
Mary Pierce
Mary has two Grand Slam titles to her credit, winning the Australian Open in 1995 and the French Open in 2000. Consistently ranked among the top players in the world, she also has four runner-up finishes in Grand Slam events, including the 2005 French Open and 2005 U.S. Open.
Deanna Stellato
Deanna’s ice escapades include winning the 1999 United States National Championship in the novice division. She also skated her way to a second-place finish in the 2000 World Junior Championships and placed in the top five of many other national and international competitions.
The Arts
Brittney Exline
Brittney's American School work helped her graduate from high school at age 15. She is currently a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania, where she plans to earn degrees from Penn's engineering and liberal arts schools when she graduates in 2011. Because she enrolled at an Ivy League school at such a young age, she was featured in articles on Yahoo News and MSN. Academically, Brittney excels in math, science and social studies. In her free time, she enjoys singing and dancing and has won several teen pageant titles.
Shulamit Ran
Winning the 1991 Pulitzer Prize was music to Shulamit’s ears, and her Pulitzer-winning symphony also earned her the 1992 Kennedy Center Friedheim Award. She continues to compose contemporary music in addition to her responsibilities as a professor of music at the University of Chicago.
Jamie Wyeth
Jamie followed in the footsteps and brushstrokes of his father and grandfather and became a successful artist. While best known for his portraits and landscape scenes, he has also designed coins, United States postage stamps and official White House greeting cards.
Sho Yano
Sho earned his high school diploma from the American School at age 9. Three years later, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Loyola University in Chicago. He is currently enrolled in a dual M.D.-Ph.D. program at the University of Chicago.
Business
Robert Parmley, P.E.
Robert co-founded Morgan & Parmley, Ltd. in 1976 and has served as its president since 1978. He and his fellow professional engineers design dams, bridges, water treatment facilities and other structures
near his hometown of Ladysmith, Wisconsin. In addition to his design work, Robert has written 15 engineering handbooks and more than 40 articles in professional journals. His many accomplishments
earned him the Wisconsin Professional Engineer of the Year award in 2006 and the USDA-RD Director's Award for Engineering Excellence in 2007.
Other Notable American School Students
Wilson Chandler (basketball)
Randi Griffin (hockey)
Kathleen Horvath (tennis)
Andrea Jaeger (tennis)
Vincent Kunkler (artist)
Robert Morstein-Marx (Rhodes Scholar)
Anna Maria Padilla (guitarist)
Selena (singer)
Phillip Simmonds (tennis)
Tanya Street (figure skating)
Daniel Trifan (guitarist)
Marioara Trifan (pianist)
Giegorio Vargas (circus)
Aurelia Wallenda (circus)
Andrea Zoppi (circus)
Justino Zoppi (circus)