August 9, 2007 - 5:58pm — Freeze
Plano IISD
Student Awards
Kyle Freas, a senior at Plano West Senior High School, captured, for the second consecutive year, the Prudential Spirit of Volunteerism Top High School Volunteer of the Year Award. He was named among America’s 102 most outstanding youth volunteers – two from each state and the District of Columbia – through the annual awards program honoring young people for exemplary acts of volunteerism. Kyle founded a nonprofit organization called “Youth Together” that encourages students at elementary and middle schools to participate in a variety of projects to help homeless, abused and critically ill children.
A record 115 senior students achieved Semifinalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Program, based on their performance on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test. These academically gifted students are among 16,000 of their peers nationwide who represent less than one percent of high school seniors.