Grant Hill

• Staples High School Service League of Boys grades 9, 10, 11, 12, Volunteer; Member of school service community organization; Assist with a variety of community-based projects, including preparing/serving meals at the Gillespie Center and setting up/breaking down multiple town events, such as Lobster Fest and Oktoberfest; Interact with local community to help promote a better Westport
• Staples High School Skate Club grades 10, 11, 12, Member of school club that promotes and celebrates the sport of skateboarding; Spearheaded the beautification of Compo skatepark by raising funds and participating actively in cleanups.
• The County Assemblies, grades 11, 12, Student Ambassador for non-profit organization that hosts fundraiser dances across Fairfield County; Responsible for promoting local charities whose missions aligned with that of The County Assemblies; Pitched one charity and was selected to receive funds from the organization head; All proceeds through ticket sales were donated to the selected charity
• Staples High School Tuition Grants, grades 10, 11, 12. Volunteer for non-profit organization that helps students in need with the cost of attending college; Responsible for raising funds through outreach to classmates, friends, and families; In the past year, donated $407,000 to 116 students; Help to propose and establish The Class of 2025 Award in which families/friends donate $20.25 ; Use money from personal savings to donate to organization
• Music Shed, 9th Participated in a band program run by David Morgan, local musician; Played bass and covered a variety of songs as a member of the ensemble; As a freshman, was the youngest member of the group, which was composed primarily of juniors and seniors

• Music Recording/Production grades 10, 11, 12, Recorded album in professional recording studio with Dulcit; Worked with studio engineers to improve sound; Learned about recording process and jammed with bandmates; Published recordings on Spotify titled "It's Good to Know There's No One Looking Out for Me"
• IMG Soccer Academy, 9, Participated in competitive summer soccer academy held at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida; Competed against multiple eventual college-bound student-athletes

• Road Trips grades 9, 10, 11, 12, Take two road trips per year, once in the summer and the other during spring break; Visited Dallas, San Antonio, Marfa, Carlsbad, Albuquerque, Durango, Salt Lake City, and Montana
• Calligraphy grades 9, 10, 11, 12, Learned the artform initially through observing and replicating other people's work to learn technique.
• Skateboarding, 9, 10, 11, 12, Recreationally skateboarded on both the street and local skate park
• Weightlifting, 11, 12, Participate in regular self-directed strength training at local YMCA; Train daily, focusing on all main muscle groups

Date of Birth: 9/8/2006

• Staples High School First Honors, Academic honor given to students with a quarterly unweighted GPA of 3.665 or higher
• Staples High School Second Honors
• Academic award given to students maintaining a quarterly unweighted GPA of 3.155 to 3.665

• Jam Band grades 11, 12, Play bass for a jam band; Perform at various venues, including restaurants, charity shows, and more; Taught self how to play bass from watching YouTube videos and jamming out with friends; Also picked up the guitar and play occasionally in concert; Perform covers of rock like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Grateful Dead; Play at The Little Barn, Fairfield Theatre Company, and other local venues
• Dulcit Band grades 9, 10, 11,. Bassist; Play bass for band that plays a variety of shows and has released a full length album and EP; Taught self how to read tabs and chords using online resources; Write original compositions with other band members; Performed at Toquet Hall, The Little Barn, Black Barrels, the British American Club, and the Beerracks; Band is featured on Spotify; Group disbanded in 2024 as other band members went off to college

• Staples High School Boys Soccer grades 9, 10, JV Team Captain (10); Played center back; Competed against other teams from the FCIAC; As captain, responsible for leading practices both on- and off-season and fostering camaraderie through group bonding activities such as team dinners
• Inter CT Premier Soccer, grades 9, 10, Played center back; Competed against other premier soccer teams