Rui Li, a Kentwood student, has been named a HP (Hewlett-Packard) Scholastic Junior All-American, according to a release from the American Junior Golf Association and HP.
Sponsored for the 15th consecutive year by HP, the 2009 team consists of 12 boys and 12 girls who demonstrate the ability to excel both on the golf course and in the classroom.
To be eligible for the HP Scholastic Junior All-America Team, boys must have placed in the top 10 of an AJGA Open or Invitational, while girls needed a top-five finish. The selections were then based on grade point average, class rank, SAT/ACT scores, leadership skills, community service and writing ability. Candidates were required to submit an essay no longer than 500 words on an original topic relating to golf.
The students will be honored at the Rolex Junior All-America Awards Banquet, Nov. 22, at PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. By being named to this team, each player is also eligible to participate in the Polo Golf Junior Classic, one of the most prestigious events in junior golf, which will take place on PGA National Resort & Spa’s Champion and Haig Courses, Nov. 21-27.
Li is a senior at Kentwood High School where she is ranked 11 of 487 in her class with a 3.963 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale). She is active in Kentwood Associated Student Body where she helped raise more than $10,000 worth of food for a local shelter. She also helped organize a Relay for Life team of 50 people to raise money for cancer research. On the golf course, Li has finished in the top 10 in three AJGA events in 2009, including a fourth place finish at the AJGA Junior at Wenatchee.
