Benjamin Dreves-Hunt

Education | Lyons Township High School
Unweighted GPA 3.8537 • Weighted GPA 4.4146
6 Semester on Honor Roll • 8 total AP courses
National Honors Society • French National Honors Society • National Society of High School Scholars

Leadership | United Student Media | Founder & President (So, Jr, Sr)
● Educated on how to found, organize, and market an organization
● Enhanced experience in writing, editing, and publishing student political journalism
● Expanded membership to 12 people in 5 countries (Italy, Germany, Kazakhstan, Singapore, and USA)
● Reached over 1,700 viewers worldwide

Activity | Lyons Township Congressional Debate Team | Team Captain (Jr, Sr) Created and organized lesson plans for weekly meetings
● Gained teaching skills in rhetoric and argumentation
● Doubled the competing team size through diverse recruitment strategies
● Pushed to have our team on the national circuit, attending the Harvard, Yale, and Glenbrook national tournaments for the first time in our school's history
● Ranked individually as the most nominated in the Illinois circuit being awarded the 2023 all-state award
● Achieved over 17 awards for placing in the top 3 at state & national tournaments
● Ranked #1 in Illinois for 2022-2023 and currently ranked #2 for 2023-2024

Activity | Lyons Township Speech Team | Team Captain (Sr)
● Acquired advanced leadership skills
● Demonstrated educational ability in public speaking
● Succeeded in becoming a medal-awarded finalist at 7 tournaments

Activity | Illinois Congressional Debate Association | Secretary of Captains (Jr)
● Organized and led student government meetings for proposing and executing ideas
● Developed an understanding of political strategy for achieving policy and campaigning goals
● Responsible for representing 23 Illinois schools and 548 students in legislative decisions

Volunteer | Metro Southwest WyldLife | 6-8th Grade Boys Leader (Jr, Sr)
● Gained experience caring for and teaching younger children
● Helped 56 kids grow up by being an older role model and friend
● Accumulated over 150~ volunteer hours

Other: Student Advisory Committee, Rock Climbing Club Leader, Restaurant Employee, Fitness Instructor

Skills & Interests
Areas of Interest: Political Science and Government, International Relations, Economics, and Journalism
Languages: Fluent English • Accelerated French • Novice Spanish
Interests: Weight Lifting • Guitar Playing • Writing • National Park Traveling