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Berkeley Prep's Corey Salzer Named to Academic All-State Team

South Tampa senior Corey Salzer is one of 24 student-athletes to be honored by the Florida High School Athletic Association.

Berkeley Prep senior Corey Salzer is among 24 of the top student-athletes around Florida named to the 2013 Academic All-State Team.

For the 19th consecutive year, the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) recognized students for extraordinary academic achievement and community service in addition to their athletic prowess.

“The FHSAA is proud to reward these outstanding students through the Academic All-State scholarship program for excelling in the classroom and yet still finding a way to impact their communities and succeed in the athletic arena,” said FHSAA Executive Director Dr. Roger Dearing. “This group of student-athletes truly personifies the FHSAA mission of building leaders through teamwork, sportsmanship and citizenship.”

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The 12 boys and 12 girls who merited inclusion on this prestigious team will be celebrated at the FHSAA Academic All-State Awards Banquet on Monday, June 10, at 7 p.m. at the Best Western Gateway Grand in Gainesville. Each of the 24 Academic All-State Team members will receive a $1,000 scholarship from the FHSAA. Additionally, one male and one female student-athlete from the group will receive the FHSAA’s most prestigious honor: Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Recipients of that honor will be announced during the banquet, and the two will receive additional $3,000 scholarships and a special trophy.

To be eligible for selection to the Academic All-State Team, a student-athlete must be a graduating senior, have a cumulative unweighted grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, and have earned a varsity letter in at least two different sports during each of his or her junior and senior years. The members were selected based on academic record, athletic participation, non-athletic activities, community service and an essay. The 24 members came from an applicant pool of more than 240 qualified candidates from the Association’s 685 member high schools.

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Salzer is the daughter of Steven and Laura Salzer of South Tampa. She has a 4.0 grade point average, ranks third in a senior class of 118 students and is a National Merit Commended Scholar and Advanced Placement Scholar with Honor.

She is a member of the Science, Math, and English Honor Society, National Honor Society and Cum Laude Society.

Salzer earned varsity letters in volleyball and basketball all four years of high school plus one varsity letter in lacrosse her senior year.

She was also a member of the Rocketry Club, Mu Alpha Theta and club volleyball.

The senior has shared her knowledge and academic excellence with others in her community, earning more than 385 hours of community service through many different tutoring organizations.

She plans to attend the Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., and study biomedical engineering.

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