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Robinson Academic Whiz Finds Time For Sports
Robinson High student-athlete Katherine King, the subject of a TBO.com feature story, has never gotten less than an A on a report card and has lettered in cross country, soccer, flag football and track.
student-athlete Katherine King is the subject of a feature story published Monday on TBO.com.
"In 12 years of school, King never made less than an A on a report card, and she registered a perfect score, 2400, on the SAT," the story notes.
But despite a demanding academic workload as part of the International Baccalaureate program, King also lettered in cross country, soccer, flag football and track for three straight years at Robinson.
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"People asked me all the time, 'How do you find time to study and practice and play all those sports?' " King told TBO. "My answer is, 'How do you not find the time for sports?' "
While sports are a passion for King, it's her exceptional performance in the classroom that helped propel her to the next level. She's set to study medicine at the University of Virginia on a full academic scholarship, TBO reports.
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Read more of King's remarkable story on TBO.com.
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