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Maya Raphael (#16) has committed to the application process at Columbia University!
Congratulations, Maya!

School: Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda, Maryland
Class of: 2025

Academic Achievements:
GPA 4.0 (unweighted), 4.62 (weighted)

Honors Classes:
10th Grade: Honors Pre-Calculus, Latin I, AP US History, Journalism, AP Art History, Honors English, Honors Chemistry
9th Grade: Honors Algebra II, Honors Spanish IV, Honors English, Honors Biology, AP Government
8th Grade: Honors Geometry, Honors Spanish III, and Advanced US Studies

Awards and Recognitions:
Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention (2023)
Honorable Mention, All-State, FH Coaches Assoc of MD (2023)
Walt Whitman High School 4A State Semi-Finalist (2021, 2022, 2023)

1st Team All-Division (2022, 2023)
1st Team All-County (2022, 2023)
2nd Team All-County (2021)

Walt Whitman HS Varsity Field Hockey, freshman starter; State semi-finalist, MVP (2021)
Washington Wolves U14 co-Captain (2019-2020), U16 co-Captain (2021-2022)
Koa U12 & U14 Captain (2017-2018)

Major Tournaments:
U14 National Club Championships (2021)
Disney Showcase U16 (2021)
Disney Showcase U14, Gold, Daisy Flight (2020)
Shooting Star Thanksgiving U14 Pool Winner (2019)
Shooting Star Thanksgiving U14 (2020), U19 (2021)
Howard County U14 Fall Fest Champions (2020)

Other sports:
2nd-degree black belt in taekwondo
2017 US Capital Classic National Martial Arts Tournament, 1st place forms
2016 US Capital Classic National Martial Arts Tournament, 3rd place forms/2nd place sparring

Extracurricular Activities:
National Art Honor Society Club
Studio Art
Journalism
Girls Up

Film:

U16 and U19 Region 7 Club Championships – Both teams finished 4th and she had a starting role on both teams

Shooting Star Easter 2023 – U19 team in Pool A (2nd place)

U16 National Indoor Tournament 2023 – Won Munich Pool, competed in Tier 1 Liberty Bracket

Shooting Star Thanksgiving 2022 – U19 team in Pool C (2nd place)

Montgomery County Championship Game (October 2022) – Varsity member of Walt Whitman HS

U16 National Indoor Tournament 2022 – Pool D

Sunshine Showcase 2022- U16 team that finished 3rd in their bracket and 11th out of 52 teams

Shooting Star Thanksgiving 2021 – U19 team in Pool A

Shooting Star Thanksgiving 2020 – U16 team