2010 Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation Scholarship
A graduate of Newbury Park High School, Hans created his school’s first annual literary magazine, served as president of the Academic Decathlon team, and started Operation Gratitude, a campaign that gathered supplies to send to troops overseas. His essay describes an immigrant family that worked hard to achieve Reagan’s vision of the American Dream, “that each individual has the right to fly as high as his strength and ability will take him.”.