PATRICK BOHSE IS A SENIOR AT UNION HIGH SCHOOL WHERE HE PROUDLY HAS ACHIEVED A 4.85 GPA AND IS CURRENTLY RANKED 8TH OUT OF 638 STUDENTS. THROUGH GRADES 9 TO 12, PATRICK HAS TAKEN ADVANCED COURSE WORK IN VARIOUS SUBJECTS. JUST TO NAME A FEW, SOME OF THEM ARE: HONORS WORLD HISTORY AND HONORS EARTH SCIENCE, GRADE 9, HONORS BIOLOGY AND HONORS ALGEBRA 2, GRADE 10, ADVANCED MATH (PRE-CALCULUS), AP BIOLOGY AND BIOLOGY LAB, GRADE 11, AND AP PHYSICS 1 AND AP CALCULUS, GRADE 12, AND VARIOUS OTHERS; AND
PATRICK HAS EXTENSIVE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE. PATRICK IS NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY TREASURER FROM MAY 2014 TO PRESENT. FROM MAY 2012 TO JUNE 2013, PATRICK WAS A CORE TEAM MEMBER OF THE CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION. FROM JUNE 2012 TO PRESENT, PATRICK WAS A DIPLOMAT OF PEER AMBASSADORS. HE WAS PROMOTED TO DIPLOMAT, JUNIOR YEAR, LEADERSHIP/SERVICE GROUP, IN CHARGE OF FRESHMAN ORIENTATION, AND SERVICE TRIP TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THIS SPRING. FROM OCTOBER 2013 TO PRESENT, PATRICK IS SPANISH CLUB TREASURER, INVOLVED WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE, FUNDRAISING, AND PRESERVING THE SPANISH CULTURE. AS TREASURER, PATRICK IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LOGGING FUNDS; AND
PATRICK IS A MEMBER OF THE CHARACTER EDUCATION PROGRAM. HE ATTENDS MONTHLY MEETINGS TO PREPARE FOR VISITS TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WHERE STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT ANTI-BULLYING. THE GROUP WAS FOUNDED IN 2012, AND PATRICK JOINED IN 2013. PATRICK WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION FROM SEPTEMBER 2011 TO JUNE 2014; AND
PATRICK IS A MEMBER OF THE UHS MARCHING BAND FROM JUNE 2010 TO PRESENT. HE WAS A MEMBER OF CROSS COUNTRY FROM AUGUST 2011 TO OCTOBER 2012 – INDEPENDENT SUMMER RUNNING, WEEKLY MEETS IN FALL. PATRICK WAS A MEMBER OF THE UNION HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS COMPANY FROM NOVEMBER 2011 TO JUNE 2013 AND HE IS THE ORIGINAL MEMBER AND FOUNDER OF JUNIOR STATES OF AMERICA FROM SEPTEMBER 2014 TO PRESENT, HAVING WEEKLY MEETINGS TO DISCUSS AND DEBATE POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, THE LAW AND EDUCATION; AND
PATRICK HAS DONE BIODIESEL RESEARCH FROM OCTOBER 2014 TO PRESENT. HE COMPLETED A RESEARCH PROJECT ON EXTRACTING LIPIDS FROM ALGAL CELLS TO FORM BIODIESEL THROUTH ULTRASONICATION; AND
PATRICK IS A MEMBER OF THE SPANISH NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY FROM DECEMBER 2013 TO PRESENT. IN MAY 2014 HE WAS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MERCK SCIENCE DAY COMPETITION FOR BIOLOGY. HE WAS SELECTED FROM ALL AP BIOLOGY STUDENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. PATRICK SCORED A 5 ON AP BIOLOGY EXAM;
PATRICK IS OF IRISH DESCENT ON BOTH HIS FATHER’S SIDE (WHERE HIS FAMILY CLAIMS LINEAGE TO COUNTY CLARE) AND HIS MOTHER’S SIDE (WHERE HIS DESCENDANTS HAIL FROM GALWAY). PATRICK PLANS ON ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AFTER GRADUATION, WHERE HE INTENDS TO STUDY BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING.