HANSON-LEE HARJONO HAS BEEN NAMED IN THE COMMENDED STUDENTS 2016 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. HE IS A SENIOR AT UNION HIGH SCHOOL AND HAS OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS, EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE RECORD, LEADERSHIP ABILITIES AND AN ARRAY OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
HANSON-LEE IS TAKING ALL THE HONORS AND AP CLASSES AVAILABLE IN EACH SUBJECT. ASIDE FROM HIS ACADEMICS, HE HAS A NUMBER OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, IN AND OUT OF SCHOOL. IN SCHOOL, HANSON-LEE IS THE CAPTAIN AND ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE VEX-ROBOTICS TEAM, MEMBER OF THE VARSITY SWIM TEAM, CO-FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE CODING CLUB, MEMBER OF THE STEM CLUB AND MODEL UN CLUB.
OUTSIDE SCHOOL, HANSON-LEE IS A LIFE SCOUT OF BOY SCOUT TROOP 68 WORKING ON HIS EAGLE PROJECT, A MEMBER OF THE TIDAL WAVE SWIM TEAM, A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY ORATORS AND A NEWARK MUSEUM EXPLORER AND PART-TIME INTERN. HANSON-LEE IS ALSO CURRENTLY AN INTERN WITH CONFISERVE.COM WHERE HE IS CO-DESIGNING A COMPUTER APPLICATION FOR THE MATH YOGI.COM. LASTLY, HE IS BUSY IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND REGULARLY VOLUNTEERS HIS SERVICES AT THE CONNECTICUT FARMS FOOD PANTRY, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, NEWARK MUSEUM, NEW JERSEY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK AND THE TRY CAN SPECIAL NEEDS PROGRAM IN SUMMIT.
THIS PAST SUMMER, HANSON-LEE WAS AWARDED A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO THE RISING STAR SUMMER PROGRAM AT THE SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN WHERE HE TOOK AND FINISHED TWO COLLEGE COURSES.
HANSON-LEE’S GOAL IS TO BE AN AEROSPACE ENGINEER, NOT NECESSARILY TO GO TO SPACE BUT TO DESIGN AND BUILD SPACE AND AIRCRAFTS.