JACK MCCULLOUGH CAMDEN FAIRVIEW

Jack McCullough
Jack McCullough

Jack McCullough was an exemplary high school student who has a desire to be a positive force in a changing world.

McCullough, the valedictorian at Camden Fairview High School, plans to major in chemical engineering at Louisiana Tech University. His passion is finding solutions.

At a glance

JACK McCULLOUGH

SCHOOL Camden Fairview

GRADE-POINT AVERAGE 4.24

CLASS RANK 1 of 151

SPORTS Football, track and field

COLLEGE Louisiana Tech

MAJOR Chemical engineering

NOTEWORTHY Born June 30, 1997. … Son of Brian McCullough and Rebecca Roark. … Earned 2014 Excellence in Citizenship Award, 2014 Student of the Year — digital electronics, 2014 Student of the Year — pre-AP chemistry, 2014 Academic Excellence Award, National Honor Society member, Beta Club member, Mu Alpha Theta president, Arkansas scholar, Key Club member, 2014 Arkansas Boys State delegate, United Health Big Dam Bridge Walk and Ozark Mission Project.

“I got to take an engineering class is high school, and I was interested from the get-go,” said McCullough, who plans to earn a masters degree in engineering. “It’s a profitable field, and it will give me the opportunity to solve problems and make the world a better place.”

Not only was McCullough a top-notch student in the classroom, he also found time to play starring roles for the Cardinals’ football and track and field teams.

As a senior, McCullough was an outside linebacker and long snapperon a team that advanced to the Class 5A quarterfinals. On the track and field team, McCullough pole vaulted, ran the hurdles and was on the relay teams. He finished fourth in the 300 hurdles at the Class 5A state meet, clocking in at 41.3 seconds.

“That was really surprising,” McCullough said of his state meet time. “It was a full second better than what I had run in the conference meet. It was the best race I ran all year.”

McCullough said being valedictorian topped anything else he accomplished.

“Being valedictorian meant a lot to me,” McCullough said. “I wanted to be the top dog, and I felt I earned my spot in the class ranking.”

McCullough was also involved in several extracurricular activities including Beta Club and Mu Alpha Theta, a mathematics honor club. McCullough said working as a member of the Key Club was the most enjoyable.

“I got to volunteer in the community, and I think that’s important,” McCullough said. “I got to help the community without asking for anything else in return.”

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