Hello, my name is Jordan Stefanko, and I am a first year business student at Max M. Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. I grew up in Brooklyn Heights, Ohio, and went to high school at Cuyahoga Heights High School. In high school, I valued school the most, as I finished sixth in my class rank, in regards to GPA. I also was an AP scholar award winner by the end of my junior year meaning I passed more than three AP tests. In fact, I ended up passing four AP courses consisting of: European History, United States History, Psychology, and Physics 1. On top of all of my AP credits, I took three different college-credit plus course before coming to university. I also finished my high school tenure receiving an honors diploma, meeting my school’s criteria. As you can see, my biggest emphasis has always been on my school work, and ensuring that I have good grades.

However, I definitely got myself involved in high school into multiple different activities. I was a three sport varsity athlete in high school playing football, basketball, and track and field. I was very competitive and achieved many different accolades in my different sports. In football, I was a two-time state runner-up, a one-time state semi-finalists and regional finalist. I was a second team all conference for running backs in my conference. In track & field, I was second team all conference in the 4x100m and 4x200m relays. I also was a district finalist for long jump. I have a sincere passion for sports and athletics, and still do till this day.

In high school, I also got involved in multiple different groups/clubs such as National Honor Society, Student Council, and the Choir. In National Honor Society, to get in, you have to meet many different prestigious criteria in order to get inducted. In NHS, I was both the secretary and treasurer, meaning I had to do tasks such collect money and keep track of attendance. In student council, I was apart of many different committees and I had tasks such as preparing school dances and giving teachers gift baskets for all they do. I am very passionate about music and singing as well. I did choir in high school for all four years, and was nominated for honors choir for three of those years. In honors choir, two people are selected from each section and are sent to a regional school to learn and perform a music piece in one weekend.

Lastly, another thing that I tried to participate in during high school was community service. I finished with about 180 community service hours, which is three times greater than our graduation requirement. I was a part of two big community service projects, both involving teaching the youth about topics such as safety, art, and sport. I thoroughly enjoyed my time teaching and supervising kids, and it felt great to give back to kids who were just like me a few years back.