February - Road Trip to Texas
(Wichita, KS, Ft. Worth, TX, San Antonio, TX, Fredericksburg, TX, Austin, Ft, Worth, TX, Oklahoma City, OK, Kansas, KS)
May - Malaga, Spain
Sept - Palm Springs, CA
Sept - TCU Family Day, Ft Worth, TX
Dec - Palm Springs, CA

Great start to College!!

Ft. Worth, TX - 4 times
(Campus Visit, College Orientation, Move In, Family Weekend)
Pawhuska, OK
Houston, TX
Lisbon, Portugal
Madeira, Portugal
Palm Springs, CA

Connor lands a great job in software development at AVI Systems in Eden Prairie, MN. AVI systems offers the largest global footprint for audiovisual and unified collaboration technology. The largest delivery organization in 50+ countries, AVI provides the standardization, speed to market, and simplicity that enables enterprise organizations to achieve better outcomes. Excited to get his career started with a great technology company.

Sam getting settled in at Milton Daniels hall for freshman year. TCU has been very welcoming to students and it is clear so many opportunities. It will be exciting to see everything to come.

Sam Graduated from Eagan High School with many academic honors. The ceremony was outside at 2:21pm - 99 degrees! Grandma and Grandpa Paulson were able to attend.

Connor Graduates from NDSU with a Computer Science degree from the college of Engineering.

Texas Christian University has selected Sam Wendolek to receive the Chancellor’s Scholarship, an honor that provides full tuition for his entire four years of undergraduate study at the university. The Chancellor’s Scholarship is the highest award available at Texas Christian University and carries a value of more than $206,000. In addition to the substantial financial support, Sam will also receive special opportunities to interact with the Chancellor and TCU faculty at various events and will be able to participate in a unique international experience. Beyond his strong academics, Sam has made his mark at Eagan High School with his dedication to Robotics, Chess, Quiz Bowl and Knowledge Bowl teams. As a member of the EHS National Honor Society and SOLID Robotics team, Sam was able to make significant impacts on local communities with hundreds of hours of volunteer work. In his free time, he was able to use his logic skills to master the Rubik’s cube, solving it in 10.66 seconds during multi-state competitions. At TCU, Sam will be pursuing an Electrical Engineering degree.

Texas Christian University is a private university located in Fort Worth, Texas, with an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 9,700 students. The competitive Chancellor’s Scholarship includes multiple rounds of committee review and interviews. Ultimately, TCU awards scholarships with the goal of enrolling 50 Chancellor’s Scholars, representing the top 0.5% of applicants. The fall 2021 entering class hails from 23 different states and four countries outside the United States, and they represent all degree-granting colleges on campus. This entering class boasts an average 3.98 unweighted GPA. Additionally, these students have stellar resumes, exhibiting exemplary leadership and service. The Chancellor’s Scholarship is a prestigious scholarship that rewards students for excellence in their high school careers. More importantly, however, it’s a program designed to help students get the most out of their college experience and sets them up to lead on after graduation.

Sam was also selected to be in the Honors College at TCU, a learning community of academic excellence where high-achieving students can explore the complexities of knowledge. Honors students come to TCU from all over the country and all around the world, bringing unique talents and interests.

Students in the TCU Honors College receive priority registration, as well as mentoring from special academic advisors and faculty from across campus. He will have the opportunity to experience uniquely designed global experiences, exclusively for Honors students. Since 2009, John V. Roach Honors College students have been traveling the world through Honors Abroad. Destinations have included Germany, Switzerland, Italy, England, Washington D.C., France, Poland, Hungary, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Greece, Japan, and Australia. These learning experiences fulfill the Honors curriculum requirements for Cultural Visions and allow students the opportunity to gain the cross-cultural knowledge necessary to become responsible citizens in the global community.

Congratulations Sam for all your hard work and selection to these prestigious awards.

Connor is a Senior at North Dakota State!
Working on a Computer Science Major
with an Economics Minor

Las Vegas, NV
Mt. Rushmore, SD
Badlands, SD

CANCELLED due to COVID
Palm Springs, CA
Clemson University - college visit
Georgia Tech - college visit
Carnegie Mellon - college visit

Costa del Sol, Spain
Gibraltar, UK
London, UK
Tangier, Morocco
Phoenix, AZ
Palm Springs, CA
Munich, Germany
Salzburg, Austria
University of Kansas - college visit
Iowa State - college visit
Purdue - college visit
Northwestern - college visit
Notre Dame - college visit

Cinque Terre, Italy
Florence, Italy
Tuscany Region, Italy
Pisa, Italy
Paris, France
London, UK
Panama, Panama
Las Vegas, NV
Palm Springs, CA
Aberdeen, SD
UNC - Chapel Hill - college visit
UNC - Charlotte - college visit
Duke - college visit

Cotswolds, UK
London, UK
Palm Springs, CA
Cedar Rapids, IA - FTC Super Regionals
St. Louis, MO - FTC World Championships
Louisville, KY - VEX World Championships

Havana, Cuba
Quebec, Canada
Montreal, Canada
Cedar Rapids, IA - FTC Super Regionals
St. Louis, MO - FTC World Championships
Louisville, KY - VEX World Championships

Cotswolds, UK
London, UK
Paris, France
Ft. Myers, FL
Sedona, AZ
Hammond, IN - Rubiks Cube Tournament
Cedar Rapids, IA - FTC Super Regionals
St. Louis, MO - FTC World Championships

New York, NY
Jersey City, NJ - Rubiks Cube World Championships
Boston, MA
New Port, RI
Manchester, NH
Pensacola, FL
Palm Springs, CA

London, UK
Cotswolds, UK
Barcelona, Spain
Peniscola, Spain
Madrid, Spain
Washington DC
Palm Springs, CA
Laughlin, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Grand Canyon, AZ

London, UK
Paris, France
Cancun, Mexico
Branson, MO
Las Vegas, NV

Cancun, Mexico
Las Vegas, NV
Palm Springs, CA
Phoenix, AZ
Pensacola, FL
Bayfield, WI

Vienna, Austria
Bratislava, Slovakia
Feistritz am Wechsel, Austria
Szentgotthard, Hungary
Hatzendorf, Austria
Riegersburg, Austria
Graz, Austria
Slovenia Border
Palm Springs, CA
Galion, OH

In a beautiful day in June, Sam had his graduation ceremony outside. He graduated with honors and several academic recognitions.