2024 Fil-Am Presidential Scholar: Peyton Harvey
A humble, soft-spoken, and driven teenager who is proud to be a Filipino-American, Peyton is the child of Rick and Estella Harvey from Duluth. Born and raised in metro Atlanta, he attends Paul Duke STEM High School in Norcross and graduated May 23, 2024.
Ranked #2 out of 312 students, Peyton is the salutatorian with a GPA of 4.5 and the STAR student with the highest SAT score of 1570 (also the highest at his school). He has numerous academic achievements, including being a finalist at the International Science and Engineering Fair. With his impressive credentials, he will no doubt receive several acceptance letters from different universities. Georgia Institute of Technology is the first to respond.
Peyton has an innate capacity to lead and make a positive difference in the world. He is motivated to major in engineering with the goal of using his creativity, innovative ideas, and designs to improve the efficiency and systems of the industrial world.
Aside from his exceptional academic achievement, Peyton is musically talented. One of his hobbies is playing the piano. He taught himself to play the instrument at the age of 9 and has since continued playing and joining competitions. He was presented the Award of Excellence in the Georgia Music Teachers Association piano competition and is a regular performer on Fil-Am’s Sariling Tugtugin, Himig at Sayaw.
Applications are now available for the 2025 Fil-Am Presidential Scholarship.
Interested in applying? Get more information and download the application here.
The deadline to apply is March 1, 2025.
“In my life, I hope to make a positive difference in the world. I would just like to be a blessing to all of those around me and do everything to improve the lives of others. I have a commitment to God to leave the world a better place than I found it”