Congratulations to Tamesha Derico, 2005 Blogging for Progress Competition Runner-up.

Hometown: Albany, Georgia Current school: Westover High School University plans: Applying to Harvard, Yale, Duke, Vanderbilt, and Rhodes Major: Public Policy or Political Science Career goals: "I plan to be a lawyer and a politician." Extracurricular activities: Beta Club President Debate Team Captain Member of Student Council, Phi Beta (Christian girls service club), and Literary Team Secretary of Regions Bank Junior Board of Directors Volunteer at Flint RiverQuarium "In my spare time, I enjoy singing in my church's youth choir, writing, and being with friends."

Update on Tamesha:  Tamesha was accepted by all the universities she applied to, and chose to enroll at Vanderbilt.  Tamesha is an ENGAGE Law Scholar, a Harold Stirling Vanderbilt Scholar, and member of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society. She is currently interning with Albany Journal.