- December 24, 2024
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Flagler Palm Coast track and cross country athlete Jack Gilvary has been selected to the 2024 Florida High School Athletic Association Florida Dairy Farmers Academic All-State Team.
Gilvary is one of 24 seniors in the state — 12 girls and 12 boys — to receive the honor. The student athletes will be recognized at a June 3 banquet where they will each receive a $1,700 scholarship and a commemorative medallion, according to the FHSAA website. One female and one male student will be named Ronald N. Davis Scholar-Athletes of the Year and receive an additional $4,600 scholarship.
To be eligible, students must be a graduating senior with a minimum 3.5 unweighted grade point average and earned a minimum of two varsity letters in at least two different sports during their junior and senior year. The awarding committee evaluated the nominees based on their athletic participation, academic record, extracurricular activities, community service and an essay, according to the website article.
Gilvary has a 4.0 GPA, ranks second in FPC's senior class of 625 students, and is a National Merit Commended Scholar and an Advanced Placement Scholar with Honor.
He serves as vice president of Future Problem Solvers and is the co-founder of Project SPARK, which works with Title I Elementary Schools to expand STEM opportunities. Gilvary has accumulated about 300 service hours with Parkview Baptist Church, Habitat for Humanity and Imagine School at Town Center. He is the son of John and Laura Gilvary.
He plans to study in sports management in college.
