National High School Freshman Excelling in Tennis Starts Professional Circuit in April

Michelle Bertolini, a NHS freshman, will begin professional tennis play in April 2012. She was chosen to spar with one of best players in the world, the Russian Maria Kirilenko (20 of the world ranking WTA), Michelle was unable to play with the International Tennis Federation for the last 8 months because of this opportunity. Michelle accompanied Kirilenko on tour before the U.S. Open along with her Coach Jimy Szymanski.

Michelle had the opportunity to learn from many figures in the tennis world. Coach Szymanki believes that Michelle can become, in two years, one of the best tennis players in the world because of her innate physical and technical conditions. Michelle is competing in national tournaments in Venezuela which is preparing her for the junior tournaments that begin in March. Michelle won the national tennis tournament in singles and doubles. After finishing the current tour, Michelle will start playing professional tournaments. To reach this level of play, she has made many sacrifices including personal, family, while maintaining strict discipline in her studies.

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NCAA Approved courses offered at National High School:

English ENGLISH 9 ENGLISH 10 ENGLISH 11 ENGLISH 11 H ENGLISH 12	Social Science  AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AMERICAN GOVNT & ECONOMICS AMERICAN HISTORY AMERICAN HISTORY H ECONOMICS WORLD GEOGRAPHY WORLD HISTORY
Natural/Physical Science  BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY H EARTH SCIENCE PHYSICAL SCIENCE PHYSICS	Additional Core Courses FRENCH I FRENCH 2 FRENCH 3 SPANISH 1 SPANISH 2
Mathematics  ALGEBRA ALGEBRA H ALGEBRA 2/TRIG ALGEBRA 2/TRIG H GEOMETRY PRE CALCULUS