Ready To Start College At 11 Years Old: Corona, CA Hero

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented times. Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these everyday heroes.

This submission comes from Steve Michael Friederang, of Corona, who nominated his daughter, Elizabeth Rose Friederang:

What does the nominee do for work?:
Student

Why do you believe the nominee should be recognized or honored?
Eliza is ready to start full-time college as a biology major. She is eleven years old. She loves people and helps teach at church and any other situation where people want to improve their lives.

What’s one thing you want everyone to know about your hero?:
Eliza loves to help others learn the way she learns - with passion. She's taken online college science courses from Stanford, the University of Geneva, Johns Hopkins, UCI, the University of Alberta, and more, ranging from molecular genetics to paleontology, her favorite. She has scored high enough on the ACT test to be admitted to hundreds of colleges and graduated with straight A's from all necessary high school courses (home school with a few units of charter school for social reasons).

Her goal, if it's open in time, is to enter California Baptist University in the fall, with a major in biology.

Thank you for all you do, Eliza!

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