The Hardest Step Is The First Step: Alex Danilowicz at TEDxEncinitas

Alexander Danilowicz, 16, is the editor-in-chief of his high school newspaper, The Augustinian, at St. Augustine High School in San Diego, California. He is an award-winning public speaker and a recurring member on his high school's Principal's List. In 2010, he won the National District 41 Optimist Oratorical Contest. In 2013, he won first place at the regional level of the MD-4 Lions Club Student Speaker Contest. This summer Alexander went hiking with his father near Snæfellsjökull in Iceland and attended a journalism camp at Stanford University. Alexander also takes pride in speaking Spanish fluently. But, most of all, he enjoys playing board games with his dad and baking chocolate chip cookies with his mom.

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