Ginger Fernandez '25 Recruiting Profile

MARGARET “GINGER” FERNANDEZ

I am a varsity rower from Gainesville, Georgia and I row with St. Andrew in Roswell, Georgia.  I won the Atlanta Erg Sprints U-19 lightweight in February 2024 at Georgia Tech (an individual event).  

 I have 9 gold medals🥇, 2 silver🥈medals, and 1 bronze🥉medal.

I am a straight-A valedictorian high school senior port or scull rower at St. Andrew Rowing Club (“SA”) in Roswell, Georgia with a 1460 SAT (760V 710M) with rigorous honors and AP courses. My class rank is #1. 

I row stroke or any position in scull.   I row stroke or any position in port.  I can row in 1X, 2X, 4X, 4, 4+, 8+.  I medal in sculls or sweeps.  I can row lightweight or openweight.  I love encouraging others, and working with a team.  I am a good endurance athlete, and was a medaled and MVP cross country runner before I started rowing.

I weigh 120 pounds, am 5’6”, rowed ODP after freshman year. My 2K is 8:04.7 weight adjusted to 6:44.7.  

The attached video is me, my sophomore year high school, in our St. Andrew 3V8+ winning the gold medal in the 2K at the 2023 USRowing Southeast Regional Championship at Lake Lanier, in Gainesville, Georgia. You can see our kick in the last 500 meters “making that huge move!” in the finals to power away from Sarasota and Atlanta Juniors to take the gold🥇! That is me, the blonde in the pink headband, growing bow, and the first across the finish line!

Here is a summary of my athletic resume:

 CLASS OF 2025 USROWING SCHOLASTIC HONOR ROLL FOR EXCELLENCE IN BOTH ACADEMICS AND ROWING.

2024 MUSIC CITY REGATTA, NASHVILLE, TN

🥇U19 4+ LIGHTWEIGHT;

🏆 TEAM POINTS TROPHY.

2024 ST. PATRICK’S DAY SCRIMMAGE, LAKE LANIER, GEORGIA:

🥇VARSITY 3V8+;  

🥈  QUAD;

🏆 TEAM POINTS TROPHY.

2024 ATLANTA ERG SPRINTS, GEORGIA TECH: 

🥇 INDIVIDUAL MEDAL: WOMEN’S U19 LIGHTWEIGHT 2K.

2023: JULY,  HALIFAX REGATTA:

🥈DOUBLE [STROKE];

🥉QUAD; 

🥇V8+;

🏆 TEAM POINTS TROPHY.

2023: USROWING SOUTHEAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:

🥇 3V8+ USROWING 2023 SOUTHEAST REGIONAL CHAMPION;

🏆 TEAM POINTS TROPHY.

2023: APRIL SCRIMMAGE, LAKE LANIER OLYMPIC ROWING CENTER: 

🥇 VARSITY 8+ WOMEN;

🥇LIGHTWEIGHT 2X WOMEN [STROKE]; 

🥇 LIGHTWEIGHT 4X WOMEN;

🏆 TEAM POINTS TROPHY.

2022: 🥇ODP USROWING OLYMPIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

Summary of my academic resume:

EDUCATION

Cornerstone Schools – Cumming, Georgia

Graduation Date: May 2025

• GPA: 4.0 (unweighted); SAT Score: 1460 (760V 700M); Valedictorian. 

• AP World History (5), AP Environmental Science (5)

        • Winner, 2024 AP Scholar.

        • Winner, 2024 National Hispanic Recognition Scholar.

DEBATE AND DRAMA EXPERIENCE

Mock Trial, East Forsyth High School – Gainesville, Georgia, Freshman Year

ISSOS Debate Camp and Drama Camp, Cambridge University – Cambridge, England, Summer 2024 

        • Winner, 2024 Drama Award.

        • Winner, 2024 Team Spirit Award.

FILM PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE

Film Study, East Forsyth High School – Gainesville, Georgia, Freshman Year

• Studied film production, editing, and storytelling in an academic setting and produced short films through Georgia Film Academy training.

Camp Flix Filmmaking Camp – Atlanta, Georgia, Summer 2023

• Developed skills in scriptwriting, directing, acting, and visual and sound editing. Produced a short dystopian sci-fi film with my team.

Georgia Technology Association GASTC

        • Winner: 2020 Georgia Animation Filmmaking (individual, statewide award).

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Remote English Tutor, Ukrainian Students Sophomore Year-Senior Year

• Remote teaching of English to Ukrainian high school students to prepare Ukrainians to participate in commerce at end of war.