He was nonathletic, shy, and scholastically mediocre. Schools compete scholastically in School's Challenge Quiz and debating competitions. Fred distinguished himself scholastically and was an Eagle Scout. He did not excel scholastically, at least in part due to dyslexia. It ranks scholastically among the best of Alabama's schools. In 2011, the men's varsity 4+ placed 6th scholastically at the Florida State Championship Regatta. Though he never held any acclaimed University degree, his knowledge and presence was scholastically high. Scholastically he excelled, particularly in languages. Scholastically, though, he excelled with apparent ease. Several scholastically constructed "mappa mundi" inserted the classical 12-winds. Scholastically he excelled as well, scoring 1420 on his SAT exam. Scholastically, he was twice awarded the Mountain West Conference All-Academic Team Award. Scholastically, Howell attended Northwestern High School (Michigan), in Detroit, Michigan. Scholastically, Buskey attended Terra Nova High School in Pacifica, California and University of San Francisco.