Cash had an idea to make, place and maintain monofilament recycling bins. She also generates resources for civic projects, food banks, and her schools Science Olympiad team. In 2012 she received the Presidential Service Award and decided she needed to do more. Addie Jones; Harrison High School; Harrison, AR. To date she has raised over $68,000 and donated over 26,000 Hope Bags to organizations across the nation. In the autumn of 2020, she started a nonprofit organization called Fast Fluency International Tutoring Program. Agnieszka does not consider her activities as a great merit, but rather enjoys the opportunity to help and make good use of her skills and powers. Prior to OCSA, she never received sustained, formalized training in the arts. Mr. Copes construction classes are converting a shipping container into a solar powered computer lab to give to a school in Latin America that has never had electricity. Since 2018, her organization Girl Pride International (GPI) has worked to shift the narrative of socio-economically disadvantaged migrant and displaced girls through advocacy, education, leadership opportunities and material support, radically altering the trajectory of their lives and transforming them into female leaders. Recently, he has also designed a $1 cloth pad/period underwear and a $10 biodegradable incinerator for menstruators in rural India. When he started his business, he wanted to make sure it also benefited the community, so 10% of his profits would go to a charity. Shaylon has strong passion for making a change in the world and constantly questioning the status quo. Now, at 17, she is gearing up to write her twelfth-grade exams and carving out her own path as a social entrepreneur. Cams grandpa couldnt walk a step without gasping for air. Dr. Havemann has recently founded the Jersey Shore chapter of Herbalists Without Borders, is the current co-organizer for the Ocean County chapter of Holistic Moms Network and was a co-organizer for the New Jersey Freedom Convoy, which brought together community members in NJ and the surrounding area, from all walks of life, who believe in medical freedom and bodily autonomy for all. Reena gives voice to the voiceless as a servant leader. Rebecca has always admired the military. She provides care packages, words of encouragement, non-perishable food, hot food, water, drinks, hygiene kits, clothes, shoes, bibles, first aid kits, feminine products, dog food and cat food, and has even helped individuals get new IDs and drivers licenses when they need assistance. After this, he continued to work with the city and local clinics to store vaccines through his role at TTUHSC. Shantwanza grew up in middle class circumstances and had access to a lot of resources in her home town of Oxford, MS. She has always wanted to make a difference in the lives of the underserved community and give to them the same resources she had growing up. She has received numerous awards, recognitions and features including but not limited to a Resolution from the U.S. Congress, Commendation from the Governor of Georgia, a Proclamation from the Georgia Senate, recognition as one of Atlantas Top 100 Women of Influence by the Atlanta Business League, a Proclamation from the Henry County Board of Commissioners and more. Vinnie has had the honor of holding nearly every leadership position (Detachment, Department & Devil Dogs) using the skills he learned on active duty. Katrina also volunteers countless hours speaking with women, helping them become empowered to secure their next level. The academic honor roll is comprised of student-athletes who compete in a varsity-level sport and registered a term/semester GPA of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) or higher. Local students named to the list include: Jared Knoll of Plainview pursuing a degree in Construction Management: Design and Building, Ortal Arusi of Plainview pursuing a degree in Nursing, Maya Cusicanqui of Bethpage pursuing a degree in Veterinary Science Technology, Bethany Hanusch of Levittown pursuing a degree in Nursing, Erin Nicholson of Levittown pursuing a degree in Nursing, Jessica Kwasnik of Hicksville pursuing a degree in Physical Education Studies. Kayla serves as a mentor for third grade students, helping to improve the students literacy and reading proficiency. Alison made sure to use calming words in Russian and converse with the patient to make them more comfortable. This gave Jagger a taste of who she could be and the difference she can make. She changed her Toy Drive to an annual Teen Holiday Drive. Siena learned at a young age that a childs voice often goes unheard or unrecognized in our court system. Kyle has been working with students since May of 2020, helping them to have a better perspective of their actual skills, talents and strengths through the nonprofit Musical Relief. Lastly, Sanya is beginning an internship with the Democrats of Legislative District 4, where she continues to participate in community outreach/mobilization. Evan has met with senators, representatives, and government officials to discuss increasing access to STEM education. Commended List: No grade below B-. Among Stephanies many other notable achievements is writing an epidemiology textbook. All these teams after I created and trained them as a FEMA CERT Instructor were grandfathered into NYC Emergency Management. Patts charity, Monday Night With The Kids, operates with volunteers. Christa has volunteered for 11 years at Healing Through the Arts, a nonprofit that curates an annual art show of student-created work which is donated to hospitals and area medical facilities. Kathy also serves on the countys extension education advisory board. College Notes - Syosset Advance Bills true passion is engaging with others to find their needs and wants in life, and working with a team to make these dreams come true! At Points of Light, we inspire, equip and connect nonprofits/NGOs, businesses and individuals ready to apply their time, talent, voice and resources to solve societys greatest challenges. Through these conversations, Isha understood that access to a battery recycle bin would allow the community to do the right thing. In Advanced Science Research, a three year honors course at her high school, Ava has published two scientific research articles on barriers to breast cancer screening among medically underserved women and the effectiveness of mobile mammography in reaching marginalized patient populations with Dr. Melissa Reichman of Weill-Cornell Medicine. Desmon has been involved in his panhandle community in Texas for over a decade. The results were overwhelming, so this became an annual event at various kid-themed and high-end restaurants with quality gifts. Apprenticeship programs are among the most effective ways to close the skills gap and address unemploymentespecially among those who have been historically left out of the workforce, like women and people of color. Their grandmother, Ba, received a beautiful card from her friend that she couldnt stop showing off on FaceTime. Algonquin Regional High School Central Massachusetts: Daniel Thomas Adlai E Stevenson High School: Chicago Gilford Ting: Cupertino High School Silicon Valley: Christopher Tong Montgomery Blair High School: Chemical Society of Washington Gideon Tzafriri: Lexington High School Northeastern: Alex Wang Syosset High School: New York Phoenix Wu Last year they gave enough books to the Denison Boys & Girls Club to start a whole library. Points of Light reports and toolkits share best practices and innovative ideas to equip individuals and organizations to make a difference. Follow us on social media for inspiring additional content. She learned at this young age that one persons eWaste (electronic waste) could be anothers eTreasure! Kathryn Backman, who is in the mechanical engineering program. She created the podcast From the Suggestion Box so others who lead volunteers can relate to the outlandish feedback they receive, but more importantly how to navigate it and laugh a little while doing so. She became their volunteer Wellness Lead in 2021 and earlier this year stepped into the role as Chief Operating Officer. Training with the Virginia Beach CERT team and partnering with her church, she made several trips to Mississippi to help with recovery. Dr. Ds love of sharing, exploring and desire to make a difference led to a collaboration with Palm Beach County (PBC) Library Systems to begin the community Seed, Seedling & Plant Xchange in March 2016 to present. The popularity of Team Bertho owing to Murshiduls outstanding leadership has earned him remarkable accolades including The Diana Award, Fellowship at The Queens Commonwealth Trust & UNICEF Meena Media Award. He has earned the Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award due to all of his volunteer work. Children in the program are identified through day care centers, local schools and other local charities serving children. Deb enjoyed working with the organization so much that she expanded her involvement by participating in home delivery, assembly at the warehouse, filling orders, quarterly agency inventory, receive and organize diapers at an agency and delivery to agencies. Honor Roll 2022-23. And she led the creation of Diversity Week, which enables students at her school to learn about the various cultures in their community. To quote the phrase from the musical The Sound of Music, How do you solve a problem like Maria? This truly represents what its like to be Maria. She received her degrees in International Trade and Business (Bachelors) and Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance (Masters). Growing up as a child of immigrants, Farmington High School senior Seerat Bath has always been interested in the cultures and communities around her and finding ways to uplift them. Along with an amazing team he likes to call the Front Line of NFP workers, LI Against Domestic Violence is now able to house not only victims but their animals. He is now ED Of QYD -Quality Youth Development, and Barbara currently volunteers for this agency as well. She was so moved by his compassion and resourcefulness, while she was there to help him. What started out as a few hundred care packages to him and fellow Marines quickly escalated to a few thousand packages each year, until December of 2017 when she learned her brother would not be coming home for Christmas. While she has a 501c3 organization, Jean believes there are great organizations out there that need some helping hands. During the Covid pandemic, she taught 350+ students globally. He has collected 2000+ batteries and recycled them as part of different drives he conducted. One of their projects, The Paper Bag Project, has enabled small vendors in India to switch to upcycled alternatives from plastic bags who were unable to despite the ban in India due to financial constraints. Shes also a formerly unhoused and incarcerated single mother of two with a passion for helping others heal and reach self-actualization. His goal is simple: to leave the world better than he found it. Since 2016 they have done at least one service project every month. He is working on adding quadratic funding to the website, which exponentially increases donations. Fun Learning Youths mission and impact is to decrease dropout rates, improve attendance, and bridge the educational gap. Dr. Gray has been helping victims of violent crimes for three decades. It opened up a new world for me and I immediately gravitated towards it, she says. She is the voice of the voiceless. Heffer, a gradute of Plainedge High School, is a member of the Lebanon Valley College volleyball team, and is pursuing a bachelor of science in exercise science at The Valley. It is an all-volunteers a non-partisan and non-religious nonprofit organization, with no overhead expenses, whose purpose is to promote health of the disadvantaged Cambodian-American communities with mentorship, role modeling and scholarships. Cecily has been a volunteer with Clay County Habitat for Humanity since 1994. Six years back, she started to motivate people through some short skits. He has participated in several different community events such as trash collection, planting trees and working in a pollinator garden. Being diagnosed with ADHD at an early age, Farhin did not find enough mental health treatments in his country and so he used his experience with immersive tech to establish Inside, the first mental health platform in South Asia that offers VR therapy to its patients and has voluntary teams working across multiple countries. Meenal has been volunteering her time for neuroscience and psychology education for years. They continued to speak over the phone almost daily. Heather also helped donate to Toys for Tots and helped raise over $2,000 for the soldiers overseas for supplies. Dr. Tan realized his American dream after resettling in the U.S. for a new life in 1980. Honor Roll and Grading Scale / Overview - Syosset Central School District Lincoln, RI (02865) Today. The over 30,000 volunteers they have recruited have sent almost 500,000 letters and cards to seniors all over the world! For 20 years shes been coordinating language and cultural adaptation program for Peace Corps volunteers in Ukraine. Shes also gone into camps and had bible studies for the past several years with Golden Harvest. The project expanded over the last two years encouraging people across the globe to be smile makers to spread messages of hope and do simple acts of kindness that anyone anywhere can do. Translate. 5 Syosset Students Selected As Presidential Scholar Candidates Jaxon Wicks; Hilldale High School; Muskogee, OK. Jaxon Wicks is committed to making a difference in his community. Below are the bios of the 2022 NHS scholarship finalists: Zion Alexander; Ridge Point High School; Missouri City, TX. Congressman David Scott in 2018. The project has reached close to 30,000 lives in the last two years. Rebecca went back to school recently to obtain her Masters of Science Degree in Forensic Behavioral Science. Haris is dedicated to championing social mobility opportunities for young people from low-income backgrounds. Sharon also shares her time and wisdom as a mentor with The Patti Grace Smith Fellowship and TWST4Girls and is waiting to be assigned a Little through BBBS. The other volunteer members of the handbook task force were Rachel Frances, Kathy Kaderly, Sandra Cobb, Ken Mountcastle and Sandy Kovalik. Through speaking engagements, workshops and training, Courageous SHIFT prepares organizations for the impact of domestic violence in the workplace, domestic violence agencies to serve their clients and communities to better support survivors. He goes beyond work to include promotion of access to care, health, wellness and resources for the community. So no longer does a victim have to make a choice whether to leave their special pet behind when trying to flee a domestic violent relationship. During the pandemic, Evan Osgoods twin passions for technology and helping others inspired him to start not just one nonprofit but two. Since COVID-19, she has purchased meals and gives to unhoused individuals daily. Working in an unknown and leanly resourced field can bring many challenges. In the future, she hopes to get more teens involved in service learning throughout the county and expand her initiative to gain larger outreach. Don is the embodiment of public service. Wisdom is imparted upon young impressionable hearts and minds through engagements and role plays. She always tells people, love earth as you would love your mother!. Celebrating Outstanding Individuals Who Help Brighten Communities. As of June of 2022, Musical Relief had mentored for 1000 hours and expanded reach nationally and internationally. As an avid follower of Points of Light, Justin was nominated for the Inspiration Honor Roll for an endeavor that he is highly passionate about: as part of YIC, Justin recently launched the international YouthHacks Initiative, one of the largest student-run learnathons and hackathons in California. Purvi feels that there is no limit to what an individual can achieve. On the education front, she coordinates bursary programs for needy students, reading club to promote the culture of reading among students, a pen pal program with schools in the USA for cross cultural learning and the Pedal to Excellence program to enable students bike to school. Hes never been more proud to be serving as a Marine veteran! She is also the founder and host of a podcast, Power2LeadHER, that connects women change-makers to aspiring young women leaders in high school. She noticed a need for increased services and volunteers which led to spearheading multiple grants to bring needed funds for those community needs. I played varsity soccer since sophomore year and played for New York Olympic Developmental Program East this past year. Working with another LAST student, Sunook has co-founded the Environmental Droners, a project dedicated to reducing the amount of pollution in the environment by implementing technology. Her work is featured on 20+ platforms and she has volunteered with four organizations. Jerrod is affiliated with many International Law Enforcement organizations and throughout his career has received many honors for his dedication and service to the communities. What started as a project distributing t-shirts out of a living room became a local movement. After attending an Interfaithworks Inservice at zoo, she bought Luigi a fluffy stuffed elephant at the gift shop. She is also the founder of the Youth Community Arts Alliance where she mentors students across the country on how to impact their own communities through Fine Arts initiatives. Dr. Gray was devastated. From arts and music, civic and social causes and now currently volunteering with Teach-Technology Organization, Inc., her motivation is always having a curiosity to understand issues people face and how best to serve them. At Teach-Tech she was able to use her design and social media skills in a way that wasnt too taxing yet allowed her to flourish. She also realized an opportunity to take action locally to help heal the community by raising funds for the people that were so tragically affected. A+. Janvi Srivastava, a junior from Scottsdale, Arizona, has spent most of her life coding. Upon retirement, she started volunteering at the AGFT free teacher store. The following students were named to the Deans List for the Fall 2021 semester: Jessica Colalillo, class of 2025, from Syosset, Andrew Becker, class of 2025, from Old Bethpage, Christina Hydo, Class of 2023, from Bethpage. Ten year old Saanvi Boddu has been volunteering for Recycle My Battery for the past year, contributing to the great cause in saving and protecting the planet. Our Honorees; The Honor Roll; Honored Schools; Our Writers; About Us. at 866-495-5172 to learn more. It recognizes the people who take action, in both large and small ways, to improve the lives of others. 1785 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<240552B5BA8FA844A76A06C85D5C9BCA><68F40D14A1096D4BBE83BCB88BCD9D5A>]/Index[1769 22]/Info 1768 0 R/Length 83/Prev 130649/Root 1770 0 R/Size 1791/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream On August 18, 2021, Mrs. Cross was sworn into a four-year term as Mayor of the City of Glenarden, Maryland where she became only the third female and the 18th Mayor in the Citys 82-year history. More than 55,000 veterans in NC are in the low-income category and only a small percentage (8%) of veterans qualify for dental care from the Veterans Administration. She has raised tens of thousands of dollars for causes including battling cancer, funding hospitals, and supporting families in need. Its been eight years that she has been working for animals with her mother in her local area. A top speech and debate student, Evan has shown an interest in public health and public policy. Sunook is dedicated, hard working and exemplifies what it takes to be a leader and change-maker for the world. Also, her nonprofit organization has created and distribute a free emergency health card for MS patients. As a team, RMB grew from 10 to 250+ kids, placed 450+ bins, recycled 200k+ batteries, partnered with hundreds of schools and won 50+ recognitions. Mindy took her experiences and began helping families in her community facing similar situations, but soon realized that there were families outside her community also needing help. Claire serves on the boards of Latino Memphis, the parks advocacy group, Bloom, the associate board of Make-A-Wish of Memphis and the Benjamin Hooks Institute for Social Change. We bring business leaders together to serve and solve global problems. Over the past seven years, Jae developed a passion for the environment and strived to make his own change. Since then, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) has hosted over 130 SAVE A LIFE events to better serve our community. LuKesha Tate has been volunteering for over ten years by serving the communities from the Southside of Chicago, Illinois to the South Suburban areas and Northwest Indiana with Better Sister and Brother Growth Network nonprofit organization. She has completed over 80 service projects and worked throughout the COVID-19 global pandemic. Josh has spoken to over 150 organizations about civic engagement and community service in each of the communities he lives in. Passionate about community, in her current role, Nicole provides people the opportunity to disrupt the cycle of homelessness while simultaneously counteracting stereotypes commonly held regarding homelessness. Noreen uses storytelling as a powerful driver for change. Her goal was to create a global community supporting young teens across the country by increasing access to academic and professional mentorship and resources. To combat gun violence, she represented GPI in the March for Our Lives Long Island. His campaign has reached over 750,000 people, has supported 50 student volunteers and is run by a student board. She serves our military heroes including Cook County and surrounding counties. When countless students access to learning tools withered in the thick of the pandemic, it fueled Audreys inspiration to bridge the education gap. We connect individuals and families with local opportunities to make a difference. Seeing a dog or cat be healthy and happy in the moment is a joy, but there is nothing better than seeing them leave or discovering they are gone from week to week because they were adopted! She recycled more than 10,000 plus batteries and volunteered more than 700 plus hours. Catherine teaches art lessons during summer childrens camps at Common Ground Community Center. In 2020, she was in 10th grade when she started her own organization, The Soft Move, with the vision to enhance the relationship people have with activism. To do this, he started a non-profit organization Recycle My Battery in 2019 at the age of 10. Don always knew he wanted a life of public service, and he spent 50 years of his life dedicating himself to exactly that. Cross is a decorated retired veteran of the United States Air Force and an accomplished Department of Defense and community and international leader (NATO) with more than 30 years of community service and experience in government, planning and project management, and philanthropy. Atlanta, GA 30303. Shamiya is also part of Education of Will, a non-governmental organization working to protect the educational rights of Rwandas children by ensuring the basic needs such as nutrition, clean water, and electricity. This is the disclaimer text. Before they could even try out any of their ideas, the solution presented itself! From her volunteer work, shes received the Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award (100+ volunteer hours). Madalyn did not always care to be at after school care, but the counselors who worked there incorporated different, engaging activities, and made it worthwhile and fun for her and other students there. Additionally, he is also serving in the National 4-H GIS/GPS Leadership team as an elected only Teen Leader and Geomentor representing California for the Wheres the food? high-impact project initiative to fight food insecurity among communities of color and low-income families to bring awareness to how vast and pervasive food insecurity is and to create healthy, food-secure communities and strong, equitable regional food systems by ensuring fresh and local produce is accessible and affordable for all using GIS Technology. Throughout middle and high school, Lauren volunteered for many nonprofits through her church. Ms. Hunter has been the most influential teacher I've had throughout school. Rasleen Kaur, a eighth grade student of Oxford School, Halifax, has founded CWG that aims to make a better world. The students in the organization focus on the pursuit of courageous conversations and the proactive prevention of future discrimination. Being a strong devoted leader is her mission. Kelly has been highlighted as one of DAYs most committed chapter leads, and DAYs mission is exemplified through all of her work. Medha volunteered for Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America (FORA) every day for 2 years. She runs a digital initiative across the social media platform called Ecofriendly World which works in line with SDG 13 and spread awareness on climate action. Aspen Taylor started You Got RAOKd by AT (Random Acts of Kindness By Aspen Taylor.) But despite her disability, she wanted to volunteer. Queen Balina; Winston Churchill High School; Potomac, MD. By continuing to browse or by clicking "Accept," you agree to our site's privacy policy. Almost immediately, she fell in love with the volunteer work she was doing. The litter then lives with the family for about seven weeks before being returned to Leader Dog where they get a complete physical before being issued to puppy raisers. Syosset High School First Quarter Honor Roll -Grade 9 Aaronson, Avery Aaronson, Chase Abochoayra, Anastasia Abraham, Zoe AbuSaab, Abdurrahman Adler, Hannah . Olivia also raises money for her local Lions Club, which many people rely on for assistance. Chase champions the need for more books-with-diversity and dual language books in local Title-1 schools and has worked to raise $65,000 to purchase them. Lauren plans to attend Spelman College in the fall, where the motto is A Choice To Change the World.. At Verizon, he serves as Citizen Verizon and Green Team Champion partnering with nonprofits and mobilizing employees to volunteer on habitat restoration activities. Through his project, Hurshneet has encouraged more than 1,000 smile-makers across the globe and shared handmade cards, upcycled gently used books, dental hygiene kits and snack bars for youth. He leads fundraisers and challenges based on movement and exercise. In 2016, she was selected out of 5.2 million students by the State Board of Education as Hero of the Year because of her heart of service. During her teenage and young adult years, Katina volunteered at local hospitals and nursing homes and always had a zeal to care for those who sometimes couldnt care for themselves. At the height of the pandemic, Netra Easwaran, now a senior at Horace Greeley High School, took note of an alarming trend: a sharp decrease in community volunteering. The other participants are Adrian Mepani, Ari Ziman, Jeevan George, Jordan Altman, Luis Cruz and Sughan Sriganesh International Bookmark Exchange Its main objective is to offer free and quality education to Spanish-speaking people to help bridge the gap in gender equality. They use special battery boxes, collect batteries and then ship them to a safe place to be recycled. Keita Franklin grew up in a military family where her father served in the U.S. Navy for over 20 years. Some of her favorite nonprofits to work with are Free Arts, Meals on Wheels, Feed My Starving Children, Solid Rock Teen Center, donating and helping at blood drives. Kathleen volunteered for yet another Second Harvest weekly food distribution site in August of 2020, which serves 650 families each week. There are no paid employees in the organization. Alyssa Speelman; St. Labre Indian Catholic High School; Ashland, MT.
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