2024 Outstanding Young Citizens
will be announced Thursday, April 25!
Congratulations to our 2024 Outstanding Young Citizens.
Isaac Bernstein
Upper St. Clair High School, 12
Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
Natalie Bernstein
Academic Achievement
Coca-Cola Scholar Recipient, National Scholarship for Leadership, Service, Academic Excellence, and Action – 1 Year
AIG’s High School Diplomat in U.S. and in Japan, Student Ambassador – 2 Years
2023 Junior Achievement’s 18 Under 18 Recipient, Member – 1 Year
Bryan Cameron Education Foundation Impact Scholarship Finalist, Full-Ride to my School of Choice Scholarship – 1 Year
2x Pennsylvania PMEA All-State Percussionist, Member – 2 Years
Extracurricular Activities
10-year Hockey Player and 3-Year Captain, Captain – 4 Years
10-Year Percussionist / Drummer (Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Marching Band), 3-Year Percussion Section Principal Percussionist and Section Leader – 4 Years
Student Council, 1 Year President, 3 year Senator – 4 Years
Junior Achievement Student Educational Opportunities Research Intern, Student Ambassador – 1 Year
No Place for Hate President / Student Ambassador, President – 4 Years
Community Involvement
Founder of my Plates for Pitt Organization (www.platesforpitt.org), Organization Founder – raised over $44,000 and 186,000 meals and counting for combatting food insecurity in Western PA – 6 Years
Certified Upper St. Clair School District Student Technology Employee, Employee – 4 Years
Certified PIRHL Inline Hockey Head Referee, Head Referee – 3 Years
Middle School Inline Hockey Head Coach, Head Coach – 2 Years
Peer Tutor, In-School and Independent Tutor – 6 Years
Plans
Currently, I plan on matriculating to Princeton University to study at their School of Public and International Affairs on a pre-law track. Advocacy is part of my identity, so being able to represent those in need as an attorney is a career I’d value each day.