2024 Outstanding Young Citizens
will be announced Thursday, April 25!
Congratulations to our 2024 Outstanding Young Citizens.
Mahir Parmar
Upper St. Clair High School, 12
Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
Kailasben Parmar
Academic Achievement
University of Pittsburgh Health Careers Scholars Academy, Research Paper, Selected attendee, Research – 1 Year
Math Club, American Regional Mathematics League . Qualifier for AMIE in 12th. Top 10 overall scorer Mathematics Council of Western Pennsylvania , Winner of Calcusolve and Mathcounts, Member – 4 Years
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA – 2 Times National Winner / 2 Times First Place in PA Winner, Member – 4 Years
National Chemistry Olympiad, Regional Winner and selected for National, Member – 1 Year
National Honor Society, Selected for Westinghouse Science Honor, Member – 2 Years
Extracurricular Activities
USC Esports, Founder, President – 4 Years
USC Robotics Club, Team Terabridges Captain, PA Dean’s List Winner, President – 4 Years
Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week (PFEW) Member and Competitor. Two times (2024 and 2023) – First Place winner PFEW Alumni BizSim Simulation, Member – 2 Years
Explo Pre College Program – Psychology and Neuroscience , Highly Selective program, Member – 1 Year
PA Bar Association Mock Trial, Expert witness, Defendent, Member – 4 Years
Community Involvement
Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Medical Center, Volunteer, Student Ambassador – 1 Year
Volunteer at local non-profits. Rainbow Kitchen and Community Center (RKCS) and local nonprofits, South Hills Interfaith Mission (SHIM) and Upper St. Clair and Bridgeville libraries, Volunteer – 6 Years
Kumon Learning Center, Winner of Top 100 in North America, Associate – 2 Years
South Hills Gujarati School, Learn to read, write and speak Gujrati language, Student and Volunteer – 6 Years
Chinmaya Sunday School, Study of Hinduism using scriptures. Study of philosophical text such as Self-Unfoldment, Member – 2 Years
Plans
I plan to study Psychology and Neuroscience in order to understand the challenges and see the possibilities for bringing people together. Ultimately, I want to research how we can work to fulfill our need for social interaction. I would study medical treatments for better mental health. We must build strong bridges, healthy relationships to create a system for us to use to reach out when it is the hardest.