2024 Outstanding Young Citizens
will be announced Thursday, April 25!
Congratulations to our 2024 Outstanding Young Citizens.
Heather Smarick
Norwin High School, 12
Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
Lisa Smarick
Academic Achievement
AP Scholar with Honor, National Award – 1 Year
Excellent Honor Roll, School Award – 4 Years
National Honor Society, Member – 3 Years
Jason Learning Recycling Contest Poster Winner, National Competition – 1 Year
Global Scholar Candidate, State Award – 1 Year
Extracurricular Activities
Figure Skating, Member and Junior Board Member of Ice & Blades of Western PA – 4 Years
Dance, Student; Ballet, pointe, modern, jazz, lyrical, and composition – 4 Years
Next Gen Group, 1 of ~20 members; subgroup of World Vision (Christian Humanitarian Organization) – 4 Years
Vanderbilt Summer Academy, Student at 2-week program; received 100% on final Data Science project utilizing Python coding and presentation – 1 Year
Assistant Teacher, At Alpha Ice Complex Learn-to-Skate program and The Dance Company for the Performing Arts – 4 Years
Community Involvement
Summer Camp Counselor, 2-week periods, including 45 service hours – 2 Years
Pine Springs Camp Timothy Team, 1 month summer job – 1 Year
VISIONS Service Adventures, Cotuí, Dominican Republic; 40 service hours; Assisted in building school foundations and day camp leader – 1 Year
Babysitting, Cook and care for 2-5 children for up to 7 hour intervals – 2 Years
Tutor, tutor peers and underclassmen in physics, Spanish, biology, and history – 2 Years
Plans
In the fall, I’ll be attending college. (I’m still waiting to hear back from a few, but so far have been accepted to University of Michigan, University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, and William and Mary!) I plan on studying Anthropology and Earth Science, with a minor in Spanish. I will continue figure skating and dancing at whatever school I end up attending. Beyond college, I intend on pursuing another academic degree and potentially researching in the social science field.