2024 Outstanding Young Citizens
will be announced Thursday, April 25!
Congratulations to our 2024 Outstanding Young Citizens.
Arshia Zaidi
North Allegheny Senior High School, 11
Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
Saba Zaidi
Academic Achievement
DECA 4th at the International Career Development Conference 2023, President – 1 Year
DECA 1st at states conferences 2023 and 2024, President – 2 Years
HOSA 2nd Biomedical Debate 2022 and 2023, President – 1 Year
3-time Carson Scholar, recipient – 3 Years
Gold President’s Volunteer Service Award, recipient – 1 Year
Extracurricular Activities
North Allegheny HOSA – served as the president of HOSA, a club which hosted many service projects like creating cards for patients, invite guest speakers from the healthcare field, and prepare students to compete at the state leadership conference, President – 3 Years
PENN HOSA – was recently elected to serve as the state regional vice president of PENN HOSA, Vice President – 1 Year
North Allegheny DECA – serve as president of DECA, an organization which prepares students to be future leaders in the business field, teaching students skills like public speaking, President – 3 Years
Junior Classical League – a club dedicated to sharing a love of Latin and Roman mythology, President – 4 Years
North Allegheny Rowing Association, Member – 4 Years
Community Involvement
Crumbl, employee – 1 Year
Salvation Army bell ringing, Member – 4 Years
Adopt a Highway trash clean up – organized a group of people to go out once a month and pick up trash along the road, Member – 4 Years
Teen Leadership Coalition – started t=a youth board of the North Hills Community Outreach which is made up of students from multiple schools and organizes collection drives and fundraisers at schools, President – 1 Year
Rosalinda Sauro Sirianni Garden – volunteered to grow fresh produce that fed over 1500 families, Member – 4 Years
Plans
I hope to combine my love for science and service in my future. Throughout the rest of my high school journey, I will continue volunteering at hospitals and working with the Teen Leadership Coalition, a youth board of a local nonprofit that I serve as chair of, to plan drives and fundraisers at schools. I have a deep love for helping those around me, and I believe pursuing a career in healthcare will be perfect for me. I hope to become a doctor and focus on making healthcare more accessible.