2025 Outstanding Young Citizens
Congratulations to our Outstanding Young Citizens!
Nathan Radkowski
Central Catholic High School, 12
Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
Amy Radkowski
Christopher Radkowski
Academic Achievement
National Merit Commended Scholar; Certification of Merit, Commonwealth of PA; GPA 5.27, Award – 1 Year
AP Scholar of Distinction, Advanced Placement Board, Award – 1 Year
National Honor Society, Member – 1 Year
Academic Excellence Awards (CCHS, CCHS hockey, and PA Interscholastic Hockey League), Award – 2 Years
Excellence in Life Science, National Association of Biology Teachers; Biology Department Award, CCHS; PA Junior Academy of Sciences, Regional and State Competetions, Award – 1 Year
Extracurricular Activities
Central Catholic High School Lasallian Ministry Executive Board — Minister to the needs of the school and community through service/volunteerism, Director of Ministry – 2 Years
Central Catholic High School Investment Club — Lead organization in bi-weekly meetings to discuss economic and political influences on market conditions and run investment competition, President – 3 Years
Central Catholic High School Baseball, Team All-American Baseball, Member – 3 Years
Central Catholic High School Hockey — Awarded Positive Player Award and Academic Excellence Awards each year, Member – 2 Years
Central Catholic Viking Ambassador — Welcome new and prospective students to school, Student Ambassador – 4 Years
Community Involvement
Miracle League Baseball League, Murrysville — Helped coach and umpire baseball games for Miracle League participants, Volunteer – 4 Years
Mother of Sorrows Church Food Pantry, Westmoreland Food Bank — Assisted in assembling food boxes and delivering them to those in need, Volunteer – 2 Years
PA Lutheran Church Dinner for the Blind — Served dinner and helped the visually impaired, Volunteer – 2 Years
STEM and Tutoring Outreach Program, Central Catholic High School — Tutored math, science, reading to elementary and middle school students, Student Ambassador – 4 Years
The Childrens’ Institute, Pittsburgh; Play it Forward program; Pittsburgh Penguins Try Hockey for Free Clinics, Volunteer – 2 Years
Plans
I plan to study biomedical engineering at a four-year university. Through research and collaboration, I hope to improve peoples’ lives and health in a variety of ways, from regenerative tissue engineering to targeted drug therapies. I also intend to continue my commitment to service and volunteerism. I will utilize my time and talents to have a positive impact on my community, and hopefully a larger scale as well.