2025 Outstanding Young Citizens
Congratulations to our Outstanding Young Citizens!
Sophia Doherty
Derry Area Senior High School, 12
Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
Nicole Doherty
Nathan Doherty
Academic Achievement
Class Officers, President – 4 Years
Science National Honors Society, Treasurer – 2 Years
French National Honors Society, President – 2 Years
Carson Scholar Award Recipient, Recipient – 2 Years
Distinguished Honor Roll, Member – 4 Years
Extracurricular Activities
Softball, Captain – 4 Years
Swim, Captain – 4 Years
Cross Country, Member – 3 Years
Unified Club, Vice President – 1 Year
Marching Band, Jazz Band, Concert Band, Alto Sax Section Leader – 4 Years
Community Involvement
Unified Bocce Team, co-founder for Derry’s league and honorary captain – 2 Years
Proprietor of Derry’s Little Free Library, proprietor – 10 Years
Santa’s Workshop at our elementary school, Member – 1 Year
Nursing home entertainment, Member – 5 Years
Global Scholars (sending clothing and gifts to third world countries and gathering donations for overseas/global organizations), applicant – 4 Years
Plans
In the fall I will be attending Carnegie Mellon University to major in mechanical engineering, and I also plan to minor in French. I will be playing on the Tartan softball team while I’m there, and I’m very excited. I hope to partake in many opportunities presented to Carnegie Mellon students, including study abroad programs, honors societies, research groups, internships, and music groups not limited to music majors, such as the campus orchestra and their musical theater club.