2025 Outstanding Young Citizens
Congratulations to our Outstanding Young Citizens!
Shriya Narasimhan
Upper St. Clair High School, 12
Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
Prema Sridaran
Mukund Narasimhan
Academic Achievement
National Merit Eaton Scholarship Recipient, Recipient of 2000/yr scholarship – 1 Year
Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction, Recipient (8 AP’s taken by Senior year; received a 5 on all AP Exams till date) – 2 Years
Society of Women Engineers Certificate of Merit, Recipient while participating in Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science Regional Science Fair – 1 Year
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme Certificate, Recipient of Full Score (7/7) – 1 Year
National Honors Society, Member – 2 Years
Extracurricular Activities
EcoLeader Academy at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (Pittsburgh), Member – 1 Year
Society of Women Engineers SWENext Program, Member and Participant in SWENext High School Leadership Academy – 2 Years
Cellist in Pittsburgh Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, Assistant Principal of Section – 4 Years
U.S. Department of Energy Western PA Science Bowl, Captain – 4 Years
Upper St. Clair Robotics Club, Member – 3 Years
Community Involvement
Founder and Director of Steel City Codes Chapter at Upper St. Clair, President – 2 Years
Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania, Member – 8 Years
Dance for Cure (nonprofit artistic event dedicated to raising funds for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society), Member/Participant/Dancer – 6 Years
Designing and Manufacturing Trophies for Local Speech and Debate Competition, Designer and Manufacturer – 1 Year
STEM Girls Connect, Volunteer/Participant – 2 Years
Plans
My goal in life is to be able to contribute to something meaningful — an innovative technology, or even a creative design — and proudly say, “I helped make that happen.” I plan on achieving this dream by pursuing Mechanical Engineering at a school where I will have the opportunities to conduct large-scale research in fields like aerodynamics, and to work with even more industry partners on solutions that have substantial impact on the world in fields ranging from aerospace to sustainability.