2025 Outstanding Young Citizens
Congratulations to our Outstanding Young Citizens!
Alaina Cafardi
Pine-Richland High School, 11
Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
Christopher Cafardi Cafardi
Academic Achievement
National French Exam Honorable Mention, recipient – 1 Year
Georgetown medical intensive completion, recipient – 1 Year
Founder of Sports Medicine Club, President – 1 Year
Founder of Varsity Flag Football, President – 1 Year
Top 10 student of anatomy and physiology, awarded the oppurtunity to observe an open heart surgery – 1 Year
Extracurricular Activities
National Honors Society, Member – 1 Year
Children Of Steel Club (children’s tutoring), President – 1 Year
School American Heart Association, Vice President – 1 Year
Varsity/competition Dance Team, Captain – 4 Years
Contributor to published medical papers, writer/editor – 1 Year
Community Involvement
Michele’s Dance Center Student Assistant, Student Ambassador – 7 Years
Founder of Foster Friends, shoe and socks drive for foster kids, President – 1 Year
Cakes 4 Kids baker for underpriveleged kids, Member – 2 Years
Homecoming Community Parade Student Organizer, President – 2 Years
Peer Tutoring for high school honors society, Member – 1 Year
Plans
I plan to attend a four year university and major in biology or pre-medical studies. Following that, it is my intent to attend medical school and pursue a career as an orthopedic surgeon. During the course of my dance career, I have experienced several injuries that have required treatment by an orthopedic surgeon. My experience with those injuries has made me want to have my own surgical practice in which I can treat athletic injuries, with an emphasis on return to play.