Bios-2023

Anjali Shah

Sewickley Academy, 11
Parent(s)/Guardian(s):

Samir and Nisha Shah

Academic Achievement

Highest Honor Roll for all of High School career, Member – 2 Years
nominated member of the The Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH) → an honor society for high school students enrolled in Spanish and/or Portuguese, sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Member – 1 Year
Selected and attended Westinghouse Science Honors Institute (Fall 2022-Winter 2023) –> “Admitted to the Westinghouse Science Honors Institute on the basis of scholastic attainment and a vital interest in the scientific disciplines”, Member – 1 Year
Accepted and attended The Pennsylvania Governor’s School for Global & International Studies (Summer 2022), Member – 1 Year

Extracurricular Activities

Student Administration Representative to Senior School Grades 9-11 — Elected as grade representative for the past 3 years, representative – 3 Years
Home and School Board Representative for Sewickley Academy Senior School (2022-2023), representative – 1 Year
11 years consecutive piano performances superiors and 7 consecutive piano superiors for The Pennsylvania Federation of Music, Member – 4 Years
Sewickley Academy Girls Varsity Tennis member (#4) and captain: 2021 –> WPIAL Team Champions and PIAA State finalists and 2022: WPIAL Team Runner ups and PIAA team state finalists, Captain – 2 Years
Assistant dance instructor and classical indian and bollywood dancer for Guiding Star Productions: Received scholarship for excellence in Indian Dance and achieved 10-year Bollywood Dance Award and Certificate, Member – 4 Years

Community Involvement

Cultural Ambassador for Overseas Volunteer for a Better India (OVBI), Cultural Ambassador – 1 Year
Cross Age tutor for math and English – Mentoring in Mathematics and English to middle school students, tutor – 3 Years
100+ service hours since 9th grade (CDG Ultimate Sports camp, Sewickley Academy, Guiding Star Productions, service trip to Puerto Rico), Member – 4 Years
Student Ambassador for Sewickley Academy, Student Ambassador – 1 Year

Plans

In college, I plan to study political science with a double minor in psychology and business in college.