Victoria Ren
North Allegheny Senior High School, 12
Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
Dianxu Ren
Xinhua Zhao
Academic Achievement
Speech & Debate, Original Oratory: Ranked 5th out of ~2,750 nationally, Captain – 1 Year
Eurochallenge: PA State Champion, National Semi-Finalist, Captain – 3 Years
Ashoka Young Changemaker; Diana Award in Humanitarianism; Disney Dreamers Class of 2022; Bank of America Student Leader; Congressional Gold Award Honoree; Children’s Museum of Indianapolis Power of Children Awardee, Honors/Awards – 1 Year
Extracurricular Activities
Student Council, President – 2 Years
NASH Empower: District’s diversity committee, Student Ambassador – 1 Year
Community Involvement
STEM & Buds, peer-mentorship, individualized learning, STEM x Civics education nonprofit: Organized 60+ programs, fundraised $23,000, impacted 3,500 students/mentors, President – 4 Years
NA For Change, independent youth-led racial justice coalition, Community Organizer – 3 Years
Catch My Breath Youth Advisory Board, Director of Education – 2 Years
Sarah Heinz House, Intern – 1 Year
Stack’d, Line Cook – 1 Year
Plans
In the fall, I’ll be heading to Stanford University to study sociology and public policy; with these lessons and experiences, I ultimately hope to work at community development nonprofits, so everyone has lasting support and agency.