Zixuan Yolanda Yang
Oakland Catholic High School, 12
Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
Yaoyuan Shi
Academic Achievement
National Honors Society, Member – 2 Years
Data Jam Team, Captain – 3 Years
Global Competence Initiative, Member – 4 Years
Honor Roll (Highest Honor), Member – 4 Years
Extracurricular Activities
Tennis Team, Member – 4 Years
Track Team, Member – 4 Years
Student Ambassador, Student Ambassador – 4 Years
Freshmen Mentor, Member – 1 Year
School Mascot, Member – 4 Years
Community Involvement
Appalachia Mission Trip, Member – 1 Year
Pittsburgh Marathon Medal Station, Member – 2 Years
Rural Education Action Program, Member – 1 Year
Covid-19 Volunteer, Member – 1 Year
Plans
Looking back to pictures of the younger version of myself, I almost never smiled because I was a girl with tooth decay and interdental gaps. I was never confident enough to smile and show my teeth. As my family moved to a larger city, I was able to see a dentist, get braces, and have my teeth whitened. Because of this experience, I want to become a dentist in the future to help people with oral problems and provide them with nice smiles and confidence.