2017 Awards​​​

Savannah En - Bedford HS - Savannah spent time teaching middle school students competition math and swam competitively providing leadership and support to her teammates.  In 10 years, Savannah wants to be doing something impactful and epic with math to help others.

Sonia Gullerkeri - Lexington HS - Sonia will study biology or biomedical engineering to use technology to discover new disease pathways and then fight the disease using the new pathways.

Mitchell Heyda - Lexington HS - Hockey taught Mitchell to stay determined as he prepares to begin studies in neurobiology to devise solutions to help people who suffer from depression.

​Nicole Kennedy - Bedford HS - Nicole is alive in the softball community as a player and coach.  She helped found the first softball camp in Bedford to promote the sport and has been a youth softball coach for 5 years.  Nicole plans to use her interest in computer science and art to develop intuitive, easy to navigate user interfaces.

Mackenzie Martin - Lexington HS - Mackenzie spent 15-20 hours a week swimming and will continue to do so at Colgate while working on her studies toward biochemistry and economics degrees as she prepares for medical school. 

Olivia Morrissey - Bedford HS - Olivia is looking forward to having a doctorate in neuroscience and being an MD who helps her patients thrive despite an overwhelming diagnosis.  Sports have provided Olivia the opportunity to learn patience, cooperation with many personalities, how to work hard toward her goals, and staying graceful under pressure.

​Jessica Wang - Lexington HS - Jessica plans to use the skills she gained from being captain of an 80 member women's track team to save the planet from climate change.

Mykia Washington - Bedford HS - Mykia was a field hockey goalie who has taken away from sports an increased confidence that allows her to be outspoken.  She is looking forward to studying biomedical engineering to create technology that will improve lives.

​Alexandra Wolf - Lexington HS - Alexandra will be working diligently every day to get closer to her goal of improving global climate change by creating new agricultural methods for sustainable food production.