STUDENT S P O T L I G H T S
Addisyn Schmutter ’24 spent the month of July volunteering at the New Jersey Hillside Food Bank. She also spent time hiking in the Shenandoah Valley National Park in Virginia, where she wore her Notre Dame cap with pride! Chaewon Vitale ’23 spent three weeks volunteering as a Counselor in Training at Girl Scout sleep-away camp, Camp Blue Bay. She is pictured on the left.
Alessia Mangano ’22 was the recipient of a Cornell University Dean’s Scholarship. She attended Pre-college summer 2021 program at Cornell University. Alessia was thrilled to learn from professors in a Pre-Vet Med course, giving her knowledge and firsthand exposure into the world of veterinary medicine. Although it was challenging to learn at a fast-paced college level, Alessia found it inspiring at the same time, as the professors shared their perspectives and candid experiences in the professional field.
Chloe Long ’24 spent the first half of her summer at a sleep away backpacking camp, where she went on a ten-day backpacking trip in the Adirondacks. She spent the second half of the summer working and studying coffee at a coffee shop in Long Beach Island, where she learned about the coffee bean crisis. Chloe also worked at a surf school teaching young kids to surf!
Lillian Ji ’23 created a website as part of a Cooper Union STEM summer program.
Keilani Collins ’22 participated in a 6-week internship with SYEP (Summer Youth Employment Program) . She was placed with LaGuardia Community College and worked in their admissions department. While the entire internship was remote, she was able to work with a number of staff via Zoom to learn how to field requests, and troubleshoot the application process. Keilani had to keep weekly logs of the students she spoke with and assisted on a daily basis. Each week interns had the opportunity to attend professional development workshops. She is pleased to report that the internship was paid and that she learned quite a bit about the application process. Also, throughout the summer, Keilani continued to practice and train for Irish dance competitions. She competed in two National Championships. At the USA Irish Dance Alliance’s National Championships at the end of June, she placed 2nd for the Under 17 age group. At the end of August, she competed at the Rince Tuatha Nua’s Nationals and won for the 16+ age group. Keilani headed to the World Championships in Ireland at the end of October! 7
