the DART | Humans of STA| designed by Katelyn Buckley
STA ACADEMY WOMAN 2023 Every year, STA honors three women for their contributions to the STA community. The Dart interviewed recipient Leah Campo and her fellow nominees. Story by Katelyn Buckley | Staff Member
Leah Campo
What kind of activities are you involved in inside and outside of STA? At STA, I did Cross Country all four years in the fall and I also helped out with the Admissions Department a lot. I also gave myself the role of an unofficial Star Shop Intern last semester because I’m in there pretty often. Outside of STA, I’m usually somewhere getting coffee! I also volunteer at Redemporist every other Wednesday and I love hanging out with my friends. Why is the service you have done important to you and the STA community? I think the service I’ve done is important to me and the STA community because a lot of great things can come from even small things. I feel like I get a lot from helping out others, so it’s a win-win. Any chance to help someone else smile is worth it. So many great parts about STA happen because of unseen helping hands, and I really love any service opportunity to make sure those events are special for other people too. Service just kind of helps the world go round. What was your reaction to your nomination? I was pretty surprised when I heard my name. I definitely had a happy reaction but I also didn’t really want it to be a big thing. I actually almost missed the announcement altogether; I had walked into a Goppert while Dr. May-Washington was talking about it so that was kind of funny to tell my parents.
Riyan Jones
What kind of activities are you involved in inside and outside of STA? I am involved in various organizations including Awesome Ambitions, The Channel 41 Community Advisory Board and Delta Sigma Theta Cotillion Why is the service you have done important to you and the STA community? I think service in every aspect is important to my legacy at STA. I know that every small thing I do at STA ultimately transforms our campus over time. STA has done so much for me so I do everything that I can in order to give back. What was your reaction to your nomination? I was shocked. There are so many amazing people that we have in our STA community that deserve to be recognized. I couldn’t believe that I was chosen and felt very honored.
Maggie Reintjes
What kind of activities are you involved in inside and outside of STA? At STA I am involved in student government, STA Team (admissions team), Spirit Club, lacrosse, former TBC anchor, Kairos, Freshman Retreat speaker/leader, Sources of Strength, campus ministry, honor council, former Math mentor and outside STA, [I] nanny for two different families (one during the school year, one during summer), National Charity League, and I coached lacrosse with Francie McCann in 2021 Why is the service you have done important to you and the STA community? STA has taught me the value of service. I value it because it connects me to many wonderful people. I love working with people and for people. I am grateful for the service STA brought to my life because I wouldn’t have met as many people as I did without it. What was your reaction to your nomination? I was in English class when they announced the nominees. My whole class stood up and was cheering so loudly and my classmates sitting rights next to me picked me up and gave me the biggest hug. My heart felt so full hearing everyone cheer, and I thought, “I hope they know their smiles are what keep me going.”
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