By Magdalena Stuehrmann
Among the
seniors that graduated from Octorara Area High School this June was Hannah
Joy Gajari.
Hannah was certainly not a student to be forgotten – throughout her high
school career, she was not only an excellent student, but was also deeply
involved in many school activities, ranging from the musical (Band, Chorus and
Chorale) to the international (the Club of International Appreciation and Model
United Nations) to the civic and academic (National Honor Society, Heroes, Academic
Team, Newspaper Club and the morning announcements team).
Hannah was also
involved in throwing for the track team at Octorara and morning Bible study at
the school.
Before Hannah leaves this fall to attend college, she
has made sure to have an interesting summer. She spent the Fourth of July in
Washington, D.C., the highlights of which included a tour of the Capitol
building, listening to the Air Force Band play, and watching the fireworks near
the Washington Monument.
Hannah also spent some time relaxing this summer,
reading and seeing a few movies, having some down-time before starting school
again this fall.
Hannah will be attending the University of Pennsylvania
this fall, with an intended major in Linguistics. She hopes to continue with
her musical interests by joining the Penn Band and possibly singing in a group.
In her time outside of class, Hannah is considering joining a
Christian organization and pursuing her talent for reporting by writing for The
Daily Pennsylvanian.
Hannah would also like to pursue a longtime interest
in the Hungarian culture and language by studying abroad in Hungary at some
point during her school career.
Her time at school, of course, will not be all fun and
games. She hopes to take several difficult classes this year:
Spanish, “Understanding Brain Function Through Case Studies”, Music Theory, and
a writing seminar on John Milton’s Paradise Lost.
Though these courses seem
daunting, there is no doubt that Hannah will be able to handle them as
easily as she did her high school classes.
Hannah shone at Octorara, earning many awards for her
academic, musical and citizenship accomplishments.
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Hannah Gajari (first row, right) receives the Chester County DAR Good Citizen Awards with other high school seniors.(Photo by Marcella Peyre-Ferry) |
Hannah was the recipient
of the Daughters of the American Revolution “Good Citizen” Award, an Excellence
in English and a Neil Chippendale Award for Excellence in Social Studies
recipient, and the recipient of the Outstanding Vocalist, Outstanding Musician
of the Class of 2011 and the Track Sportsmanship awards.
She was also nominated
to the All Chester Country Academic Team during her senior year.
Hannah was
very involved in music during her high school career; she was involved in
District and Region Chorus, was a Section Leader in the school marching band
and was the recipient of the “John Phillip Sousa Band Award”, an award which is
given to one senior each year for musicianship, dependability, loyalty and
cooperation in the band.
Hannah was also a recipient of the Lenfest Scholarship
in her junior year, a scholarship designed to provide not only financial
assistance to students attending universities, but also counseling and advocacy
for the students as they work their way through the arduous college application
process. Hannah was one of 25 students to be awarded the scholarship out of
applicants from fourteen rural school districts in Pennsylvania.
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