Age: 18 Residence: Squirrel Hill Family: Parents, Karen and Robert; sisters, Melanie, 20, Tina, 16, and Sara, 14. Education: Senior at The Ellis School, Shadyside Noteworthy: Used the school’s newsletter to raise supplies for Children of the Americas Inc., which provides volunteers and free medical care for poor residents of Guatemala and other developing countries; working as a support volunteer, she traveled with her mother in January to San Marcos, Guatemala, where she used her Spanish language skills to act as a translator; also helped raise money for Operation Smile, a group of physicians who travel to developing countries and donate their time to perform reconstructive surgery for those with facial deformities. Quote: “I’m really interested in doing the right things. I like to help people. I don’t think it’s useful if you’re not using your intelligence to do something good for people.” – Richard Byrne Reilly

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