Main Line Student of the Week

Episcopal Academy's Molly Limaye is Main Line Student of the Week - Feb. 23, 2020 To read the article on Molly Limaye click here A junior at EA, Molly Limaye recently won an award for her research in computer science by the National Center for Women and Information Technology. Her research focused on artificial intelligence to help dementia patients - she was inspired by her grandfather who suffered from dementia. She works with EA Lower and Middle School students to teach them coding, and teaches computer science to students who participate in EA’s Horizons program over the summer, using PencilCode and Java. Limaye is a writer and editor for the school paper, The Scholium, and has spent the last two summers taking part in the New York Times Student Journey program. Limaye is a Germination Project Fellow and created and ran a Middle School Prep Course for rising 6th graders at EA last summer, a course that she has been asked to run again this summer. She is also a...

Shipley's Maxwell Orr is Main Line Student of the Week - February 16, 2020 To read the article on Maxwell Orr click here A senior, Orr is president of the school’s Math Club, took Linear Algebra online last year through the Johns Hopkins CTY program, is one of the lead editors of Beacon, the monthly student newspaper, plays the viola for Shipley’s orchestra and is a Student Ambassador. Orr is a squash All-American who represented the United States at the Pan American Games, and will be attending Yale University next fall and playing on their squash team.

Holy Child School at Rosemont's I'Jaaz Abdul-Malik is Main Line Student of the Week - Feb. 9, 2020 To read the article on I'Jaaz Abdul-Malik, click here An 8th grader, I’Jaaz Abdul-Malik is a Johns Hopkins Scholar and a Steppingstones Scholar. The school’s teachers laud I’Jaaz for his dedication to learning, his desire for daily improvement and his unselfish nature. Abdul-Malik participates in SpeakUp! at Holy Child School at Rosemont, which is an event hosted with two other local schools where middle school students facilitate focus groups about issues important to them. He also is a Student Ambassador who gives admissions tours, has been a member of Student Council, participates in the school play, and is a three-sport athlete at Holy Child (football, basketball and track) and has won an MVP award..

Villa Maria Academy's Nicole Bacallao is Main Line Student of the Week - Feb. 2, 2020 To read the article on Nicole Bacallao click here A senior, Nicole Bacallao is a member of the National Honors Society, French Honors Society (Secretary), Quill and Scroll Honors Society, Tri- M Music Honors Society (Treasurer), Concert Chorus (Vice President), Madrigals, Marian Masques, Malvern Theater Society, Music Ministry (Student Leader), Peer Ministry and French Club (Secretary). She also was chosen to attend the Pennsylvania Conference for Women. She also has taken the Dual Enrollment World Religions class through Immaculata University.