Agnes Irwin's Sofia Yang is Main Line Student of the Week - April 18, 2021

 Agnes Irwin's Sofia Yang is Main Line Student of the Week - April 18, 2021

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A senior at Agnes Irwin, Sofia Yang is a Highest Honors student, is taking three Honors STEM courses, and last spring was the winner of the Bryn Mawr Book Award, given to the junior who exhibits “an intense intellectual commitment, has a self-directed and purposeful vision of her life, and has a desire to make a meaningful contribution to the world.” A polyglot and world-traveler, Yang has spent 11 years in Spain, five years in China, and 2.5 years in the United States. She placed in the top 10 at the 2018 North American Spelling Champion Challenge in Riverside, Calif., where she was the only non-native American speaker to place in the top 10. She studies new languages, most currently Korean, Japanese, French, and the Catalan dialects. She founded two clubs at Agnes Irwin, the Virtual Global Exploration Club and the Taste of China Club. Her other activities include STEM Club, Set Design, Clay Sculpting Club, Dance Motion (annual dance performance) and Asian Student Alliance.
 

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