Episcopal Academy's Mong Hailemariam is Main Line Student of the Week (Dec. 26, 2022 - Jan. 1, 2023)

 Episcopal Academy's Mong Hailemariam is Main Line Student of the Week (Dec. 26, 2022 - Jan. 1, 2023)

To read the article on Mong Hailemariam click here 

 


 

A senior at Episcopal Academy, Mong Hailemariam is the co-president of the Coding Club, and the group is delving into new technological advancements surrounding Artificial Intelligence. He is also on the Code and Build Team (Episcopal Academy Robotics). Last summer, he was a Computer Science Scholar at Carnegie Mellon University where he studied encryption with post-doctoral students, as well as math and Computer Science.

At EA’s fall awards event, he earned the prestigious University of Chicago book award and earned the College Board’s National African American Recognition Award.  He is a tutor for 1st and 2nd grade students with ACLAMO (this is his fourth year). He has volunteered serving meals at University City Hospitality Coalition. He is a member of the EA’s select senior student group called EQV (Esse Quam Videri). During his junior year he started working with EA’s theater group, and he enjoys working on set design and production. He is also active with the Black Student Union, the Queen-Straight Alliance, the tennis team, and the spring track team (shot put). Hailemariam joined EA’s Knitting Club his freshman year, and outside of school, he sings in his church choir.

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