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Hellina Hailu is a young lady whose accomplishments speak for themselves. Hellina is an honor roll student who has utilized her high school career to help others. In addition to her active involvement in student government, bible club, and the multicultural student alliance at St. John’s College High School, Hellina has made a special effort to give back to the Ethiopian Community. She initiated and organized her own Ethiopian Youth Group called Ethiopian Youth Heritage Link, which tries to create a link between American culture and Ethiopian heritage. Her future plans for the organization involve creating a mentoring program and helping Ethiopian youth in Ethiopia.
She has tutored at St. Jerome’s After School Care Program, served as a teacher aid at the UDC Evening Care Program where she provided childcare for parents attending evening classes. She’s worked at Holy Cross Hospital making care packages for patients and worked at the Capital area food bank with Capital Partners for Education. Hellina has been a teacher’s aid or the Redeemer Fine Arts summer camp and in the summer of 2002 and 2003 she helped teach English to an Ethiopian girl in second grade with a learning disability. Not only did the girl make tremendous improvement in reading, but Hellina also tutored the girl’s brother as well. Hellina is a lady of selfless deportment who if ever decides to become a teacher or professor would surely be a blessing to whomever is lucky enough to seek her guidance. She is a Ventures Scholar, a member of the National Honors Society, and was in Who’s Who among American high School students. She was commissioned as a Cadet Captain the JROTC and was named a Cheney Scholar, and was invited to Vice President Dick Cheney’s house for dinner. Hellina will be attending University of Maryland College Park in the fall and is in the College Park Scholars science, technology, and society program at the University. Please join me in commending. |
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