I am a high school junior at Sacred Heart Greenwich. I love reading and writing (I am a Gold Key Scholastic Award Winner), I also enjoy science and engineering. I love creating works of art and composing music on the piano (I am self-taught). I am a chess tournament champion and I never shy away from fun competition. I play soccer all year, I have been a starter varsity soccer goalkeeper since my sophomore year and I was twice elected the captain of my club team, the New York City Football Club (NYCFC), where I was the recipient of the "Player of the Year Award" for 2023-2024. I also play junior varsity squash.

​

I am an Art Editor for Sacred Heart's Perspectives magazine, a National Award-winning publication, where I was responsible for increasing student participation nine-fold by organizing information sessions and by establishing social media accounts where students are invited to submit works of art and of writing by responding to 'idea spark' prompts. I also introduced music prompts to encourage musician students to submit their original work electronically, which magazine readers can then listen to by scanning published QR codes.

​

I revived Sacred Heart's Bird Watching Club and promoted participation by speaking at several school events where I invited students to enjoy nature trail walks through our 110-acre campus to learn about and to document several bird species. I was also head of the Garden Club where I worked to secure space on school grounds to plant fruits and vegetables later harvested and donated by students to soup kitchens across Fairfield County. 

​

I am a first generation American, my parents were born in South America and we speak Portuguese at home. I also speak Spanish and have won medals for both from the Connecticut Council of Language Teachers (CT COLT). I am a proud recipient of the 2023 Mary Patricia Haberle ’65 Award - "Awarded to one member of the Freshmen class for her enthusiasm and determination in school life." 

 

Fun fact: I can solve a Rubik's cube in 38 seconds.​​

​​​​