Tag: 2018

Sydney Adkins is a junior at Cabell Midland High School in West Virginia. She is on her school’s swim team and Science Olympiad team and is also a member of the Leo Club and National Honor Society. Sydney has a passion for the environment and spends her free time caring for her vegetable and flower garden. When she attend colleges, she plans on studying to become a pediatrician with a minor in environmental science. WYSE was a memorable experience and has given her the tools to help her community and improve her public speaking. She is honored to be selected as a member of the Youth Advisory Board!

Christian Omoruyi is currently a junior at Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Indiana. An intrepid youth leader honored with a Youth Thrive Award from the YMCA, he has met with our nation’s leading officials from the legislative and executive branches of government. An indefatigable advocate for a more just, equitable, prosperous, and sustainable world, he serves as the president of his school’s Politics Club, the president of his school’s Model United Nations chapter, and as the captain of his school’s award-winning Academic QuizBowl team. He is a self-described foodie, avid reader, amateur guitarist, environmentalist, and world traveler who plans to visit Peru and Poland soon. He attended the Washington Youth Summit on the Environment in 2017 and is looking forward to raising environmental awareness in anticipation of the 2018 WYSE.

Natalie Northrup is a senior at Honeoye Falls-Lima High School, and the environment and its protection is her passion. She enjoys laying in hammocks reading anything from Into the Wild to Freakonomics, and she is often found biking, hiking and skiing cross-country. She is on my school’s swim team and Nordic skiing team, and connections from those teams have helped her start an environmental education club at her high school called The Eco-Geeks. The club helps educate students K-5 and has implemented composting and recycling in their cafeterias. Natalie’s environmental interests include engineering with an energy technology focus, and policy. She has been working in this field as a board member of a local festival and through collaborating with the Mayor to design a curbside composting system. Natalie cannot wait to help make WYSE 2018 as fantastic as WYSE 2017!

Veronica Paul is a senior in high school. She is on her high school’s Varsity Cheer team and is the Founder and President of her school’s Environmental Club. She helped organized her community’s March for Science and  annual Earth Day cleanups, and she is working on making the first garden for her school. Veronica loves to travel and has been in nearly every state as well as all over Europe.Her favorite trips include Paris and Olympic National Park. She also bakes sweets and write, and she has published works at her school. She plans to pursue a degree in Environmental Science focused on Marine Biology, as well as Premed in preparation of becoming a Pediatrician. Veronica loves doing things that positively benefit the environment and that inspire others to do the same. WYSE has taught her that everyone’s voice matters and that every action we do towards bettering the Environment is better than nothing. Don’t give up on your dreams and don’t let others stand in the way of what you want!

Hannah Luk is an advocate for the conservation of our natural resources. In the fall of 2018, she will start pursuing a career in marine sciences and working for the protection of our oceans. Hannah loves to explore national parks and anywhere she can to gain new perspectives on our environment and push people to spend time enjoying our beautiful planet!

Katie Mills hopes to dedicate her life to helping wildlife thrive. She plans to attend college and major in animal behavior and biology in order to help animals stay safe from endangerment or extinction. Katie loves the environment and planet, and WYSE is what has inspired her to follow her chosen career path.