I have been surrounded by sports since I can remember. My grandfather was a basketball player at Bowling Green and my cousin played tennis at UConn. They passed down skills, lessons, and a competitive instinct that has been with me since I started playing sports. I experimented with countless sports before I started playing lacrosse in 4th grade. This was relatively late compared to my friends who had grown up around the sport. As the new kid, I was placed in the net as the goaltender. Instantly, I was hooked. As a goalie, I mostly have to use my dominant hand, but I can switch hands easily. I use my flexibility and speed to make saves against high-level shooters. In addition, I play basketball for my high school. I am taking 3 AP-level courses, an honors-level course, and 2 honors-level electives in my junior year; the highest possible classes for a student in the junior class. In my senior year, I will be taking 3 AP-level courses, 1 AP-level elective, 1 Honors-level elective, 1 Academic-level course, and 1 Academic-level elective. I took all honors-level courses in my freshman and sophomore years. I am part of the Jewish Student Union and the Spanish Club, along with being on the honor roll for every marking period in my high school career. My weighted GPA is a 4.694. Outside of school, I volunteer with the Giving Angels Foundation, a foundation that provides assistance for special needs children in low-income families, and the Jewish Relief Agency, packing boxes with food and other essential items in their warehouse and delivering them to low-income families across Greater Philadelphia to help the community.

In my free time, I enjoy playing the guitar and drumkit. I am interested in both visual and auditory arts for a possible future career path.

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