The April Casey’s Public House Student of the Month is Max Zhang, who is a Junior at The Haverford School and received a Certificate of Achievement and a $25 gift card from Casey’s Public House, our Sponsor of this program.
In 2022 Max received the rank of Eagle Scout, for which he built trout hatchery pen covers and a picnic table for a non-profit organization called the ‘Stony Creek Anglers,’ that stocks thousands of fish for free in local creeks and lakes. With more than 1,000 hours of work, Max has attained an incredible 123 Merit Badges, and is well on his way to acquiring the maximum number available, which is 136.
Max was awarded the Congressional Award Silver Medal from the United States Congress in January 2023 for his community engagement and goal setting in four areas – Personal Development, Personal Fitness, Voluntary Public Service (400 hours volunteer work) and Exploration/Expedition. He’s also been very involved in robotics since 8th grade, and is currently the driver and builder of his robotics team, which qualified for both the 2022 and 2023 VEX Robotics World Championship.
Max is an active musician in school and the community, playing the drums for the school jazz band. He is also the lead guitarist in his own band, and started to perform for others when he was just seven years old! He often plays at churches, schools and within the community, and has been teaching young kids to play the guitar and drums since 2021. He is a teaching volunteer with over 150 hours. He was also an academic tutor at Marple library during the summer of 2022.
A passionate fisherman, Max has caught 184 species of fish to date and has his own fishing YouTube channel, MZFishing, https://youtube.com/@mzfishing, where others can learn from his personal technique and knowledge. “It has been a blast educating and entertaining people about fishing, environmental conservation and aquatic sustainability via an educational approach,” shared Max.
Your giving and caring ways in everything you do is incredibly impressive Max! Thank you for sharing so much of yourself with others, as well as all of us here at Newtown Square and Marple Friends and Neighbors.
Nominate the Next Casey’s Public House Student of the Month! Any grade 7–12 student who resides within the borders of the Marple Newtown School District (no matter what school they attend, or if they are homeschooled) may be nominated by a parent, teacher or other adult who submits in writing some ways the student demonstrates Excellence in Service to friendship, school or other local communities. Academic or athletic excellence is not required. Email your nomination to LJeffries@BestVersionMedia.com. The selected nominee will be featured in a future issue and will also receive a Certificate of Achievement and a $25 Casey’s Public House gift card.