The December Casey’s Public House Student of the Month is Zoe Levine, who is a Senior at The Baldwin School and also received a Certificate of Achievement and a $25 gift card from Casey’s Public House, our Sponsor of this program.
Zoe is a club leader of her school’s Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) and Model Congress Team, as well as a senior head of Baldwin’s Service League where they work with the student body and administration to implement service projects. She is also the captain of Baldwin’s soccer team this year and has been on the team for the past five years.
In service to the community, Zoe volunteers at the Patrician Society of Central Norristown (an emergency food pantry) and the Mitzvah Circle where the focus is on feeding families and providing clothing to those in need.
Zoe has faced serious health challenges during her high school years because she battles with a chronic pain disorder called Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome (AMPS). In her freshman year, she started to experience extreme pain in her lower extremities and a heightened reaction to temperature and physical pressure. She was treated during the summer of her sophomore year at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and has been making amazing strides in improvement since then.
In all of her extracurricular activities, she focuses on creating a safe and equitable environment. Her community service work has become her strongest passion and is what has inspired her interest in law and social justice. “I believe service is a combination of what I value and love, and it is something I can wake up and continue to do for the rest of my life,” shared Zoe.
Zoe aspires to go to college for social work and become either a strong leader of a nonprofit or continue her education to become an attorney. You are an incredible inspiration to all of us, Zoe!
Know a terrific teen who should be our next Student of the Month?
Here’s what we look for – Students from grades 7 to 12 who demonstrate excellence in service to school, friendship, community or area groups, and reside within the geographical borders of the Marple, Newtown Square or Edgmont (no matter what school they attend, or if they are homeschooled). Submit your nomination, highlighting what makes them so amazing, to LJeffries@BestVersionMedia.com. Academic or athletic excellence is not required.