The Tablet All-Scholastic Team 2017

Laura Jans 

Parish: Our Lady of Hope

Family: Anton and Suzanne, parents; Michael and Gregory, brothers

Home Neighborhood: Glendale

Extracurricular Activities: Varsity Soccer; Varsity Softball; Speech and Debate; Mock Trial President; National Honor Society; Math Team; peer tutor; NY Urban League’s Debate League, mentor and judge; American Cancer Society and NY Blood Center, event organizer; Camp Lohikan

Honors and Scholarships: Ranked fourth highest speaker in NY State for Varsity Public Forum Debate, repeat qualifier for National Catholic Forensic League Championships; University of Scranton; Santa Clara University; SUNY Stony Brook WISE Program (Women In Science and Engineering); SUNY Geneseo

Post-Graduation Plans: SUNY Stony Brook with a neuroscience major on pre-med track

Quote of Inspiration: “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” — Albert Einstein