The Tablet All-Scholastic Team 2016

Ryan Conor Harkin

Saint Edmund Preparatory High School

rharkinParish: Mary Queen of Heaven and St. Bernard

Family: Charles and Elizabeth, parents; Jack, brother

Home Neighborhood: Old Mill Basin

Extracurricular Activities: National Honor Society; NHS historian and tutor; World Scholars Honors Program; Student Ambassador; Emmaus Retreat Program and leader; freshmen mentor; band; varsity soccer; sound crew; Street Corner Gourmet; blood drive donor; Senior Christmas Show; travel study; music ministry at Mary Queen of Heaven and St. Bernard; altar server; summer outreach in Philadelphia; assistant coach and player at St. Columba basketball and BBYO soccer leagues

Scholarships and Awards: St. Edmund Prep Canterbury Scholarship; Principal’s List in all semesters; Villanova Scholarship and Honors College; Fordham University Dean’s Scholarship; Stevens Institute of Technology- Pinnacle Scholars and Stevens Scholarship;  Stony Brook University Presidential Scholarship; Valedictorian; Dean’s Scholarship

Post-Graduation Plans: Villanova University, Honors College, to study mechanical engineering

Quote of inspiration:
“There may be people who have more talent than you, but there is no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.”                        — Derek Jeter