Parish: St. Anselm 

Family: Jenifer and John Adams, parents; Grace, sister

Home Neighborhood: Bay Ridge

Extracurricular Activities: USA Swim Team Richmond Aquatics Club, 2007-present; Varsity Swimming Captain, four years; National Honor Society, president; French National Honor Society; Student Government; Sophomore Homeroom President and Sophomore Senator; History Matters Club, secretary and chairperson; Gaelic Society; Lake Adventure Community Association, summer volunteer, 2012-2016; Lake Adventure Dolphins Swim Team, summer coach, 2015-16; Lifeguard for Lake Adventure Community, summers of 2014 and 2016; Latin and math peer tutor; attended 2014 Congress of Future Medical Leaders of America, Washington D.C., a three-day conference for high school students designed to enhance knowledge of medicine and careers in the medical field, lectures and discussions

Awards: Valedictorian; partial four-year merit scholarship to St. Saviour High School; first honors, all four years; Medal for General Excellence, all four years; National Latin Exam, magna cum laude; St. John’s University Women in Math and Science Award

Scholarships: Catholic University of America; Fordham University; Macaulay Honors College at Baruch; Seton Hall University; St. John’s University; Syracuse University; Villanova University; NYS Education Department Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Post-Graduation Plans: Attending Georgetown University with plans to major in the classics and aspirations to pursue career in the medical field

Quote of Inspiration: “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt