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On Top of Her World
SENECA VALLEY CLASS OF 2017 VALEDICTORIAN URVI GUPTA RECEIVES MULTIPLE NATIONAL ACCOLADES AS SHE SETS HER SIGHTS ON A BRIGHT FUTURE .
BY NICOLE TAFE
Photo by Minoo Gupta
Cranberry Township ’ s Urvi Gupta is a winner . As a graduating senior from Seneca Valley Senior High School , Urvi received her diploma as the school ’ s valedictorian — and that ’ s only one of the accolades she ’ s received this year . She ’ s also been named a Coca-Cola Scholar , Carson Scholar and National Merit Scholar , and has earned the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing , P . E . O . Star Scholarship , Cranberry Rotary Scholarship and a perfect ACT score .
Urvi , the daughter of Rajeev and Minoo Gupta , has been very involved academically , extracurricularly and throughout her community for the past several years . At Seneca Valley , she was the president of Students Against Destructive Decisions ( SADD ) and the Academic Games . She was also co-president of the Medical Careers Club and a part of the National Honor Society , Science National Honor Society , Mock Trial , Model UN , computer programming competitions and peer tutoring .
In the community , Urvi has been a hospital volunteer with UPMC , a library volunteer , and has helped the Cranberry Area Diversity Network with events like the Food and Folk Festival and the Spotlight on Mental Health Series .
“ Seneca Valley has provided me with amazing opportunities , both academically and in extracurricular activities ,” says Urvi . “ I love the flexibility available in choosing course schedules , as it allowed me to explore more subject areas since I was not limited to a traditional course load .”
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